New Paintings from Plein Air Studies
There was a time when plein air studies were considered just that - studies to be used as material for larger studio paintings. Nowadays,...
I've illustrated a children's book!
All children dream. Sometimes dreams are scary. Do you remember asking your parents to close the closet door? Look under the bed? Leave a...
When Your Doctor Prescribes Art Lesson!
This just came to my inbox the other day and I thought it was worth sharing with you. It's one more in a long line of research that shows...
A week in Ireland
I write often about my love of Ireland, and each time I go there, I am more and more attracted to that lovely landscape, and the people....
The Art of Watercolour magazine
I wonder if you are familiar with this magazine? It is a beautiful one, and reputed to be the very best watercolor publication available....
How Does One paint a sense of "Grandeur, Majesty, Sacred, Mysterious" on a two-dimensional
After reading an article by Melissa Breyer on the "Tree Hugger" site about beautiful words to describe nature, I was so moved by the...
Reasons to do a Notan Study
It was great fun choosing the sites for my plein air workshop here in Harpswell, Maine.. The week before the workshop began, I went to...
New York Times - Katahdin, & the gift that keeps on giving!
Ian White, a California painter, was invited to come to Maine and paint during the campaign to raise the funds to purchase Katahdin Lake...
A contribution to Natural Resource Council of Maine - working to save our wild places
i've just be asked to donate a painting for a fund-raising project with Natural Resource Council of Maine. I am delighted to participate...
Art and Activism
I am known as an #ArtVocate - that is - an artist, activist and educator and I have often been asked to explain just what the artist as...
