Where I Should Be

Today – July 14 – I should be hitting the “quarter pole” — meaning I should have only another quarter…

Bright Ideas

Sometimes I come up with bright ideas… little artsy-craftsy projects that I think I might be able to do. Of…

I can’t draw cows. Actually, I can’t draw animals of any sort. My first attempts — soon after I began…

I love painting skies. I love painting clouds, too. The two sort of go together, of course, and while it’s…

My husband and I have recently planted a lot of flowers. Some were plants we bought, others we’ve planted from…

I don’t usually do political art, but this watercolor portrait showed up on my easel as I was working on…

All right, so it’s not a complete bird. I won’t argue with you over that point. It is, however, at…

I recently broke up with Aubrey Phillips, if you recall. Oh, he’s still around, and I’m still working my way through…

Each of us faces many defining moments in life. Those moments become indelible memories, always a part of us. Those…

I’ve mentioned acrylic pouring several times in the past. When I first saw colorful pourings on-line, I was excited and…

No artsy post today… just a wish for all in our land to have a safe and happy Fourth of…

Since moving into our new home, my husband and I have designated Friday as our “dinner and a movie” date…

Yesterday I painted a very simple watercolor landscape as part of my 100-day creative art adventure. As you know, I’m…

Every year I choose a single word to guide me. For 2020, that word is IMAGINATION, and with my renewed…

Just do it! Those words were popularized as Nike’s slogan for a long time. It’s a positive, uplifting, encouraging statement.…

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

According to research — whose, I don’t know — blog readers love lists. This is why you see so many…

I’ve been spending a lot of time with watercolor lately. Each day I do a “watercolor warm-up”, which is mostly…

I love food, and have loved to cook from a very young age. The highlight of my week is sitting…

I believe it’s important for us to try many different things in art. Since I began my journey of discovery,…