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...

It’s been more than a year now since I lost my beloved furry companion, Fiona. And it wasn’t long after she passed that Charlie, a coyote...

For the past three years, I’ve been focused on writing and illustrating my animal fiction books. I’ll publish the fifth one this fall and...

One of my favorite ‘canvases’ for my artwork is the cover of blank journals. Not only is it satisfying to create the blank book, but once...

I’m working on a new project – a series of mixed media art project videos featuring spirit animals. There will also be a workbook to help...

Animals are almost always the subjects for my art. Sometimes I’ll portray an animal that’s new to me, such as the bat-eared fox, or one...

While researching spirit animals, I ran across a reference to the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids and visited their site on Facebook....

Over the last few months, I’ve continued to work in my art journal as time allowed (mostly on weekends when I take a break from working...

Blue and I have known each other for over a year now—sixteen months, to be exact. I first saw her sitting on the rise behind my house...

Part of working on this art journal spread was making the leaves. I glued magazine snippets of various greens on a piece of printer...