Today I worked on a study for a floral piece. I started with a gesso board that I had covered with hand torn rice papers in a color theme. The papers are adhered to the surface with Gel Medium. I…
Posted on February 17, 2019
When we first moved to the Northwest from the desert of Las Vegas, I had a lot of time to explore the area. My young son and I spent hours at the shore and near the wooden boat center. And…
Posted on February 16, 2019
Sunflowers are happy. I mean really, I dare you to look at one in full bloom and not smile. Started sketching and painting them 10 years ago – funny that it took moving to Seattle, a place not known for…
Posted on February 14, 2019
A light and cold Sunday, so I pulled out my acrylic paints and a board and tried scratching in some color and motion to capture this image. Based on a watercolor sketch I did a number of years ago; used…
Posted on February 11, 2019
Today we had a snowstorm in Seattle. It looks to be a memorable one. There was a foot of new snow on our driveway by the time it slowed down mid-morning. I had forgotten how beautiful (and cold) new fallen…
Posted on February 10, 2019
I started drawing and painting before social media became a thing. Having set aside my personal artwork for a season, I was inspired to start scratching on paper again by a creative series talk that Lisa Congdon made at REI.…
Posted on February 9, 2019
I love the smell of the open water. Growing up on a farm in Idaho, I only had access to lakes and streams. It wasn’t until I was in high school that I actually got to see the beach and…
Posted on February 8, 2019
A number of years ago I worked in downtown Seattle and commuted everyday to pioneer Square via the #2 from Queen Anne. I loved the space that ride gave me to do something to prep for my day, or to…
Posted on February 3, 2019
Found some time on Saturday to pull out an artboard that already had a paper ground on It. I had done a sketch for a piece featuring and orchid , so I painted a study for a mixed media piece.…
Posted on February 3, 2019