Paint Nite in Fortuna

A Paint Nite evening brings together friends old and new to experience the process of making a painting in a fun Continue reading →

Art Ability and Disabilities

In the most recent chapter of my life book I find myself teaching art weekly to a group of intellectually Continue reading →

New Drawing Class in Eureka

Starting Saturday morning, July 5th, (and running for six weeks), there will be a new drawing class through College of 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 →

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 →