Nancy Seamons Crookston Workshop recap 

I had the privilege of taking a workshop from Nancy Seamons Crookston earlier this month and let me just start by saying that Nancy is the sweetest, kindest and most humble artist I have every painted with! I’m not saying that … Continue reading

This week in my art studio…

This is my weekly studio update! We are less than 2 weeks away from my first fall show (Goodlettsville Arts and Antiques Festival, Saturday, September 12, 10 am – 4 pm, in front of Goodlettsville City Hall) so I’m starting to move … Continue reading

This week in my art studio

This is my weekly studio update! There are less than 3 weeks until my first fall show (Goodlettsville Arts and Antiques Festival, Saturday, September 12, 10 am – 4 pm, in front of Goodlettsville City Hall) so it’s crunch time … Continue reading

How to draw free hand on a canvas

Tonight at my weekly Thursday night art class, I started a commission piece of a still life bell pepper. There are many ways to draw on canvas – using pencil, charcoal, thinned down paint etc… – whichever method you choose is … Continue reading

This week in my art studio 

I made quite a bit of progress on several pumpkin paintings and finally got around to signing a daisy painting that has been done for several weeks.   I am almost done with this pumpkin…I need to do a little more … Continue reading

Roger Dale Brown Workshop Day 2

I returned to Warehouse 521 this morning for the second day of the Roger Dale Brown workshop. I arrived early so that I could work on yesterday’s piece before the workshop began. I was more careful with my paint application … Continue reading

Roger Dale Brown Workshop Day 1

Today was day 1 of the Roger Dale Brown workshop at Warehouse 521 in Berry Hill and boy am I tired! Painting may not seem like it would be exhausting, but when you’re not used to painting for 8 hours … Continue reading

This week in my art studio…

I finished one pumpkin painting…voila!     Aaaaaand I made progress on one of my sunflower paintings…added in some dark values to the petals and finished the background. Here you can see a before and after: Because I’m working diligently … Continue reading

House Painting 101

In August, I received a commission from a co-worker to paint a portrait of her house to give to her husband for Christmas. The husband designed the house and had made comments before about wanting a painting of their home. I … Continue reading