Slumming is the thing to do in Victorian England. A weak milky sun rises this morning over the slum tenements in the factory district. Slowly, the city wakens. The blackened buildings are still damp to the touch as the … Read More
Previously published in January 2017, this was the first large canvas that I tackled at my sister’s request. (24 x 48) Another even larger canvas has been waiting for me to finish it since last March. Sometimes, it’s best to … Read More
Studying a master: John William Waterhouse Without a doubt, you probably have seen the work of John William Waterhouse,(1849- 1917) and perhaps, like me, not known that Waterhouse was the artist. I include an excellent video of the details … Read More
Miss Macpherson, Proprietor of Haberdashery and local Apothecary Eugenia MacPherson is quite proud to be the first female proprietor of a general store in the entire state of Illinois. (Miss Eugenia. Acrylics in Strathmore Mixed Media Visual Journal. … Read More
Neptune’s Playground: experimenting with semi-abstract underwater scene. A few weeks ago, while looking through all my art supplies, I found jars of unopened mediums. Gasp! What was I thinking when I bought these? With a little bit of research … Read More
Your Cause is Mine… “Sisters in battle, I am shield and blade to you. As I breathe, your enemies will know no sanctuary. While I live, your cause is mine.” ~ Leigh Bardugo, Wonder Woman” Warbringer. “Your Cause is Mine”, … Read More
Who knows what lurks beneath a snowy blanket? “I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape– the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.” … Read More
Writing and painting in a journal…and setting goals. Lately, I have not had time for complicated art projects so after staring at the blank pages in art journals, I am completing a few more pages here and there. In this … Read More
Fashion illustration: working with a time limit Using collage as background and as part of the illustration is another one of those time saving methods I have recently tried in a journal. This simple page was inspired by a workshop … Read More
Yoda, a very special companion “Yoda at Christmas” is especially dapper as he wears his bow tie while sitting under the Christmas tree. Those glass balls have lots of glitter on them which does not show up in this photo. … Read More
“Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening…” ~ A Winter Wonderland. (This post was previously published in 2016.)