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Color in the City; Mt. Davidson in San Francisco

Those of you who follow me on Instagram know my morning routine, power walking around my home in San Mateo and urban hikes, mostly in San Francisco, on the weekends....

Plein Heir and the San Franciso Chronicle

Doesn't it just make your day to receive a text like this? Little did I know when Anh-Minh Le contacted me about my 2014 Color Trend Predictions for her San...

May your days be Merry and Bright...

Here's to you and yours this Holiday Season. And here's to a beautiful new year... see you all soon! Shannon

A Holiday Spree... without shopping

I've decided that for the last week of this year, I'm going on a Holiday Spree... a painting spree, that is. Seems only fitting given that I started this year...

Where Light meets Color

Don't think I'll ever be bored with light... the way it turns some things to silhouette... and lights others up like a lightbulb... like a string of lights... some colors...

Putting Yourself 'out there'

Here's my booth at the Celebration of Craftswomen Art Show last weekend Have you ever noticed that when you really muster the gumption to do something big, amazing things happen?...