Moving on – my next painting underway, another rose – having fun with the detailed background. Most weeks, by the time Tuesday morning rolls around, I know what I’m going to write about. Today isn’t one of them. I’m stuck today. I didn’t sleep well – I... 
shop for archival prints Sweets Gallery Usually my paintings start with taking a photo. This one started with making pastry! Cooking was my first art form. I love to cook and I love to make what I cook beautiful. I made both the tarts I’ve painted. In the... 
In the past several weeks a very close, long-standing friendship took a painful turn and in the past few days, has very possibly ended. We’ve been friends for more than 25 years and have been through so much together. It’s hard for me to really grasp that six weeks... I found these roses in a corner of a friend’s garden. Yummy tropical-punch colors, and a combination of the back side of one rose – no less compelling than the front – and the ¾ view of another, catching the light just so. In the early spring of 2016,... 
My sorta perfect, getting there painting Last week Paulette, one of our Thursday faithfuls, forwarded to me an email with a plea for my help in responding to it. She’d been offered an opportunity to do a demonstration for a watercolor organization. First, I must say... 