Marsha Fitzgerald Blogs

I knew it would happen sooner or later. Life, that is. Work demands. Financial issues. Health issues. Relationship maintenance. Computer crashes. I quit working weekends to devote time to painting practice (and also prepare for an upcoming show) but ... 

Made it to the annual Chalk Festival at the Cleveland Museum of Art the day after it started. It poured the day before so, unfortunately, most of the previous day's work got washed away. Folks were just getting started when I arrived. Some folks crea... 

Marking my calendar for the annual Chalk Festival at the Cleveland Museum of Art on Saturday, September 19, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 20, noon–5:00 p.m. in the Fine Arts Garden. What is the Chalk Festival? It's a gathering of non-pr... 

A Belated tribute to an Unsung Inspiration Joni Mitchell is an artist that I’ve always admired greatly but have never added to my music collection – with one exception. I knew she was a force to be reckoned with the moment I heard “Help Me.” I ... 

I am pleased and honored to be a participant in the Second Gallery Event for ArtsA Gift / RR Freestyle in Westlake, Ohio from June 29-July 25, 2015. On display will be my painting Billow. I've seen some of the paintings from other local artists and... 

A co-worker asked me to do a painting of nature for him, which I haven’t done before. It’s been raining all day, so going out to take some pictures probably isn’t going to happen, but sometimes music can create a scene in my mind as well – if not bet... 

Have you ever wanted and worked hard for something only to get overwhelmed with fear and uncertainty once it seems within reach? A friend of mine lives in a state that has suffered a drought for four years. The drought got so bad that government ... 

One thing I love about art is that it challenges me to develop an attitude of gratitude. It's so easy to start taking things for granted and falling into a sense of entitlement. And so instead of waking to rain and thinking of all of the wonderful ... 

Thanks to Blick Art Materials for letting me participate in their Mother's Day Art Exhibit on May 9th and 10th, 2015. This was my first experiment with mixed media (acrylic, ink and molding paste).  

Looking for yet another venue for promoting some of my art, I decided to give Ebay a try. Its auction option seemed like a great idea at the time because I had been struggling (and continue to struggle) with pricing. An auction would give me an ide... 

Well, I finally did it – completed some paintings and got them up online for the public to see. And boy was that an ordeal – and boy am I feeling discouraged. I went to or called every Kinkos on the near East side and not one of them had a scanner ... 

Will be participating in my first art show at Blick's Art Materials in Cleveland Heights, Oh from May 9th through the 16th. The theme, of course, is Mother's Day. For anybody who lives in or is visiting Cleveland, come check it out, and Happy Mothe... 

I don't know about you, but so far I'm discovering that the art world is full of choices, so much so that it can be overwhelming at times. Unless you're collecting for investment purposes you probably buy art because it speaks to you emotionally or...