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Waking up in a coma was mind blowing. I saw and felt and participated with all the interactions people had with me although they did not know it. It puzzles me to hear and smell so many familiar smells. As opposed to the sterile ones of the hospital. Sometimes in this state I wake up. […]

Somehow I find my happiness not in this reality. I find it in dreams, imagination and painting. Having my sun and mid heaven in Pisces could be why. Or I could just be tortured by the real world because I am lazy. However I am not lazy, I just cannot understand humanity at this moment.

“The Welfare Mother” one of the paintings in my Working Women Series, I painted in the early 90’s. Somehow even though I grew up in a white middle-class family in the midwest, I never understood the culture. I mean trying to make sense of the values was extremely difficult for me. My mother was almost

“Santana’s Maria Maria” is playing in my head on my way to check out the S.F. MOMA today. Recently I drove across the United States from California to South Carolina. I had plenty of time to ponder my existence. I realized I have this need to slap my ideas up the side of peoples head.

I saw her across the room, standing alone talking to herself. I looked up from the mirror and thought I’d seen a Ghost. A ghost of the future? past or present? The answer floated away like a cloud on a sunny day. As always I began searching for something, which I always find. One distraction

If you are interested in my painting process-check out the you tube video below, which you can access by clicking on this post. This video gives you access to the painting process of an artist. After watching this video on the painting of “Lou Reed”, you will feel empowered to try and paint yourself. Seeing

Great new Amalee orginal of David Bowie-The man who fell to earth. Captures the androgynous intensity of a futuristic man of the past. I relate… to the idea of falling to earth from another planet as a woman, and Bowie captures my sole. While I might not remember my home planet, I find earth intriguing and

I was painting this painting of Nina Simone during a live painting session at Spressa Coffee Bar. This woman came up and said “I like that painting just the way it is.” Live painting is great. The first time I heard the music of Nina Simone, I was working at the Clarion Cafe. A small

So I have $13.00 in my bag, and possibly another $3.00 in change (if I really dig around on my floor.)  I do have about $35.00 in food stamps so I am not gonna stave.  While I use to believe that this is what an artist’s life is “supposed” to be, I realize that is

Check out the Amalee Originals at PianoFight in San Francisco, now until March 8, 2018. These Amalee Original paintings are now on display at PianoFlight in the Tenderlion of San Francisco until March 8th, 2018. It is difficult to be a woman artist because it has always been difficult to play by the linear rules

Rock legends Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty painted by Bay Area expressionist artist Isa Amalee. On November 28, 2017,  I was live painting at an Art Span art reception, when my friend commissioned two paintings.  He wanted two paintings of the rock legions Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty singing “Stop Dragging My Heart Around”.  He

This Amalee Original Oil Painting “Janis” is now on display at PianoFight in San Francisco. It will be here until March 13, 2018. The question is did I spell termagant wrong on purpose? check out “Janis” The Amalee Original painting Where did the words “Ride the wave, tarmagant. The only time is now.” come from?