No Apologies

As I post this completed “potted plant” painting — my first attempt at a still life — I want to … More

A Few New Do’s and Don’t’s

How, precisely, does one spell “don’t’s”? I don’t know, but I’m not going to worry about it. See? My new … More

Happy New Year to everyone! Or maybe I should say “Gelukkig Nieuwjaar voor iedereen” Yes, I am learning Dutch now … More

My husband and I enjoy watching good courtroom dramas in films and on television. In each, there’s always that moment … More

When I said, “I guess I have to learn how to draw” four years ago, I didn’t think my efforts … More

We sing those words often here in America. I think of these words often, too, as I’m working at my … More

Brace yourselves. Now that I’ve adopted the rule of never wiping away a work in progress, you’ll be seeing a … More

Insanity, it’s been said, is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. By that definition, I … More

Artists often speak of the “ugly stages” of a painting. For me, my paintings often go into that ugly stage … More

I’m not happy with this one — but, to my credit, I didn’t get frustrated and wipe it away. Instead … More

Art, in many ways, is a habit. Those of us who pursue it in any of its myriad forms — … More

Art should be fun — most of the time, at least. And, if it’s not fun, it should at least … More

People have different ways of getting about, different ways of maneuvering through life, different ways to get where they’re going. … More

Ever since I went hunting the wild beasts of the art world and found myself in the jungle of Fauvism, I’ve … More

What I love most about creativity is how one thing always leads to another, so there’s never an end to … More

It feels good to write this today. For once, I’m not dealing with disappointment in my art. My little creative monkey … More

I’ve been sorting through a lot of old drawings and paintings recently, and going through my old art often brings … More

Today has been a somewhat frustrating day as far as my art goes. Nothing has really worked out quite the … More

I’m catching up on a lot of art reading. During my painting and drawing hiatus, several months of Artist magazine piled up near … More

Last December I started a new painting. At the time I was reading an oil painting book in which the … More