The Sketchbook Diaries of an Evolving Art Therapist
Inspirational art entries (some painted, others drawn) from my sketchbooks exploring the concepts of meditation, maturity and self growth.
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The future of art making & sketchbooking with Laurie Maves ART (opens the original)
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Thank you , , , and many others for tuning into my live video! Your presence is always appreciated. I’ll be taking the month of October off, as I have injured my hands (from over use) and wrists to the point of being in almost constant discomfort. I’ve finished all the paintings for my upcoming show at Sarasota Orchestra’s Harmony Gallery, which will run 11/2 - 12/14/2026. The artist’s reception is 11/12/2026. Please RSVP to att
I Cannot Unsee Her (opens the original)
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Hi friends — does this happen to you in your work? In your painting? Sometimes I see something, someone, and I cannot unsee them.It’s happening here in this latest painting I’ve been working on this past weekend, preparing for my solo show coming this November.It started as this painting, Migration #2, which I initially completed in 2017. It was paired with a second painting. They were a pair. Sisters. But one of them got the fortunate call to go to a home, and sadly, this one did not. I felt sh
I’m Down More Than 100 Pounds (opens the original)
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Shapes, Art Shows and Shanghai (opens the original)
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Hi Friends!How are you this week? This LAST WEEK OF AUGUST! Geez it’s still so very hot here in south Florida. That humid kind of heat that just does not GIVE UP!I’m writing to you today with a new small painting and a couple of announcements:This week a subscriber, , asked me if I ever sold any drawings or smaller works. The short answer is yes. The long midwesterner-in-me-answer is - I used to sell small works all the time throughout my 30+ odd years of being a professional artist, but now I m
Holding Space for the Gap (opens the original)
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