My First Still Life

In between my painterly practice pieces, where I’m boldly swiping globs of paint on my canvas with gleeful abandon, I’m … More

The Backroad Barn Challenge

Yep, folks, that’s a barn you’re looking at. Yep, folks, I painted that barn. Yep, folks, I’m rather proud of … More

I sometimes go through times when I don’t feel I’m learning, growing, or improving as an artist. At other times, … More

When I read about Carla Gannis and her “selfie project” — Artist magazine, March 2019 — I was fascinated by the idea … More

“Hi, I’m a seascape that’s been sitting on the easel for a long, long time. I finally got finished, so … More

Where art is concerned, some days I probably should not get out of bed. That was how I was feeling … More

Artists often speak of the “ugly stages” of a painting. For me, my paintings often go into that ugly stage … More

My husband is of the opinion that everyone loves landscape paintings. In some respects, I’m sure he’s right. Landscapes are … More

Art, in many ways, is a habit. Those of us who pursue it in any of its myriad forms — … More

I love painting landscapes, so over the Thanksgiving holiday I spent a morning at my easel playing with the colors … More

I certainly had fun drawing older faces like my “Old Man in the Hat” and “Old Woman with a Shawl”. I … More

I have played around with digital art a bit, but only a bit. A very little bit, in fact. Actually, it … More

I’ve been fascinated with faces for as long as I can remember — not as an artist, but simply as … More

When I was growing up — back in the day — I loved climbing trees. Maybe that’s when and how … More

Only a few days into Inktober last year, I had to interrupt so that I could share my happiness over … More

My drawing time this morning involved a rather technical concept, that of creating interest in a drawing through the use … More

I don’t know if anyone reading this is old enough to remember the original Doublemint twins and their lilting, happy … More

I’ve been sorting through a lot of old drawings and paintings recently, and going through my old art often brings … More

Last week I wrote about my bugaboo: getting a wide range of values in my drawings and paintings. I’m always concerned that … More

As an artist who is still working to learn basic oil painting skills, nothing pleases me more than coming away … More