Where Is The Concert?

I enjoy classical concerts. In younger days, my husband and I both enjoyed more raucous “rock” concerts — he was … More

A Visit with Matisse

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

Recently I mentioned the connections between art and philosophy — a branch of study referred to as aesthetics. On this point, … More

Yesterday, I presented a “High-Key” study — a lake scene done using the lightest values from our traditional value scale. … More

I’ll start right off by saying that I’m not sure I really understand what I’m doing here. Of course, there … More

When I discovered the tonalist art movement and decided to study it further, I had no idea what lay ahead. I … More

In the past I’ve had a somewhat complicated relationship with abstract art. To understand that relationship, I think it’s important … More

I’ve been fortunate in having received little criticism of my art. That is, of course, because I’ve had little exposure as … More

I tend to take quotes with a bit of skepticism, especially online quotes. Sometimes they are correctly attributed; at other … More

2021. My year of EXPLORATION. I love this theme, especially as it applies to art because exploration is a process combining old … More

Art is very much about “finding” ourselves. We have to explore a lot of things, I think, before we can … More

I was saddened to hear of the recent death of Chad Stewart, part of a popular 60’s “British Invasion” duo, … More

When I decided to do my 31-Day Index Card Landscape Project as a way of studying tonalism, I planned the month … More

I enjoyed painting this 3 x 5 landscape, another scene based on a work by Dwight William Tryon. His painting … More

With the Christmas holiday behind us, I hurried down to my art studio on Saturday morning, ready to make a … More

First, no, I’ve never read that book, and you probaably know which one I’m talking about. Now, with that said, let’s … More

Billy Joel’s Just the Way You Are is a favorite — both to listen and to play. Back in the 1980s … More

Over the last few days I’ve been using my hot bubble gum pink gessoed manila dividers for my tonalist landscape … More

Maybe one of the reasons I’m so in love with tonalist art is that almost all of the landscape paintings predominately … More