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Author: Judith

I'm an artist, author, and musician with a love of all things creative. My "art journey" began in 2015 when I decided to learn to draw. I love learning new things! Life is always an adventure.

Art Quiz: Question 25

Here’s a simple, straight-forward question with a simple, straight-forward answer. In which year was the German art society Nazarene founded? … More

Art Quiz, Nazarene

Primary Madness

Color theory — especially color-mixing — can make an artist crazy. At least it’s making this artist crazy, so I now … More

Color mixing, Color Temperatures, Color Theory, Neutral primaries, Primary Colors, Secondary Colors

Pocket Size

I’m always quick to point out that I’m not a watercolor artist. I do, however, enjoy playing with the medium. … More

Cotman Watercolors, Half-Pans, Student Grade Paints, Winsor & Newton

Halloween is Here!

At the present time, I’m not doing any acrylic pourings. Last summer, however, I created a pouring during a “play-day” … More

Acrylic pouring, Colander Technique, Halloween

Ghostly Family Fun

Our grandson Carsen recently had a “half-day” at school, so we picked him up after his lunch while his parents … More

Children and Art, Crafts, Family Art Activities, Ghosts, Halloween, White Foam

Painting For Myself

During our recent Fine Arts Association meeting, you may recall, we played with watercolor on Yupo paper. I enjoyed our … More

Abstract Art, Making Art for Ourselves, Watercolor, Yupo paper

A Pair of Pears

After yesterday’s guess-what-it-is drawing, I took a deep breath and tried again. Before I go on, I’m just going to … More

Loose painting, Still Life, Watercolor

Observational Fatigue

There’s a slight chance — if you’ve been reading recent posts on this blog — you might be able to take … More

Bert Dodson, Fatigue, Focus Points, graphite drawing, Keys to Drawing, Observation

The Cosmos is Revolving — Again

The cosmos is revolving. This is an expression I use often, so if you’ve followed along with my art journey … More

Camaieu painting, imagination, Intuitive painting, Monochromatic color scheme, Nocturnes

Art Quiz: The Answer is Camaieu Painting

Until I came to this art quiz, I had never heard of camaieu painting. For what it’s worth, the plural is camaieux … More

Camaieu painting, Cirage, Francois van de Buch, Grisaille, Monochromatic color scheme

Art Quiz: Question 24

While some of the “Art Quiz” questions have been almost ridiculously easy (such as who painted The Starry Night), others … More

Art Quiz

Bye, Bye, Birdie

Anyone here other than me who’s old enough to remember the 1963 film of a rock star going off to … More

Abstract Art, Color families, Intuitive painting, Primary Colors

Drolleries

Halloween is a magical, mystical time of year for me. There’s a delicious chill in the air. It’s time to … More

Croy Hours, Drolleries, Luttrell Psalter, Medieval manuscripts, The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco

An Enchanted Forest

At our last Fine Arts Association meeting, we played with watercolors and Yupo paper. I’ve mentioned Yupo paper before. It’s … More

Intuitive art, Synthetic Paper, Watercolor, Yupo paper

Foresight Is Always Good

I’m feeling quite pleased with myself at the moment. I’ve completed a painting for my mother-in-law, and while she hasn’t … More

Birch Trees, Color palette, Keeping Notes

It Was Harder Than We Thought

My grand-daughter Kayla made it over on Sunday for our much-anticipated “play-day” in the art studio. We had fun. I … More

Basket-Weaving

Art Quiz: The Answer is Zangid Dynasty

Did you know the answer to this one? Congratulations if you got it right. If, like me, you missed this … More

Kitab-al-diriyak, Miniature painting, Mosul school of painting, Zangid dynasty

Art Quiz: Question 23

Time for another “art quiz” question, and for me, this was another “stumper”. I had no idea. I could only … More

Art Quiz, Mosul school of painting

“I Want Something”

It’s a great feeling to be wanted, isn’t it… especially when it comes to art. I’ll admit to feeling quite … More

Complementary Paintings, Watercolor

Trust Yourself

I recently signed up for another free online class from Michael’s. This one was on “Watercolor Herbs”. Being a lover … More

Gansai, herbs, Ink Wash Drawings, Michael's

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