Blog | margaretshipman

Feb 112 min read

New Artist Statement

Sometimes when I apply for something new, I rewrite my artist statement on the spot. I think of new ways to describe what I want people...

Jan 292 min read

A Deeper Dive about Plant Folklore and Herbal Medicine in my Paintings

My current paintings reflect my own fascination with herbal medicine and our ancestors' relationship to wild plants and cultivated herbs...

Aug 2, 20231 min read

My Dream Come True: Anthropologie is Selling Prints of my Painting!

I'm one of many artists whose work is available as a framed print from Anthropologie. But maybe I'm the most excited of them all! My two...

Jul 13, 20231 min read

Selling Large Originals on Etsy?

Ultimately I want to have my work where it will be seen by people who love nature, and are interested in herbalism, and wild plants. I...

Jul 5, 20231 min read

Working on a New Painting

I'm so excited when I'm working on a new painting. It makes me wish that I had no other responsibilities, that I could just be in this...

Jun 28, 20231 min read

Small Works

July 7th from 5 - 8 is the opening reception for my featured artist exhibit at Harmony Collective in Brattleboro. This will feature 40...

May 16, 20231 min read

Collaborating with my friend Stacy Salpietro Babb (co-creator with me of the Wayfarer Tarot) is a delightful part of what I do. Together...

Apr 9, 20231 min read

April Catch-Up

I had such an amazing time at Paradise City Art Festival. I sold paintings! I talked to people about my art for three whole days! I...

Mar 14, 20232 min read

Art Festival Days Away

It is a snowy day here in Vermont as I write to you. But I feel the woods waking up anyway. There is a difference in the light and there...

Feb 17, 20231 min read

New Work - and New Paintings too!

Twelve 24" oil paintings completed in the last year are in the grid above. Add to these twenty small paintings that I completed for the...

Dec 4, 20221 min read

A Gift for My Subscribers

I'm starting something new! I keep a notebook - it's a binder of my notes on the plants in the wild and gardens around me which I add to...

Dec 1, 20222 min read

After the Rush - Looking Forward

I love the current series I'm working on. I call it "Specimens" and it combines my Mandala and Roadside Weeds series by being in a circle...

Sep 25, 20221 min read

A Two Person Exhibit with Lauren Watrous & Me!

I have never had free rein over an exhibit like this. Today Lauren and I stood in the middle of the Community Room at the Governor Hunt...

Sep 14, 20221 min read

Little Wooden Print Experiment

I just added little wooden prints of some of my newer paintings for sale on my Etsy site. These are fun 4" squares of wood with images of...

Sep 2, 20221 min read

Little Paintings

Little paintings are on the way! I am currently creating a collection of small works that look like little moments in my big paintings. I...

May 23, 20222 min read

Art Workshop, Saturday June 4th - Limited Space Available

Hello Friends, Please join me on a little creative adventure. First, some background. There is a beautiful parcel of land in Marlboro...

May 2, 20222 min read

Spring Energy!

Spring cleaning also means taking care of loose ends like making better photos of paintings that I am trying to sell. I recently read in...

Mar 20, 20221 min read

Big Change for the Equinox

This is the week of the spring equinox -- a time of big changes. Here in southern Vermont it is mud season in my driveway. Daytime...

Jan 14, 20222 min read

Learning How to Take My Own Art Images

I worked for years with a wonderful photographer. About twice a year I loaded up my paintings in the back of the mini van and dropped...

Dec 14, 20211 min read

Trying Something New

I use a resin to adhere the glass to the prints and the tray when I make my pendants. The company I used to buy my resin from has gone...