To an artist, a red brick ranch may not be the most inspiring subject matter. But there’s something about putting watercolors on paper that can magically transform even the most mundane subject, like a simple ranch-style house, into something special. I was commissioned by a friend to do a house portrait of her parents’ home […]
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Good Neighbors, Great Memories
Indulge me, please. I’m feeling a little sentimental about this painting, and I have to tell you the story behind it. Before we built our new house in 2000, we lived just 5 miles away, and our next door neighbors were a retired couple named Ola and Albert, who became dear friends to us over […]
A New and Improved Blog for 2012!
It’s been a year and a half since I started this blog, and I’m amazed when I look back at all the posts I’ve written and projects I’ve completed. It’s been a lot of fun sharing with you guys, and getting to know you through your comments and emails. I really appreciate all of your […]
Well-Loved
Karli with her painting My niece Karli is such a sweetie-pie. From the time she was a baby, she’s been loved by everyone who knows her. She’s kind, compassionate, funny, and one of the best people I know. Next year, she’ll be heading off to college, and I’m really going to miss her. We’ve always […]
Merry Christmas!
Christmas morning sketch, 9″ x 12″ Christmas morning … pretty packages under the tree fire burning in the fireplace hot coffee sticky buns in the oven camera at the ready granddaughter running baby watching squeals of delight laughter excitement smiles hugs dogs shredding boxes cats pouncing kids playing grateful happy content […]
Embroidered Wool Christmas Ornaments
Christmas is only three days away, and I’m finishing up some last-minute projects, like these cute embroidered wool Christmas ornaments. Since I’m a grandmother now (and a crafty one at that!) I’ve decided to start a new tradition of making a handmade ornament for the grandkids each year. Since we only have two grandchildren so […]
More Folk Art Christmas Stockings
Our family is growing! In the past year and half, we’ve welcomed a new son-in-law and, not one, but two new grandchildren into our family. Nicholas and Lilly Last year at Christmastime, we made-do with an assortment of miscellaneous Christmas stockings for the new additions, but this year, I decided to stitch up some stockings […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Ireland: Days 13-16
With only three days left until we had to fly back to the US, our wonderful Irish adventure was coming to a close. As we left the west coast and pointed our car toward Dublin, I was feeling a little worn out and ready to head home. Two weeks is a long time to be […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Ireland: Days 11-13
I took way too many art supplies with me when I went to Ireland, just like I do for every trip. I always have such high hopes of all that I’ll accomplish: “Oooh, I might want to try out those colored pencils! And I just might need that spatter screen and all those drawing pencils […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Ireland: Days 10-11
I hope you’re enjoying this sketchbook journey through Ireland. We’re past the midpoint of our trip, but there are still lots of sketches I’d like to show you… This next page was a bit of a catch-all, where I wrote down an assortment of interesting observations and facts that didn’t really fit in anywhere else. […]
