- March 8, 2022
March 8, 2022 I so enjoy painting with friends and students en Plein air, outdoors, and here are the reasons why you should consider painting...
December 2, 2021 When I select a flower to draw and paint I look for an interesting shape. If you have light and shadow on...
- November 11, 2021
November 11, 2021 Before I started painting in a journal, I was intimidated about painting something that didn’t turn out, feeling that since it was...
October 7, 2021 Sometimes as artists we don’t see our progress because we are too close to what we are creating. So what I recommend...
September 16, 2021 I’ve been in a creative rut a number of times in my life — it happens to many of us. The deepest...
August 17, 2021 I used to carry a variety of cameras, storage drives, memory cards, and back in the day, rolls of film. Now, it’s...
- July 19, 2021
July 19, 2021 I remember my first plein air experience, I had way too much stuff. If you pack less, you’ll paint more is what...
March 8, 2021 Beginner artists sometimes find it daunting to paint flowers. When this happens, I always tell my students to take a deep calming...
- February 1, 2021
February 1, 2021 I’m taking you today to Mona, Utah to the site of the Lavender Fields about 40 minutes from my home in Utah....
January 7, 2021 I’ve had beginner artists come to me and ask about easy things to paint in watercolors. Most of them are eager to...
