It’s National Donut Day! Time to go grab a couple of these delicious delicacies and celebrate! What do you know about donuts? Other than they are delicious, of course! Origins: Donuts, also spelled doughnuts, have a disputed origin. They are believed to have been introduced to North America by Dutch settlers, who brought their tradition of making olykoeks, or "oily cakes." However, the concept of fried dough has been present in various forms in many cultures throughout history. National Donut Day: The first Friday of June is celebrated as National Donut Day in the United States. It was esta ..read more

Supporting an artist can be a wonderful way to contribute to their creative journey and help them thrive in their chosen field. Here are several ways you can support an artist: Purchase their work: One of the most direct ways to support an artist is by buying their artwork, whether it's a painting, sculpture, photograph, or any other form of art. This provides them with income and encourages them to continue creating. Attend their exhibitions and performances: Show your support by attending gallery openings, art shows, concerts, plays, or any other events where the artist showcases their w ..read more

Such imagination in the Saturday Whimsical Watercolors 1 Class I can’t even wrap my head around it! These photos represent a smattering of the fabulous and imaginative paintings that came out of class last week! The colors, doodles, collage, words and details are absolutely OUT OF THIS WORLD!! Here are some more photos of the creativity: This past Saturday we worked on using less paint and more water for a less saturated look. We also worked on learning how to paint different mushrooms and how to create adorable collage characters to add to our work. It’s always a lot of f ..read more

Another week in the books for our Whimsical Watercolor 1 Saturday class and once again, MD has blown my mind with her “take it and run with it” attitude. We learned about various types of household items that can be used as interesting technique tools to use with our watercolors to achieve interesting effects. Class started off with creating a sheet of various techniques that showed us samples of the results and then we worked on a beautiful watercolor landscape. I’m so so proud of MD and her constant pursuit of creativity! It’s so thrilling and exciting to see how much she enjoys ea ..read more

I can’t stand it. Really, I can’t! Look at these gorgeous paintings that my Saturday class has produced for “homework” during the week between class meetings. I can’t even stand the awesomeness!!! Couldn’t be prouder of MDs work and constant push to continue the watercolor journey in Whimsical Watercolors 1. This week we worked on a fun project where we created a swatch sheet of various types of techniques, such as salt, deli paper, bubble wrap and other household items. It’s always such an exciting thing to see what each technique will do with the watercolor ..read more

Fridays are so much fun with our Whimsical Watercolor 2 class and we’ve been enjoying some creative, fun and challenging projects. This class is the second in the watercolor series of classes that I offer at my home art studio in Harvard. We began this session a few weeks ago and have been exploring new techniques and larger scale projects, including paper piecing and drawing. If I had to think of one word to describe this class, it would be “Imaginative.” We’ve been working on larger and more complicated and intense projects that have pushed our limits with creativity and imagination. And as ..read more

I am out of my mind proud!!! Saturday was our third class for Whimsical Watercolors 1 and my student shows up with a stack… and I mean a STACK… of paintings and doodles that she worked on during the week after we met for class 2. Blown away and freaking out, party of one! Look at the AWESOMENESS of all she created! I love how this lesson really got her imagination unlocked and the creativity flowing out of her! Gorgeous, imaginative and inspiring! Well done! She (and all my art students for that matter) make me LOVE what I do! We meet weekly, work on a few new techniques and ..read more

I couldn’t be more proud! Look at the gorgeous work by my fabulous Whimsical Watercolor 2 students! I’d say this is a grand slam!!! Watching the progression since our very first class together 14 weeks ago to this is just stunning and stellar! In Whimsical Watercolors 2, we’ve been continuing our work using various techniques and really getting a handle on our doodling practices. Painting and sketching loosely from day one has gotten us to this stage and I am beyond words to see where we started and where we are now! It’s incredible to watch the process from, “I can’t doodle and I don ..read more

Rocking towards the halfway point in #The100DayProject, my little one inch by one inch black and white doodles are coming along! Last year I worked on 100 miniature collages that were the size of ATCs and they were a lot of fun to create. It challenged me both artistically and spacially. It also allowed me to use up quite a bit of my little bits and bobs in my stash of paper and ephemera. I love looking back in my journal that I pasted them all in from 2022 and seeing my creations! Gives me a sense of completion, knowing that I created 100 of them and didn’t quit! This year I’m taking a ..read more