Are We Having Fun Yet?

Enjoying what we do is essential if we hope to improve any particular skill, and art is certainly no exception. … More

Another Misty Morning

A few days ago I shared a few of my “misty morning” watercolor paintings. They reflected, I hope, peaceful scenes … More

I love misty mornings when colors are soft and hazy. In my watercolor studies, that’s the effect I’ve been learning … More

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

My experience with mixed media in the past has been limited to line and wash applications, such as the Turkish … More

“Loving you is easy because you’re beautiful…” Unless you’re old like I am, you probably don’t know this song. It’s … More

Until very recently, I had never heard of gansai, now I not only know the word, I have a lovely 12-color set … More

How many times have you received a postcard from someone traveling on vacation? Maybe postcards aren’t as popular now as … More

I love painting landscapes, and I do fairly well with them in oil. With watercolors… that’s another thing altogether. Once … More

Today is my third day as an art journalist. Hurray! That’s a bit of a milestone for me. I usually … More

“Imagination knows no bounds.” I like writing those words. I like thinking about them because I know how powerful imagination … More

When I first saw the reference photo we were going to use for the most recent “Live Lesson” series at … More

World Watercolor Month has now come to an end. I did not complete a watercolor each day. I didn’t even … More

I think painting is probably easy for some gifted artists. Through the art clubs I belong to, I know quite … More

My first attempts at learning watercolor came in 2016, soon after I started this blog. I’d been pursuing my interest … More

I’m a curious sort, and as I sat down to write this post I couldn’t help but wonder, is there … More

I’ve shared this story before, but here goes again. It was back in June, 2015, about two weeks after I’d … More

Remember that awful Winter Stream watercolor I painted several weeks ago? It was painted and posted here not too long … More

Despite all the ups and downs along the way in recent weeks, I’m definitely enjoying my art journey. Not long … More

World Watercolor Month is well underway, and hopefully before it’s all over I’ll have a nice collection of paintings to … More