Getting Worse… But Who Cares?

My current landscape project — known as “The River Tree” — has been languishing on the easel for a time. … More

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

Now that I’ve actually gotten back to the studio and, more specifically, back to painting, I figured I might as … More

For over a week I’ve been “too busy” to paint. “Too busy”, of course, being a convenient excuse. Finally, today, … More

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

I was taken by surprise when I logged in here this morning after a rather long and painful absence. I … More

Back when I was doing Inktober several years ago, I shared an imaginary art friend — my cheeky “monkey mind”. … More

Recently I wrote about “Der Schrei de Natur” — The Scream — by Edvard Munch. For most of us, I’m … More

Spring is here. We woke up this morning to thunder, lightning, and pouring rain. A few years ago, that would … More

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

A simple question today. Who is your favorite artist? Oh, wait! That might look like a simple question, but it’s … More

The time has come the Walrus said To talk of many things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of … More

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

As a very messy oil painter, I’m always looking for tips that might help me keep my palette better-organized and … More

Many times I’ve said that creativity is “making a mess” — but that’s only part of it. The rest of … More

We’ve all figuratively met “Whistler’s Mother” — from a painting titled Arrangment in Gray and Black #1. But how many of … More

“Are you ever going to finish that painting?” That’s what my husband has been asking about “Rocky Falls”. I call … More

I am still quite intrigued by the idea of fingerpainting with oil paints. Surprisingly, I haven’t done much with it … More

We all know the old adage about not fixing it if it’s not broken, but I think most of us … More

Do you remember fingerpainting as a child? I didn’t get to do much of that because, for me, it was … More