Howdy, Neighbor!!!

This welcoming doorway lives two blocks from Bean Up The Nose Art's house in West Marin.

It belongs to this studio.  

Which belongs to wonderful artist Kathy Piscioneri.  Who "the photographer" neglected to take a photo of, during shooting the studio?!?!?  What?!?!?  Oh well.  Sometimes we are not very linear or detail-oriented.  Especially when excited over looking at everything inside . . . .

So . . . let's take that look inside.

Kathy and her partner built the studio themselves, in their creekside backyard, where Kathy now paints four days a week.  FOUR!!!  That is totally admirable.  Sometimes she even sneaks in 45 minutes in "a fluidity that I'm loving."   

And it shows.

Kathy paints landscapes.  "Always.  I can't stop.  I've tried to quit them, but I can't."  Aware of the troubles with solvents, Kathy nevertheless paints with old-school oils because nothing matches the "squishy" fabulousness of them as they move across the linen.   And when you see the movement and drama and energy of her work, you can understand why she wouldn't want to give them up.

Kathy grew up in New York City, majored in art, and got a Masters degree in education.  She has been a museum educator as well as an art teacher, and now the kindergarten through second grade kids at Brookside School are lucky to have her as their art teacher.

Kathy's studio is currently full of pieces she's created for the upcoming Marin Art's Council Open Studios in May.  Like this triptych of beauties.

She's also got a store on etsy.  Which she populates with goodies she makes and keeps here.

Like these little clothes hanger people.  Don't you want them on your line?

You can also follow Kathy and her creativity on her Facebook art page.

It's lovely to share this neighborhood with creative folk like you, Ms. Kathy.  Truly a treat!  Can't wait to be seeing folks in their Open Studio travels between our two places.   You rock!!!