Beyond the Brush: Painting Okra
I love okra… there, I said it. I have a friend who grew up in the North who had never really heard of it before meeting me. She says she giggles every time she even says the word. I’ve planted…
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The Art of Letting Go
Under the Dust What’s under your bed? For years, all that was under mine was a collection of dusty art portfolios from college and even high school. They followed me through several moves. One move was especially memorable when the…
Beyond the Brush: Painting Basil
When I choose a subject to paint, I think about what caught my attention and what it invokes. To the left is the basil plant I was growing that inspired my painting, Italian Basil, part of the Art for the…
Commissioned Creativity
Not all artists do them. They can be painful. They can be tedious. They can make you question your life choices. They can be the best thing for your career or the worst. What am I talking about? The Art…
The Art of Gardening
I call myself a trial and error gardener. I didn’t really ‘garden’ growing up. I had a few yard chores like picking up sticks before my dad mowed. He tried briefly to make mowing my chore but after I ran…
What’s With All the Strange Art?
If you are an Instagram follower you may have noticed I’ve been posting daily on my feed this month. It’s my art…it just doesn’t look quite like it. Even my mother told me it didn’t look like my stuff. It’s…
The Process of Art – Resin
In Virginia I started experimenting with adding more texture in my paintings. At some point I had the idea of creating layers of depth with resin. I’m not sure where I first saw art resin but it looked promising. Most…
The Process of Art – Watercolor
Watercolor paintings take the least amount of prep work before the actual painting. One of the main aspects is the paper. I also use all types of paper from inexpensive student grade to very expensive large sheets. Most of my…
The Process of Art – Ideas
Artists work in a lot of different methods or processes. Some are exact and meticulous, planning every step of the way. Some are spontaneous and loose, throwing their ideas out into the world and rapidly as they can. My artistic…
5 Ways to Show Your Love With Art
February is the month of love or the month of proving you love someone by spending a ton of money on one particular day on the calendar. Fancy dinners, boxes of chocolate, beautiful flowers, all these are wonderful…for a little…