Draw Yourself Calm

I first “got to know” Amy Maricle through the Sketchbook Revival program, although I don’t recall which year she was … More

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

Most times my husband and I remark upon how blessed we have been throughout our lives. We still feel blessed. … More

Today is one of my favorite days in the year — both for art and as an inhabitant of this … More

This graphite drawing isn’t finished, but I’m sharing it now — at least, in part. What you’re looking at is … More

I began learning to draw in June, 2015. That’s almost ten years ago! Of course, it hasn’t been a consistent, … More

I’m spending quite a bit of time these days looking back, going through old sketchbooks, browsing posts here on the … More

One of the reasons I came back to the studio was because I felt guilty — not about leaving my … More

I love hydrangeas. I’ve always been fascinated by the fact that the color of the blooms depends upon the soil. … More

Yesterday you saw my sad, over-grown dahlia. I didn’t show you the rather droopy rose I’d drawn the previous day. … More

My recent attempt at painting trees — with a palette knife, no less — left me with a lot of … More

I love trees. If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you already know that trees are among … More

Today’s drawing might have started out as a vase of sunflowers, but by the time I was finished, they’d turned … More

Before I learned to draw, I doodled — mostly flowers. Flowers are fun and fairly easy to doodle. Even now … More

From time to time I see Facebook posts from artist friends who’ve gone outside to do a bit of plein … More

As you know, I recently went on a lovely field trip to a botanical garden as part of an art … More

I did it! I went plein air painting — not on a solitary hike at our nearby nature trails, but … More

One of the most rewarding aspects of art is the joy that comes from sharing. I love when the young … More

Now that I’m an official nature journalist — official by my own declaration — I’m loving my time outdoors more than … More

I’m very glad I’ve learned the basic “how-to’s” of nature journaling. Although our weather was quite uncooperative for a while … More