I pulled out my paints for some Paint Party Friday fun and the Gelli Plate was in my hands before I knew what I was doing.  If felt so good to let go of control and just play with no pressure.  Trying this paint & that stencil and seeing what was revealed washed away all [...]

I am happy- there is paint on my fingers! Every so often my muse takes long vacations away from me so I work on the mundane parts of art then.  Here is a piece of rosin paper (big cheap roll from the hardware store!) with tags gesso’d on.  I have sheets of these I made [...]

The prompt for Fall Fearless and Fly this time is about taking a chance.  I have come to realize that in order for me to take a chance I have to trust. Trust that it will all be okay.  Trust that I can do it.  Trust  Tracy Verdugo as she guided me during a class [...]

I never know where or when art-spiration will appear- this time from inside this work-in-progress.   Tracy Verdugo, who taught a great class at Art Is You, had us notice the “good parts” of the canvas.  I was so taken with a couple of spots, I knew I wanted to experiment more with them.   This [...]

As  a kid I wanted to be an archeologist.  The magic of unearthing history was so enticing to me until I learned about real archeology.  Any time I found a real dig to go on it involved potential snakes (South America), intense heat, bugs galore and sparse accommodations.  I wanted to do archeology in an [...]

    This painting had a life of its own.         And I knew right away this would be my entry to this week’s Paint Party Friday.       Without any type of plan I ended up with 5 stacks of circles.  And there is sat, waiting.  Up to this point [...]

The kayaking eyeballs are a work in progress I started in Flora Bowley’s class.  Flora has such a great teaching style. She nurtured and guided me as this canvas developed.   If I am blessed enough to have a chance at another live class with her I am jumping on that opportunity!! Here’s how it [...]

I’m stuck.  I started this on Monday. I got to this point by Monday night.  I was sure it would be finished in time to share for Paint Party Friday.  Nope.  I have let it sit for several days waiting for it to speak to me.  All it has said is, “I am NOT finished [...]

Parrot fish are my favorite fish to find while snorkeling on vacation, even my virtual vacation.  I wish I could capture the colors on film in a way that does them justice!  They are my inspiration for my colorful wave painting today for Paint Party Friday!   Any scraps around were glued down- you might [...]