I completed my iris painting. This one is 10x13 inches, which is larger than my usual 8x10 size. I enjoy painting in larger sizes because it's easier to work in all the details I like to include. The original painting is...
My current painting is a small group of irises against a a background of dark foliage. I've worked through the flowers and am about to begin the background. After I'm finished with that...
I bought a couple new kolinsky sable paintbrushes from DaVinci this week. They're hand-made from the winter coat tail hairs of the Kolinsky sable, a weasel found in Siberia and Manchuria (sorry PETA!). Kolinsky sable is the best type of hair for watercolor brushes because...
I've been asked lately what happened to the coffee mugs and phone cases I used to sell. They're still available, but I've moved them to my Etsy shop instead of selling them here on my website. It's a complicated story, but basically...
I completed a new painting this week. It's a pair of peonies. You can see them in more detail here. There's a peony garden at my town's arboretum, and it blooms at the beginning of June each year...
One of the good things about being ordered to stay home because of the COVID-19 pandemic is that I already work at home. So my daily routine hasn’t changed much at all.
