Looser strokes and less detail in this one, "Where the Heart Is," 11 x 8.5 inches. I'm happy to be in my studio these rainy ...

This is the finished painting (10.5 x 15 inches) that started with the 5x7 color study in my last post. I was thinking: forgotten orchard,...

This is the 5x7 inch color study for my next painting, It is available for purchase at the DPW Auction . (sold) "Meadow Road"...

  When I painted this 7x5 inch color study for a larger painting, my focus was on the hits of sunlight on the path. Because it is small, I...

I finally figured out how to paint from a reference photo on my ipad and still keep it clean. I hang it from the top of my easel and cover...

These are the four steps for my 7x5 inch color study for a larger work tentatively titled "Dappled Path." 1. Black acrylic on...

Final value check. In my last post, I spoke of doing something to the "busy" color in the foreground but after looking at this p...

This pastel painting will be 22 x 17 inches. I'm working an extra inch all the way to give me the option of moving it slightly left, r...

I guess my change of studio wall color is working to help me warm up my painting palette. This is "Glory Days," painted from a g...

Plums and Violets is a colored pencil drawing that was created for my students as an example of working on black paper. It is time to let...

When I started this painting, I printed color and grayscale copies of the reference photo (see my previous post). The color print seems to...

I'm painting over an old painting that was painted plein air at Kubota Garden. For this new painting, I'm using a reference photo...

I finished my latest painting of our dog park, this one is titled "October." I guess I'm doing a dog park series without mea...

The top third of this painting is 95% complete. I want the focus to be on the water and foreground so I may have to go in and reduce the d...

On our dog-walk yesterday, I took this photo and printed it out in color and in grayscale. The grayscale print has a large X corner-to-cor...

In looking at my last post, I realize I left out one corner of the studio.

Here are more shots of the studio - taken while it is still clean.

For the past few years, my studio walls have been blue, the same color as a wall at the Women Painters of Washington Gallery, Seattl...

Each evening, my husband and I play a game of cards at the round oak table in my Studio. From where I sit, I can ponder the work on my eas...

 The next step for me was to lighten the lower left corner to balance all the drama in the top third of the painting. I selected two yellow...

Next, I selected two values of the same blue, one just a little lighter and brighter than the other. I applied the blues to the back...

In my last post I talked about comparing yourself to yourself. That is, your very best work to your not-so-great paintings. I thought you mi...

When I accepted the award at the NPS show this weekend, it was gratifying to have my hard work acknowledged. There is no area within that ...

I'm very happy to post the news that "Edge of Winter" received Best of Show at the Northwest Pastel Society 2012 Members Exh...

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I thought the process of my resolution for this painting might be interesting to you. I took a photo of the image and printed it out. Then...