Category Archives: Drawings

I did some plein air painting today with a group of artists. It was nice to be out in the open air on a day like today. Hazy in more ways than one. 😉 I was a little rusty. Its been at least 3 years since I painted outdoors. We had a nice relaxing time sharingContinue reading “Plein Air”

I finished the last spread of Night Owl! Now its time to go back and do some editing…..

This is a handful of the trois crayon and conte crayon assignments that my drawing class completed. We had the critique on Thursday and some of the students hung up the finished works. The Drawing 1 students had a more geometric still life and the drawing 2 students worked from a (Georgia O’Keefeish) still lifeContinue reading “Perceptual Drawing 1 & 2”

A quick sketch of my tired babe. Happy Saturday.

My daughter and I just finished this collaborative piece. She started the acrylic painting several months ago. Today we pulled it out to add a little oil pastel on top. She directed me every step of the way. For example I was told to, “Add some pink grass at the bottom of the tree. NowContinue reading “A Collaboration…of Sorts”

Just finished the latest spread for Night Owl today! Just keep painting…

Night Owl is taking flight! Here is a detail of what’s on the drawing table. So far today has been pretty productive since my little man decided to take a nap for an hour and a half. 😉 Happy Monday! 

This week I had a group of 9-11 year olds for 2 hours (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday). They were so polite, focused and prolific. I love the work that came out of this group! Here are a few shots of the girls working and some of their pastel paintings.

“Serenade us,” Wood Thrush suggested…

In honor of Mother’s Day….I thought that I would share a photo of this little firecracker creating her very first painting. Thanks for making me a Mom sweet girl. I love you to the moon and back.