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 […]

It all depends on how you define rich… Is it about money, health, love, family, kindness, generosity? Although I am not rich by any means if you speak about it in terms of money, but I am beyond wealthy in many other ways. And as the years wear on I become richer and richer by […]

Have you ever found yourself “stuck” in a painting, unsure about what to do next? I certainly have. But it happens a lot less when I give myself time to play. Play is, in fact, an essential part of enhancing creativity. When I play with painting — using different media, trying different colors, exploring new […]

I love exploring different materials to use to see how I could incorporate something new and exciting in my work. One of the things I didn’t expect to fall in love with is large Post-it’s that you can peel off and stick on the wall. They are my go-to for lots of different projects: ·        […]

Would you ever consider spending your entire painting career on just one theme? I don’t think I would, but I know someone who has…Sean Scully. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1945. He went to art school and traveled to Morocco, where he became fascinated by the multi-colored stripes the people wove into tents […]

Sometimes you come across a movie that stays with you for years and years. Not many have done this to me but one in particular has… it’s called “Sliding Doors.” It’s an old one with Gwyneth Paltrow and was made in 1998. What is a “sliding doors” moment? Basically, the film has two storylines, one […]

Recently I found a book in the gift store of the Seattle Art Museum that just called out to me and I HAD to buy it. It’s not a large book but the hot pink cover and the title intrigued me. The title is Artists’ Letters, Leonardo da Vinci to David Hockney, by Michael Bird. […]

Guess what? I have a new YouTube video for you to watch, and it’s all about how to create color harmony using the mother color. So, what is color harmony and what is the mother color? When you’re painting, you strive to make your color palette harmonious because it’s so pleasing to the eye. There […]

Having been an artist for over 30 years, I get questions about what artwork should cost regularly. It’s a tricky question, because the word ‘affordable’ means something different to everyone. Anyone who has looked at original, high-quality pieces to display in their home will tell you that prices can vary greatly and the cost isn’t […]

I still remember that sinking feeling I had when I learned that I was going to have to write lots and lots of papers in my Masters program of Social Work at Tulane University in New Orleans back in 1997. And I didn’t know how to type. OMG! What was I going to do? Not […]