With all the recent events I am caught between a torrent of words and no words at all. The death of George Floyd and the protests coming...

When we began fighting the coronavirus by staying at home it was Lent. Brother Mickey Mcgrath had suggested taking 15 minutes a day and...

Some days painting is great - creative, joyful, satisfying, but there are other days. This card was easy to...

This week my blog and website are a year old! It's a bit amazing. . . and time to pause briefly and assess. What have I learned? I...

I am designing a business card for myself. In October I will be a vendor at the Future with Hope Women's Conference. That will be...

February was not a great month for me but there has been some progress. I did finish the painting for the Joy card. I will probably put...

We were in Kansas. My husband was getting his Master's degree at the University of Kansas and I took some classes as well. I took a...

I'd like to do this about once a month - let you know what I'm working on in my studio, right now. I'm working on 2 cards - one is about...

I did a lot of painting in Texas. After I painted cannas I painted seashells. I know that doesn't make much sense - there are no...

Central Texas, Killeen, to be exact is not where one might expect to find an artistic community. Cows, yes and tanks and heat. . . but...

You may have noticed that this card is a little different from the others. It's actually very different but the photos are deceptive. ...

The tree is up and decorated - hooray! It's actually been up for over a week - the creatures - my teenage son and my husband like to put...

Wings are a powerful visual image and there are so many kinds. Bird wings come in lots of sizes and shapes. Butterfly wings have...

I was trying to paint something to go with the quote - "He restores my soul" from the 23rd Psalm. I wanted something very soft and...

Some people have asked about Christmas cards and I have replied "Not this year." That is not entirely true - this was painted as a...

A few years ago I decided I wanted to give one of my sisters a painting and since she is very musical I thought I would play with the...

These paintings have several things in common. I didn't draw or conceive a design when I began them. I started them both the same way...

It may be surprising to some of you but I didn't paint very much in Hawaii. I have a degree in mathematics which, sadly, required no art...

I love Fall and the glorious colors! I've struggled to paint leaves and feel this is one of my more successful efforts. You might not...

I usually start my paintings with a line drawing which I transfer to my paper and then paint. It makes me comfortable to have a plan and...