Let’s Get Real

Art is very much about “finding” ourselves. We have to explore a lot of things, I think, before we can … More

All Good Things Must End Someday

I was saddened to hear of the recent death of Chad Stewart, part of a popular 60’s “British Invasion” duo, … More

Billy Joel’s Just the Way You Are is a favorite — both to listen and to play. Back in the 1980s … More

Whereas with yesterday’s 3 x 5 landscape — Pine Trees — I had a lot of mixed emotions, with today’s … More

This little 3 x 5 painting is the 10th in my series of 31 “tonalist-inspired” landscapes. While it was inspired … More

Today I’m sharing the seventh painting in my series of 3 x 5 “Index Card” landscapes. It’s part of my … More

Here is another — Day 4 — of my index card paintings for the month. I’m calling this one “Awareness” … More

I’m loving my 31-day oil-painting project! I definitely have a lot of work to do on bare trees, but this … More

Here is the second of my series of index card oil paintings as I go through the month learning about tonalism … More

I began my art journey in June of 2015. Within the first month, I came across The Virtual Instructor art … More

I’m getting back to my studio now, spending a little time here each morning, and I’m looking forward to creating … More

Since I began this journey of art exploration back in 2015, I’ve dabbled a bit with watercolor here and there. … More

There’s a lovely old grist mill in West Virginia situated along Glade Creek. I’m sure you’ve seen it before, perhaps … More

I joke a lot about art, love, and romance. I’ve written about breaking-up with Aubrey Phillips and his style of watercolor … More

Since I’ve recently been practicing creating depth in graphite drawings, I played with that same concept this morning in watercolor. … More

I’m sure everyone who’s ever picked up a paint brush is well aware of the late Bob Ross and his … More

I love to cook. I love planning our menus. I love nutrition. I guess I could say I simply have … More

I describe myself in many ways. I’m an artist, a musician, a writer. I’m a wife. I’m a mother, grand-mother, … More

Maybe you’ve seen that movie — Knives Out — with Jamie Lee Curtis. We saw it last fall and enjoyed … More

My first attempts at learning watercolor came in 2016, soon after I started this blog. I’d been pursuing my interest … More