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Just start
I've had the urge to post the last month plus, We have moved, and that has taken a lot of time away from painting, mentally and...
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May 12, 20231 min read


Fort fun- daily sketching
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...
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Sep 8, 20211 min read


Sketching in
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...
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Aug 28, 20211 min read


Sketching daily
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...
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Jul 3, 20211 min read


A big sketch
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...
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Jun 21, 20211 min read


A new adventure awaits! Another sketchbook for the shelf.
It’s always bittersweet when you finish a sketchbook. There are usually months worth of sketches and ideas trapped within the wrinkly...
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May 2, 20211 min read


In the Night Kitchen
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...
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Feb 11, 20211 min read


Drawing as a Meditative Process
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....
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Feb 7, 20214 min read


Drawing and sketching. Some thoughts.
I’ve been “underground” for the past month, meaning not on my regular social media platform, Instagram. I’ve been deep in commission work...
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Feb 6, 20212 min read


Out the window
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...
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Feb 2, 20211 min read


Seek and ye shall find... sketching g subjects anywhere
Another quick sketch to get in the swing of just doing, without too much thought or planning. Even dirty dishes offer subject matter for...
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Jan 28, 20211 min read


Honest sketching
It’s rainy and dreary this morning, I’m working on commissions, and am committing myself, yet again!, to daily sketching. I go through...
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Jan 27, 20211 min read
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