So Many Mixed Emotions

I’m working now with inspiratons from tonalist artist Charles Warren Eaton, often known as “the pine tree painter”. Today’s painting … More

Happy Holidays

There are many different holidays celebrated at this time of year. Our family celebrates Christmas; other friends celebrate Kwanzaa, Yule, … More

Anybody like hot pink? Honestly, it’s never been a favorite of mine. I’m not a “girly” sort, have never been … More

There is a hauntingly beautiful song from the 1980’s by The Alan Parsons Project. Maybe you remember it, or maybe … More

Did you know that woodless pencils exist? For a long time I had no idea there was such a thing … More

This little 3 x 5 painting is the 10th in my series of 31 “tonalist-inspired” landscapes. While it was inspired … More

I’ll admit to having always had a bit of a fascination with forgeries. I’ve felt the same way about impersonators, too, and … More

There’s a song from Fiddler on the Roof that speaks of sunrises and sunsets and how swiftly flow the days. … More

We’ve probably all sung that little song about learning our alphabet, and I’ve been singing it again quite often in … More

When I first met and fell in love — artistically speaking — with tonalist George Inness, it was his painting Home of the … More

Even though my husband must get out each day as an essential worker, we are taking as many precautions as … More

Today I’m sharing the seventh painting in my series of 3 x 5 “Index Card” landscapes. It’s part of my … More

Have you ever played with Wordle? I first discovered Wordle years ago. and I’ve had a lot of fun playing … More

When I began my 3 x 5 index card landscape project to study tonalism, I wasn’t really planning on posting every … More

Every year I look forward to the announcement of Pantone’s “Color of the Year”. This year — which has been … More

Here is another — Day 4 — of my index card paintings for the month. I’m calling this one “Awareness” … More

You’ll be seeing a lot of fluid art over the next few weeks, specifically acrylic pouring. To date, I have yet … More

I’m loving my 31-day oil-painting project! I definitely have a lot of work to do on bare trees, but this … More

My art work over the last few days has gone in two very different directions. With my oil-painting project on … More

Here is the second of my series of index card oil paintings as I go through the month learning about tonalism … More