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Month: May 2016

Heavens Above

When I have a camera in hand, I love taking pictures of clouds, so it is any wonder that I … More

Clouds, creating clouds, Practice, Skies, storm clouds, sunset, tissue

Don’t Even Ask

Usually when I’m learning a new medium, I take a slow but steady approach, doing my best to get the … More

Acrylics, Acrylics Anonymous, Having fun with art, mistakes, Still Life, underpainting

Small Things Brought Together — The Greatness of Van Gogh

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”  – Vincent Van Gogh Several years ago, I … More

Arles, art is its own reward, Cafe Terrace at Night, Don McLean, irises, self-portraits, small steps, St. Remy, Starry Night, Starry NIght Over the Rhone, sunflowers, Vincent, Vincent Van Gogh

Switched at Birth

Yes, I sometimes do joke about being “switched at birth”, but not in the way people usually use that term. … More

Ambidextrous, Drawing, left-hand, painting, right-hand, sinister, switching

Bringing Art to Life

I am absolutely in love with gesture drawings and the Quick Poses website. I’ve done gesture drawings in the past. … More

action, Figure Drawing, Gesture Drawing, motion, movement, putting life into our drawings, Quick Poses, rapid drawing, scribbling

Hot or Cold?

We all have favorite colors, don’t we? Maybe it’s not a single color but an overall color “family”, or maybe … More

Abstract Art Painting, Brush of Dawn Oil Paintings, colors, Creative Expression in Mixed Media, Debora Stewart, Feng-Shui, Ladies Home Journal, symbolism

Standing At the Edge

I’ve been playing around with watercolors over the last few weeks — a little of this, some of that, and … More

Learning, Practice, styles, subjects, Techniques, Watercolor

Wish Me Luck!

I’m off exploring another new pathway in art. Yep. I’ve started learning about acrylics. It’s going to be fun, I … More

Acrylics, Art supplies, brushes, canvas, Canvas paper, Gesso, Materials, synthetic brushes

Making My Mark

Recently I learned of Debora Stewart and her books on abstract art. Thank you, Vicki Hutchins, for sharing this with … More

Abstract Art Painting, Debora Stewart, drawing to music, drawing with non-dominant hand, Empty Gazing, Expressions in Mixed Media, Kyle Bobby Dunn, making a mark, Pandora, Seul Choix, Vicki Hutchins

What Are Your Hands Saying?

We joke a lot about people talking with their hands, but actually, hands do a lot of talking on their own. … More

Calling All Girls, Compact magazine, Craftsy, Determination, drawing hands, Figure Drawing, Hands, magazines, persistence, Practice, Young Miss magazine

All in the Family

Just had to share these delightful pictures along with this “masterpiece” by a very young artist. This is “Carsen’s Rainbow” … More

Carsen, family, grandchildren, Rainbows

A Walk in the Park

When I painted my California Girl and Feet on the Beach watercolors, I knew they would be challenging for me, … More

grandchildren, love, painting from the heart, Playmates, stuffed animals, Watercolor

Losing It

“I’ve finally got it all together…I just don’t remember where I put it.” I’ve always loved that quote, and it’s … More

Art supplies, artist trading cards, ATC, creativity, Grumbacher, Hagar the Horrible, irises, making a mess, mess, Watercolor pencils

Lend Me Your Ears!

We all learned that line from Julius Caesar, didn’t we? I happen to be very fond of Shakespeare, especially his tragedies. … More

Anatomy, drawing ears, earlobes, ears, English literature, Julius Caesar, Peter Paul Rubens, tragedy, William Shakespeare

Paint What You Feel

I’ve always enjoyed viewing abstract art. I know, though, there are a lot of people who don’t “get it”. My … More

Abstract Art, green, imagination

Finding the Way Home

I often speak of art as being a journey. It is, indeed. Pursuing my interest in art has led me … More

home, landscapes, recreation, reflecting, remembering, searching, T. S. Eliot, Watercolor

One Step Forward…

No, no, this isn’t another post about feet. I’m sure we all saw enough of those yesterday. This post is … More

attitude, avoidable mistakes, choices, colors, decisions, greens, mistakes, mixing colors, unavoidable mistakes, watercolor paper

Put Your Best Foot Forward

People hate drawing feet…and I can understand why. Feet are oddly shaped, and toes can go in all different directions. … More

Ankle, Beach, Body, Dr. Seuss, Feet, Figure Drawing, Silver, Smurfs, Toes

Friday the 13th

This wasn’t the post I originally had scheduled for today, but when I woke up this morning and saw these … More

Cat, Friday the 13th, reverse drawing, Scratchboard

The Value of Value

Going back to drawing in black and white has been a good learning experience for me. Perhaps the most important … More

Blending, Drawing exercises, graphite, Rocks, Shading, Tone, Value

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