April Gavin Art

How does a piece of art come about? For my printmaking, I work largely from my imagination and usually as a response to poetry. Mary...

Earlier this month, I finished a ten week painting class with Michelle McCunney. I took some chances and learned some new things. If...

Buddha reminds us to celebrate. Celebrate the sun in the sky. Find joy in movement. Find joy in art. This is a four color linocut...

Greetings all, When I was very young, I wanted to work for The Ad Council. My PSAs included things like "take a walk", "eat your...

It has been some time since I last posted. I have been diligently working. For the last ten weeks, I took an animal illustration class...

From an old photo to a painting of a beloved pet, this post shows you a very low tech way.

A Joy to Paint! I've spent the last month trying new things in painting.

Last week's open studios was mellow and in a good way. I met some fellow artists and enjoyed hosting friends and neighbors. There is...

I feel like I have someone else's weather. I'm not sure whose though. It's been a cold and wet spring. Many folks in my neighborhood...

My uncle Randy died in early February. He was only 65 and was found slumped over on the floor. A close friend of his said that he...

In celebration of the Year of the Rabbit, I finally decided to commit this drawing into finished art work. The initial drawing was done...

It was over ten years ago that I sold my first piece of art to my friend and fellow art-maker Cam. She told me a wonderful family story...

This is my favorite time of year in the Bay Area. The light shifts to a more golden hue. The fog hangs around longer and gives an extra...

I heard this twice over the summer from two different artists. The first time in June from a retired illustrator, and the second time...

Maite Rodriguez was a victim of the Uvalde massacre at Robb Elementary School on May 24th. Her dream was to grow up to be a marine...

Yesterday, I entered an art contest hosted by the Manhattan Graphics Center. This is the fifth year they are hosting a miniature print...

Roughly twenty years ago, I bought my first copy of the Women Artist datebook published by the Syracuse Cultural Worker. I was a student...

Sometimes I wonder how art ever happens in my messy, jumble of a studio where no media has gone untried. A strategy is that if I plan...

January is the busiest month of the year for a bookkeeper. My tools for managing my work load are careful planning, copious...

Begin, then begin again, stop, re-visit and then keep on beginning until the work is complete. The Far Shore began as a monotype straight...