Slowly But Surely

One of the reasons why I want to learn watercolors is because I love seeing those soft, misty-looking, loose, suggestive…

Flowers and Friendship

I love art-blogging. I still have no idea what ever possessed me that afternoon when I first came to WordPress…

Painting apples is fun. I’ve mentioned many times how much I loved drawing apples when I first began learning. I…

Doodling with watercolor and ink has been fun. Lots of fun. It’s also given me an opportunity to learn a…

One of the greatest ways in which art brings us — and others — joy is through creating simple gifts…

I always have fun painting with our grandchildren, especially Madox. You’ve met him before in the pages of this blog.…

I remember well the excitement I felt as an aspiring artist first discovering colors. When I began learning to draw,…

Here’s my little watercolor warm-up from last Friday morning. I’m calling it Paint Promenade. This was a more-or-less unplanned painting,…

Our midwestern weather is finally warming up. As I write this — on May Day — it’s close to eighty…

I don’t know what there is about this silly little watercolor doodle painting, but I am so in love with…

I’m having fun with my watercolors, especially with my watercolor warm-ups. That’s how I begin my day when I come…

I am an advocate for learning art. For most of my life, I was quick to repeat those oft-heard words:…

Art is messy. Recently I blogged about setting up my new art studio. Oh, how lovely to have a place…

Brushes, brushes, brushes. Without a doubt, brushes are very important in painting, and I’m glad I’ve finally found my way…

I am about to set off on a creative adventure. It’s one I vaguely recall reading about before, but not…

I’m not much of a TV viewer, so while I’m aware that there was once a program called Different Strokes, I’m…

I came into the studio Sunday morning filled with ideas and inspirations. Doing watercolor doodles on Saturday was fun, and I…

As I moved into the second phase of my watercolor doodles project, the process became a bit more challenging. I…

In the midst of all the bad art I’m creating right now, I’m also exploring lots of fun things. In…

Here is my finished painting from Arnold Fletcher’s oil painting exercise in perspective: It’s a very small painting —…