• 5 Minute Nudes Dec26-Jan01

    NUDITY ALERT! Duh! I am spending 5 minutes a day practicing drawing naked ladies nude figures. This is part of my #100DaysArt process where I pick something to practice for 100 days in a row.  Here are the 5 minute nudes for the week of December 26, 2011 through January 01, 2012 All of the…

  • Tips and Tricks 01JAN2012

    I want a new feature JUST for the newsletter and RSS subscribers.  I’m galling it “Tips and Tricks”.  We have enough accomplished and aspiring artists in our group that we can begin sharing little tips we learn along the way to help each other out. I’ll start off with a tip about leaving acrylic paint…

  • Art Journaling 2012

    Wringing out the old and Ringing in the New Year!  This week’s art journal entry is done with acrylic paint and cut out collage.  Remnants of the year gone include the bottle of rum, the tiger striped bra, “draw a cat” and “put a bird on it!”  I was an AWESOME year.  2012 is already…

  • A Brief Note 01JAN2012

    Hello Peoples! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Ugh, I’m sick of saying it already.  :) I hope that everyone who celebrated made it home safe and sound.  We had a small gathering at the studio.  Everyone was so wrapped up in their art, we ended up not noticing the new year until it was midnight in the…

  • Bra Remover

    I have many props in my studio, as well as many ideas on manipulating paint.  The other day I noticed a bra and a rum bottle sitting next to a coffee cup on a table.  That was the inspiration for the still life, but I’ve been conceptualizing this back ground for weeks.  I really like…

  • Daddy Daughter Breakfast 31DEC2011

    It’s the last Saturday of the year and the last Daddy/Daughter breakfast of the year.  That doesn’t really mean anything other than another year is gone and a new one is starting.  Just a blunt reminder of how little time we actually get to spend together. As you can see, there are a LOT of…