When I taught my Maine workshop a few weeks ago, I had to do all the driving to Maine and back – 16 hours each way. I generally don’t enjoy driving on a long trip. It’s boring, exhausting, and sometimes frustrating, like the time I blindly followed my GPS into a traffic jam in the […]
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Summerhill Sketching Hits the Road! (+ Corn & Basil Tart Recipe)
Every month I host “Sketching at Summerhill” here at my house. It offers an opportunity for my creative friends to get together, learn a little something, paint a bit, and enjoy some fun and fellowship away from the daily grind. I love having everyone come to my home in the summertime when the flowers are […]
We Have a Winner!
Congratulations to Annie! She’s the winner of the drawing for an 8×12 matted print of one of my illustrated quotes. The quote she left in the comments on July 1 was “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C. S. Lewis Annie, please contact me at […]
Hand-Lettered Quote #6 + Print Giveaway!
And finally…. 8″ x 12″, drawn with Pitt Artist’s pens on Stillman and Birn Beta series paper If you’re a dog lover, you understand. They enrich our lives like nothing else can. With their unwavering love, they show us what true devotion is. Here’s our wonderful dog, Buckley. He brightens my days, makes me laugh, […]
Hand-Lettered Quote #5 + Print Giveaway!
Doesn’t this quote make you stop and think? 8″ x 12″, drawn with Pitt Artist’s pens on Stillman and Birn Beta series paper It holds true in so many areas of life, everything from how much money we have or how nice our house is, to how we look or how good we are at […]
Hand-Lettered Quote #4 + Print Giveaway!
It took me a year to finish all six quotes for my living room wall. I did three of them right off the bat, but then life got busy and this is what the wall looked like for almost a year… It was a little embarrassing when I had my Summerhill Sketching get-togethers each month. […]
Hand-Lettered Quote #3 + Print Giveaway!
When I first read this quote, it really spoke to me, and I like having it on my living room wall as a daily reminder to be grateful… 8″ x 12″, drawn with Pitt Artist’s pens on Stillman and Birn Beta series paper If you have a favorite quote, why not share it with my […]
Hand-Lettered Quote #2 + Print Giveaway!
I’ve always loved the exuberance of this quote about spring… 8″ x 12″, drawn with Pitt Artist’s pens on Stillman and Birn Beta series paper I’ll change it out for a different quote on my living room wall when autumn rolls around, but while we have an abundance of green things growing, I’m celebrating them! […]
Hand-Lettered Quote #1 + Print Giveaway!
I’m finally back from Maine, and while I’m finishing up the sketches I did there I thought I’d show you a project I completed recently…….. I’ve always loved quotes. I have a shelf filled with quote books, a sketchbook devoted to favorite quotes, manila folders filled with quotes cut from magazines, and various quote files […]
Maine Workshop (Part II)
(Read Part I here.) I spend a lot of time preparing for my workshops. Ask anyone who has taken one from me. I give my students hefty handouts loaded with information, and I try to tune in to their needs as artists and help them in any way I can while we’re together. I spend […]
