Values Appreciated
Clouds: Number 2 of 4. Well, I’m not convinced this is really about clouds, but, I learned a lot with this piece. I think I was…
Beginner’s Mind
How does one attain a state of beginner’s mind, when not actually a beginner? Is it possible when you have fifty years of playing with everything…
Any Mark…
…is better than No Mark. These few words guided me today as I hesitated for hours before making any marks on this underpainting. It took me…
Water Weilding
After two classes in watercolor techniques, with teacher and artist Susan Cowan, here is a recent project start: underpainting done with a pouring technique which will…
Meet Emma
Dogs may be a theme for the month, so please welcome Emma! She’s a watercolor on Yupo, which is a plastic substrate, often used with inks,…
Jack the Dog
It’s been a few days since I’ve been in my studio, but on Saturday attended an all-day workshop learning the basics of encaustic and encaustic collage.…
Masking or Revealing One’s Self?
Today, as the end of 2017 is nearly upon us, I was cleaning up some things to make room for new projects. And in the process,…
unVeiling
Today, the sun was shining and I was able to get outdoors and into the garden to do some much needed clean-up. I took away the…
Rainy Days and Rainy Nights…
Locals have told me the rains are likely to start in the Pacific Northwest as early as October and last as late as the 4th of…
Art After 50…
Art After 50…