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Overhanging branches casting shadows on rocks

Whirlwind!

August 31, 2026
It's been a very busy, exciting, and challenging summer. My final festival exhibition was followed...
art festivals / color / landscape / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / watercolor
Pastel sunrise with sun peeking through clouds

Cold Wax Medium 👍🏻

October 27, 2025
I recently attended a four day painting workshop at the Peninsula School of Art in...
abstract / cold wax medium / encaustic / glazing / landscape / nature / oil painting / soft pastel / student / teacher / watercolor
Abstract watercolor landscape with trees and sky.

New Routines

March 21, 2024
I've been acclimating to life in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It's a huge change from my...
art festivals / color / encaustic / exhibitions / gouache / landscape / miniatures / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / watercolor
Colorful flowers alongside a garden pathway.

Flowers in the Air…

March 6, 2021
... and Art Festival Season is only a few months away! The light at the...
art festivals / color / encaustic / exhibitions / garden painting / landscape / miniatures / nature / soft pastel / student
Landscape painting with river and grassy fields.

Heading into Fall

September 16, 2020
The year of COVID... what happened to Summer? or Spring for that matter?! Next week...
landscape / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / Uncategorized
Path through wildflower field and trees.

A New Normal

April 29, 2020
Because of COVID 19, artists have had to find ways to adjust to the way...
landscape / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / technology / watercolor
Abstract ocean waves and colorful sky painting.

New-Old Direction & Holiday Shows

December 4, 2018
This past weekend, I taught an encaustic "sampler" workshop at the Evanston Art Center. We...
encaustic / exhibitions / miniatures / nature / sculpture / student / teacher
Watermelon and papaya on a table.

Teacher as Student

January 21, 2018
This winter I decided to take an oil painting class with Nina Weiss at the...
oil painting / student / teacher