Margaret Owen's Brilliant Palette

Painter Margaret Owen works with a brilliant color palette. Think Matisse, with a feminine sensibility. She lives in Rhode Island and sometimes paints in Morocco, where she has been involved in Moroccan Sketchbook, a drawing and painting retreat held just outside Marrakesh. Sounds like a dream vacation to me!  The next Sketchbook is scheduled for April, and you can learn more about it here.

For a midwinter pick-me-up, I recommend a visit to her blog, Daily Painting  She also has some of her current paintings on display at a cafe in East Providence, Tea in the Sahara. I'm hoping to get there to see them soon.

If you search for her name on Pinterest, you'll find many of her popular paintings. Here are some to lift your spirits. We always need more color in February!