“She Betrayed Me!”

My friend “Benji,” a coloring book artist, told me that, after discussing with her friend an idea that she was working on, that same friend went off and created and published the very same kind of work. “What really bugged … Continue reading

COLOR: Special Collector’s Edition

Celebrating! My first hard-cover collector’s edition of my abstract paintings is finally out! This is huge for me! Huge! I’m so very excited about it! I’m adding pix of a whole bunch of pages below to let you see how … Continue reading

Do You Allow Your Inner Guidance?

Have you ever wanted to keep doing something you love, but it just seemed like something was in the way? I’ve felt like that. I couldn’t figure out what what to do. Finally, I made a very simple, very powerful … Continue reading

My New Book Is Out!

Harlyn and Griffyn Get Lost I’m so excited to announce that my new book is now ready in print on Amazon.com and also on the Kindle! I just got my copies today, and they look gorgeous – nice white paper … Continue reading

I Love Low-Key Marketing!

I’m not a hypester or brash self-promo kind of person, so pushing my work has always been hard for me. I mention my latest article HERE because, yes, of course I want you to go see my artwork and read … Continue reading

Published: The Land of Ammaze Books!

I’m very stoked to announce that the books with my well-loved drawings from the Land of Ammaze are finally published! I’ve been wanting to make the Land of Ammaze series of images into a book for 15 years, and finally, … Continue reading

Two New “Carving My Life” Books!

I’m very stoked to announce that the first two books in my Carving My Life series are published! They are available both in print and as eBooks. I’m so pleased with them – they’re beautiful! You can read about and … Continue reading

Should Artists Have Just A Website, or Just a Facebook Page?

Someone asked on FB if she should have a website or a FB biz page for her art. Someone said to set up a print site as well (FAA) as her site or FB. This is what I answered: I … Continue reading

CardsbyLyon.com is Up!!!

  I’m so pleased to tell you that my new Greeting Cards site is UP! CardsbyLyon.com is done, fully functional and ready to rock and roll! Now you can get greeting cards with my unique designs on them for the … Continue reading

Art Success Update!

As you may know, I’ve been revving up my painting and carving for a few months now, as I simultaneously wind down to working with all but the bare-bones minimum coaching – occasional teleclasses, a couple of groups, and some … Continue reading

Shifting Gears into New Levels of Success and Fun

What a week! Once you make a commitment to change your life, watch out! Because change it will! Whew! When I decided to focus on doing and marketing my art more, things suddenly changed from feeling like a little trickling … Continue reading

Thanks for Helping Me Choose Images for This Year’s Holiday, Joy and Love Cards

A couple of weeks ago, I asked you to please help me decide which images were your top five to use over the holidays. I literally have hundreds of images to choose from, so it’s sometimes hard for me to … Continue reading

Coming Back to My Deepest Heart’s Passion: Painting and Carving Stone Sculpture!

Recently, I decided to return to the passions of my life: painting and stone sculpture. I had stopped carving and painting at the end of my time in New Zealand as Artist-in-Residence, in 2002. Over the last ten years, I … Continue reading

Help Me Choose Images for Holiday and New Year’s Cards!

This year, I’m having five images of my artwork printed for holiday cards. (The image you see at the left is one image I pre-ordered to see how it looks – it’s awesome!) It sounds early to think of that, … Continue reading

Say NO to ‘too busy’

Have you ever wanted to write someone, but it just wasn’t Time yet? That’s what this entire last month since I wrote my last newsletter has been like for me. I’ve wanted to write, but each time I sat down … Continue reading

Get “Allow It to Be Easy” FREE!

My friend professional spirit channel Connie Russert and I created a book I think you will love. Her channeled words, my artwork. The words in this book come directly from Spirit. The energy of Spirit accompanies the words. Allow yourself … Continue reading

Want Some Unique Island Themed (and Other) Prints & Cards for Gifts this Year?

I have over 300 images on my prints and cards site, many of them from the 100 Days 100 Paintings project I did last year to raise awareness about the pollution we cause in the oceans when we buy water … Continue reading

Taking My Own Advice So I Can LIVE My Dream….Rah! Rah!

Rah! Rah! = Live Your Dream! This is for you if you have been scared pattoey-less about diving into a commitment to your Calling. Doesn’t matter what that is for you – whether you’re a numbers-cruncher or an artist or … Continue reading