Sunrise… Sunset…

There’s a song from Fiddler on the Roof that speaks of sunrises and sunsets and how swiftly flow the days. … More

Where’s the Heron?

When I first met and fell in love — artistically speaking — with tonalist George Inness, it was his painting Home of the … More

Today I’m sharing the seventh painting in my series of 3 x 5 “Index Card” landscapes. It’s part of my … More

When I began my 3 x 5 index card landscape project to study tonalism, I wasn’t really planning on posting every … More

Here is another — Day 4 — of my index card paintings for the month. I’m calling this one “Awareness” … More

I’m loving my 31-day oil-painting project! I definitely have a lot of work to do on bare trees, but this … More

Here is the second of my series of index card oil paintings as I go through the month learning about tonalism … More

I am loving my December tonalism project. Yep, that little project where I’m taking inspiration from a few favorite artists and … More

I began my art journey in June of 2015. Within the first month, I came across The Virtual Instructor art … More

I’m getting back to my studio now, spending a little time here each morning, and I’m looking forward to creating … More

It’s nice to be home again, nice to be feeling better, and oh, so very nice to have my art … More

Art is definitely subjective. We all know that. While I rave over Egon Schiele, many of you dislike his works. … More

I came across these words in my little Bob Ross desk calendar… “Let’s put a few little highlights in here … More

There is a Shaker song called “Simple Gifts”, and I’d like to share it today. ’Tis the gift to be … More

There’s a lovely old grist mill in West Virginia situated along Glade Creek. I’m sure you’ve seen it before, perhaps … More

I joke a lot about art, love, and romance. I’ve written about breaking-up with Aubrey Phillips and his style of watercolor … More

We hear a lot about happy little accidents in art, and today I want to share what I call a fortuitous accident. … More

We’ve had our first snowfall of the season here. It came on Monday, October 26. I point this out because … More

I posted an earlier version of this painting — Cherry Blossom Spring — in September. Since then it’s been sitting … More

Usually at this time of year I’m painting landscapes filled with autumn colors. This year is an exception, however. I’m … More