Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries

It’s been another fun morning in the studio. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not being too serious about art over … More

Have a Happy Day

Today is Draw-a-Bird Day, a special holiday I celebrate each year. Yes, this is real holiday, and you can read … More

Lines of Action

My first gesture drawings — done in May 2016 — were a lot of fun. They were also (in my … More

I Am So Easily Amused

I’m having fun this morning. It’s Saturday as I write this, and Saturday is definitely play time in the studio. … More

Jumpstart Your Art

It’s not uncommon to feel a bit of a creative let-down following all the excitement of the holidays. For the … More

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 … More

What Makes Art Fun?

My husband is an advocate for fun. “If it’s not fun, don’t do it,” he tells me often. To say … More

Morning Inspiration

I sometimes go through times when I don’t feel I’m learning, growing, or improving as an artist. At other times, … More

Just Messin’ Around

At this point in my art journey, I’m all about learning. I think I’ve developed a few basic skills after … More

A Grown-Up Play Date

During all the Inktober fun, I spent the better part of one day having a very grown-up play date with … More

My Year of Art

Last October, fellow blogger inknpaper85046788 posted a review of Awakening Your Creative Soul. The book is a “52 Week Journey to Artistic … More

Starting Points

I’m approaching my paintings now in an experimental vein…and it’s proving to be interesting.

Painting a Fantasy

In many ways, my Garden Fantasy is my impression of impressionist art. I can see leaves and flowers, and I can imagine many things when I see this painting. I can feel different things, too.

What? Me Worry?

Anyone who was around in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s is very familiar with Alfred E. Neuman of Mad Magazine … More

Having Fun

Recently in one of the online art groups I’m in, someone posted one of “those” posts…the ones we’re really not … More

Madox Paints a Mountain

Granny got out her Grumbacher watercolors, her Sakura “Koi” watercolor set, lots of paintbrushes, and big sheets of watercolor paper.

Just for the Fun of It

I do feel it’s important for me to keep painting, even when my heart might not be in it. I still need practice, and even though I might start off uninspired, I know inspiration is most apt to come while I’m at my easel, not away from it.