Una Paloma Blanca means a white dove, and maybe you’ve seen doves gliding through the sky. Most likely you’ve heard George…
The Art of Medicine
Weird as it is, I love anatomy. I haven’t done any figure drawing recently since I’ve been focused so much…
A Taste of Art
Here is another of my abstract acrylics created in response to a prompt in a recent issue of Artist magazine.…
The Artist I Want to Be
Today I’m sharing the last of four questions posed by George Allen Durkee in his book, Expressive Oil Painting. “What…
What’s Stopping You?
All right, so the question of the day is really a bit more personal. It’s not so much about what’s…
My “ABC’s” of Art
Yesterday I wrote about Expressive Oil Painting and four questions proposed by the author, George Allen Durkee. Today I want to…
Where Am I Now As an Artist?
One of my recent used book finds is an oil painting book by George Allen Durkee. Who is George Allen…
September is Here!
I love September. I always have, and I’m sure I always will. Really, what’s not to love? Although it’s still…
Artistic Etudes
Over the past few weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about art and music. This was the theme of a…
Basic Brush Strokes – Blending Techniques
Over the next few weeks I’ll be learning about — and practicing — lots of different brush strokes for oil…
North Lake
Recently my husband and I spent a little time at North Lake — a beautiful fishing lake north of the…
By Any Other Name…
William Shakespeare said it, and we’ve all heard it. In fact, we’ve all probably said it a time or two…
Yes, Anyone Can Learn to Draw
I’ll admit, I really didn’t believe I could ever learn to draw. I truly have no artistic talent whatsoever, and…
Do I Have an Egbert?
I wrote about brushes once before — when I was first doing watercolor painting. That was a little over two…
It’s Not a Competition
“It’s not a competition.” I read those words as I browsed books at Amazon, and with a sigh of relief…
Heart and Soul
Over the summer I’ve been doing a few abstract paintings in acrylics. Since I don’t ordinarily do abstract art and…
A Definite Improvement — Or Not?
Recently I wrote about the process of critiquing our own art, and I used a painting I’d recently finished as…
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Nope, I’m not drawing dogs — although our stuffed puppies do make excellent subjects. From time to time I will…
A Year to Remember
Recently I received my official announcement for the upcoming HFAA Art Show. A few days earlier, I had actually helped…
Critiquing Our Art
Having studied art now for several years, I’ve learned that two specific things tend to give us problems: Knowing when…
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