four things | twenty-five
I’m ready for a beautiful spring day, but I’m watching rain fall and wearing a hoodie because it’s a little chilly for April. I normally cheer on these last gasps of winter, but I am itching to work on some landscaping projects! It will all happen in good time. When we have the long, sunny […]
the colors currently on my palette
I started painting with oils over seven years ago (in the fall of 2017), and my palette has evolved over that time. I think this evolution is a natural part of the process of finding oneself as an artist. Being one who loves color, paint, and trying out new art supplies, I was quick to […]
start where it’s easy | organizing
I shared a couple of weeks ago that I feel maxed out when it comes to my stuff threshold. (You can read that post HERE.) Given that we have an enormous basement and this house has ample storage, we still have plenty of room to accumulate more, but I find that I want even more […]
dining room options & taking creative risks
Last week, I shared that I was contemplating the fate of the hand-painted dining room mural and unintentionally posted it on April 1, so a few readers thought it might be a joke! It might seem a little nutty, but it wasn’t a joke. It’s not unusual for me to look at something I painted […]
four things | twenty-four
I was sick in bed last week, and the gunkiness and low energy have been hanging on! Someone called it the yucks, and that’s exactly what it is. I have been looking out my studio window at the garden bed, which has been covered in black plastic since last spring, and I am eager to […]
beach photos with 70-200 Sigma lens
It’s been over five years since I bought a new piece of camera gear. As I grew as a photographer, I kept upgrading my camera body and lenses so my gear could grow along with my ability. When I’ve taught photography workshops over the years, I would discourage fledgling photographers from going out and buying […]
the fate of the dining room mural
Sooooo… remember the dining room mural? The one that I designed, hand-painted, and spent hours and hours on? Well, I’m rethinking it. Let me explain… First, let me say that I do love how it turned out. I love the colors and style of the mural, and even though there are some areas I want […]
the stuff threshold
Let’s talk about the stuff threshold. I’ve mentioned before that I don’t like to refer to spaces as sparse or cluttered because I have seen rooms on both ends of the “stuff threshold” done very well. Some rooms are perfectly edited, displaying just a few key things in harmony with one another. Sparse seems too […]