There are some basic skills that are helpful to master if you want to paint watercolors. I plan to do a series of blogs where you can explore one by one the skills needed to improve your painting. If you … Read More
You can be intentionally original when creating art. It takes a little work on your part, but the lessons learned and the wells of creativity you will find in the process are worth the time and effort. Copying Art One … Read More
How I Got Started It started out innocently. I started laminating when I taught art classes for kids. We made these really cool books that held their lessons. As they completed their lessons, they added them to their book. An … Read More
I love all the colors… and when creating mixed media art, Prismacolor pencils in particular, not only give me a wide array of colors to chose from, but also they can be used in my art to make it more … Read More
Connecting to art as a child The National Museum in Washington DC is expansive, room after room meant for exhibitions, and when you are a 12- year’s old child, it is enormous. For me as a young girl from Ohio, … Read More
Steps to Relieve Creative Block First, I admit that I am not on my game. I lower my expectations, and maybe I won’t tackle that 18 x 24 painting, or the detail inside the flower that I want to get … Read More
A little History Clip art is an old school term. When I worked as a technical illustrator in the art department, there were large books of what we call clip art. This was before the era of desktop computers. If … Read More
Jon asked me, “Background first, or not?” How I Teach I am not teaching art classes at the moment, but that doesn’t stop me from teaching art. I guess it just oozes out of me. I guess it is because … Read More
