I've been doing a lot of site work over the past year in pen and ink and watercolor. I find that hat it put me in a frame of mind where I...

I try to get out and sketch on the regular. The small sketchbook keeps the process from getting too precious, also making the sketch more...

I have a passion for the line- and the line, when coupled with quick watercolor washes, gives the immediacy and honesty and truth to a...

Lately, I’ve become accustomed to sketching a couple pages a day in my Moleskine. I either sketch what’s close, as in the vacuum by the...

I do a lot of sketching out on site using a small sketchbook and a splash of watercolors. These are so fun to do, and I can get them done...

It’s always bittersweet when you finish a sketchbook. There are usually months worth of sketches and ideas trapped within the wrinkly...

Ah, Maurice Sendak’s great children’s book is a favorite of mine, and the title popped into my head last night while taking a few minutes...

I’ve discovered something over the last year. We all need ways to empty our minds of the massive amount of stimuli that bombard us daily....

I’ve been “underground” for the past month, meaning not on my regular social media platform, Instagram. I’ve been deep in commission work...

Patsy must’ve had some sewing machine issues the other day. I sketched this van while it was conveniently parked in front of the studio...

In an attempt to bridge sketching and painting, I attacked this found still life in the studio from an odd, distorting angle, and did a...

Another quick sketch to get in the swing of just doing, without too much thought or planning. Even dirty dishes offer subject matter for...

It’s rainy and dreary this morning, I’m working on commissions, and am committing myself, yet again!, to daily sketching. I go through...

I cannot tell you how excited I am to flip the page on 2020! What a trying year for everyone I’m sure. I spent the majority of the past...

What have I been up to over the past weeks? School is back in full swing, routines are kind of set, and I’ve been working regularly in...

Here we are, two weeks back from vacation, and I’ve been back in the studio desperately trying to finish a few commissions. It took most...

Sketches are a part of my life. Essential for growth!

I had about 45 minutes until I had to pick up my little one from school. I really wanted to get out of the studio a few minutes too, so...

A quick sketch in pencil, used as a reference to paint an oil sketch.

A few words about drawing around the house, since we are all spending so much time there!