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A Bit Disappointed

Tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be visiting the retinologist, and hoping for a good report. I can tell that there’s still problems … More

Art, creativity, Disappointments, Landscape painting, life, painting, Re-learning, Water Mixable Oils

New Paints, New Brushes

I’ve been putting off painting for a long, long time, as you know. Of course, I’ve had some legitimate reasons, … More

Amazon Basics, Artisan, Landscape painting, Winsor & Newton

Consider This a PSA

If you’re a Word Press blogger — and if you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you are — you’ve … More

Art Education, Art teachers, Childhood experiences, Children and Art, encouragement, Jon Gnagy, Student Art

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Back in the day before I “became” an artist… back in the day when I used to dream about what … More

American Society of Botanical artists, Books on botanical art, botanical art, Botany, Worldwide Day of Botanical Art

Look! Look! Look!

I came to the studio early yesterday, sat down here at my desk, and as is my habit, I logged … More

Bert Dodson, Developing artistic vision, Focus, Keys to Drawing, Learning to see, Observation in art

Looking Ahead

Looking anywhere right now is still a bit of a problem for me. Oh, I can see… but with my … More

Art Studio, Butternut, Challenges, Cheap Joe's Art Supply, Easel, Vision Impairment

Background Checks

I’m getting more and more “settled in” to my art studio, and “settled in” to what I enjoy doing as … More

Backgrounds, Geometric Forms, Still Life

What Makes a Good Art Teacher?

Although I tried several times as a child and as a young adult to “learn to draw”, I was never … More

Art Instruction, Art Tutorials, Online Art Classes

Color Management on My Palette

I’ve studied color theory before. In fact, I’ve studied color theory several times, following along with different books or different … More

Art, Brent Watkinson, Color Management, Color Theory, Kansas City Art Instute, Limited Palette, painting, Pigments

Where Did You Begin?

I have a little challenge for you. Just for the fun of it, tell me — in a single sentence … More

Art supplies, Keith Coldsnow, Personal stories, Prismacolor Premier

Re-Discovering Oil Pastels

In the weeks before I stepped away from my art studio, I was spending a lot of time with oil … More

Oil Pastels

What a Journey It’s Been!

I happened to see this little “anniversary card” — “9 years later, and you’re still the best decision I ever … More

Anniversary, Blogging

“We Must Believe…”

Today’s post is of a philosophical nature, so please do share your thoughts. The topic involves our “mindset” in learning … More

Believe in Yourself, Confidence, Ultimate Academy

I Did Something Right

I’m bouncing around a bit here in my art studio… mostly doing watercolor, but still practicing brush lettering, and re-visiting … More

Highlights, Watercolor

Before? After? Better? Worse?

Now that I’m spending a little time in my studio again, I am having fun playing with watercolors. There are … More

Splatters, Watercolor

For Goodness Sake – Why?

Over the last few years, the only artwork I’ve attempted — well, almost — has been watercolor. For the record, … More

Art supplies, Emotions, Fun, Watercolor

This is Why I Stopped Doing Art

I’m grateful to everyone for the encouraging words and good wishes. Unfortunately getting back to art is proving to be … More

Emily Olson, Mastering Watercolor

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries

It’s been another fun morning in the studio. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not being too serious about art over … More

Creative Bug, Having fun with art, Joy Ting, Mixing Media

Enjoying the Morning

I haven’t been overly ambitious lately where art is concerned. For the moment I’m content to do a little daily … More

Blind Contour Drawing, Watercolor

Something New to Play With

From the time I first heard of them, I’ve been curious about oil sticks.  Recently, I decided to get a small … More

Dick Blick, Oil Sticks, Shiva

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