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...

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...