Yes, No, Maybe, and… What?

Lately I’ve been on a cleaning crusade.  Time to clip pictures from old magazines — recipes, too — and toss … More

The Direction of My Dreams

As I write this, I am listening to a selection of beautiful classical music shared by Anne from the Denney … More

Frustration, Failures, and Unfinished Paintings

Being a creative individual is a beautiful experience, except when it’s not, and when it’s not, it’s no fun at … More

Disaster at Sea

Somewhere I found a browser add-on that includes a breath-taking picture, a place to list my to-do’s for the day, … More

The Curse of Symmetry

Last summer as I was following along with lessons from different drawing books, I came across one assignment — to … More

Art and Music – Memorization

As a pianist, I’ve always struggled with memorization. It doesn’t come easily for me. Recently I spent weeks memorizing Schumann’s Melodie, a … More

Eine Kleine Nacht… Kunst

First, apologies to Carsten Wieland or any other German speakers…I hope I wrote my title correctly. I’ve been doing a … More

What Did I Learn Today?

Practice painting is often frustrating. Sometimes I feel I’m wasting a lot of canvas as well as wasting a lot … More

Hold It Right There!

I haven’t done a lot of serious drawing and painting recently, but I have done a lot of reading, a … More

The Artist I Want to Be

Today I’m sharing the last of four questions posed by George Allen Durkee in his book, Expressive Oil Painting. “What … More

My “ABC’s” of Art

Yesterday I wrote about Expressive Oil Painting and four questions proposed by the author, George Allen Durkee. Today I want to … More

Where Am I Now As an Artist?

One of my recent used book finds is an oil painting book by George Allen Durkee. Who is George Allen … More

September is Here!

I love September. I always have, and I’m sure I always will. Really, what’s not to love? Although it’s still … More

Basic Brush Strokes – Blending Techniques

Over the next few weeks I’ll be learning about — and practicing — lots of different brush strokes for oil … More

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

Nope, I’m not drawing dogs — although our stuffed puppies do make excellent subjects. From time to time I will … More

Finding Value in Acrylics

I’m never going to be an acrylic artist, but along with toning canvases, I’m finding another good use for all the acrylic paints I have sitting by my easel.

Under Construction

I have never been good at drawing buildings, and when it comes to painting them, I’m even worse. I struggled … More

Building Blocks

Canvas panels are piling up around my house. I keep a good supply of them — in all sizes — … More

The Call of the Sea

Every summer I re-read Treasure Island, and without fail, I begin to hear the call of the sea. As an artist, … More

The Art of Practice – Final Thoughts

Over the last few weeks, I’ve shared ten tips from The Art of Practice — a little flyer I found among my … More