Because I’m a beginner at painting, I’ve decided to start practicing with very basic supplies that are inexpensive. This is the first canvas I’ve ever worked with, a two-dollar find at a local thrift store! I’ve simply painted over the original painting with 2 layers of non-toxic red acrylic paint, and, after just about an […]

The first two birds here are in crayon on my 2′ x 3′ drawing pad (way too big for my 8″ x 11″ scanner!). In my next post I’ll share the progress of these birds on the Arctic Room canvas in acrylics. The pencil sketch is of a Ural Owl, which I read about and […]

I need a jump start for the new year. So I’m continuing my experiments with color, today on pieces of cardboard. The acrylics and ink markers really popped against the white. The cardboard really didn’t work well with pencils or crayons. I’m trying to avoid Photoshop as much as possible for coloring. Two reasons: The […]

I hope that by exploring and experimenting with colors, I’ll discover new paths for my creative self. My newest experience in using color is putting acrylic paint to paper. It’s something I’ve never done before, and, like rediscovering crayons, I find it liberating to be OK with not knowing what I’m doing. Here are a […]