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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
There is an autumn leaves watercolor project that I do every year. I teach it too. Art Project One: Colorful Autumn Leaves
Winnie Tataw – Guest Blogger Hello everyone, my name is Winnie Tataw. I am a two-time published author. And the third book of my fantasy series The Gods Scion will be out for sale this December. Now if you read … 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
There’s a story behind one of my favorite questions, “Can I paint your photo?” It was an extremely bad day at work, one of those days with a lot of pressure and not enough time, when I got a text … Read More
Listening to a Bible study on the Sermon on the Mount, I began to think about how I can take the very important things that Jesus taught on the hill and relate them to my art and business. I want … Read More
Remember, I told you, I love to tell stories. Here is another story. It’s about how I came up with Digital Watercolor Quilts. My Christmas Card Tradition All of my Christmas cards are handmade. This tradition started the first year … Read More
My grandmother was a gardener and she loved her flowers. She loved her garden so much that when we wrapped up our visits with her, we could not leave until we looked at her plants. She would take us to … Read More
When I paint, I want to paint beautiful things. When I went to art school, beautiful art was characterized as decorative art and excluded from contemporary art. I don’t think that is true anymore. There are so many women artists … Read More
Here we go. The day has arrived. This is my first product launch: The Quilt Note Card Collection. In my previous blogs I have talked about how The Quilt Note Card Collection came to be, my motivation for selling notecards, … Read More
What if there is a relatively inexpensive practice, which only takes a few minutes once you understand what you need to do and the purpose behind it, but whose reward is a sense of welling being not just for yourself, … Read More
Connecting with childhood friends can be interesting… yes, very interesting, especially when you are an artist and you discover that old friend of yours is too. Since 2003, Annette Kennedy has been creating pictorial art quilts that incorporate hand-dyed, painted, … Read More
Sarah likes to keep it simple. She has been making quilts for Project Linus, for several years. Her designs aren’t elaborate, but Sarah takes her time to think about her choice of fabric and the colors with which she can … Read More
Every journey has a beginning. My story of why I love quilts began the morning that I gathered enough courage to walk up a path to a little log cabin near the campsite where my companion and I were staying … Read More
Watercolor Toilet Paper Art I started to write this a month ago and it was put to the side as I shifted gears and made face masks. Two of my sisters keep asking me where is it? So, here is … 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
I aspire to write about art, artists, and exhibitions, among other things. When I heard Kim Collins speak at North Haven Garden Center in Dallas Texas on Saturday June 8th I decided to begin. Her work was part of the … Read More
Everyone loves a garden, and for those of us who love to put our hands in the dirt, a garden center. Located on nine acres down a quiet suburban street in North Dallas, the North Haven Garden Center includes a … Read More
I always wanted to design cards. I get to sometimes in my work as a graphic designer. It is my favorite part of my job. You have to start some time today is the day.
Someone recently asked someone I know well, that question. This blog in no real way answers that. I just feel chatty tonight. This week the company I work for launched its new website, www.gomarquis.com. Well, maybe it was last week, it’s … Read More
Maundy Thursday I arrive early to church because I remember last time seats were filled before I got there. Still, this time I sit where I did last time, by a pillar on the end of a row towards the … Read More
I finished this painting this weekend. I started it several months ago. I probably paint once a week, some times more. This watercolor has been painted maybe twelve sessions. I really emphasize to my students to take your time and … Read More
As much as people love their pets, I love to paint them. I waited until after Christmas to post these because I gave them as a gift. They are watercolors, with a lot of watercolor pencil added to achieve detail. … Read More
I finally am finishing my new website. It is WordPress and will contain my portfolio, blog and art class information and sign up.
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