Changing Habits
Halfway through filming and editing a new course, Mixing Glorious Greens, I came to an abrupt halt. In a period of only two days I received a deluge of messages and emails from members of several Facebook watercolor/sketching learning groups to which I contribute on a regular basis, sharing tips,...
Pulling on Socks
I might never have known the influence I had on a young life many years ago if I hadn't pulled on my socks this morning.
I've had a lot on my mind lately. Due to intense jet lag, a "to do" list that's far too long and a burning desire to paint giant oil paintings in my studio, I've allowed...
New Monthly Art Exhibit
Announcing the Art Gallery addition to this website!
Each month a new collection of four to eight pieces of original art will be posted in the mini art gallery. Please help me out by taking a look and letting me know if everything is in proper working order.
Grateful for Feedback
Creating Dala Art
Thanks to feedback from one of the artists taking the Creating Dala Art course, I've edited the demo video and added to the visuals in the lesson. I appreciate ALL feedback. It allows me to enhance the existing courses...
My new favorite brush
I arrived home from Maui to find that a new brush had arrived to be tested out. The da vinci water colour brush with a silverpoint tip is Fabulous!
The squirrel hair is shaped beautifully and holds a sufficient quantity of water and pigment to enable me to dance across the page. I have...
Extended Time With Plants
My Perpetual Plant Journal elicits and nurtures a totally separate facet of my artwork. It gives me the opportunity to slow down, to take the time to draw carefully first in pencil (though I don't always do so), to work less energetically with my watercolors and to spend precious, extended...
Being Prepared for en plein air
1. Essentials (even if you don't end up using them)
2. Hat with brim to keep the sun out of your eyes
3. Water to drink! It is very common to become dehydrated without realizing it.
4. Drawing and/or painting tool
5. Paper
6. Paint (if you plan on painting in addition to or instead of sketching)
...Sketching Habit
Waking up in Maui. I REALLY wish I could sleep on planes. Sketched first in ink with a Kaweco Sport fountain pen followed by watercolor using a waterbrush. Still not out of bed.
Creating the habit of sketching is a wise investment of time. If it were not for my habit (addiction) of sketching...
Perpetual Plant Journal Review
Happy New Year - 2020!
One of the many highlights of 2019 has been working in my perpetual plant journal, documenting plants in many different parts of the world. I love that the journal is a snapshot of the seasons as well as the places I've traveled to.
Since I started Volume...
Matching Paper and Pen
With Christmas only a few days away I found myself in my kitchen with counters crowded with ingredients I'd just picked up at the equally crowded grocery store. Rather than put everything away, I started cooking. My mind was on food, not the art tools I grabbed to sketch while cooking.
I...
