Maybe I Can Use That For Something

Recently we bought a new vacuum cleaner. I ordered it from Amazon, and it arrived two days later, carefully shipped … More

Point of Departure

Every journey — even imaginary or creative ones — have both a destination and a starting point. It’s human nature, … More

I’ll admit to feeling a little silly scanning this image into my computer. It is, as the title says, a … More

I’ve been fortunate in having received little criticism of my art. That is, of course, because I’ve had little exposure as … More

Every Wednesday evening — 5:30 PM CST — I check in with Matt Fussell and Ashley Bane Hurst, the two … More

One of the most helpful bits of info I’ve read regarding art came from Anyone Can Learn Watercolor Journaling by Jolyn Parker. … More

Learning new things in art is always fun, and today I came across the term achromatic color scheme. Now, for … More

After my discouragement yesterday, it was hard to come back to the studio today. I knew that awful acrylic pouring … More

By all rights, I should be in a very happy mood. Our Kansas Chiefs football team is on its way … More

I’ve had fun lately with colors and acyrlic pouring. You’ve seen a monochromatic pouring I completed recently, and you’ve looked … More

I’m having fun this morning. It’s Saturday as I write this, and Saturday is definitely play time in the studio. … More

I’m having a quiet day today. I’ve puttered around a bit, outlined my day-to-day schedule for the upcoming 100-Day Project, … More

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve seen an image very similar to this one. It was … More

I tend to take quotes with a bit of skepticism, especially online quotes. Sometimes they are correctly attributed; at other … More

My command of the French language is tenuous at best — there’s a reason behind it, but I won’t go … More

In yesterday’s post I mentioned that I’d be sharing more information about painting mediums, or, I suppose media might be the … More

Consistency is an interesting word with two very distinct meanings, both of which can be applicable to art. Conformity in … More

Way back in time — 1961, to be precise — Debbie Reynolds starred in a film, “The Second Time Around”, … More

As I’ve journeyed along over the past few years, learning art, blogging about my experiences, and discovering new media and … More

It’s not uncommon to feel a bit of a creative let-down following all the excitement of the holidays. For the … More