Just the Way You Are

Billy Joel’s Just the Way You Are is a favorite — both to listen and to play. Back in the 1980s … More

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 … More

There’s a song from Fiddler on the Roof that speaks of sunrises and sunsets and how swiftly flow the days. … More

When I first met and fell in love — artistically speaking — with tonalist George Inness, it was his painting Home of the … More

Today I’m sharing the seventh painting in my series of 3 x 5 “Index Card” landscapes. It’s part of my … More

When I began my 3 x 5 index card landscape project to study tonalism, I wasn’t really planning on posting every … More

Here is another — Day 4 — of my index card paintings for the month. I’m calling this one “Awareness” … More

I’m loving my 31-day oil-painting project! I definitely have a lot of work to do on bare trees, but this … More

I am loving my December tonalism project. Yep, that little project where I’m taking inspiration from a few favorite artists and … More

I’m getting back to my studio now, spending a little time here each morning, and I’m looking forward to creating … More

Much of what I’ve done with art recently has involved the principle of contrast. This is a key principle in design, … More

As part of my art journaling this month, I’m exploring the concept of new dimensions. That’s the theme that ties … More

Several local artists I know through our regional clubs have become interested in miniature painting. Apparently there is an art … More

I joke a lot about art, love, and romance. I’ve written about breaking-up with Aubrey Phillips and his style of watercolor … More