Sep 1, 2020 | Misc
Hi Everyone!Things have changed. And, 2020 has become a time of gaining knowledge, experience and pushing beyond your comfort level So, for me, that means learning how to teach online To start with … I’m going to teach a class through French Escapade...
Jul 4, 2020 | Misc
The Light in the Darkness Some of you may not know that I have a series of graphite drawings called The Unseen Folk. In 2015, with a small Moleskine sketchbook, I began. Here is one of the first drawings from that sketchbook. I was on a journey of discovery.It...
Mar 24, 2020 | Misc
I love to draw in my small sketchbook. In fact, I often take my pencil case and sketchbook in my purse … kind of wherever I go. I’ve been doing this for about 4 years. I’ve now completed 4 sketchbooks with all kinds of weird and...
Aug 24, 2019 | Tutorials
Can you paint a lovely portrait or flower, but when it comes to the background you don’t know what to do? This is an issue I hear from my students and followers on Facebook and YouTube many times over. Ideas on the Figure Ground Relationship Look for my...
Aug 20, 2019 | Tutorials
In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s the beautiful refined style of Czech artist Alphonse Mucha became well known. I first saw images of his work at American River College when I was studying with Gary Pruner. Gary used Mucha’s work, among...