Friday and Saturday afternoons were wonderful! I spent them working on my latest art journal spread – Toad in the Garden. Two weeks ago I...

Sometimes things go swimmingly. That’s the way it went for the first three recording sessions for an art project video for this year’s...

When deciding what to create for my next art journal spread, I determined from the beginning to use one of my favorite background...

Well, not completely new. Just a variation. When I constructed my latest blank art journal, I finally tried something I’d had in mind for...

I began art journaling back in the summer of 2020 after watching a few of Laly Mille’s videos. Before that, I didn’t really see the point...

Here's the finished raccoon with her crown of birds. Despite my use of source material, I feel this piece is now truly my own. Yes, I was...

I follow several people on Instagram who post wonderful photos of animals, especially squirrels, raccoons, and foxes. The other day, I...

I have some art pieces that I only bring out at certain times of the year, and this is one of my favorites for spring, “Spring Beauties.”...

It was a happy milestone to have finished the owls and towers spread I wrote about last week. That was the last spread in the fifth...

I finished the owls and towers spread, but not easily. I'd have to say that although I'm OK with the outcome, it never really came...

Images for collage can come from many places. Often I use clippings from magazines or draw or paint directly on my art journal paper. But...

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...