Art Chaos

I’m going through a crazy time with art right now. We all know that chaos is supposed to lead to order, and … More

Art Quiz: The Answer is Encaustic Painting

I knew the answer to this quiz question because a member of our local fine arts association is an encaustic … More

Now that my husband has retired — after forty years in the health care field — our schedule will be … More

We’ve had our share of stormy weather around here this year. You know, of course, that my art studio flooded … More

I’ll make it short and sweet. What’s the trouble with art? Simply this: there’s so much of it! I guess … More

When it comes to art, it’s good to know how to do something… like watercolor. But it’s important, too, to … More

I had a fun day on Tuesday. Although our Monday night art club meeting was cancelled due to storms moving … More

On Sunday morning I read an inspirational article that suggested we “speak only words of love” throughout the day. I … More

What is the process of drawing? Seriously, I want you to stop and think about it for a minute or two. … More

One of the areas I’m working on this fall is watercolor. Of course, I’m not using traditional transparent “Western” watercolors, … More

It’s always fun to time-hop a bit and look back at other times and places in our lives. For me, this … More

I love this time of year! Yes, “technically” it is still summer. Autumn doesn’t begin until Wednesday, September 22 this … More

One of the most important things for me right now is keeping my art time simple. In the past, I’ve … More

Over and over, I hear the same thing. When it comes to drawing, anything is fair game. Even the simplest … More

I laugh whenever I read that creative children often have “imaginary friends.” I certainly did, and I’m sure you did … More

With the Labor Day holiday approaching for US workers, I thought it might be interesting to explore art as an … More

A couple days ago I was crying out for help with perspective drawing, and today… well, another day, another cry. … More

Now that I’ve moved past that dreadful exercise on drawing an interior scene, I’m happily sketching various objects around the … More

I’ve been told that until my accuracy in drawing improves, I really don’t need to worry about learning to shade. … More

It’s been a very busy week here at our house. With summer vacation drawing to a close, Grandpa and Grandma … More