This is a different kind of wish for Mother’s Day and also includes a Make The Best of Everything printable for download.
My Craft Room Tour
Hi there! Welcome to Day 3 of The Craft Room Tour, hosted by Angie of The Country Chic Cottage. I’m starting today’s tour, but make sure you don’t miss any of the fabulous rooms from Day 1 and Day 2 Let me start by saying that there’s not a single day that goes by that […]
“Breathe” – Some Doodle Art
A while back I came across something amazing while surfing the interwebs called Zenspirations. What a shock, right? *insert sarcasm* How many times do we click on a site, see something bright and shiny over there, click that, then see something else, click on that and maybe read a bit and then . . . […]
Spring Flowers & Painting Tutorials
Spring flowers have been popping up around here for a couple of months now. I was so excited to see the pretties popping up all around our property. Every week or so, a new posy would open up. For some reason, I started snapping pics. I have no idea why. Heaven knows, I’m not a […]
Eight Painted Desk Ideas
When we moved into this house nine months ago I was so completely in love with having my own space, the fact that there was barely any natural light hardly bothered me. Hardly. Then when I ‘made’ my big worktable, the honeymoon continued on. But, like all romances, every once in a while you need […]
Poodle Puppy Illustration
Since I’ve been doing dog illustrations recently I’ve had no shortage of requests from friends and followers. Which I love, because there are times that I simply don’t feel like painting. What?!? Me, not paint? True story. It’s rare, but it does happen when I just don’t feel like creating anything. This poor pup got […]
Arch Patterns
As I make my way through my pile of old paint patterns I’ve drawn and used over the years, I figure I might as well start the posts at the beginning – with “A”. For Arches. I’m pretty sure there has to be some mathematical or logical way to draw arches. If there is, I […]
Pug Illustration–step by step
Today I’m letting the cat, er, dog outta the bag – I’m creating a line of all occasion doggie greeting cards. There are a few avenues artists can take for success, I’ve heard. (It’s nice that I’m finally listening after nearly 20 years.) Of course there are art galleries. ahem. Yeah, well, that’s not ‘me’ […]