We’re Artists

On Monday evening I attended one of the first art club meetings since the start of the pandemic. The meeting … More

Painting the Prairie

I’m not a plein aire painter, as you probably know if you’ve read this blog for a while. That fact … More

Our midwestern weather is finally warming up. As I write this — on May Day — it’s close to eighty … More

Early this morning I drove to our City Park, one of my favorite places for hiking, sketching, and just communing … More

One thing that would help me in my art is plein air painting. It’s been suggested to me many times, and … More

As an artist who is still working to learn basic oil painting skills, nothing pleases me more than coming away … More

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