Authorby0Writing Postcards to Nature Daily for a Year
Dear Nature, In 2020 my art world and my travel world came to a screeching halt due to the pandemic. All of my workshops, exhibitions and art fairs got canceled. …
Botanical art
Authorby0Authorby1Practice Makes Perfect
A daily drawing practice – something an artist should be able to do just like that (sound effect – snap of the fingers), right? Well, only partially right. Artists face …
Authorby0Designing Websites and Tulipmania
[easy-image-collage id=4178] Website, website, website – can you say website? I have been immersed in redesigning my website for the past month. I have even been waking up thinking …
Authorby0Hummingbirds, 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 …
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, Ideas & Kindred Spirits
Inspiration, ideas and kindred spirits are what I found attending the annual conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists in late September! It is always a whirlwind 3 days …
Authorby0Final Italy Botanical and an Heirloom Granniwinkle Apple!
While I was drawing the study of the olive branch in Monica’s Orchard, this butterfly ‘flew by’ me. I dropped my pad & pencil, grabbed my camera and …
Authorby1One More Italy to Go!
Five down and one more to go… I have 5 days left to finish my final painting for Italy. The grapes were really fun, but I think …
Authorby2Grapes & Sunshine, Working hard, Works-in-progress
I was trying to post more than once a week, but when the deadlines are looming and the stress is building over making the deadlines, sitting at the …
Authorby0Finished Heirloom Beans and an afternoon in Florence.
Gotcha! Can you find the real beans?!! I just had to take a photo of the art with some real beans on it! As I was designing the …