Beauty and Sacrifice

“I cannot make this any easier;  it is not easy.  But then, beauty is not ever very easy to find, Continue reading →

One Slow Step at a Time in a Quick World

We live in a world of the quick.  Quick smartphones and ipads and computers and information…quick food and rapid results Continue reading →

Vibrancy in the Shade

“In some spheres the shadow condition is the condition of greatest growth.  The beautiful Indian corn never grows more rapidly Continue reading →

Boundaries and Grids of Life

 A common exercise to help train the artist’s eye is to enlarge the image of a photograph by using a Continue reading →

Well of Creativity – How People Conceive Such Extraordinary Things!

“Inspiration” is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language in the following way: “1. a.  Stimulation of Continue reading →

Art Classes for the New Year

Newsletter3pdf Drawing and Painting Classes offered on the North Coast of California are detailed in this most recent newsletter.  Classes Continue reading →

The Big Picture, The Details

The direct method of enlarging a picture by observing its major geometric shapes, the relation of those shapes to each Continue reading →

Excellence Starts with the Basics

The basics seem so boring.  When I finally reached college age I was so excited not to have to take, Continue reading →