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Caramel, mocha, cookies and cream, toffee, cherry pistachio, chocolate orange with white chocolate chunks… There are SO many different flavors of ice cream. The few I’ve listed above are but a small sample of the thousands of ice cream flavors. Why so many? Because everyone has different tastes. And you probably have several that are […]

We all have favorites…whether it’s kitchen utensils, household gadgets, painting frames, clothes stores, makeup, places to travel to, and pretty much every category under the sun. In my painting life I also have my favorites. I’ll list five and explain how I use them and why I love them so much. My Resource Library. This […]

​Do you love the stories about artists that you may not have known but that are so unexpected and interesting? Me too! Here are eight I hope you find interesting: Leonardo da Vinci’s mirror writing: Leonardo da Vinci, renowned for his masterpieces like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, had a habit of writing […]

It’s the season to think about gifting, whether it’s for Christmas or for Hannukah. I happen to be the kind of person who loves gadgets and watches all the ads coming into my email and on social media waiting to see what I HAVE to have. During this season of gifting, there is one person […]

One of the quotes from many of my videos when I’m teaching is to say out loud… “I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid. I’m not afraid.” For some reason, doing this seems to help push me more confidently past the moments where fear creeps in and stops me from moving forward. We all have fears […]

Of course, unexpected things happen every day to us. But sometimes BIG unexpected things happen and how we respond makes all the difference. Maintaining a positive and adaptable mindset is crucial. For example…Last Sunday I was showing my paintings in Round Top, Texas, at a huge antique show. My husband Patrick and I were leisurely […]

Sometimes I come across a book that explains things so beautifully that I want to write the inspirations down and put them up all over my studio walls so I can see them every day and be inspired. Recently I came across a book like this. It’s called Dance of the Possible by Scott Berkun. […]

Is this or is this not one of the main problems you have in your painting process? Getting stuck… So many people have told me they get to a certain part of their abstract painting and don’t like what’s happening but have no clue how to move forward. This is how so many unfinished paintings […]

Do you ever hesitate to start a new abstract art project because you think it’s going to be so much work? Or do you procrastinate beginning because you already have a preconceived notion about how hard it’s going to be or worried that it’s going to take too much time? I’ve done this before many […]