Making a Statement

Whenever I visit a professional artist’s website, the first thing I do — even before looking through the portfolio of … More

Everyday Art

Before I began this art journey — back in 2015 — I really had no idea what it meant to … More

World Watercolor Month has now come to an end. I did not complete a watercolor each day. I didn’t even … More

Remember Cheeky? The mischievous “monkey mind” part of my brain that loves mixing things up, putting odd ideas together, and … More

I’ve been doing quite a bit of drawing recently, and I’ve come to a beautiful realization. I love to draw. … More

I think painting is probably easy for some gifted artists. Through the art clubs I belong to, I know quite … More

My first attempts at learning watercolor came in 2016, soon after I started this blog. I’d been pursuing my interest … More

I’m a curious sort, and as I sat down to write this post I couldn’t help but wonder, is there … More

Art can be crazy, and the art world — you know, all those stuffy, know-it-all judges and critics who tell us what’s … More

I’ve shared this story before, but here goes again. It was back in June, 2015, about two weeks after I’d … More

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

I showed this painting before in its “nearly-finished” state. Since then, it’s been sitting on my drying shelf waiting for … More

Over the last week or so, I’ve joked quite a bit about breaking up with Aubrey Phillips — not the … More

Let’s be blunt and get it out of the way. Despite my drawing practices, my cows aren’t looking any better, … More

Remember that awful Winter Stream watercolor I painted several weeks ago? It was painted and posted here not too long … More

Despite all the ups and downs along the way in recent weeks, I’m definitely enjoying my art journey. Not long … More

World Watercolor Month is well underway, and hopefully before it’s all over I’ll have a nice collection of paintings to … More

I love painting skies. I love painting clouds. But even while I’m loving what I’m doing — which is an … More

Don’t you just hate it when someone you know breaks up with their significant other, cries on your shoulder, carries … More

For several weeks I’ve been devoting a lot of my studio time toward portraits — mostly in watercolor. I’ve had … More