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Good times and Good Energy! The Fifthsister Art Gallery and Studio is growing, changing and sending beautiful creative energy into the world. I am so delighted, not only for my future new creative space, but also about the direction the business side my art is flowing.  I am so happy to introduce you to my teammate and virtual assistant, Caitlin Hofen! Caitlin is a soon-to-be graduate in mass communication from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. She...

Perhaps for the first time, I felt genuine gratitude. At least, if I have experienced it in the past, I was not fully aware and mindful of such. It consumed my entire body. I would imagine it should have been a moment of experiencing nature, versus the contemplation of a new space for creating. Though not as romantic as a sunset over a waterfall, it was my pure, clear moment of genuine gratitude.  This morning,...

In continuing the research for my western series, I spent Monday of this week with Shawn Classen on his ranch near Chester, Oklahoma.  I was greeted, as I opened my car door, by the Classen clan of heeler mix working ranch dogs giving a great start to a wonderful adventure of western flavored photos.  Shawn’s son, Tyler joined us for the photo shoot as well as an array of horses, chickens, roosters, ducks, and long...