The yummy gorgeous art you see up above was painted by my sister Marjorie Ellen. My big sister, older by just enough years to be a huge...
Family Affair
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Courting the Muse
AKA Confessions of a Recovering Realist
Exhale
This is a true story. As right and true as all those years of remembering can make it. The only thing I recall about that day, that...
Like a Child
“It took me four years to paint like Raphael but a lifetime to paint like a child.” Pablo Picasso Note: This post first appeared 10 years...
Crunch Time
UPDATE: The paintings shown in this post, painted in the crazy-assed creative frenzy the week before Open Studios, ALL sold during that...
Susan Lobb Porter
Recent Posts
Getting Ready to Paint Big Again
The Studio is Coming: Now What?
The Landscape of Connection
I thought I was learning a new place. Roads, light, weather. Turns out I was learning something else — how connection shows up before you feel ready for it.
The Noticing Manifesto
A quiet reflection on how a simple daily practice of noticing — first with my aging horses, and later in the morning light — reshaped the way I see creativity. A manifesto on attention, connection, and why noticing might be where the real work begins.
No More Stinkin’ Navel Gazing
No more stinkin’ navel gazing. A puppy, a sunrise, and a half-built studio are pulling me forward — one small act of noticing at a time.
