Title: Draw & Sketch
Location: Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
Description: Meet up with other artists (any age, medium, and talent welcome) for a morning of free drawing. Gather inspiration for new artwork to take back to the studio or simply come out and sketch with a group of people. This is a FREE event. Meet [...]

I am wide awake. It is now 5AM, yet my eyes have been adjusting to the computer screen since 3:45AM. I do not know why I am doing this, why I am fully conscious and in the need to send out emails, and then to write. I have a full-day, packed, ahead of me: baby [...]

Title: Estuary Art Attack – Love is on the WaterLocation: BridgeHead Studios, 2516 Blanding Ave, Alameda, Ca Link out: Click hereDescription: Estuary Art Attack is an open studio, occurring monthly every 2nd Friday night, of over 19 galleries surrounding the Alameda and Oakland estuary.
There will be 3 artists and photographers exhibiting there [...]

While it continues to rain, it is a perfect time to catch up on some Attaining Creativity news:

Newsletter update.
Newsletter subscribers will be seeing some new products (including free downloads) in the upcoming weeks. I love being able to connect with fellow customers through this medium, letting them know about new drawings and product ideas. These [...]

Note:  Published once a month, “A Thought Among Many…” focuses on random thoughts and how they relate to my art, to my art business, and to my growth as an artist and a businesswoman.
My brother revived an old holiday tradition this Christmas. Many moons ago, I bought a 1,000 piece puzzle of Van Goh’s Iris [...]

Title: Menlo Park Fine Arts & Crafts Fall FestLocation: Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CADescription: Prepare for the holidays by strolling and shopping at the 13th Annual Menlo Park Sidewalk Sale.
Artist Pia f. Walker will be participating in this event, taking place Friday-Sunday, October 16-18th, from 10AM to 5PM. Santa Cruz Avenue, in downtown Menlo [...]

Title: Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival
Location: Santa Clara Central Park, 969 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara
Link: Click here
Description: Join us at this year’s Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival! Set in Santa Clara’s picturesque Central Park, the proceeds of this show help support vital community groups and organizations in Santa Clara. View art by 175 [...]

Artist Joan Harvey
I met this artist during the latest Campbell Friday Art Walk (at the Stone Griffin Gallery) and actually got a chance to talk about her art process! Real fun! She uses various papers to create interesting backgrounds and also incorporates textures into her art. I really enjoyed the mixture of vibrant backdrops [...]

and was pleased. I had expected rudeness, ignorance, indifference, perhaps a handheld smartphone and ear plugs blasting with music.
Instead, I walked up to the entrance door and saw a young boy who opened the door for me. A 12-year old boy, fresh from school and obviously heading to the library for research or homework, opened [...]

I sketched today. It sounds ridiculous that an artist would write that and feel satisfaction. Truth: I haven’t sketched, drawn, touched brush nor pencil for 3 (3!!!) whole weeks.
I sketched today. That is an accomplishment, one of the items that I will write gladly on my “Great job today” list made at the end of [...]