2021. My year of EXPLORATION. I love this theme, especially as it applies to art because exploration is a process combining old…
Playing with Powdered Pigments
Last September I took the plunge and signed up for a monthly “subscription box” from Let’s Make Art. There are…
Let’s Get Real
Art is very much about “finding” ourselves. We have to explore a lot of things, I think, before we can…
All Good Things Must End Someday
I was saddened to hear of the recent death of Chad Stewart, part of a popular 60’s “British Invasion” duo,…
It’s a Mystery to Me
When I decided to do my 31-Day Index Card Landscape Project as a way of studying tonalism, I planned the month…
After the Rain
I enjoyed painting this 3 x 5 landscape, another scene based on a work by Dwight William Tryon. His painting…
Order — With a Capital O
There’s something about a “first” that always catches our attention, I think. At some level, I believe we’re always looking…
A Bright Sun Shiny Day
It’s January. It’s cold. But sometimes the sun still shines — brightly. Actually, the sun is closer to the earth…
Been There, Done That
With the Christmas holiday behind us, I hurried down to my art studio on Saturday morning, ready to make a…
Lost Treasures
No, this post isn’t about some newly-discovered painting or recently unearthed archaeological discovery — which would be nice since my…
Shades of Gray
First, no, I’ve never read that book, and you probaably know which one I’m talking about. Now, with that said, let’s…
Art for Art’s Sake
Although it may seem a simple concept, l’art pour l’art — art for art’s sake — is actually a serious topic…
Just the Way You Are
Billy Joel’s Just the Way You Are is a favorite — both to listen and to play. Back in the 1980s…
A Year of Exploration
Each year I choose a word to serve as a guide through the coming twelve months. Last year, you might…
Farewell 2020
I don’t think anyone is sad to see this year coming to a close. It’s been a difficult year for…
Christmasphere – Snowflake Contest
Rarely do I join in on blog contests, or “blog-hops” where bloggers get together around a specific theme. Several times Artistcoveries…
How’s That Hot Pink Working Out?
Over the last few days I’ve been using my hot bubble gum pink gessoed manila dividers for my tonalist landscape…
Three Twisted Trees — A Study in Symbolism
Maybe one of the reasons I’m so in love with tonalist art is that almost all of the landscape paintings predominately…
A Congregation of Trees
Winter is here, I’ve been painting snowy scenes, and I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my December landscape-painting project. With yesterday’s painting…
What Am I Learning?
Whereas with yesterday’s 3 x 5 landscape — Pine Trees — I had a lot of mixed emotions, with today’s…
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