Remember how much fun you had with art as a kid? Back then you felt free to create without fear or self-consciousness, and you were limited only by your imagination. Your style wasn’t like anyone else’s and you didn’t care what anyone thought of your artwork – you did it just for yourself, for the […]
Month: August 2014
Flashback to the Fifties: Alice’s Jello Salad
Here’s a fun commission piece I did recently… This is a recipe that’s been in my customer, Pam’s, family for generations. It’s a favorite at every large family gathering. The long-running joke is that it’s usually forgotten in the refrigerator until after all the other desserts have been eaten. Then suddenly someone will remember Alice’s […]
Mushroom Sleuthing
I was on a quest. A mushroom quest. As I rambled through the woods, I had noticed a few colorful little gems peeking out from under the carpet of dried brown leaves beneath my feet, and that only made me want more. Aquabee Super Delluxe sketchbook, 9″ x 12″, watercolor and Sakura Pigma Micron 01 […]
Step-by-Step Watercolor: Lake Scene
I visited my mother last week at Alpine Lake, West Virginia, and while I was there spent a wonderfully relaxing couple of hours following the walking trail that meanders through the woods along the shoreline. There are so many pretty, sketch-worthy scenes, but I finally chose this one: Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook, 7″ […]