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...

It's time for another craft night with the girls.  This time we're making Halloween Pokes.  Here are just a few from Pinterest we...

Another day, another acorn! I love these things - they just don't have a bad angle! It's not too late to j...

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

INKTOBER DAY 3 Today, a bundle of berries I found on a shrub at the coffee shop.  The colors are so beautiful, it was hard to stick wi...

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

It's almost here!!! Jack and Lucy  are coming! It's time for some great books, fun snacks, painting,  nature crafts, a...

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...

I was talking to some friends about Pinterest recently.  Everyone says they save all the ideas and then rarely ever look at them again.  S...

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...

VALENTINE'S DAY  is right around the corner  and THAT sounds like a good time for another craft night! I'm setting d...

 IN THE LAVENDER 8 x 10 inches pen and ink     Available for purchase in my Etsy shop here .

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...