Painted Books Each book is approximately 4 1/2" x 6"  (page size varies in each journal)   Also LIMITED a minimum of 10 pieces of a variety  of painted paper (equals 40 pages/sides)   MOST pages in the books are painted   No two are alike!   Yes, they are from paintings as well as palette pages   These can be used as mini journals, sketchbooks, or diaries.    You can even take them apart and use the painted pages as beginnings for new work (yes, a collaboration between you and me!)   I've used them as books to collage i ..read more

  Throughout the month of May in The Art Life: Find Your Way Workshop, we are working in a series. We paint live every Friday, but we have other weekend sessions for art journaling, salon meetings, etc... I love our art community.  Why paint or work in a series? I really like doing deep dives into specific subjects, color palettes, etc... It's also really nice not to have to think about what I want to work on. I have my subject ready, so, the focus is on the how and not the what. This could apply to any medium, not only acrylic painting. I've been drawing daily, mostly quick ske ..read more

  "It's by our imagination that we develop alternatives to our world. It also makes a condition where we can see what has been, what we might become, what we should be." -Wayne Thiebaud    Join me in a very special PWYCW, Blossoming: An Ode to Joy Saturday, 18 May 2024 11 AM to 1 PM PDT     All (beginners to advanced) are welcome.   You need paper, one large and one small brush, a handful of paints, and a desire to play and experiment.       Flowers bring pause.   Their beauty and aroma intoxicate and stimulate our senses.    T ..read more

  Greetings from Los Angeles!  Tomorrow (Saturday 27 April) at noon PDT, on my Books In Search of a Good Home blog, I'll be adding these gems to my pile of books that need to find new homes. These are treasures from my collection of books that have helped guide and inspire me in my art practice.  At noon pdt, refresh my book blog, and a new page will pop up. Please let me know if you have any questions.  As always, I appreciate your interest and support.  Thank you.  ..read more

     Friday Mornings 11 AM PDT I've been painting every Friday morning since the summer of 2022. I started it as part of a bonus "summer camp" experience in The Art Life Workshop, and folks loved it so much that I kept it as a regular feature. I really look forward to our Friday sessions. It's a wonderful way to gather together with artists worldwide, paint/create, share, and ask questions. I think that committing to a regular practice is important, and I recognize that "regular" is different for everyone. You need to figure out what works for *you*. Is it painting on your lu ..read more

 March was busy in The Art Life: Find Your Way!     We always have lots of opportunities for learning, sharing, and creative inspiration in TAL: Find Your Way Workshop Community!      Every Friday, we have a live one hour painting session. For those who can't make the live session or need to revisit the techniques and ideas shared, the workshop is recorded and placed in our abundant library archive with forever access (there's 3 years of content in our library!)    I am thinking of expanding these live sessions to other days and times!     ..read more

SOME of the books from my personal library that I need to downsize. More here.  Painted Books Each book is approximately 4 1/2" x 6"  (page size varies in each journal)   Also LIMITED a minimum of 10 pieces of a variety  of painted paper (equals 40 pages/sides)   MOST pages in the books are painted   No two are alike!   Yes, they are from paintings as well as palette pages   These can be used as mini journals, sketchbooks, or diaries.    You can even take them apart and use the painted pages as beginnings for new work (yes, a collabo ..read more

Here's what we did in The Art Life: Find Your Way for February 2024!   Every Friday, we have a live one hour painting session. For those who can't make the live session or need to revisit the techniques and ideas shared, the workshop is recorded and placed in our abundant library archive with forever access (there's 3 years of content in our library!     These live painting sessions are a great way to carve out designated art time on a regular basis. Creating a regular practice can change your approach to art making, and possibly your life (it's changed mine.) In additi ..read more

Painterly Pages with One Brush Saturday 16 March 2024  approximately 2 1/2 hours** 11 AM - 1:30 PM PST   REGISTRATION IS LIMITED    *First 20 people to sign up before midnight PST on February 29th will receive a very special surprise from me*    Come paint with me!   Create rich, luscious, painterly pages in this special 2 1/2 hour workshop. These papers can be used in paintings, as art journal pages, as painted backgrounds, collage pieces and much, much more. I'll share the basics of my favorite brush (it's not a magic brush, and if you don't have one ..read more

  Years ago, I asked for suggestions on art books specifically for painters. I wasn't looking for how to books. I wanted books that made me feel less alone as an artist, specifically as a painter. I was searching for books by other artists who've been there and know what it's like to work alone in your studio. Here's some of my suggestions that have helped me over the years. Again, these are NOT how to books: The Blank Canvas Anna Held Audette Letters of Vincent Van Gogh Art as Experience John Dewey  Art and Fear Bayles and Orland On Art and Mindfulness Enrique Martinez Celaya Pai ..read more