Thank You, Charlie O!

I don’t know Charlie O’Shields personally, but I’ve always felt a bit of a connection with him. He’s from Kansas … More

I Did Something Right

I’m bouncing around a bit here in my art studio… mostly doing watercolor, but still practicing brush lettering, and re-visiting … More

I remember quite well when I first started learning to draw. I was so proud of myself when I learned … More

Now that I’m spending a little time in my studio again, I am having fun playing with watercolors. There are … More

Over the last few years, the only artwork I’ve attempted — well, almost — has been watercolor. For the record, … More

The last few years have been … well, several words come to mind. Challenging. Difficult. Interesting. Frustrating. All are appropriate, … More

Life has been challenging over this past week. Sometimes things happen that are difficult, if not impossible, to process. Such … More

I know my husband has been happy to see me back in the art studio, but I did detect a … More

The “Soulful Butterfly” project by Ida Lang Andersen is one that was intended to be created in less than a … More

Below is a watercolor I did earlier this month as part of Ida Andersen Lang’s “Art Soul Gathering”. I guess … More

A popular “break-up” song from the 1960’s said to “Make It Easy on Yourself“. I don’t know how helpful that … More

I haven’t been overly ambitious lately where art is concerned. For the moment I’m content to do a little daily … More

Oops! Some of you have already seen this post. After writing it, I accidentally published it on Friday instead of scheduling … More

I always look forward to spring. As a child, one of my fond memories was seeing our tulips blooming each … More

Each day we listen to reports of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and our hearts go out to the people … More

Because I had a very limited acquaintance with art as a child, I grew up with a lot of misconceptions, … More

Learning to “paint loose” with watercolor is an interesting process, and nope, I haven’t got it all figured out yet. … More

Going to the retinologist is not an especially fun time for my husband. It involves getting a shot in the … More

I have gathered up all the “watercolor how-to” books I’ve had sitting around the studio, and I’ve put them away. … More

I don’t like to waste things, especially in the art studio. But, since I’m not always a very neat or … More