I completed another Smithsonian class, this time focused on John Singer Sargent's painting, Gassed. The class was taught by Paul Glenshaw, who always has fascinating insights into the paintings he…

In honor of Shelley Winters' birthday, here’s a collage I did based on her autobiography, Shirley (her name at birth was Shirley Shrift; they later changed the title of the book to Shelley)…

The Bargue Drawings that I've done in our weekly group have been beneficial for developing "cold, hard accuracy" (as one of our video instructors put it). I want to draw what I'm seeing, rather than what I…

The story of Watson and the Shark. I’ve mentioned my love for the painting Watson and the Shark by American painter John Singleton Copley several times. The romantic beauty…

An update on projects, products, and progress. There’s news about botanical watercolors, circus promotions, art history education, and more — see it here…

I am now a proud graduate of the Smithsonian Associates World Art History program. To receive a certificate, completion of 4 core classes and 6 electives were required. The core classes.…

A new edition of the newsletter is out. There’s life drawing, CCR box set packaging, Earth Day stuff, and last chance for the Ukrainian shirts that benefit All Hands and Hearts charity. See the…

The Bargue Drawings that I've done in our weekly group have been beneficial for developing "cold, hard accuracy" (as one of our video instructors put it). I want to draw what I'm seeing, rather than what I…

A new edition of the newsletter is out. There’s life drawing, CCR box set packaging, Earth Day stuff, and last chance for the Ukrainian shirts that benefit All Hands and Hearts charity. See the…

I had fun applying duotone and ‘glitch’ filters to one of my recent Bargue drawings, “Psyche of Naples.” The filters add visual interest to ordinary images, and make for.…

‘Color packs a punch’ newsletter is out. Photoshop filter experiments, Bargue drawings, and Charles & Ray Eames. See it here…

A friend recently admired a pair of earrings I was wearing, a gift from my daughter. I remembered that I had done a drawing of them a while back, and so went looking for it through the pages of…

A local farmer’s market merchant needed a logo for her seed and nut mixture called Susie’s Sprinkles. Sue brought a lot of ideas to the table when we met. We brainstormed for a while, looking…

A complaint I often hear about graphite is that you can’t get really dark darks without also getting shine. So I was eager to try the new Faber Castell matt graphite pencils…

I can’t resist posting this drawing of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome from my sketchbook, because tomorrow is one of the last classes for my Smithsonian World Art History certificate and the subject is…

Art History has been a longtime fascination of mine, in particular, the Renaissance. I took my first real Art History classes not so long ago (thank you Brad Anderson) and I’m always looking…

LaNay Meier is a retired mental health nurse who saw many people in pain throughout her career. She developed a concept that she thought could help people process their feelings…

My collages often tell a story, but I don’t know what the story is until the piece is well underway. In this case, I started with a vintage dictionary page as a background, then began rummaging.…

I wish I had kept the red roto-tray that I had years ago. Apparently, they’re now a collector’s item, shown here at the Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies…

Every Monday I get an email newsletter from painter Bob Burridge, which includes a link to one of his YouTube videos that he calls BobBlasts. They’re usually demonstrations of his technique…