Fun Fall Colors

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

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

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

Today’s pen-and-ink exercises are all about control — of which I have little! We’ve looked at contour lines, parallel lines, … More

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

I’ve written many times in this blog about Matt Fussell, the Virtual Instructor whose tutorials and classes helped me become … More

“Loving you is easy because you’re beautiful…” Unless you’re old like I am, you probably don’t know this song. It’s … More

How many times have you received a postcard from someone traveling on vacation? Maybe postcards aren’t as popular now as … More

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

Today is my third day as an art journalist. Hurray! That’s a bit of a milestone for me. I usually … More

In even the best of relationships, there are times when we need a bit of reassurance. My relationship with art … More

When I first saw the reference photo we were going to use for the most recent “Live Lesson” series at … More

I am sitting here in my studio — the office area, obviously. It’s nice to have both office and studio … More

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

“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

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