I Love This

Love. It’s not a word I use often when I’m talking about my art. Oh, sometimes I might say that … More

Be Careful What You Wish For

We’ve all heard that warning: Be careful what you wish for… you might get it. I think maybe it’s more … More

One of my favorite bits of life philosophy has always been the admonition that “If in doubt… don’t.” In other … More

Soon after I began learning to draw, I discovered online art tutorials. Not long afterward, I learned that some tutorials are … More

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

Holes. Lots of holes. All right, call them circles or shapes, or whatever you will. They were referred to … More

MORE ON MY “ART THERAPY” I wrote and scheduled this post near the end of March. As you’re probably aware, … More

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

Recently I found myself in an “in-between spot” with an art tutorial. I’d completed the first part of the assignment … More

You already know, of course, that I don’t do urban sketching. I can’t draw buildings, and I’d be much too … More

I’ve mentioned in several previous posts that I’ve been working on a project with watercolor pencils. This is essentially a … More

Way back in time — 1961, to be precise — Debbie Reynolds starred in a film, “The Second Time Around”, … More

Although it may seem a simple concept, l’art pour l’art — art for art’s sake — is actually a serious topic … More

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

When I bought that first “how to draw” book back in 2015, I never once thought about being an artist … More

There is a Shaker song called “Simple Gifts”, and I’d like to share it today. ’Tis the gift to be … More

Yesterday was a fun day. Our “California Girl” — Liz Sherwood — was here in the midwest. She’s accompanying her … More

Anyone who has spent any time with watercolors knows that those mischievous paints can’t always be controlled. Of course, in … More

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

One thing that’s definitely fun about learning mixed media techniques is that it’s an opportunity to learn about and play … More