
Struggle
As artists there are many skills and info we need to know and be able to do in order to paint a pleasing picture. When things don't turn...

Creativity can be learned
I used to think that creativity was a natural gift that some people had and the rest of us wanted…..that it couldn’t be learned. Well,...

Renew
It's Spring! Time for new growth (my tulips and other bulbs have been up for a few weeks) and new projects. As many of you may know, I...

Creativity
creativity -The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product. Wiktionary I think that creativity is the ability to...

Art Brings People Together!
I have heard this 'wisdom' so often, but.....really?! Does art really do this?! I am here to tell you that it does. Here is a story...

Picture This!
After traveling to many beautiful places in the world, I am more grateful than ever that I can interpret my experiences and feelings in...

Sketching with Tibetans
As I sat outside the Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, waiting for my group to complete their tour, I had a fun experience with several...

Travel & Sketch
Many of you know that I am preparing for a ‘trip of a lifetime’. In September I will be traveling with a group to Nepal and Tibet. It...

A Different Kind of Window
window [win-doh] anything likened to a window in appearance or function, as a transparent section in an envelope. Taken from...

Taking a Risk
So, after I finally got to the point of being able to call myself an artist…what was the next step? Have an art show! Yikes, what a...