Lessons from Olana and painting on hallowed ground... For the past month I've been teaching a plein air pastel class at Olana, this...

It seems the more successful I become, the more often I hear the same question; "are there secret shortcuts to success? tell me how you...

What I learned from attending Pastel Live! and how to use your artistic frustration as Miracle Grow for your artistic abilities... As a...

"Success happens in clusters..." Julia Cameron The Artist's Way I asked my friend A. (for anonymous) how her painting was going in a...

I teach a lot of workshops where people are taking a class for the first time, or just setting up an art practice. Yesterday, I taught a...

I really appreciate when press comes my way. It's rare (although it may seem to happen a lot to me) and it's usually because of my...

Do you have it? How do you get it? Where does it come from? This week, I spent a great deal of time on this painting. I struggled with it...

and how it can help your compositions affect viewers on a primal level... I'm a geek. If you are an artist, you probably are too. One of...

Many of you are new friends, and we've only known each other for a few years. You may be noticing that my career has taken an upward...

Anyone who has had a class with me has experienced an honest self appraisal at the end of class. This is different from a group critique...

Most artists tend to think their latest painting is their best ever. I know I certainly do! This is where other artists can be crucial to...

This week I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Eric Rhoads for Plein Air Podcast about the power of art as a tool for social...

What's the first thing you think about when you realize that you have time to paint? Probably its the laundry, or all the other chores...

I cannot overstate the importance of play. As a professional art teacher, I see many novice artists that take themselves so seriously and...

When I was in my twenties. I had a loud voice. I was an angry young woman with a lot to say, and led demonstrations and marches using a...

We often don't think of art in terms of a discipline. Usually we think art is "outside the box" and creativity "happens," it isn't...

Recently, I attended a slide projection exhibit of Van Gogh's works at the Dali Museum in St. Pete, FL. The most interesting thing about...

Perfectionism makes me silent when I need to speak up. Because I stumble over words, I often choose to be quiet instead of speaking my true

Recently, I was asked to write about a painting that influenced me artistically...

We've all been "lifed" on. You know the feeling; your going along, living life, when suddenly big drama after big drama occurs...