As I have shared in a few posts recently, I made the commitment to draw and/or paint daily in 2023. Daily-ish. And I'd say I've done pretty well given the number of paintings I have produced and...
15 creative exercises to fill your sketchbook
Last night, I said it out loud. "I am finally starting to really see myself as an artist." I have put the title on my profiles and have reluctantly used it in introductions, but I didn't really...
making color wheels with homemade watercolor paints
Before I dive headlong into holiday content, I wanted to share the last installment of my series on making handmade watercolors. To me, experimenting with the paints and exploring the color palette...
making handmade watercolors
You can find the first part of this series about making handmade watercolors HERE. That post shares about the pigments I purchased. In the second post, I shared the handmade watercolor binder...
Handmade Watercolor Binder Recipe & Video
I've lately felt like I needed new creative pursuits. It's not that I don't have enough, but I've felt the need to try new things, to be a beginner, and to create something without any expectation...
Mineral Artist’s Pigment Set from Choosing Keeping
As I shared when Feels Like Home launched, I'm not likely to throw a big party. I just want to have a good dinner at home with my family and throw a bit of confetti in my studio. But, I also like...
3rd completed sketchbook tour
I actually finished my 3rd sketchbook back in August, but I haven't taken the time to film a little sketchbook tour video. I like doing those because they hold me accountable, but I've also...
antique watercolor palettes
Calls with my friend Julia in the UK have become a pretty regular weekly thing. She'll give me a call or text pictures of some of the latest treasures she found for me. We'll also just chat about...
watercolor tutorial | study of Berthe Morisot’s “On the Cliff”
Over the weekend, I worked on a study in my sketchbook of Berthe Morisot's "On the Cliff" and I decided to turn the camera and film a watercolor tutorial while I was working on it. I've had so many...
five lessons I learned from filling a sketchbook | video sketchbook tour
I know you're not all my "art people." Some are my art people, some are my home people, some are my furniture people, and some are my everything & anything people. But, the art posts are not...