In the Studio

Your local community art organization is a great resource. Most likely they host classes, opportunities to showcase work and space to...

I have yet to discover a good, affordable brush. I can, however, tell you what brand NOT to buy. Don't buy Blick's acrylic brushes...

I've been reading Mason Currey's book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work and I absolutely love it. It's a collection of descriptions about...

I stumbled on Heidi Annalise's tiny art out of old Altoids tin boxes and became completely enamored. I was intrigued with Annalise's...

When I have some free time, I like to watch art technique videos on YouTube and one of my favorites is Jane Davies. She offers paid...

If you're thinking of getting your work into an art shows, CaFE is a great website to find one that might fit. It's free for artists and...

If you have a membership to Costco, it's a great resource for artist who want to sell cards of their paintings. I used it to make a batch...

I'm taking a break from the portraits because I have an itch to scratch. I've really been wanting to rework some of my old abstracts so,...

I'm really excited about my new project. I keep meeting these amazing women artists in the Bay Area that I want to know more about but,...

The portrait project is coming along slowly. For the painting on the right I used a black and white photo as a reference. It was a good...