A vintage portrait series begins… In a previous post, I offered a portrait from times past of a young girl I named Lottie. I had so much fun painting and then imagining a life for Lottie that I decided I … Read More
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. ~H. … 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
Vintage postcard offers a story from the past A vintage postcard found on Pinterest and some time spent painting this young girl made me think of a story she might have to tell. As I paint, I let my imagination … 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
Studying a Renaissance Master: Piero della Francesca My first major project for 2018 involves getting to know a fairly obscure Renaissance master, Piero della Francesca. “Mary Magdalene” is my version of Piero della Francesca’s style. I put my own spin … Read More
Quick journaling experiments in one hour. When time is of the essence and art must be let out of my system, I go once more to a journal. I am using many of the same techniques I described in this … 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
This year… I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing … 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
When time is limited… Few projects can be worked as quickly as those involving some amount of collage. I have a big box of “treasures” I use for collaging when I am in a hurry or at a loss for … Read More
Making art with limited time The holiday season isn’t quite over yet. I am still planning menus for entertaining and wondering whether or not to put the Christmas tree away before the weekend. With all the activities between Christmas and … Read More