Inspiring Ideas

I always introduce an assortment of art supplies in my classes because I want my students to learn what each can do - pastels are rich in ...

I'm up to Z - its almost Thanksgiving. Time is flying. On this busy day, I made some time to draw a series of  one-line images - u...

Being creative today was frustrating. I tried this and that. Tried to put anything to the letter V - violet came to mind but no idea came t...

I don't know what U is for today. I do know that when I sat down to make some art, this is what has appeared.  This flower combines ...

Okay, yesterday was O day - and though I did not have time to post, I did have time to create a salad of bright orange carrots, and one of ...

Today's image is a drawing - typical of my style with drawing flowers - that I then worked on in Photoshop - exploring each of the ava...

It was hard work made light by six able hands, a good ladder, a tape measure and a level. Many thanks to Hanna Hofer (Programming/Public ...

Today is Z day, and I have very little to say that relates to this difficult letter - but I do have this glorious rose drawing complete wi...

Yesterday was Thanksgiving. It was a beautiful day if you don't count the torrential rains that fell throughout the day. They barel...

It starts with an impulse to draw something - As an art teacher I constantly think about ways to bring new ideas and techniques to my clas...

I took a painting class this summer which included several lessons in fracturing images in the style of different artists.  As a result,...

Kitchen art, for me, usually refers to a bowl of fruit or teapots or other cozy images that suit my favorite room. This piece may work in so...

This is just a little painting, 12"x12 but I think the color contrast and the way the flowers fill the frame make it seem bigger.  ...

Roses are red, and I live in the City of Roses, but I love amaryllis. Roses grow in my garden, but I grow amaryllis bulbs in a sunny garden ...

I paint flowers. One room of my home is filled with bright bouquets on canvas. Flowers add color and beauty. Their shapes are fascinating ...

I am experimenting with new ways to apply and work with acrylic paints. Thanks to methods I learn about in books such as Art Effects   by ...

One of my favorite lessons for young students came from a children's book I found on a random library search in a the school collection....

Every once in a while, often in a class, I am introduced to a totally new technique. Last spring, in a class on creativity, the assignment w...

The end is near, two more days to go. I am on a tear with my new inspiration. Today's work is a drawing of a clematis enhanced with ze...

I am inspired. The combination of flowers, lines, zentangle patterns and time to be creative allowed me to spend an entire day at work on ...