My Cousin Rufus- The Wall Murals of Rufus Porter
I will be presenting an educational session on the murals of my 3rd cousin, 5 times removed, Rufus Porter, at the Old House and Barn Expo this Sunday, March 13 at noon. I will be showing photographs of several Porter murals I've personally seen, as well as several I...
Horses: How They Feed My Art and Soul
Those who know me know that I'm never very far from a horse. When I was 5, my mother declared that it was time for me to have a pony, and since the day Bluebell arrived, I have always had at least one horse under my care and in my life. At about that same time, I...
Catching An Idea and Nailing a Design Down
The phone rings. I answer. "I'd like to talk about having you paint something for my home." And there it starts. I love that very first conversation. It usually comes from somebody having seen my work somewhere. Online. In a magazine. In a friend's home. Sometimes...
The Hardest Work is the Most Rewarding
My expert mural hanger, Charlie Gilley (of Restoration Painting, LLC) did a wonderful job hanging the Hartland Farm mural this week. This is the seventh project Charlie has hung for me and he always does a fantastic job. He preps the wall the night before and then I...
Drawn In: The Hartland Farm Mural
What I love about murals is the way they draw you into a space. When I paint historical scenes, they transport you back in time. When I do a full-room installation, it just wraps around you and carries you away, to a quiet, peaceful place. When somebody asks me to...
The Trouble with Floorcloths
There are a lot of problems with painted canvas floorcloths. The first is that when you decide you want one, you're faced with that daunting, literally "blank" canvas staring you in the face. It's not like going to a rug store and picking out the one that is closest...
Taking a Break in Sunny Florida
It's hard to believe it was just a week ago that I was in sunny Florida! I went down there to combine a visit with my parents on the East coast with a dressage clinic in Loxahatchee and a visit with my daughter in Ocala. I threw in a little work too- feeling out...
Traditions of Summer Gatherings
Memorial Day Weekend is upon us! The lilacs and apple blossoms are out and it's finally time to plant my window boxes. For several years I participated in the Vermont Crafts Council's Open Studio Weekend, always on Memorial Day weekend, and it was always a mad dash to...
Canvasworks Designs Featured in Equestrian Living Magazine
Betsy and Wynn Medinger came to my studio in April, interviewed me and took lots of photos. The article just came out recently in the Summer 2013 issue. You can read it and see all the great shots by clicking here.
Canvasworks Featured in The Vermont Journal
Canvasworks Holds Grand Re-opening Reception and Open House Submitted by VT Journal on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 2:29pm Lisa Curry Mair By BY NANCY SILLIMAN The News Review WEATHERSFIELD, VT -On Friday, November 17, artist Lisa Curry Mair, owner of...