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“To Talk of Many Things…”

The time has come the Walrus said To talk of many things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of … More

Dutch, Ida Anderson Lang, Mother Earth, Nature, Non-Profit Organizations, The Divine Feminine

Looking at Lights and Shadows

My “drawing assignment” for today found me a bit flummoxed. Oh, what an awesome word that is! I don’t hear … More

Barrington Barber, graphite drawing, Landscape, Lights, Shadows

Seeing The World

Now that he’s retired, my husband enjoys having an afternoon nap each day. Usually I join him, although I don’t … More

Banff, Canmore, Chicago Cultural Center, Heygo, Italy, Karura Forest

The Zorn Palette

I first heard of the “Zorn” palette through one of our area art clubs. Our HFAA group recently put on … More

Anders Zorn, Limited palettes, Zorn Palette

Broadening My Horizons

I’m having fun in my art studio these days. After deciding one day to simply pretend I had some natural artistic … More

Cray-Pas Expressionists, Daler Rowney, Mungyo Gallery Pastels, Pentel Oil Pastels, Sakura, Sennelier

The Birch Forest

Yesterday was the final day of the Student Art Show sponsored by our HFAA club. I went to the library … More

Cass County Library, Oil Pastels, Tiny Art

Earth Day 2022

I always look forward to Earth Day. This year, however, as much as I want to get out and celebrate … More

Art for Causes, Earth Day 2022, Earth Festival 2022, Environment, Jake Marshall

Rocky Falls: Almost Finished

“Are you ever going to finish that painting?” That’s what my husband has been asking about “Rocky Falls”. I call … More

Finishing a Painting, Rocky Falls, Tweaks

More Fingerpainting

I am still quite intrigued by the idea of fingerpainting with oil paints. Surprisingly, I haven’t done much with it … More

Acrylics, Fingerpainting, Gesso, Oil techniques, Textural elements in oil painting, Valerie Berkely, Water-soluble oils

Well, That Didn’t Work

We all know the old adage about not fixing it if it’s not broken, but I think most of us … More

Cobra Water-Mixable Oils, Color mixing, Review, Student VS Artist Quality, Winsor Newton "Artisan" Oils

Fingerpainting

Do you remember fingerpainting as a child? I didn’t get to do much of that because, for me, it was … More

Fingerpainting, Gesso, Molding Paste, Texture, Valerie Berkley, Water-soluble oils

Maybe It’s Time

Earlier this month I mentioned the unexpected visit my husband’s aunt and parents made to our home. At the time, … More

Art shows, Awards, being an artist, Participation Ribbons

Rocky Falls: Rough-In

Perhaps you’ve been wondering what’s happened to my “WIP” Rocky Falls. I’m pleased to say that it’s coming along nicely. I’m … More

Color blocking, Competency, Painting process, Rough-in

A Good Investment

When I started learning to draw in 2015, I began with a #2 pencil and a sheet of copy paper. … More

Art supplies, details, Fine lines, Pandafly Miniature Set

Rocky Falls: Underpainting

You’ve previously seen my initial “thumbnail” sketches for my current oil painting WIP — work in progress — and you’ve … More

Monochrome Underpainting, Oil Painting, Tonal Ground Underpainting, underpainting, Value studies

Rocky Falls: Value Study

When I began my current project — Rocky Falls — I first made several small “value sketches” designed to help … More

composition, focal point, Reference Photos, Rocky Falls, The process of painting, Value studies

Trees, Trees, and More Trees

My recent attempt at painting trees — with a palette knife, no less — left me with a lot of … More

Amy Pearce, brushes, Heather Cash, Michael James Smith, Online Tutorials, Squishing Paint, Thin lines, Winter branches, Yovette

Rocky Falls: A Lesson in Composition

Remember my recent “shopping trip” to the Artists’ Network site? I sat down before I went online and thought about … More

Composition Tips, Golden Ratio, Rule of 3rds, Thumbnail sketches, Value sketches

New-Fallen Snow

Recently a winter storm hit a large part of the US — including the midwest where we live. Predictions were … More

Painting for Oneself, Winter scenes

Oh, Those Trees!

I wish I didn’t have to share this, but I feel I must. It’s my “studio version” of the “Missouri … More

Failures, Making mistakes, Palette Knives

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