Almost 6 weeks ago, a month into our new home with its lovely staircases, I was setting up my studio upstairs, and hopped down to the front door to get a pa...

I definitely have to start reflecting more on my painting!  It's been a year since I wrote in this blog and that just shows you what a busy life can do.  We ...

This summer has been a summer of new learning for me. (Trying to keep the brain young).  In my work, I have been in multiple conferences learning ways to bol...

My most recent painting (that I am willing to write about) is this one that comes from a photo my stepson Bill took while cross country skiing at Red Rocks p...

Well - I decided to try animals again.  Once, in the beginning of my watercolor painting career which began almost 3 years ago, I tried to paint a pet dog.  ...

This watercolor painting was a new experience for me.  I had been approached by a friend and a neighbor about larger watercolor for a big empty wall.  Well, ...

I have lived in Winooski on the River Walk for four years now, and have looked across at the Chace Mill nearly every day because of that.  The river/falls ar...

I loved getting my flowers finally into our pots on the patio and we even planted some plants at the cabin.  Ever since my sister sent me a photo of her azal...

We have been traveling back and forth to Virginia ever since we bought our little cabin.  Each time, I see these beautiful mountain vistas, I want to paint t...

I have two watercolors of the Vermont Women's March that will be on exhibit for the month of April at SEABA's Art's Alive exhibit:  Vermont Stands With: Teac...

Wow!  I wrote in this blog a little over a month ago after finishing up the Women's March painting and I was figuring out a way to get prints and postcards m...

I shared a special day last month with what turned into 15-20,000 fellow Vermonters - many of whom were women, who needed to share their concerns about their...

After endless trimming, edging and rolling paint onto the cabin walls of our new little Virginia oasis away from it all, it was time to head back to work and...

Every workshop, every teacher, and even every practice piece brings new techniques and tools to help an artist grow and create better works of art.  I've lea...

Much acclaimed artist and teacher, Donna Thomas, conducted a one day workshop on Imprimatura painting in oil using a technique she calls, Rub Out!!.   This w...

With the incredible 5 day workshop with Joel Popadics in Vermont ever approaching this past August, I decided it was time to get serious and work on developi...

Earlier this month, I had the great fortune of attending a workshop with Katharine Montstream; but as Vermont weather can do to you, the rain and wind preven...

Last day of a fabulous week with Joel Popadics!  We managed to make it through the week without rain - although it was threatening on this last day - we ende...

Thursday - we were back at the Shelburne Farms barns in the morning- but this time it was over by the animal barns and bakery.  You can see from my painting ...

Well, it has been well over a month since our Watercolor adventure - and a lot has happened since then. This third day of that great painting week, Janet and...