Day 1 — Yes, I’m Having Fun

I’m always a bit skeptical of books that promise results in a specific amount of time. You know the kind … More

Quacker and Company

Last month on April 8, we celebrated the official holiday of “Draw-a-Bird Day“. Maybe you already know the story behind … More

May Day — the first of May — is an old-fashioned holiday of sorts, a time for merry-making and dancing … More

“Does not follow directions well…” No parent wants to hear that report from a child’s teacher. Following directions is an … More

My art world right now sometimes seems a bit crazy. I’ve been bouncing around with ups and downs, feeling good … More

Recently I found myself in an “in-between spot” with an art tutorial. I’d completed the first part of the assignment … More

My abstract art adventure has been interesting. I like learning new techniques for putting paint on canvas, especially in wild … More

I’m learning a lot about landscape oil painting, and consequently I’m doing a few things differently than in the past. … More

In the coming days I’m going to be focusing more on light and shadow in my oil paintings, and that … More

I’ve written about Henri Matisse before. I have a bizarre fascination with his work. In some ways, I don’t like … More

I hesitate to include Paul Cezanne’s name in this still life painting, the one I fussed about and fretted over … More

Did you know…? Today is the official celebration for Draw-a-Bird Day. I’m not sure why it is that we’ve come … More

Here is today’s playful “shape picture”. Its title is “Expanding”, and I feel that my morning “Kindergarten time” is definitely … More

Let’s start with my “child’s play” for today, a design created with different shapes and based on my understanding of … More

One of the reasons I don’t do plein air painting is my concern that I’d never be able to accurately paint … More

Showing off “failed” drawings is not a lot of fun, but I learn so much from them that sharing them … More

Playing with my scrapbook-paper shapes each morning is actually quite fun. Sure, I’m an old great-grandmother, but that doesn’t mean … More

It’s April 1, otherwise known as April Fool’s Day, and I’ve been told that at the start of a new … More

You already know, of course, that I don’t do urban sketching. I can’t draw buildings, and I’d be much too … More

I’m beginning a new abstract adventure. As I learn more about design, I’m finding myself eager to work with abstract … More