Check out this local arts blog, Painterly Visions. Some nice postings and great links to other arts blogs and sites. The blogger at Painterly Visions is Anne Marchand; here is her bio (check out her Web site, too):

Anne Marchand works from her studio in Washington, DC. Her art focuses on universal connections of energy that link the planet as a whole system for life. Marchand’s paintings and public art are on view at these Washington, DC locations: City Hall Art Collection, Zenith Gallery, Eastern Market Arts Restoration Project, the Westminster Playground, the Takoma Community Center, and Washington DC’s Convention and Tourism Visitors Center. Visit her website at www.annemarchand.com. Going Places? TAKE METRORAiL.