From here on out my blogs will be posted to a page on my website. I'll keep this blog open for a good long while, there's some goo...

People in creative endeavors are often asked if they've always been artistic. Years ago my 7 th grade class was assigned the task ...

The heat has abated – slightly. Humidity is high, rubbing the edges off the shapes and sounds that come with early morning. 2016 Patri...

Like so very many things, I love the idea of activities more than the actual doing of them.  Plein air painting, for instance. A ...

I’m constantly surprised by the number of people who paint sitting down. I’ve tried it. Sore feet, knees and hips notwithstanding, sitt...