Whereas with yesterday’s 3 x 5 landscape — Pine Trees — I had a lot of mixed emotions, with today’s…
So Many Mixed Emotions
I’m working now with inspiratons from tonalist artist Charles Warren Eaton, often known as “the pine tree painter”. Today’s painting…
Happy Holidays
There are many different holidays celebrated at this time of year. Our family celebrates Christmas; other friends celebrate Kwanzaa, Yule,…
A Hot Mess of Hot Pink
Anybody like hot pink? Honestly, it’s never been a favorite of mine. I’m not a “girly” sort, have never been…
Eye in the Sky
There is a hauntingly beautiful song from the 1980’s by The Alan Parsons Project. Maybe you remember it, or maybe…
Woodless Pencils
Did you know that woodless pencils exist? For a long time I had no idea there was such a thing…
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…
The Most Forged Artist in America
I’ll admit to having always had a bit of a fascination with forgeries. I’ve felt the same way about impersonators, too, and…
Sunrise… Sunset…
There’s a song from Fiddler on the Roof that speaks of sunrises and sunsets and how swiftly flow the days. …
“Now I Know My A B C’s…”
We’ve probably all sung that little song about learning our alphabet, and I’ve been singing it again quite often in…
Where’s the Heron?
When I first met and fell in love — artistically speaking — with tonalist George Inness, it was his painting Home of the…
The Colors of Christmas
Even though my husband must get out each day as an essential worker, we are taking as many precautions as…
Winter Memories
Today I’m sharing the seventh painting in my series of 3 x 5 “Index Card” landscapes. It’s part of my…
The Tonalist Cloud
Have you ever played with Wordle? I first discovered Wordle years ago. and I’ve had a lot of fun playing…
Two Little Landscapes
When I began my 3 x 5 index card landscape project to study tonalism, I wasn’t really planning on posting every…
Illuminating and Ultimate Gray
Every year I look forward to the announcement of Pantone’s “Color of the Year”. This year — which has been…
Awareness
Here is another — Day 4 — of my index card paintings for the month. I’m calling this one “Awareness”…
Pour It On
You’ll be seeing a lot of fluid art over the next few weeks, specifically acrylic pouring. To date, I have yet…
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…
Exploding Colors
My art work over the last few days has gone in two very different directions. With my oil-painting project on…
