In a few hours I will start my journey to Italy.  I'm so excited and tired at the same time.  Packing for a two week vacation h...

I can't get enough of my sunflowers.  Just a quick study of dropping color.  Only 4 more days until Italy.

Only 7 more days until I leave for Italy.  I'm dreaming of lots of sunflowers.  This was a quick small painting of sunflowers on my ta...

Next Sunday I'll be on my way to Fabriano, Italy for 2 wonderful weeks of art.  I'm hoping to see fields of sunflowers that I can ...

Always on the look out for portable watercolors, Diana Trout mentioned on her blog Peerless Water Colors. http://dianatrout.typep...

Last weekend my border terrier Coco went on an adventure to a ghost town in Bodie,California.  He was expecting to have the same nice weat...

Here's the latest image I uploaded to IMFlashCard.com.  This website is suited for really small format images.  Each IM Flash Card mix...

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...