Ghost Season

As far as I’m concerned, September marks the beginning of ghost season, and there’s hardly a more exciting time of … More

Suzanne at the Mansion

Since I’m lucky enough to have the opportunity to show art at the League Kempner House – the Island mansion … More

After a two month absence, I’m back in Houston and it’s so surreal. Is this even a real place? There … More

Today I drove all the way to Crystal Beach, crossing the ferry from Galveston, to take a box of my … More

How Is Magic Lessons for Margo, the New Sandovici Novel, Different from the Galveston Novels? Yesterday, while on the Island … More

This time of year is perfect for delving into a slightly haunted Galveston novel, so of course I’m having fun … More

blog post about the book release party for Galveston 1922, a jazz age mystery, by Maria Elena Sandovici

Today was the big day – the Escapist Graduation Gala, broadcast over Zoom with just a few of us there. … More

I painted this watercolor to remind y’all that as the Holidays approach, I’m here to paint dogs, cats, Christmas trees, … More

There’s this exercise John asks Escapists to do during the program that consists of making twelve small paintings within an … More