creative play | sketches with Calvin
Calvin has expressed an interest in art off and on for the past few years. He’ll ask to paint with me or request that I buy him some art supplies or a sketchbook, but he hasn’t stayed motivated in that arena. But, anytime he asks, I say yes. I can see he has a natural […]
April 2021 Favorites
April just flew by for me, but it was a good month full of favorites. It was my birthday month to boot, so I got lots of fun goodies. Jeff and I are at that stage in life when we enjoy just getting some extra spending money so we can buy what we want. I […]
creating a book cover | feels like home
If you missed it, I have a that is all about customizing your house (or apartment, condo, townhouse) so that it feels like home. I would definitely consider writing a book a labor of love, but this book wasn’t a slog or a tiring push to the finish line. It wasn’t, as they say, like […]
may 12 art sale preview
Despite putting a focus on custom paintings over the past 2-3 weeks, I also accumulated enough paintings to have an art sale before I work on the next round of commissions and the next series. We’ll be going to the beach for my parent’s 50th (now 51st) anniversary, so I am planning on focusing my […]
my other pennsylvania antique purchases
Before I get into today’s post, I wanted to share that my next original art sale will be this Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at 10:00 am CST. The paintings will be sold in my online shop HERE. I’ll be sharing a preview post of the paintings that will be in the sale along with the […]
creative play | customizing a sketchbook
I’ve been spending a lot of time with my Kitchin sketchbooks, reading them, doing pencil studies of the sketches, and scanning each page. Handling them has made me think about my own sketchbooks and how I approach keeping a record of how I see the world. Beyond admiring the artistry, I love how the sketchbooks […]
lessons from queen victoria’s sketchbooks
A few weeks ago, I was searching around for something short and inspiring to watch. Maybe a documentary on an artist? Or a short art lesson? My curiosity was piqued when I spotted The Royal Paintbox on my Masterpiece Subscription. I mean, anything about paintboxes these days is interesting to me! So, I started the […]
French chair from Dreamy Whites
Disclosure: This post is a part of an ongoing collaboration with my friend and business owner, Maria of Dreamy Whites. Over the years, I have promoted Dreamy Whites as a paying customer in addition to promotions in exchange for products. All opinions, as always, are honest and my own. Any time I’m scooting furniture around […]