And so...another of my little niece.  This is the fourth version of her.  (You can see the others in recent posts).  This past week I've been taken with working in watercolor and trying to apply some of the freedom and freshness of my watercolor abstracts to representational subject matter.  I'll show you some more this … Continue reading Variations on a Theme

She never knew someone was drawing her sitting at her post, eyes peeled to activity in the lake at Hanging Rock. Had she known, she might have stayed still for me to finish the drawing...hence there are no legs. These ladies, however, stayed put for quite a while, standing in pretty much the same position … Continue reading Stealth Drawing

There are times when only paint satisfies...paint for paint's sake...to watch the colors oozle, wazzle, meld, splash, splatter, etc.  I paint them with a sense of space, but with no particular place in mind.  They are a series of responses--selecting a color, laying it down, and responding to that stroke by choosing the next color … Continue reading Just paint…

Well, almost.  Nana, as my kids call her, is not fond of being drawn or having her picture taken, so this is as close as I could get while visiting my parents this past weekend.  She really pulled out all the stops to make my birthday special...including feeding 11 grandkids plus seven adults!  Enough to … Continue reading Portrait of the Artist’s Mother…

Trees...all shapes, sizes, colors.  Close up, far away.  Trunks, branches, canopy.  Love them.

I was talking with my neighbor the other day and she was waxing poetic about golf and Tom Watson's recent near win.  My eyes glazed over a bit, partly because I don't know the terminology nor do I have her passion for the sport, but her enthusiasm was certainly infectious.  It dawned on me that … Continue reading J’adore Le Tour!

I long to travel...but my life does not allow for much more than a day trip away, maybe two, to visit family usually.  During this time of year especially, I long to see France, and not just on the tele watching the Tour de France.  Painting and drawing do wonders for making me see the … Continue reading No Place Like Home

Love summertime...it means cherries, peaches, blueberries...gotta eat 'em...gotta paint 'em.  Just sayin'.

As opposed to the Dynamic Duo...here are my kids...middle boy, youngest girl, and oldest girl (with my feet??) in that order.  I draw them ALL the time, they are used to it, and are oh so patient with mom, asking, "Can I move now?"  At any rate, I'm unbelievably blessed with these three lovely creatures … Continue reading The Terrific Trio

If I were able to pick a time to convalesce, this would be it...during the three weeks of the Tour de France! Oh how I love watching the cycling, the French countryside and towns, imagining myself being there with my bike, on the side of the road somewhere with a baguette and a hunk of … Continue reading Tour Frenzy!