NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE is located in Lake Park on the east side of Milwaukee, right on Lake Michigan.  Last year we got inside the keeper...

One of my favorite impressionists is Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)  He worked as a lithographer until he was 35 years old, then spent ...

In honor of Mother's Day . . . not all mothers are human! Mother's Day 5 x 6 inch watercolor Available on Etsy ! ...

Fresh fruit and vegetable season in upon us!  Soon, no more plastic tomatoes and tasteless strawberries!  But, best of all, is this sweet ...

Winter is in love with Wisconsin.  It is passionately and ferociously holding onto our little corner of the world, draping itself over us ...

I've been tending to my Etsy shop, Gillyflower Cottage, after finding that many of my items had to be reactivated and updated.  I'...

Part of the ache for spring is the desire to see flowers . . . everywhere! Check out my Etsy shop  here , to find out...

Spring is teasing us this year with its elusiveness.   One day of milder temperatures, followed by many days of wind, cold, freezi...

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 ,...