Sienna Ridge

Practice. Exercises. Studies. These are all words and concepts I’m familiar with as a pianist, and I’ve found they have…

Rough, Rocky Terrain

I’m happy to post this painting. It’s one I finished recently, and if we’re friends on Facebook you’ve already seen…

Today I’d like to share my “Zeny Woodpecker”, and tell you a bit about its story. During the past spring…

You might think that the painting you’re looking at was drawn by one of our grandchildren. You would be wrong.…

Anyone who was around in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s is very familiar with Alfred E. Neuman of Mad Magazine…

We all know the importance of practicing…but, what shall we practice? That’s always a question, and it’s often answered with…

Two years ago I posed a question about art — what makes a work a piece of art? With over…

This is a real long shot… here’s the story. My husband recently found this watercolor painting in the trash at…

Many times during my art journey I’ve wondered where I might end up. What sort of artist did I aspire…

Today I want to showcase the talents of my daughter, Elisabeth Sherwood, and share her new-found passion for painting “friendship…

When I first began learning to draw, I sat outside and patiently drew a couple of rocks sitting in a…

I’ve always loved reading stories about art sleuths. You know, those dedicated individuals who track down stolen paintings or other…

I browsed around a bit this morning and found this quotation from Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love: Ruin is…

What student doesn’t look forward to a field trip? It’s true even for self-taught students of art. On Wednesday, I…

I’ve often recounted the story of buying my first sketchbook, how odd it felt to walk through the art supply…

If I were an art teacher — which I’ll never be — the first thing I would teach my students…

Lately I’ve been pondering an art question: Why do we tone canvases with acrylic before painting? Now, first, let me…

I’m never too trusting of internet quotes, but we’ve all heard the one attributed to Picasso: “Every child is an…

Yesterday morning marked another step on my journey as an artist. I took my portable easel, put my oil paints…

Yesterday morning I was feeling fairly satisfied with my painting progress. I’d added the finishing touches to one picture, and…