Pancakes
I am not a weepy person. I think the years have coated me a bit in a tough, cynical shell, but sometimes I come across a painting that breaks through my armor, reminds me of why I became an artist and makes me want to run to my easel. My ideas suddenly bigger than I...The Shape of Things
Composing simple shapes in a painting is one of the most important things you can do compositionally. And the hardest…… Having variety in shapes leads to a more interesting painting and to a more sophisticated-looking design. Here is a painting I did a while ago…...Recent Posts
Another Old Lang Syne
I love music. There are songs that for some reason or another go right through me. They can bring me right back to a certain age and what was going on in my life right then… I am not a musician, I was …»>
Traveling
Nope, I am not talking about going anywhere… I am talking about how shapes can be put to use through design to travel around an image. A master? Norman Rockwell. Last week I came across this image on Facebook. It stopped me in my …»>
Artist Guild
5 months ago I moved to an amazing little town 15 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. My location was deliberate. There are artists here. And as I have walked around town going to pilates, the grocery store and even while snacking at the …»>
Ferrari Red
"You can only paint the smell of damp pine needles by being there: a photograph is a poor substitute for working from the real thing when painting a landscape." -David Bellamy»>
Three of a Kind
I have 2 daughters and when we get together like this week, when my oldest daughter comes home from college for the holiday, we are like 3 peas in a pod… Last May I wrote about turning 50 and how …»>
The POWER of Pastel
This week I have a secret … Well, maybe not a big secret. I have been talking about it for a while now, but I am writing a book! Over the years, artists have told me that I needed to …»>
A Swan is Born
Just like giving birth to triplets, a painting is not born all at once … Last week I was a bit sassy talking about all the things that can get out of control when starting a painting, so it is only …»>