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  • No Rules in Art Journaling! 😍

    That’s right….No Rules, NADA, None, zip, Zilch!! Just get started! I know everyone says ” just start”, but that REALLY is the first step. On a napkin, notepaper, sketchbook, or fancy journal. How about all of the above! Grab your favorite writing tool and start making marks through words, pictures, numbers in form of graphs,…


  • Time to think VACATION Simple Sketching Supplies

    Time to think VACATION Simple Sketching Supplies

    Those of us who are creative HAVE to pack some art supplies. You just never know when the inspiration may strike! And we know that can be ANYTIME, especially on trips!! So here are a few of my favorite things… add a bag to fit it all and just grab and go. This selection can…


  • Baby Bundle

    Half way through the 30 in 30 painting challenge lead by artist Leslie Seats!! A little baby bundle 6″x 6″ in preparation for the holiday season.   Baby Bundle of Blessings 6″x 6″ mixed media Available $38.


  • Rocking the Blues in Watercolor Sketch

    It’s interesting that this BLUE themed #30in30 painting challenge has just been guiding me to see a variety of subject in blues. Here while waiting at the soccer fields…I Rocked the Blues.


  • Lost finding an Old Cemetery 

    Nice weather and a simple FB post leads us out to near by Moraine State Park and a hiking adventure! As spring break was coming to an end and a beautiful day appeared, my daughter Taylor and oldest son Colton were ready to get out a while.So after a day in the studio we did…


  • Balancing an Artist Life

    Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.      Mark…