Authorby0My Sometimes Meandering Creative Process
Sometimes a painting is completed in my mind before I ever commit it to paper or panel. Like driving a fast car on the Autobahn! And sometimes a painting follows …
Authorby0Authorby0Hummingbirds, Raccoons, and Great Blue Herons
The month of August was full of hummingbirds, raccoons, great blue herons and generally, birds! Despite a very hot & humid month, I still managed to get outside with my …
Authorby0Pictures are Worth a Thousand Words
‘A picture is worth a thousand words’; a trite, somewhat overused phrase but how true for me! Spending time outdoors I am a natural history painter; painting what I see …
Authorby0Reading While I Paint!
I love reading. I love to read. I love books. Did I say that I love reading?!! I don’t remember a time that I didn’t love books and reading. One …
Authorby2Change is a Good Thing
Life throws us change every day. I have mapped out a plan of blog posts. The second post of each month is scheduled to be about my work-in-progress. And then this …
Authorby0Trees; or the Search for a Tree
I am searching for a tree – not just any tree, but a TREE. I’m a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) and one of our upcoming …
Authorby0Inspiration is Found in Surprising Places – Texas!
Inspiration is such an intangible. It shows up where you least expect it and comes in many forms. I just returned from attending the TexArt workshop on the campus of …
Authorby3Silverpoint Adventures – the Evolution of a Technique
Silverpoint is a medium that has long intrigued me. One of those ‘someday I will try that’ techniques. So in this time of exploring where I want to go …
Authorby0My Day of Distractions: the Good and the Bad!
Distractions. I have come to embrace the part of me that is easily distracted! I guess at my age, I have no choice as by now I don’t think I …
Authorby3On Inspiration and Winter Coming…
Winter is coming; okay, okay, winter is finally here! We have enjoyed a very mild run of weather in Connecticut which has allowed me to do much more walking/photographing/reference-gathering than …