How Wild is Your Garden?
Sketchbook Revival was new to me a month ago. I’m familiar with art journals and the limitless creative projects within them. But this was something a…
More Trees…
The spring season has arrived, and with any luck there will more sunny days and fewer rainy ones ahead. I’ve been doing more tree sketches, and…
Knock Knock. Who’s there? Theresa. Theresa who? Theresa Green!
Knock-knock jokes are totally silly. I’ve remembered that one since I was a kid. My best friend’s name was Terry. Short for Theresa. And whenever…
Holiday Greetings
A few weeks ago I decided to send a few watercolor postcard greetings, and was immediately immersed in research, design, and painting! I happened to have…
Completed the Challenge
31 Days of Painting and Drawing from Life. Here’s a montage of what I accomplished this month…pretty close to the order in which I did them.
Nestling In
It has been quite an exciting week, wrapping up a cold wax and oil painting class, and then finally getting back to some unfinished work in…
Star Seeker (aka Galactic Girl)
It has been a very productive (and sometimes stressful) week, both in and out of the studio. More than once I considered dropping out of the…
A little coffee, a straw, and…
I never really believed that working interfered with my time for art. Well, I sort of knew it did, but deep down I thought I was…
Wild Abandon
The Wild Arts Festival will be happening soon, in Portland Oregon, November 17-18, 2018. Every year, hundreds of artists donate a piece of original art under…
Resisting
After two weeks traveling and another two weeks recovering, I have been feeling quite disconnected from my creative pursuits. I’ve stayed away from my studio and…