Enter the serenity of this peaceful scene; overcast skies, green foliage, and a wild creature peering through a clearing in the woods. Is it early morning or is the evening dusk settling in? Can you almost smell the fresh dewy air and hear the rustle of the leaves?
Watch me paint “Deer” in 2 minutes (time lapse)
Another painting done for the 2021 collection “50 Oil Paintings Inspired by Nature“. This brings me one painting closer to my lifetime goal of 1k finished paintings!
I’m starting a new painting today that is quite a departure from animal art, but still loosely fits into the theme of “inspired by nature”. I hope to have the new one ready to share on Sunday. Tomorrow this blog will resume the series “Stories that Inspire my Art” which will run through the summer (on the days when I don’t have a new painting to share).
Subscribe to Blog via Email
LOL, Irishness
Today I tried a new recipe (not the peach cookies in my painting video). These also had powdered sugar on them, but I screwed that
Keeping my Cool
I felt a bit of panic, but I willed myself to keep my cool, as cool as this puffin. Today I was working on the
Do you See what I See?
After we moved to Georgia, we visited the same beach on Tybee Island several times. It became our favorite place. One day this graffiti was
Memory Lane
The current White House Christmas decorating theme was released this week, and I was reminded of the 2018 event that I was inspired to paint
Christmas Star and Curry
This art of Mary and baby Jesus features the Christmas Star, which was visible in some parts of the world the year I painted this
Santa Claus is Coming to Town!
Can’t you just hear the jingle of the sleigh bells? Christmas is coming soon! Do you have plans for how you will celebrate this special
Sneak Peek
I’m still enjoying the holiday weekend, but this morning I was by myself while the family slept in, so I had time to dabble with
Holiday Break
Our house is already changing from pumpkin spices to gingerbread. Today we decorated the Christmas tree and made cookies. Yesterday for Thanksgiving we had a
Happy Thanksgiving!
This has been a wonderful day. I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow. I’m sleepy and will soon go to bed. If you celebrate this
Thanksgiving Eve
This painting is of a peach pie, but today my firstborn daughter baked a pumpkin pie for tomorrow. I baked ahead the homemade macaroni and
Baby it’s Cold Outside
This painting was inspired by a rare snowfall in the Deep South (Savannah, Georgia), the first year we moved here. Of course it would snow!
Happy Anyway
I struggled to think of what to say for today’s blog post. World events paint a bleak, angry, and fearful picture. What popped into my
Praying in a Dark World
Sometimes tragic events unfold and there’s nothing we can do but pray. Tonight something heartbreaking has happened in America involving a horrific attack via vehicle
New Painting – Campfire
Relax for a couple of minutes and sit by the fire. Don’t miss any new paintings or blog posts. Please subscribe if you haven’t already.
Time and Roses
I shared the story behind this painting in an April blog post called “Beauty of Time”. It was a long post and I shared a