I had this left over scrap booking paper of  cherry blossoms that I wanted to use on a collage sheet for my journal.  So I took a 8....

I'm in love with Caran D'ache  gouache paint I had bought when I was in England last October.  When I had gotten home from my trip,...

Last night I was busy making piano hinge books.  I found this cool video on you tube.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhHB9zOrRu...

This is another quick watercolor done on toned paper.  I just used my paint brush to outline the vase and dropped in color for the poppies.

I seem to be my most creative at 9pm.  Last night I cut down some 140lb watercolor paper and made a watercolor journal using my rubicoil tha...

Did you know that there are over 130 different kinds of owls all over the world?  I didn't.  Learn something new everyday.  I found lots...

Today I was in Michael's and found a larger version of a smash book.  So with my 50% coupon from Joann's I bought my self one.  It...

Last night I was looking for something quick to paint using my new watercolor set of Yarka St. Petersburg artist watercolours.  I had bough...

I like playing $250 million cash spectacular scratchers.  For $10.  I have the chance of winning up to $250 million.  But I don't kid my...

I just finished this guy.  Daniel Smith watercolors, 300lb watercolor paper .

I took a online class called "Daily Sketchbook" by Gina Rossi Armfield over at www.sweetsistergina.typepad.com.  It's an onlin...

This is a wip of a cute boxer mix puppy.  I just loved the expression she had on her face and the way she tilted her head for the camera.

 I have a new tool for my art room.  I make watercolor journals with my rubicoil, which I love; but sometimes I want the ability to remove a...

With only 66 days until my trip to Italy, I thought it was about time that I put together a small watercolor palette with my favorite colo...

This portrait was inspired by Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Johanna Staude".  Painting my interpretation of Johanna came rather ...

Finally my daffodils are blooming in my front yard.   They make me smile whenever I see them.  Unfortunately the fragrance is not so pretty.

I think this is one of my favorite watercolors of poppies.  Instead of doing a pencil line drawing, I used watercolor pencil to sketch in th...

The colors remind me of Bryce Canyon in Utah.  The oranges and reds and the glow of the fading sun.

I must be thinking about the ocean a lot because a lot of my imagination paintings have an ocean theme going on.

I just love this concept of imaging a painting and see it unfold as I add color.  Even the small detail of the man hiking in the distance gi...