Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries

It’s been another fun morning in the studio. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not being too serious about art over … More

Enjoying the Morning

I haven’t been overly ambitious lately where art is concerned. For the moment I’m content to do a little daily … More

From the time I first heard of them, I’ve been curious about oil sticks. Recently, I decided to get a small … More

My daughter, Liz, you may recall, is quite an accomplished collage artist. I’ve previously shared the iguana she drew and … More

Over the Memorial Day holiday, we had friends come to visit. One request they had was a tour of my … More

A lot has changed for me since I began learning to draw seven years ago, and I mean this in … More

Almost two years ago — June 30, 2020, to be exact — I wrote and published a post with the … More

I love hydrangeas. I’ve always been fascinated by the fact that the color of the blooms depends upon the soil. … More

When I came across “fresh frangipani” as a prompt for the 15-day floral challenge I recently did, I was stuck. … More

I’m a bit behind on posting this since I’ve been so wrapped up in other projects I’ve wanted to share. … More

It’s a new month and I’m doing a new “Daily Practice” class at Creative Bug. A quick note here — … More

Do you know what a gazania is? I didn’t. So when it came up as a prompt for the Floral … More

My year began with ranunculus. Perhaps you remember how confused and disoriented I felt at the start of 2022 as … More

Just so you know, I have now successfully completed my “15-Day Floral Challenge“. You’ve previously seen my first nine oil … More

I’ve certainly drawn — and painted — more flowers this year than I’ve ever done before. While I’m not especially … More

These vases are admittedly wonky — but, actually, the vases in my reference photo were wonky-looking, so I was quite … More

Yesterday I shared my initial studies done in preparation for a still life painting with oil pastels. At the end of … More

Oops! Some of you have already seen this post. After writing it, I accidentally published it on Friday instead of scheduling … More

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

If you’re old like me, you’ll remember this Bob Dylan classic. “It Ain’t Me, Babe” is said to be one … More