Most people spend several years of their lives devoting themselves to creating art. And then there are those exceptional people who have devoted their entire lives to creating…from painting to sculpture to collage to ceramics. Everything they do is the result of a mind filled with imaginative ideas. Let me give you an example of […]

This is the title of a book that jumped off the shelf when I was browsing through my local bookstore on Bainbridge Island the day before Christmas. First of all, I love non-fiction and whenever I go to a bookstore that is the section where I go to first. The table of new non-fiction books […]

I’m sure you’re thinking…nothing! But we do! And that is that we each have had a piece of our artwork hang upside down in a public venue without the owner or representative aware of it. At least until they were notified about it. Let’s begin with Matisse. In 1961, his painting Le Bateau was hung […]

Do you know the children’s poet Shel Silverstein? He’s my favorite and I read many of his books to my kids when they were young. When I looked around for a good explanation of the word intuition the best description came from a poem by Silverstein called “The Voice.” Take a look below to read […]

The holidays are upon us. Very soon we’ll be bombarded with companies showing us the best they have to offer and suggestions of what to buy for ourselves and our loved ones. Catalogues are arriving at my doorstep every day, and I’m already thinking of unique gifts I could purchase for my family. What would […]

​Not too long ago you really had only one option for learning a specific subject, like art. You had to go to school. But now, with all the different offerings on YouTube, courses, workshops, and memberships, is getting a degree really important? And why would you even want one? Now, I’ve graduated from a four-year […]

“How to Start a Painting Using Collage” is one of 10 exercises I put together and the title of my newest YouTube. There are so many times as a beginner when you look at a blank canvas in front of you and don’t know where to begin or even how to start. In this particular […]

I fall for many ads that show a “before,” and show “the problem,” and then an “after” with the problem solved. How wonderful to even know this thing exists. It makes a chore easier…or quicker…or more organized. Oprah famously started her yearly Christmas list of her favorite things and to this day I still buy […]

​Have you ever wondered how colors get their names? Can color likes and dislikes tell us something about our personalities? What colors make you appear younger? Or thinner? Do red cars really get more speeding tickets? Are there specific colors that are recommended for particular health problems? If these questions about color interest you, then […]

Do you find it fascinating to see what artists wear in their studio to paint in? Is it an old shirt? If so, what color is it? Is it an art apron or smock? Is it overalls? Is it an antique white linen dress? I actually have several of these that I paint in! How […]