In a previous blog post, I wrote about putting together a travel sketching kit.  Here, you can see me putting my travel kit into action.  So as not to make the video too long, I sketched the twig before the video started and compressed it into a hyper-lapse format.  Watch me use colored pencils as… [Read the rest of the post]

I was thrilled to be selected for a 22-page article in the international contemporary art review magazine Art Habens.  Picked to be featured in their Biennial Anniversary edition (10 years and going strong), I was given one of their longest spreads ever!  In the magazine interview, we touch on the way my artistic inquiry explores the… [Read the rest of the post]

  Travel sketching is fun to do while on vacation. While I don’t consider myself an advanced sketcher, my sketches have a way to bring back vivid memories of my trip, much more so than photographs (which I take lots of too 🙂  Sketching requires me to be wholly present while I explore and record my new experiences. After much trial… [Read the rest of the post]

I particularly enjoy showing my artwork in all woman art exhibitions.  For the next four months, the National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (NAWA) is hosting the exhibition “Women Celebrating Creativity” on their online gallery.  This exhibition and the amazing artwork 86 talents women (including mine!)is on view from February 1 – May 29, 2019…. [Read the rest of the post]

Figuring out exactly what type of painting a commission client wants is harder than you might think.  I start with having them review my past work and telling me which elements appeal to them.  Then I ask about size, color palette, mood, and more.   I’m just starting a new commission and I thought it would… [Read the rest of the post]