Waiting for the Blink
Portraits have been a love/hate relationship for me. When I’m painting them, time just flies by. The brush nudges a cheek into existence and with just a dot and swirl, there is an eye and I almost...
View ArticlePoppy Sketch
Just finished this bright little poppy this morning. I worked from a photo taken this summer. They were so very brilliant. It is for sale on this link. Poppy Sketch
View ArticleThe Art of Peach Pie
Although I usually post about sketching and art related items, this one might be a stretch and I’m probably breaking some “Rules for the Blogger” because this one is really more about food than art....
View ArticleArizona Sketches
We flew from cold and dark Alaska to sunny Arizona earlier this month. I sketched in the sun every day. A friend I met on Facebook, Stacy Egan, invited me to join her sketching group in Tucson. What an...
View ArticleWishes
These two images were sketched for a group I’m in on Facebook. The requirement was to use only green, red and any shades of grey. And we had to add a wish. Here is the finished card. Blessings for you...
View ArticlePainting Kids and Cars
It is always an honor to paint a person. There is the responsibility to “get” the expression and put the eyes and ears in the right places, but there is a level of tender intimacy found when I look so...
View ArticleSketching and Stalking
I must have a stalker’s heart. My Facebook friends post photos which only tempt me to see more. More of that road trip. More of that family (oh, look! they have twins too!) More of that building...
View ArticleSketching and Stalking Part 2
My Facebook friends have no idea I am going to paint one of the photographs they have posted. It makes me feel like a stalker…in a good way. When I emailed the above image to one of my friends, I...
View ArticleSketching and Cooking
I found this fun website of artists illustrating recipes. I entered a contest where the artist illustrates one ingredient used in three simple recipes. I got my entry in twenty minutes before the...
View ArticleSketching Joy Hill From Facebook Photos
Many of my friends on Facebook post such excellent photos. The light or composition might be stunning, but honestly, I’m looking for the love: love of nature or the love of a dad for his son. It’s the...
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