The Flower Seller     I've survived my second two-day paint-out, though it took a few naps after the day. Saturday's locati...

Today was the first of two days of the annual plein air paintout in Hillsboro and I decided to pack up my oils and participate. After checki...

Three Calla Lilies Oil on canvas 15" x 30" By working on primed, unstretched canvas I can experiment with composition and m...

Field of Canola 8x8 oil on canvas I've decided to concentrate on working with oils for the next couple of months. I've put away...

Inside front cover with pocket.  My college roommate/sorority sister paid us a long-overdue visit in June and we did the usual tourist t...

Brandy, in my back yard Friends have been calling to check on me, stopping me at the market, sending emails because they are concerned si...

If you don't have a studio timer Go. Buy. One. Just do it. And then use it as a gentle taskmaster. Whenever I have a job to do that I ...

Amy and Grandma Jo in Hawaii It used to be that after a trip I'd take our photos to be developed and be so disappointed that once aga...

I created my travel journal about our April trip to visit friends in San Antonio quite some time ago but only today had the time to scan and...

Children's board books, the kind with super heavy pages, make great substrates for small paintings. PREPARE THE BOARDS: Tear the book ap...