Holiday Gifts and Studio Sale

I'm writing to share my online studio and gift sale with you that is online this year. (oh what a crazy year!) I am offering loads of smaller watercolors along with gifts of card sets and calendars. I am thrilled with how the 2021 calendars turned out

Expressive Drawing: A Personal Exploration

What is drawing, or more importantly what purpose do we think drawing serves? As an artist, my answer to this question has changed many times over the years and will always be an ongoing inquiry. All throughout art school, I had several teachers who were not

Free Online Drawing Classes

Hello from Rome to friends around the world! I hope that wherever you are and whatever stage you are at of being at home, that you are safe, well, and managing the best you can with the current situation. Some are having to work full-time and homeschool,

What’s A Sketch For?

At the end of the year I sit and look through some of my sketchbooks, of which I have many. They are not really very organized, but I do keep separate sketchbooks for different themes and topics such as 1 for urban sketching, 1 for

An Ode to Materials: New Painting Auction

To start off the year I will be offering smaller paintings twice a month via auction after having many requests for this. It is a great way to keep my hand and mind working, studying, experimenting and sharing along with being able to offer smaller

The New Year: A Return

This year I am returning here to my blog. I have missed the value of sharing work in a longer format, having the opportunity to reflect on working and developing as a painter this way and also the format to be able to interact with

1-Week Online Auction Starting Sunday

I have decided to try something new and fun this coming week, which is to hold a week-long auction on my Facebook artist page. Each day starting 9 am and finishing at midnight from Sunday, June 30th through the following Sunday July 6th, I

A Painting A Day in April – Day One

Well, I know I have been down the painting a day road before. And somehow it never gets old, it is always a useful practice to return to. This month I have decided to do this painting a day project again for a number of reasons: to