Feathers in Triplet
When I first started doing art as an adult, I started with watercolor. I love the vivid colors and graphic look that can be achieved with this versatile medium. I soon moved on to mixed media, the medium(s) that most … Continued
Stamp Carving Workshop
September is right around the corner, (already!!!) and will be full of fun events. Last week I told about the three workshops coming up soon at Tessera Fine Art Gallery. I also have a workshop coming up at Carriage Factory … Continued
Final Friday Fun
This is the Final Friday of August, and that means Art Crawl night in Wichita. I am so excited about all the fun! I will start the evening at 5:00pm at the reception at Mark Arts for the National Small Oil Painting … Continued
Doodle Papers
I usually spend a little time unwinding just before bed, and most commonly that is with some kind of restful art activity. Lately I have been doodling. Oodles of doodles in fact. Sometimes I start with watercolor paint or marker, … Continued
Fun and Games September Art Parts Pack
I realize it is not quite September yet, or even the end of August. But I am too excited about the next “Art Parts” mixed media pack of fun to wait any longer to introduce it! This Fun and Games … Continued
September Workshop Fun at Tessera
I have a few fun workshops coming up in early September at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita that I am pretty excited about. First up is a combined class of travel journaling and flips, flaps and fun (adding moving … Continued
In my sketchbook lately…
While I love my art journal, I probably have been spending more time in my sketchbook lately, trying to capture ideas as they fly, doing relaxing doodles that will later become art fodder, or illustrating a verse or message. They … Continued
Towhee Treetime Twosome
“Towee Treetime Twosom” is created on a 24 x 30 inch stretched canvas, starting with a background created with my own Citra Solv on National Geographic magazine process. Onto this background I added trees made from strips of papers … Continued
Simple Mornings
At a superficial glance, this piece is about that serene little bit of the day when I take my first sips of coffee or tea. The happy little bird says all is right, and carries that message of “simplicity” which seems … Continued