I’ve not sold any of the cat paintings yet. These are the ones I had hoped would help me raise some more money for the Northern Neck Animal Shelter. However, I did get a phone call yesterday. A woman from the Richmond area was visiting the RAL Art Center and saw my cat paintings and… Continue reading Possible Commission

On Monday I was the model for the portrait life drawing group at the RAL Art Center. The group meets on Mondays from 10 until noon. It was different being on the other end of the pencil/paintbrush/charcoal stick. And it is a lot harder to sit still under a bright light and let other people… Continue reading Sitting Very, Very Still

Love my little woodpeckers. This is another painting of a Downy Woodpecker. This one was kind of fun as I used a palette knife for part of the tree bark.

My husband and I took a field trip to Williamsburg today where I took a boat load of photos. Some are for ideas for holiday decorations next year. Some may well turn into paintings.

I have not yet delved too far into the world of Nature Journaling as I am more artistic than scientific in my approach to the world, but Nature Journaling is such a close cousin to sketch booking, I’m thinking of starting a new sketchbook that will focus on Nature Journaling. So, what is the difference?… Continue reading Nature Journaling Inspiration