Okay, that’s a dramatic open. Does it “literally” save my life? No. Does it give me a place to go emotionally? Yes. And pears are...

Who is your favorite artist? Was there an artist you encountered along the way who changed how you thought about drawing and painting or...

Happy 2022! Welcome to the new year and I hope it brings you all you wish for. Did you do any art over the holidays or watch any...

Now that the holidays have officially arrived, I wanted to get ahead of the craziness with this message to my friends, family, and the...

I don't know who needs to hear this, but, if you are an artist, you have been here. It is tough to be in a bit of a slump when it comes...

This is a BIG week! Why? Two big things are happening... 1) the best watercolor painting art classes are back at the Tualatin Heritage...

So, you want to draw or paint but you don’t know what to draw or paint? This problem happens to all artists. Some artists paint outside....

“When the moon’s in the sky like a big pizza pie, that’s amore,” or so the song goes. When the lily pads in the pond are big as pizza...

Photoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating your images to see them better. There is a saying in art, “Color gets all the credit, but...

My energy is back and I'm diving into gathering resources for the best beginning drawing class ever which is happening Fridays in June...

I won’t lie. This past month has been hard. I’m not here to whine. Sometimes it is a part of self-care to acknowledge your energy is low...

When I look this painting by Gustav Klimt, so many emotions come to me. I love the colors and patterns and story. In May, my watercolor...

Forget that we've spent the last two months painting objects on a table. Nothing about life is still. It is in constant motion even if...

Besides art, I have a great passion coffee. Do you? I also value small business. I come from a tradition of family-owned and run business...

It’s been a year since I began teaching art classes online. In a year the world has changed so much—and so have I. When the pandemic...