This is part one of a three part series. Create an Online Calendar is part two and How To Track Blog Posts is part three. I’ve spent years trying to organize all my stuff, all the pieces of my work, my life. It’s a little embarrassing to admit this since at one time I was […]
How To Glitter Wine Goblets
I’ve seen these glittered wine goblets all over the Pinterest and the internet, usually around the holidays. To be honest, I was just going to paint these glasses, not glitter them. But there it is. And you know what? Every time I look at it, I smile. I don’t know why. I’m not what you’d […]
How to “Under” Paint To Add Dimension
Welcome to another Tuesday painting demo! If you’re new here, I do a live demonstration every Tuesday night at 6 pm PST. If you can’t make that time, you can always check my YouTube channel at any time. Tonight’s demo is a preview for next week’s BYOB & Paint class – Coffee Cup. It’ll show […]
Pink Cupcake Paintings
Before I became obsessed start watching Downton Abbey, I was really on track, painting things for Valentine’s Day. Of course, now I’m totally derailed and sketching more costumes but I wanted to share these fun little cupcake paintings I did. After basecoating the canvases with a blush pink I sketched the cupcakes. I drew the […]
Birds on Branch Painting and Class
Welcome to the first live painting demonstration of 2013 – Birds on a Branch. This is a preview of my upcoming BYOB & Paint Class. Check out the video tonight and if you’re interested in the class, just leave me a comment below! I want to share a little story with you about this painting. […]
More Downton Abbey Costume Sketches
Little Reminder: Every Tuesday at 6 pm PST I’ll be painting live via Google+. This week I’m previewing the Birds On Branch. Hope you’ll drop by! (If you’re not on Google+, you can watch it here on the blog.) If you saw my post yesterday with the first Downton Abbey costume sketch then you saw […]
Downton Abbey Costume Sketches
If you are already a fan, no further explanation is necessary. If you’ve never watched, or even heard, of the PBS smash series, Downton Abbey well, I find explaining my own obsession hard to explain. And, yes, it is an ‘obsession.’ I haven’t been ‘obsessed’ with any pop culture since Davy Jones. And if “Davy […]
Completing a Series
I’m starting my 18th year of painting. Sometimes it feels like I’ve been painting my entire life and sometimes it feels like I just started. In a lot of areas, I’m still a beginner. For instance, I’ve never painted a series – a group or collection of paintings. I’ve known for some time this is […]