A small studio requires creative organization. 6x6 paintings on panels need a safe place to dry while waiting varnish so I made some wall &q...

Hello! I've been so active on Instagram (which links to Facebook) that I totally forgot about this blog and that it can still be accesse...

I am shocked to realize I haven't posted here since June! Yikes. Where have I been? Right here, in our new location on Vashon Island, WA...

 I can't believe we have been in our new home (and mini-studio) nearly a year! I'm finally settled enough to return to offering smal...

I have been painting small pastels.  Each is framed with a white-core mat, ready to frame in a standard 7x5 inch frame with glass.  Wall-han...

“Hello Summer,” reminiscent of “Pack Up All My Cares and Woe” which went to a new home this month.  A friend called this process “fearless” ...

Pastels are usually framed with a mat and spacer so why did I tape the border? I like a white mat around my pastel work. Normally, I would c...

Throughout my many years of making art, I've frequently made notecards using my art images. This was usually for workshops I taught so s...

  My Painting Give-Away took place today. Pastel paintings all boxed up, awaiting labels. Thanks to all who participated in this!

Hello! Christmas is over and the new year is fast approaching. I'm thinking about art goals for 2023. One of my goals is to reduce my in...

  It’s a mini-studio! We moved and I gave up my 500 square foot studio. I’m learning how to compromise. As you enter, looking left is the li...

 Checking in... here's the link

I'm very happy with my mini-studio. However, I do have a little problem. Well, sort of a big problem. I can't find my paintbrushes f...

I'm checking in on a beautiful early October day. We have been at our new location about 6 weeks and the house and property have taken m...

Today is our one month anniversary of moving back to Vashon Island. Each day has been full of moving in, repairing, repainting and replacing...

I'm without a studio and all my work is packed and stored. We are currently enjoying Northilla Nest Beach House at the tip of Maury (Va...

  Checking in today ... here's the link .

FASO, (my website provider), randomly selects and posts one of my artworks. Today it was "Gratitude," a plein air pastel of the ga...

 I've neglected my Golden Years blog. Just posted. Take a look here.

 Very happy to be included in the American Impressionist Society 2nd Annual Associate Member Online Exhibition. Take a look here.

 About a year ago I completed a pastel painting, framed it and hung it in the guest bathroom. Today I unframed it and fixed a small area tha...