Recently, I posted a sad story with a happy ending. Today, I'm posting additional happiness and asking the question, "How do we kno...

This is the initial layout for "Onion," an oil painting on gessoed aluminum panel. I love this surface. Thanks to our neighbo...

In 2012 I painted "Sanctuary" shown above. This is a big pastel painting at 25.5 x 19.5 inches. Add a mat and frame and it get...

I'm finally back at the easel working in oil on aluminum. You can read the backstory on my Golden Years Blog. Lemon, oil, 20 x...

When I work in pastel, I paint one painting at a time. My favorite method is paint it, photograph it, frame it, move on to the next one....

I'm starting on a series of oil still life paintings in preparation for a fall group show. There is a "look" or genre I'm ...

P2019-1-28 Violet Evening, pastel, 3.5x5.5 inches Still playing with my Terry Ludwig 14 Violets. Mini Pastel available at Mini ...

P2019-1-27 Violet Road, pastel 3.5 x 5.5 inches Available at mini-painting price on DailyPaintworks Reference photo for P2019-1027 Vio...

I started today's post with the intention of showing you my beautiful new set of Terry Ludwig 14 favorite violets and talk about a new s...

Lovely work today by the artists in my first Mentoring Session of 2019.   My next session is Friday, February 22nd. One artist had to...

Four painting stations set up for my first Mentoring Session of 2019. Friday, four hours, four students. Looking forward to it! It...

The lightest spots This is the time in the painting that I forget to take more photos. Sorry. Sunrise 1, pastel, 5x7...

I have a collection of scraps of sanded pastel paper. Some is gessoed with vermilion or black.  This month I'm trying to paint a 7x5 i...

Riverbank at Dawn, pastel, 7x5 inches This little painting sat on my easel all through the holidays. I finally got back to it today and ...