Embracing Imperfections

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

Looking to the Light

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

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

Today – July 14 – I should be hitting the “quarter pole” — meaning I should have only another quarter … More

My husband and I have recently planted a lot of flowers. Some were plants we bought, others we’ve planted from … More

I don’t usually do political art, but this watercolor portrait showed up on my easel as I was working on … More

All right, so it’s not a complete bird. I won’t argue with you over that point. It is, however, at … More

I recently broke up with Aubrey Phillips, if you recall. Oh, he’s still around, and I’m still working my way through … More

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

I’ve been spending a lot of time with watercolor lately. Each day I do a “watercolor warm-up”, which is mostly … More

When I was first learning to draw back in 2015, I read an article about a drawing class where the … More

Several years back there was a movie — It’s Complicated — about modern-day relationships — which can, indeed, become a … More

As a landscape painter who loves painting skies, I’ve always been partial to blues — from the palest, most delicate … More

As a writer, a musician and an artist, I often draw comparisons between these various disciplines. We find so many … More

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

Just when I think I’m getting the hang of watercolors… just when I’m starting to feel a bit more at … More

I’m sitting here looking at a watercolor painting I completed a few minutes ago. It’s not even dry yet, but … More

Virtual travel is so pleasant! In real life, I’m not much of a traveler at all. I much prefer staying … More

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

Toward the end of last month, I shared my whimsical watercolor based on Mary Cassatt’s painting, The Child’s Bath. I loved … More