I think it might actually be SPRING in Wisconsin!  That has me thinking about gardens, grass, and leaves on the trees . . . all three of w...

There's a new item in my Etsy shop!  Here's how it evolved . . . While on our trip to my oil painting workshop in Kentucky, I ...

After a very snowy day in Kentucky touring horse country, we are all settled in for our last night in the south.  We are staying in Versai...

This was the last day of the workshop with DREAMA TOLLE PERRY and what a great day it was!  The morning started out with an informative qu...

Painting from 9:30 to 4:00 again!  It was a great day of learning about color, mixing, technique, and brush strokes.  It's challenging...

A GREAT DAY TODAY!   Meeting Dreama Tolle Perry was awesome!  It was pretty intimidating at first, but once we settled in (and I learn...

Today we drove into the warmth and sunshine!   Our driving distance of 468.6 miles took our car thermometer from 30 degrees to 72 degrees....

Just a sampling of some recent drawings and watercolors from my sketchbook.  This first drawing was done from a photo I took at the mari...

Some purple flowers for Day 2  of  THIRTY PAINTINGS IN THIRTY DAYS. "POURPRE TULIPES" (acrylic on 20" x 20...

Once again, I'm participating in Leslie Saeta's  30 PAINTING IN 30 DAYS I thought about going with a theme this time, but th...

Lately, my days have been filled with getting ready for Christmas, and getting my Christmas book ready!  While A is for the BIG OAK TREE ,...

It's been a snowy day in SE Wisconsin and perfect for working on illustrations for my new book, AN OWL FOR CHRISTMAS . While I d...

FOUR NEW PROJECTS are in the making and   here is a sneak peek at TWO of them! #1:   AN OWL FOR CHRISTMAS While it won't be r...

Christmas is coming and there are some new items in my Etsy shop, GILLYFLOWER COTTAGE. Note cards have arrived and are sold in sets o...

I recently joined the ARTISTS JOURNAL WORKSHOP group on Facebook.  Then, a few days ago I posted this photo of a little branch of crab app...