AROMATHERAPY — It’s my new favorite thing. But although it may be a new thing for me, it has been an established practice for many cultures for thousands of years. Plant essences have been highly...
Watercolor is a perfect medium for a novice painter. Only a few supplies are needed, set up is easy, there is very little mess, and clean up is a breeze.
If the delicate colors and gentle air of spring were to inspire paintings, they would be painted as high-key paintings.
What artists want, most of all, is for their work to be seen. Today it is easy and inexpensive to garner an audience of thousands, even millions by sharing artwork via online platforms. While artists...
I love nothing more than being in my studio, and here are five things that make the time I spend in my studio even more pleasant! 1. Pandora Listening to music I love always puts me in a great...
Artists can use color to evoke a mood or a feeling in their paintings. The atmosphere of an icy winter afternoon is represented by a combination of colors from the cooler half of the color wheel. A...
I was recently in the gift shop of a local art museum, and I purchased a roll of beautiful paper printed with gold-metallic inks. I was not sure how I would use it, but it was lovely, and I wanted...
Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree. ~ Emily Bronte A clear fall day sets a perfect backdrop to enhance the warm colors of autumn’s leaves. Highlighted by the depth of...
I believe that artists are born. They are creative individuals with a keen sense of observation, and an intense desire to share what they observe with the world around them and with generations yet to...
