The Colors of Christmas

Even though my husband must get out each day as an essential worker, we are taking as many precautions as … More

Illuminating and Ultimate Gray

Every year I look forward to the announcement of Pantone’s “Color of the Year”. This year — which has been … More

You’ll be seeing a lot of fluid art over the next few weeks, specifically acrylic pouring. To date, I have yet … More

My art work over the last few days has gone in two very different directions. With my oil-painting project on … More

Much of what I’ve done with art recently has involved the principle of contrast. This is a key principle in design, … More

Here’s a quick look at the many different Zen-Doodles I’ve created over the last couple of weeks. A fellow artist … More

Several local artists I know through our regional clubs have become interested in miniature painting. Apparently there is an art … More

I’m certainly having fun with my tangles. I stop short of calling them “Zentangles” simply because I may or may not … More

Life is crazy these days. Between a pandemic and politics, we’re living in a world of confusion and uncertainty. Emotions … More

Anyone who has spent any time with watercolors knows that those mischievous paints can’t always be controlled. Of course, in … More

My first introduction to drawing with a grid came long, long years ago, back when I was barely out of … More

Learning to draw has been quite an interesting — and surprising — journey. From the first, I was astonished to … More

Exploring mixed media has been quite an adventure. I’m astonished day by day at how many things there are to … More

Learning new techniques is one of the most enjoyable aspects of art for me. It’s always fun, of course, to … More

Today’s pen-and-ink exercises are all about control — of which I have little! We’ve looked at contour lines, parallel lines, … More

Maybe you’ve seen that movie — Knives Out — with Jamie Lee Curtis. We saw it last fall and enjoyed … More

“Creativity means making a mess… and then cleaning it up.” I don’t know where or when I first heard those … More

Failure is not a pleasant topic to write about, nor is it a pleasant experience in our lives. Yet we … More

When I reached the half-way point of my 100-day creative adventure and posted about the project, I mentioned a few … More

I’m reminded again of that quote from Degas about how easy painting is when we don’t know how to do … More