The Story of the Hearty Hydrangea

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

Floral Studies

Yesterday you saw my sad, over-grown dahlia. I didn’t show you the rather droopy rose I’d drawn the previous day. … More

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

I love trees. If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you already know that trees are among … More

Today’s drawing might have started out as a vase of sunflowers, but by the time I was finished, they’d turned … More

Before I learned to draw, I doodled — mostly flowers. Flowers are fun and fairly easy to doodle. Even now … More

From time to time I see Facebook posts from artist friends who’ve gone outside to do a bit of plein … More

As you know, I recently went on a lovely field trip to a botanical garden as part of an art … More

I did it! I went plein air painting — not on a solitary hike at our nearby nature trails, but … More

One of the most rewarding aspects of art is the joy that comes from sharing. I love when the young … More

Now that I’m an official nature journalist — official by my own declaration — I’m loving my time outdoors more than … More

I’m very glad I’ve learned the basic “how-to’s” of nature journaling. Although our weather was quite uncooperative for a while … More

May Day — the first of May — is an old-fashioned holiday of sorts, a time for merry-making and dancing … More

As a landscape artist and a lover of nature, I have a deep reverence and appreciation for Earth Day. This … More

Travel with me back in time… back to the 1980’s… back when I truly couldn’t draw a thing! I loved … More

If you’ve been reading this blog, you already know that I’m not a botanical artist. I love seeing those exquisite, … More

Last night was a fun night at Gettin’ Sketchy. It offered a chance to get out a few art supplies I … More

Back in 1963, if you turned on the radio you might hear this silly song: It went all the way … More

I remember the first time I heard that art is an illusion. Maybe other artists have a natural awareness of … More

Welcome to October, and welcome to Inktober. My little monkey mind and I have been looking forward to this day … More