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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
Sunset over marsh with pond and trees

Gouache

February 13, 2026
Full disclosure - I do not use gouache paints often! However, I absolutely love working...
gouache / landscape / nature / 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
Art tent displaying framed seascape and landscape paintings

Lazy Days of August

August 16, 2025
It's hard to believe Labor Day is around the corner, and my outdoor festival exhibitions...
art festivals / exhibitions / garden painting / nature / teacher
Framed landscape paintings arranged in a grid.

Winter in Green Bay

January 3, 2025
I moved here 1 year ago this month, and so much has changed since acclimating...
encaustic / landscape / nature / teacher / watercolor
Sunset over canyon with colorful sky.

End of Summer

September 2, 2024
Where did the time go? Grand Canyon Sunset soft pastel on UArt 18†x 24â€...
color / exhibitions / gouache / landscape / mountains / nature / soft pastel / travel / 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
Garden path with archway and blooming flowers.

Revisiting Giverny and Claude Monet

December 12, 2022
The Green Door soft pastel on Pastelbord 36" x 24" My photo from Giverny, September...
art history / garden painting / gesso / Henri Roche pastels / La Maison du Pastel / landscape / Paris / soft pastel / teacher
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
Colorful sunset over a tranquil river landscape.

Art Therapy

June 8, 2020
These are difficult times, and right now it can be a challenge to find understanding,...
landscape / nature / soft pastel / teacher / watercolor