I have this tendency to find out about a website and bookmark it, thinking I’ll go back to it within a few hours or days to explore it further. Instead, what happens is that every now and then I look at my bookmarks menu and wonder when or how I ever found half of the sites marked and what the hell they are. As I start to click on the links, I am reminded of their source and why I wanted to save them. Sometimes they are for really unique jewelry or purses, and sometimes they are for extraordinary artists. Tonight as I was browsing my list of bookmarks, I came across kurthalsey.com and I was transfixed. Honestly, I have no idea how I initially found his site, but I ended up looking through every single image and page on his site and am so inspired by his images. His site will definitely now become a regular pit stop for me.

I also received an email from a hip chick named Nancy Bockoven who has a site called artandletter.com. She has asked to feature some of my artwork on her site, and after exploring page after page, I am quite thrilled at the idea of being included in it. Another bookmarked site which I have actually visited quite a few times just because it is kind of a kick is colostrology.com, created by Pantone. Ah, the wonders of the internet!

I actually LOVE the internet, even though I do not usually spend much time "surfing". I use the web mainly as a resource – I have been known to look up everything from recipes for ambrosia to quotes on wine to movie trivia. I have come to rely on Google to help me find just about anything. Beyond using the web for such practical matters, I also love it on nights like tonight, when I happen to have an evening to myself and I’m in the mood to just sit still with my laptop. Nights where I actually have time to read online journals, browse collections of paintings and illustrations, and follow links from site to site to see where I end up. I always make some kind of new wonderful discovery when I take time to do this – usually another artist who gives me the gift of a totally new way of looking at things.