Happy Birds
I finished up a new piece of art last week that I called “Happy Birds” because of the bright cheery colors in it. I started with a wood panel that was actually an unfinished cabinet door. I added scraps and … Continued
“What I Am Looking For” by Helen Keller
“What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.” Helen Keller The background of this piece is stenciled collage with a black silhouette painted where the words are not. More reverse painting! The original is on … Continued
Lil’ Junker
I always get excited when I introduce one of my new little creations. Most of them are a long time coming as they stir around in my head for quite some time until they finally become so insistent that I actually … Continued
Art Journal Prompt – List your Ideas
Sometimes we get stumped about what to put on those blank art journal pages. What to write? If you are like me, I think of, or run across, good ideas all the time…but then when I sit down to work … Continued
Lately in my Sketchbook
Lately I have been using a small spiral bound mixed media journal like the one included in my new Art Journal Kits. In it, I have used, in addition to a pencil, only watercolors and the Uniball 207 pen which are … Continued
Christmas Tree Ornaments
As a young adult, I wanted to have a beautifully decorated tree with perfectly coordinating ornaments. It would be nothing like the “shabby’ sort of tree I had grown up with, covered with a hodge podge collection of stuff that over … Continued
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!
How fun to head out for a run to the post office and discover a wintery wonderland! It was actually only a dusting of snow, but enough to give everything that magical coating of white, transforming the landscape into a fresher … Continued
Psalm 23:4 Sunday Doodle
Today’s doodle in a black and white version you can print and color: And here is another representation of this same verse: