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Sketching on Location at the Casino – Part 1

Sketching on Location at the Casino – Part 1

After I finished up my “Sketch It Now” workshop in San Clemente, I launched right into “Sketching on Location” the next day. I started out the first morning with a little pep talk in the classroom. Or maybe I should call it a “prep talk” since the idea was to give everyone some practical ways […]

New Sketching Workshops for Spring and Summer

New Sketching Workshops for Spring and Summer

Since my new “Sketch It Now” workshop was so well-received last month in San Clemente, I’ve decided to offer it here on the east coast this summer. I’ll be hosting Sketch It Now: Capturing the moment in your sketchbook journal here at my home, Summerhill, near Ruff Creek, Pennsylvania, August 12- 13, 2017. (We’re just an hour […]

San Clemente Highlights

San Clemente Highlights

I got home from San Clemente about a week ago, and ever since then I’ve been feverishly working to finish up a commission that was a bit overdue. I can’t wait to share it with you! I think it might be the most unique piece of artwork I’ve ever done. But first, I want to […]

A Cacophony of Color!

A Cacophony of Color!

When I was in Florida a few weeks ago, my friend Judy and I spent a few hours at the Village of the Arts in Bradenton. We had a great lunch and strolled through the neighborhood filled with brightly colored historic cottages. Many of them house galleries, art studios, restaurants, and specialty shops. The little […]

Art Walk Greece: The Inside Story!

Art Walk Greece: The Inside Story!

You never know what a day will bring. Sometimes you’re plodding through your day when suddenly you look up and see a rainbow, or you get a call from a long lost friend, or you find a $20 bill in your coat pocket. And sometimes you get an even bigger surprise…a super surprise….like someone inviting […]

Scenes from Certaldo Alto

Scenes from Certaldo Alto

I’ve been working hard to finish up some of the unpainted sketches I brought home from my Italy trip last fall. Here’s a composite page I did the day we visited the medieval hilltop village of Certaldo alto… Since I taught two week-long workshops at Fattoria Bacio this past year, I had two visits to […]

Fun in the Mountains – Our Winter Painting Retreat in WV

Fun in the Mountains – Our Winter Painting Retreat in WV

Our winter painting getaway at Stonewall Resort in West Virginia was a huge success! Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at our time together… Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV Eighteen of us gathered to paint and relax for three days with nothing more to worry about than what to order for lunch. We had a cozy meeting room […]

More Folk Art Christmas Stockings

More Folk Art Christmas Stockings

Merry Christmas, everyone! The cookies are baked, the decorations are up and the stockings have been hung by the chimney with care… Family arrives tomorrow, and we’ll have a house full of grandchildren, dogs, and grownups, along with all the joy and craziness that comes with large family gatherings, so I thought I’d take a […]

The Lucky Winner!

The Lucky Winner!

I’m happy to announce that  April Dawn  has won the DECEMBER GIVEAWAY! I have really enjoyed reading all of your comments over the past week. I learned about some great new travel destinations and read some touching stories about the people you admire. I got great ideas for future blog posts and smiled at the […]

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