Awareness

Here is another — Day 4 — of my index card paintings for the month. I’m calling this one “Awareness” … More

Painting with George

I’m loving my 31-day oil-painting project! I definitely have a lot of work to do on bare trees, but this … More

Here is the second of my series of index card oil paintings as I go through the month learning about tonalism … More

I am loving my December tonalism project. Yep, that little project where I’m taking inspiration from a few favorite artists and … More

I began my art journey in June of 2015. Within the first month, I came across The Virtual Instructor art … More

I’m getting back to my studio now, spending a little time here each morning, and I’m looking forward to creating … More

I joke a lot about art, love, and romance. I’ve written about breaking-up with Aubrey Phillips and his style of watercolor … More

We hear a lot about happy little accidents in art, and today I want to share what I call a fortuitous accident. … More

We’ve had our first snowfall of the season here. It came on Monday, October 26. I point this out because … More

I posted an earlier version of this painting — Cherry Blossom Spring — in September. Since then it’s been sitting … More

Earlier this morning my husband and I enjoyed our first fire in the downstairs fireplace. It was warm and cozy, … More

I love to cook. I love planning our menus. I love nutrition. I guess I could say I simply have … More

When I first tried painting a scene of cherry trees in bloom, it didn’t go well. You saw that ugly … More

I’m having an ugly day in the art studio. I wasn’t planning to make bad art, today, but sometimes it … More

In even the best of relationships, there are times when we need a bit of reassurance. My relationship with art … More

I showed this painting before in its “nearly-finished” state. Since then, it’s been sitting on my drying shelf waiting for … More

Let’s be blunt and get it out of the way. Despite my drawing practices, my cows aren’t looking any better, … More

I love painting skies. I love painting clouds. But even while I’m loving what I’m doing — which is an … More

I love painting skies. I love painting clouds, too. The two sort of go together, of course, and while it’s … More

My husband and I have recently planted a lot of flowers. Some were plants we bought, others we’ve planted from … More