Here’s a simple, straight-forward question with a simple, straight-forward answer. In which year was the German art society Nazarene founded?…
Primary Madness
Color theory — especially color-mixing — can make an artist crazy. At least it’s making this artist crazy, so I now…
Pocket Size
I’m always quick to point out that I’m not a watercolor artist. I do, however, enjoy playing with the medium.…
Halloween is Here!
At the present time, I’m not doing any acrylic pourings. Last summer, however, I created a pouring during a “play-day”…
Ghostly Family Fun
Our grandson Carsen recently had a “half-day” at school, so we picked him up after his lunch while his parents…
Painting For Myself
During our recent Fine Arts Association meeting, you may recall, we played with watercolor on Yupo paper. I enjoyed our…
A Pair of Pears
After yesterday’s guess-what-it-is drawing, I took a deep breath and tried again. Before I go on, I’m just going to…
Observational Fatigue
There’s a slight chance — if you’ve been reading recent posts on this blog — you might be able to take…
The Cosmos is Revolving — Again
The cosmos is revolving. This is an expression I use often, so if you’ve followed along with my art journey…
Art Quiz: The Answer is Camaieu Painting
Until I came to this art quiz, I had never heard of camaieu painting. For what it’s worth, the plural is camaieux…
Art Quiz: Question 24
While some of the “Art Quiz” questions have been almost ridiculously easy (such as who painted The Starry Night), others…
Bye, Bye, Birdie
Anyone here other than me who’s old enough to remember the 1963 film of a rock star going off to…
Drolleries
Halloween is a magical, mystical time of year for me. There’s a delicious chill in the air. It’s time to…
An Enchanted Forest
At our last Fine Arts Association meeting, we played with watercolors and Yupo paper. I’ve mentioned Yupo paper before. It’s…
Foresight Is Always Good
I’m feeling quite pleased with myself at the moment. I’ve completed a painting for my mother-in-law, and while she hasn’t…
It Was Harder Than We Thought
My grand-daughter Kayla made it over on Sunday for our much-anticipated “play-day” in the art studio. We had fun. I…
Art Quiz: The Answer is Zangid Dynasty
Did you know the answer to this one? Congratulations if you got it right. If, like me, you missed this…
Art Quiz: Question 23
Time for another “art quiz” question, and for me, this was another “stumper”. I had no idea. I could only…
“I Want Something”
It’s a great feeling to be wanted, isn’t it… especially when it comes to art. I’ll admit to feeling quite…
Trust Yourself
I recently signed up for another free online class from Michael’s. This one was on “Watercolor Herbs”. Being a lover…