Only summer to your heart
“I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year.” ~ Edna St. Vincent Millay. As I was looking through my old blog posts, I remembered this painting from last year. Now … Read More
Unconditional Maltese love all the time
Maltese love knows no bounds. This girl! I have captured her personality when she is attentive. Did she just hear the word walk? Or is there a possibility that she might be gifted with a tiny piece of cheese or … Read More
Focused on mastering portraits
This week, Tom LaBadia, from Florida, USA, describes his recent focus on painting portraits. I was attracted to Tom’s style when I saw one of his first portraits of a bearded male. In no time, I was searching specifically for … Read More
How little dots add up to a complete portrait
Pointillism as a technique. (Mixed media: Pointillism with various Micron pens and collage. Light wash with Gelato in the background on watercolour paper). Read about this portrait here. If you have never tried pointillism, or dot art, you should! The … Read More
Tony, the American Bulldog portrait – take 2
For this ThrowBack Thursday, I am thinking of all the pets I painted last summer. First, I painted a birthday gift, Kiwi, the cat. Next I painted Tony, the American Bulldog, then I moved along to Lady, a Golden Retriever. … Read More
She found an old-fashioned velvet flower in the attic
She found an old-fashioned velvet flower in the attic… and put it in her hair. For Throwback Thursday, I am posting one of the first portraits I painted for Let’s Face It, an online portrait class with American artist, Kara … Read More
The best laid plans…often go awry!
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. This quotation accurately describes the problems I have had creating a free vintage ebook that I promised all subscribers to my newsletter. Everything blog related (or should I say … Read More
Captive on the Carousel of Time.
We are captive on the carousel of time… We can only look behind…on the carousel of time. This Throwback Thursday, I am reminded, by an old song, of years passing. When, for a second time, I sketched my oldest … Read More
Free ebook of vintage portraits
A series of free vintage portraits. A Voyage in Time is a free ebook available exclusively for all subscribers to my newsletter. Since January, I have been painting one vintage portrait a week…well, to be honest, I did miss a … Read More
Pet portraits now on Youtube
Pet portrait portfolio on YouTube channel… Yes, I am proud to say that I have created my own YouTube channel and uploaded a first video. Yesterday, I experimented with an app that allowed me to set the timing for … Read More
Under scrutiny – graphite sketch.
Graphite sketch results in intimate knowledge of facial features. Progress in my graphite portraits occurs slowly but I can see improvements with today’s sketch of a total stranger. One gains intimate knowledge of another person with this type of exercise. … Read More
Revelations in toned paper
For this ThrowBack Thursday (TBT), I am looking to my early days of blogging. I published this post in August 2015. These sketches were completed from free online tutorials before I began taking different online courses. While I still love … Read More