Year: 2021

Step-by-Step Watercolor: Blackwater River Sketch

Step-by-Step Watercolor: Blackwater River Sketch

It was the final afternoon of my painting getaway at Canaan Valley and I had gone for a short hike with my friends Jane and Elaine to stretch our legs and grab one final sketch before the sun set.  We found a beautiful spot beside the river, quickly set up our stools, and got out our art gear.

Girlfriend Getaway

Girlfriend Getaway

Some of my happiest memories are of girlfriend getaways, whether it’s with the girls in my family or a group of sketching buddies. Where women gather, fun happens! It doesn’t matter where you go; it’s being together that makes it special. The pandemic halted all my scheduled art retreats a year and a half ago, […]

Fall Sketches

Fall Sketches

Autumn is a great time for sketching in western Pennsylvania. Our fall foliage rivals that of New England, and we always enjoy lots of beautiful, clear, sunny days before the dreariness of late November sets in. Would you like to see what I’ve been sketching this fall in our neck of the woods? Our driveway, […]

Sketches from Oak Island

Sketches from Oak Island

We take a family beach vacation every year, with kids, parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents all sharing a house and spending long days together hanging out at the beach. But this year, for the first time, Fred and I had a chance to spend a second week at Oak Island, NC, later in the year, […]

Sketches from Alpine Lake

Sketches from Alpine Lake

The past few weeks have flown by and, with all that’s going on with finishing up our new house, I’m afraid I’ve fallen behind in posting some of the sketches I’ve done recently. So, I thought I’d play catch-up and show you some of what I’ve been up to. I went to Alpine Lake several […]

“How to Paint a Cheeseburger” + Week 6 Giveaway

“How to Paint a Cheeseburger” + Week 6 Giveaway Masthead for cheeseburger painting lesson

Sketchbook journaling is about everyday life. It offers a way to capture moments in time and hold onto them by drawing and painting what you see and experience. And what’s a bigger part of life than food?  My everyday sketchbooks and travel journals have food sketches scattered throughout their pages. Some were done at home… […]

“How to Paint a Rose” + Week 5 Giveaway

“How to Paint a Rose” + Week 5 Giveaway Masthead for rose painting lesson

If you’re like me, you love flowers in any shape, size, or color. But there’s just something about roses that makes them special, isn’t there? Is it their heady fragrance and luscious colors? The intricacy of their form? Or maybe it’s all the memories we associate with them. No matter what the reason, there’s no […]

Sketching at Oglebay

Sketching at Oglebay

Earlier this week, I had a chance to get together with some of my art friends at beautiful Oglebay Park in Wheeling, WV, for a few hours of sketching (and chatting, of course!) It was a blisteringly hot day, but there were plenty of shady spots where we could settle in to draw. I couldn’t […]

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