A Pot It Is

When I said, “I guess I have to learn how to draw” four years ago, I didn’t think my efforts…

Oh, Beautiful, for Spacious Skies

We sing those words often here in America. I think of these words often, too, as I’m working at my…

Brace yourselves. Now that I’ve adopted the rule of never wiping away a work in progress, you’ll be seeing a…

Insanity, it’s been said, is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. By that definition, I…

Last week I attended a Christmas luncheon hosted by one of the art clubs I belong to. It’s always fun…

Where art is concerned, some days I probably should not get out of bed. That was how I was feeling…

As a lover of colors, I’ve always looked forward to Pantone’s announcement of their chosen “color of the year”. That…

Artists often speak of the “ugly stages” of a painting. For me, my paintings often go into that ugly stage…

My husband is of the opinion that everyone loves landscape paintings. In some respects, I’m sure he’s right. Landscapes are…

I’m not happy with this one — but, to my credit, I didn’t get frustrated and wipe it away. Instead…

Art, in many ways, is a habit. Those of us who pursue it in any of its myriad forms —…

Art should be fun — most of the time, at least. And, if it’s not fun, it should at least…

I love painting landscapes, so over the Thanksgiving holiday I spent a morning at my easel playing with the colors…

With the Thanksgiving holidays right around the corner, I’ll be taking a short break from blogging. We will be spending…

I still have villages on my mind. Not only am I still thinking about Carsen’s off-hand remark that our neighborhood is…

Last weekend our grandson, Carsen, visited with us. We had a fun time playing Sorry, watching his favorite show —…

I certainly had fun drawing older faces like my “Old Man in the Hat” and “Old Woman with a Shawl”. I…

I have played around with digital art a bit, but only a bit. A very little bit, in fact. Actually, it…

In 1960, author John Steinbeck set off with his dog, Charley, on a 10,000 mile jaunt around America. Two years…

People have different ways of getting about, different ways of maneuvering through life, different ways to get where they’re going.…