The Shadow Knows

I’m old enough to remember “The Shadow” radio program. Although it began in 1937, a bit before my time, it … More

From Afar

From the time I first began oil painting, I’ve been aware of how very different art looks up close as … More

You knew this one, didn’t you! And if you’re an American, you’re probably quite familiar with this famous portrait of … More

It will come as no surprise, I’m sure, that I didn’t exactly follow the directions for today’s drawing lesson. More … More

Our California Girl is no longer in California. She and her husband are now living in Arizona with a gorgeous view … More

“Yes, I can do this.” I wrote those words in my personal journal in regard to today’s “Day 7” assignment … More

World Watercolor Month has now come to an end. I did not complete a watercolor each day. I didn’t even … More

For several weeks I’ve been devoting a lot of my studio time toward portraits — mostly in watercolor. I’ve had … More

I don’t usually do political art, but this watercolor portrait showed up on my easel as I was working on … More

Failure is not a pleasant topic to write about, nor is it a pleasant experience in our lives. Yet we … More

I’ve been spending a lot of time with watercolor lately. Each day I do a “watercolor warm-up”, which is mostly … More

I’m sitting here looking at a watercolor painting I completed a few minutes ago. It’s not even dry yet, but … More

Every day when I check my email I have newsletters from artists and art businesses throughout the world. Most are … More

Sometimes it’s best to leave well enough alone. Unfortunately for me and my art, that often means leaving something half-finished, … More

I’m sitting here in my new little art studio — or actually, I’m sitting here at my computer desk, a short … More

After finishing up my still life, I had a little time left for painting, so I turned again to Frans … More

Among the many artists whose works I’ve studied recently as I’ve explored my Dutch heritage is Frans Hals, also known … More

I’ve already declared that 2020 — the Chinese year of the Rat — will be a year of imagination for … More

When I did a few watercolor portraits a couple of years ago, I learned a clever little rhyme: Red and … More

I’ve been playing with my left-over paints again, and I just had to see what I could do with that … More