The Art of Restoration

Art museums and galleries face two challenging tasks with the artworks they house and display. First is the area of … More

Drowning in Pop Art

Because I am doing little — if any — art work worthy of sharing, showing, and discussing, I recently asked … More

Special Needs

My husband and I are grandparents and great-grandparents to two special needs children. In addition, my husband worked with special … More

Monkeying Around

Back when I was doing Inktober several years ago, I shared an imaginary art friend — my cheeky “monkey mind”. … More

Worldwide Day of Botanical Art

Yesterday I wrote a bit about botanical art and shared a few resources. At the close of the post, I … More

Catching the Wind

We’ve had quite a bit of windy weather in recent weeks. Although March has always been known as the month … More

More About Munch

Recently I wrote about “Der Schrei de Natur” — The Scream — by Edvard Munch. For most of us, I’m … More

Please Stand By – Technical Difficulties

This headline is misleading, no doubt. Fortunately I’m not having any technical difficulties today, although I remember my grandfather teaching … More

Feathered Friends in Art

Today, April 8, is “Draw-a-Bird Day”. I know many of you are familiar with the story of seven-year-old Dorie Cooper … More

Today’s Art Lesson

The drawing lesson I reviewed this morning focused on graphite. I’m guessing that just about everyone who wants to draw … More

Degenerate Art

It’s always interesting to me to see how one thing can lead to another. As I learn about art and … More

The Power of Color

Over the last few months I’ve played with color — a lot. Usually my palette is based on landscape colors. … More

And The Winners Are…

I picked up my “Birch Forest” painting from the Tiny Art Show on Friday, and while I was there I … More

What a Fun Little Art Show!

Yesterday morning my husband and I visited our local library, scene of the current “Tiny Art” exhibition sponsored by the … More

The Birch Forest

Yesterday was the final day of the Student Art Show sponsored by our HFAA club. I went to the library … More

Another Show Coming Up!

I’m excited. Little by little, our art world is coming to life again. For the last two-and-a-half years, there have … More

Questions on Student Art

Monday was an interesting day. Shortly after lunch, my husband and I went to our nearby library where we met … More

Earth Day 2022

I always look forward to Earth Day. This year, however, as much as I want to get out and celebrate … More

Art Quiz: The Answer is 12th Century

An earlier “art quiz” question and answer — Question 44 — focused on icons. The “Novgorod” school of art produced … More

Slow Art Day

Last year I explored the concept of slow drawing — and slow art — in various ways. First, I learned about Amy … More