It was a cool and breezy day in SE Wisconsin and perfect for working outside.  So today I edged, weeded, transplanted, planted, swept, wat...

Summer is finally here!   With all that's going on in the world right now, I am so grateful for my time spent in the garden - a ...

ORANGE FLOWERS 20 x 20 inch, oil My favorite summer activity is working in my gardens.  Grooming, watering, weeding, feeding, and fi...

Orange for its emotional warmth and blue for the sky and the sea, these colors are opposite one another on the color wheel.  And what good...

STILL NEED IDEAS FOR THAT SPECIAL  PACKAGE UNDER THE TREE? I'm busy in my workshop creating some  one-of-a-kind gifts and ...

HOME PORTRAITS for  CHRISTMAS Wrap up a Home Portrait for under the tree this year.   Right now my Home Portraits are with 10% o...

On a sunny, summer day I drove past a farmer's field in southeast Wisconsin where a small herd of cows was milling around.  When I wal...

  "The Old Eble Barn" 12x12 inches oil on panel The old Eble Barn was a stately landmark in Wisconsin for many years. ...

It's that time of year again!   Do you want a unique and one-of-a-kind gift for that special someone on your list?  Maybe a home p...

  The colors, the deep grooves, the shape of Cinderella pumpkins are beautiful.  And expensive! So, my group of willing ladies and I are...

INKTOBER    " Every October, artists all over the world take on the  Inktober  drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day t...

It's the first day of SPRING, so a good time to make  something to celebrate the end of WINTER! This project was inspired by a...

There's nothing like spending an old fashioned, cold winter's night embroidering and chattering with your girlfriends.  What a nig...

MORE VALENTINE IDEAS FROM A FEW YEARS AGO . . . There may no longer be young children in this house, but I think one still needs to dec...

Another English beauty, this is Avebury Manor, Wiltshire.  Done for Day 3 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge , my theme is Buds a...

The subject of my Day No. 2 painting for 30 Paintings in 30 Days  is Beehive Cottage, located in Branscombe, Devon, UK.  This home also se...

 From my boys bringing a seedling home from school when they were small, to cottage gardens bobbing with blooms, the sunflower is a favo...