Taking things to the next level.

Well, I have decided that I DO want writing to be a key component to my art practice and I am honoring my commitment by taking a class. So here goes:

With a commitment to building a more vibrant blog, I signed up for the 4-week Blog Triage class
with Cynthia Morris and Alyson Stanfield. Today’s assignment is to describe the people I want to
visit and read my blog. Signed by Suzanne!

Getty Villa - Creating an abstract from a stone wall.

The audience that I expect will be interested in what I blog about will be students, artists and art lovers – especially those who want to hear about what is going on in and around the Los Angeles and Orange County Art Scenes. It helps if you have a passion for contemporary art.

I will blog about current trends and current shows in museums, galleries, open studios and alternative spaces. Occasional private sneak peaks into artists studios will add spice to the mix.

Every once in a while I may just toss in a few extras like new art products that I think are just great and sometimes non-art venues will be looked at. I will also drop notes in when I feel there is a particularly interesting article in an art magazine or in one of my many art books that I am required to read while I pursue my MFA at Claremont Graduate University. Are you ready to join me? I am an emerging artist in Southern California and I will look at what is emerging in today's art world. I'm ready to share some thoughts and provoke some dialog so come along.

More about Cynthia who I am looking forward to meeting during this on-line class:  http://www.originalimpulse.com/blog/

More about Alyson who wrote a great book called I'd rather be in the studio! (it's on my studio desk and I refer to it often):  http://www.artbizblog.com/

Taking things to the next level means for me that for all the events that I go to I will form an opinion and get myself ready to write about what I think and see. It means not just reading books and magazines about art but also digesting them and sharing my personal insights. It is very likely that my own art practice will grow as I take more than a passing look or read at all the opportunities that are available to me in this still-new home base for me called SoCal.