Self Portrait

Self Portrait

by | May 25, 2018 | art

I love the convergence of art and computer technology.  These photographs were taken in 2001 and colorized by my husband, Kip, but the art inspiration for the style poses and image manipulation were at my direction – he always asks for a smile with eyes wide open but...
Lisa, Pastel as a Teenager

Lisa, Pastel as a Teenager

by | Apr 28, 2018 | art

In this art pastel of me as a teenager by mom, Patricia Haynes McReynolds, she used a photograph that was taken in our patio (see similar photo below of me and my step-father Cliff McReynolds).  I was overweight and had also overplucked my eyebrows.  At least that’s...
Celadon Ceramic Teapot

Celadon Ceramic Teapot

by | Apr 17, 2018 | art

Mom always had a kiln at home in our garage so we grew up making bowls, dishes, cups, animals, etc.  She also taught children’s art classes in the 60s and 70s first at home and then at the La Jolla Contemporary Museum of Art and at Bishop’s School in La Jolla, so not...
Raku-like Pottery

Raku-like Pottery

by | Apr 17, 2018 | art | 2 comments

This pot and dish were hand built / initially coiled by mom, Patricia Haynes McReynolds, at the Mira Costa College ceramics class that we took together.  She used an interesting raku-like glaze on red clay.  I loved to watch her creating art – she was prolific and her...
Rex, The Master of Line and Whimsy

Rex, The Master of Line and Whimsy

by | Apr 17, 2018 | art

My dad, Robert C. Winsett, died nearly 20 years ago, summer of 1998. He was an artist and I have just had all his art packed away. He was really prolific so I had a lot packed up high, down low, on shelves and on the floor, scattered here and there in the garage. A...