This last week I spent a refreshing week with some of my family camping in the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains. We love just hanging out in the beautiful outdoors, but we also love visiting nearby Salida with its historic downtown … Continued
“Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.” Sara Blakely
I have tried out my share of different types of art journals. Some have been an old book, or ledger, or even a magazine,… or my own homemade journals, but in this post I am going to focus on my favorite purchased … Continued
Last week, I was privileged to teach a workshop on reverse painting… I called it “Focus on the Negatives” which is totally opposite of my general philosophy on life! But in this case, by letting our beautiful backgrounds be the … Continued
Today’s piece “Lil’ Chicks and Mama” is a self portrait of sorts. My three “little girls”, the youngest of my eight, are all moving out within 6 months of each other. This is Mama hen sending off her babies into … Continued
Today’s coloring page! It has been awhile since I shared a Scripture coloring page with you, I don’t know how time gets away from me so! Today’s Scripture is one of my favorites, John 15:5. It is such a good reminder … Continued
As any of you that have followed me for any amount of time know, I love coloring pages, especially for adults! They relieve stress, help us think through a sticky situation, help us focus in meditation or prayer, and … Continued
We may not be able to do something that we think is great, but if we do small things over and over, great things can happen! That works for art too, I think. Sometimes just keeping at it day after … Continued
Last Saturday I held a “Musical Easels” Workshop at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita. It is great as an introduction to mixed media techniques, but also helps the experienced artist work more intuitively and focus on the process without … Continued
When I was 16, I went on a trip to India with my parents who were on a business trip. While they attended conferences, I went on tours of New Delhi. I saw so many things! Beautiful ancient architecture, snake charmers, … Continued