Clean-Up Day in the Studio

Creativity means making a mess… and then cleaning it up. I don’t know when or where I first heard those … More

When Shadows Fall

I am sitting here listening to Still Waters by David and Steve Gordon. I find their music very soothing, very … More

Feeling the Rhythm

Earlier this month I shared a “Fletcher Doodle” — a crazy mish-mash of lines and circles going this way and … More

Re-Thinking Inktober

I’ve been looking forward to Inktober 2020 ever since I completed my last Inktober 2019 drawing. For weeks now I’ve … More

Is It Soup Yet?

I love to cook. I love planning our menus. I love nutrition. I guess I could say I simply have … More

Take #2 – WIP

When I first tried painting a scene of cherry trees in bloom, it didn’t go well. You saw that ugly … More

The Bird is the Word

Back in 1963, if you turned on the radio you might hear this silly song: It went all the way … More

Sometimes We Make Ugly

I’m having an ugly day in the art studio. I wasn’t planning to make bad art, today, but sometimes it … More

We’re Artists

On Monday evening I attended one of the first art club meetings since the start of the pandemic. The meeting … More

Do You Believe in Fairies?

I love fairies — the good kind of fairies, the kind who live in the grasses and visit our gardens … More

Fun Fall Colors

Autumn officially begins for us tomorrow, on September 22. My husband and I have been having our own “fall celebration” … More

Just Sit On It!

Sit on it? Sit on what? Hang on, folks. It’s a long story. Recently I ordered a crafty little polymer … More

Opening New Doors

I began this blog in 2016 as an aspiring artist hoping I might eventually learn to draw, to paint, and … More

Forty Five Minutes…Or Less

It’s been a long, long time since I’ve done anything with pastels, so when I headed to YouTube on Wednesday … More

Are We Having Fun Yet?

Enjoying what we do is essential if we hope to improve any particular skill, and art is certainly no exception. … More

Another Misty Morning

A few days ago I shared a few of my “misty morning” watercolor paintings. They reflected, I hope, peaceful scenes … More

The False Face Society

Once in a while I come across something so interesting that I’m compelled to write about it, even if it’s … More

Bold, Broad Strokes

Learning new techniques is one of the most enjoyable aspects of art for me. It’s always fun, of course, to … More

Misty Morning Colors

I love misty mornings when colors are soft and hazy. In my watercolor studies, that’s the effect I’ve been learning … More

This I Can Do

When I first began teaching myself to draw — back in 2015 — I had absolutely no confidence in my … More