Fearless Friday

I am taking a little break today, enjoying this Thanksgiving weekend on the coast with my family… I will be back on Sunday with the December Paint Bucket, full of holiday recipe inspirations and then on Tuesday Dec. 1, I will be joining my Traveling Tote Tribe to share our Fall adventures! Next Friday I’ll … Continue reading

Holidays, Happy Labor Day!

As the sun sets on the summer of 2020 We are spending the weekend on the coast with extended family Celebrating being together, safely with outdoor cookouts and boat rides As we enter into a new season, we all have much to look forward too, with cooler temps, fall decor and holidays As we all … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Flowering Cactus in Colored Pencil

  A good set of colored pencils is a great addition to your studio or stash They are great to use with markers and watercolor, or just by themselves for the delight of coloring         Cactus fascinates me and when I saw this painting by  Dyana E. Hesson I had to paint/draw/color … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Art Challenges

  I participated in the January art challenge sponsored by Doodlewash Art challenges are a wonderful way to push yourself, try new things, experiment, tap into your creativity…   “Marbles”  5″ x 4″ watercolor and ink on mixed media paper     And best of all, you might just surprise yourself!!   “Lava Lamp”  6″ … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Favorites

  Happy Fearless Friday! I hope you’re having a Merry week…         We are having a very Jolly time this Christmas Lots of holiday cheer and happy faces!       Fearless Friday is a weekly series featuring art tutorials My granddaughter CC is the inspiration for this series It began almost … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Artist Gifts

  You know the old adage in sports, Equipment is Everything? Well same goes for art, artist’s need good supplies I admit, I have a passion for art supplies, of all types and mediums I have found some really great ones this fall which would make perfect gifts for yourself or artist friends     … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Inktober Round-up

  I participated in the Inktober monthly challenge, doing 1 drawing a day with ink, choosing a subject from the daily prompt list         I must admit, sometimes I was lax about doing the drawings every day and had to play catch up a few times, drawing several on the same day … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Recipe for a Painting

    Similar to cooking, a painting requires a series of preparation steps           When you begin to make a recipe, you first gather your ingredients, then you  do the primary preparations such as chopping, cooking pasta, browning meat, grating cheese, etc. Then you proceed to assemble and cook your dish … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Doodling and Coloring Pages

After many weeks without doing any artwork, I felt a little rusty when I got the chance to sit down with my sketchbook         Art is like anything else, if you don’t do it consistently, you will loose your feel or edge just a little         To loosen up … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Zentangle

  My current artistic passion is Zentangle         Even if you haven’t heard of it, I bet you’ve seen some Zentangle art       You do not have to be an artist to have fun with Zentangle!! Think of it as doodling with a purpose and a focused mind     … Continue reading