Down and Dirty

Acrylic paints and I have never gotten along too well. We’ve managed to establish a polite, working relationship when it comes … More

Watercolor Reflections

Since I began this journey of art exploration back in 2015, I’ve dabbled a bit with watercolor here and there. … More

Grid Patterns and More

Here’s a quick look at the many different Zen-Doodles I’ve created over the last couple of weeks. A fellow artist … More

Round and Round She Goes

Sometimes art is fun. I certainly enjoyed putting this art journal page together and making it my own. The idea … More

Shamanic Dream

I’m not quite sure what to call this alcohol ink piece. A drawing? A painting? A doodle? I suppose I … More

More Fun with Ink

I am loving my new alcohol inks, and most likely I’ll be buying more in the near future! The set … More

The Ink Adventure

With Inktober rapidly approaching, and with my Cheeky Monkey Mind begging to do something with alcohol inks, I figured it … More

Branching Out

My experience with mixed media in the past has been limited to line and wash applications, such as the Turkish … More

Here Comes the Sun

I love painting landscapes, and I do fairly well with them in oil. With watercolors… that’s another thing altogether. Once … More

Making a Mess

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

The Geishas – Art and Imagination

Every year I choose a single word to guide me. For 2020, that word is IMAGINATION, and with my renewed … More

A Vase of Pansies

I’ve always loved pansies — to my detriment at one time. When I was about four or five years old … More

Abstract Expressionism in Watercolor

I’ve never been one for abstract painting. While I love looking at it and often marvel over how artists create … More

What Makes It Art?

Today I’m revisiting that much debated question: What is art? What is it about a drawing or painting that makes … More

Just Cover the Canvas

Today has been a somewhat frustrating day as far as my art goes. Nothing has really worked out quite the … More

An Abstract I Actually Like

I am not an abstract painter. While I love abstract art, I’m only good at looking at it, not creating … More

Bright and Bold

Over the next few weeks, I want to step away from representational painting now and then and just indulge myself in bright, bold colors. I want to splash, splatter, and pour my paints, letting them form their own shapes and designs.

Emotions in Art

I’ve written a lot about emotions in art. For me, emotion is what draws me to a particular painting when I’m … More

Point and Counterpoint

Last August I explored abstract art a bit, creating different paintings from ideas and suggestions I found in Artist magazine. I’d … More

My Study in Scarlet

I love it when things converge around me. Call it coincidence, call it synchronicity, call it whatever you like. A … More