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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

Finding our Style, HyperRealism, Jasmina Susak, Marti Cormand, PhotoRealism, Realism Mark Crilley, Richard Estes

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

31-Day Landscape, Color palette, Dwight William Tryon, Tonalism

Just the Way You Are

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

31-Day Landscape Project, Charles Warren Eaton, George Inness, Tonalism

What Am I Learning?

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

Chroma, Cold wax medium, Ivory Black, Muted colors, Round brushes, Saturation

Wandering – My Tribute to George Inness

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

Analysis of Art Styles, George Inness, Roadmaps, Tonalism

Winter Memories

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

Clark Art Institute, George Inness, Home at Montclair, Memories, winter

Awareness

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

Awareness, George Inness, Glazing, Peace and Plenty, Tonalism

Painting with George

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

31-Day Landscape Project, Finding our Style, George Inness

Little Things Can Teach Us a Lot

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

Developing New Art Skills, Exploring Tonalism, Index Card Paintings

Watching Paint Dry

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

Approaches to oil painting, Sunrise paintings, The Virtual Instructor

Exploring Tonalism

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

31-Day Landscape Project, Charles Warren Eaton, Dwight Tryon, George Inness, Michelle Wooderson, Tonalism

Watercolor Reflections

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

Abstract Expression, Exploring Different Media, Watercolor brushes

Grist for the Mill

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

Glade Creek Grist Mill, graphite, Sketching, William Powell - Landscape Drawing

Finding My Artistic Soulmate

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

Asher Durand, Frederic Edwin Church, George Inness, Hudson River School, National Academy of Design, The Father of American Landscape Painting, Thomas Cole

Woman Walking in the Woods

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

Depth, Layering colors, Watercolor

The Joys of Painting

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

Art Clubs, Art in the community, Bob Ross, The Joy of Painting

Is It Soup Yet?

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

Art and cooking, How to tell if a painting is finished, Joe Gyurcsak, knowing when to stop

It’s That Time of Year

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

back to school, Goal-setting

Knives Out!

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

Oil Painting, Palette knife painting

The Test of Time

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

Blending watercolors, Looking back, Watercolor Workshop

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