I was able to put more time into this art journal spread this past week and even finished it (except for one teensy open question)!...

I had plans for a nice low-key weekend with lots of time to work in my art journal. I’d been thinking about the theme. I don’t remember...

I had so much fun over the weekend working in my art journal. Even though it’s such a bother to look through all my magazine clippings...

Last week I wrote about two goose charmers we had with us while they grew from tiny goslings to independent geese. And now I have two...

For the last few weeks, a pair of Canada Geese have been visiting our pond for most of the day, and we’re hoping they might build their...

I was looking through my art journal the other day, and as I reflected on how wonderful it is to create art around images from magazines,...

Sometimes when I find myself drawn once more to a theme I've visited over and over again, I balk. What’s wrong with me? Can’t I think of...

If you love your cat more than your cat loves you Over the years, I’ve had several cats and have deeply loved all of them. I’ve painted...

It’s been a few weeks since I shared my in-process art journal spread in which I was seeking to create a toile style composition with...

As I think about next year—what I want to accomplish and what my challenges will likely be—one thing pops to mind immediately in the...

Do you find certain motifs occurring over and over again in your art? Earlier on my artful path I tried to avoid repeating myself. I...

Good news! I’ve given up, for the time being (and most likely forever) on my attempt to use Adobe Illustrator to create a repeating toile...

I suppose we all go through phases—I certainly do. And currently I’m in a Way-Off-Track phase. I didn’t get here on purpose. Instead, it...

I recently found out about something called the "subnivean zone," which is a type of natural micro-climate which can exist under an...

Though I can’t claim to be familiar with much poetry, I do know that I love this one. I think it’s the sense of mystery along with...

It wasn't long ago that I discovered Norbit, a fine narbalek living at the Perth zoo in Australia. Norbaleks are diminutive (12" tall)...

It's not surprising to me that so many of us carry scars from the long Covid lockdowns. Mine, as I suppose is true of most, relate to...

That’s an odd concept once you think about it! Imperfection is everywhere! Striving for perfection is setting oneself an impossible task....

To continue from last week where I began my art journal post, ""Quiet Mind, Peaceful Heart," it was now time to solve the problem I had...

A phrase has been running through my mind lately – ‘quiet mind, peaceful heart’ – and I thought it would be a good theme for an art...