An Art Ambassador

I had a pleasant experience on Thursday morning and just wanted to share it with you. It was time for…

Is It Any Wonder I’m Confused?

I’m just wrapping up my morning drawing session, and I’m leaving the lesson on a discouraging note. I don’t like…

I knew absolutely nothing about the Tabriz school — or any of the others listed as possible answers. So this…

This one was a stumper for me. I had absolutely no idea! How about you? Question: Which school of painting was…

First, let me say this. Despite the title, yes, this is actually a post about art. Before I can get…

Didn’t I say my art world was a bit chaotic at the moment? Yes, I did, and yes, it is.…

If I were to ever compile a list of my all-time favorite rock songs, you can be sure that If…

I’m going through a crazy time with art right now. We all know that chaos is supposed to lead to order, and…

It’s been said that the beginning is “a very good place to start,” and true enough, it is. But only…

I knew the answer to this quiz question because a member of our local fine arts association is an encaustic…

This one I knew. You probably know the answer, too. Question: Name the type of painting technique done by mixing pigments…

Recently I’ve discovered “drip art”. At least, that’s what I’m calling it. I’m not sure if the method has an…

This is why I love gansai. It’s so much fun to play with. Even when I have nothing in mind,…

I’ve often quoted those well-known lines from Robert Burns: “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men. Gang aft a-gley”. Maybe I’ve…

Now that my husband has retired — after forty years in the health care field — our schedule will be…

We’ve had our share of stormy weather around here this year. You know, of course, that my art studio flooded…

There’s a saying about some things being “greater than the sum of its parts.” True enough in many areas of…

Roger Eliot Fry was both an art critic and a painter. It was Fry who first used the term “post-impressionism”…

Here’s another one that stumped me. I had absolutely no clue. Question: Who coined the term “Post-Impressionism” for a French art…

I’ll make it short and sweet. What’s the trouble with art? Simply this: there’s so much of it! I guess…