These colors have been calling my name! I get so lost in creating abstract works with mixed media and bright colors. I love it!!

Our "Christmas" cactus blooms a few times per year. It is an amazing sight, I think. Yesterday it seemed too cold to go outside and paint en plein air as we...

Plein Air Painting at 20 degrees

The first is the WIP with the reference in the background. The second is what the plein air painting in pastel looks like now. Obviously not done yet. Thi...

#forestbathing is a great new term! I've been forest bathing for years but never named it. Our recent trip to California gave us a perfect opportunity to b...

It started out perfect. Gorgeous day, awesome location, my amazing tribe of painting friends....couldn't have asked for more. I finished my painting and proc...

I'll be showing my pastel art at the Niwot Inn in Niwot CO for the Niwot First Friday Art Walk on February 1st from 5:00 to 8:00. Come see some new art feat...

I gave an acrylic pouring class last Saturday at the pARTiculars Gallery in Lafayette CO and what a blast! I had 17 students sign up so I had to split it in...

I've really been working at getting my art out in the public for people to see. Check out my Upcoming Venues page. I'm working on others also so stayed tun...

This painting was done from a photo taken last summer near Kingston Peak in Colorado. I love this trail. It is so spectacular all the way, but one of my fa...

I've been buried, like many people with family visits (here and there), holidays, decorating, undecorating, trying to stay warm, dealing with the flu, life's...

Watercolor sketch. Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport, Oregon. 11" x 14". Visited this spring on our road trip. What a beautiful spot! I've been playing a...

I Have always loved fall. It is my favorite time of year. I feel more alive for some reason. Don't get me wrong, I love all the seasons. I could not live...

I was cleaning up my studio for Boulder Open Studios a couple of weeks ago and came across some of my oldest pastel work that I had buried. It was really fu...

For my plein air outing today with the PAAC Boulder group, I decided to try a new (to me) surface. It is Pastelboard by Ampersand. I have quite a few of the...

I went to see the PAAC (Plein Air Painters of Colorado) annual show at the Mary Williams gallery (see link at bottom of post) yesterday afternoon. It was ab...

I finished a 3 day pastel workshop with Albert Handell yesterday. What a wonderful treat to myself. It was fabulous to work with Albert and get all the use...