Yes, she is nothing short of fabulous! I made it through day 2. Thank goodness for a Z-pack antibiotic because today I was better. Not a...

Here is the fabulous Dreama and fabulous just doesn't describe her. I love her easy teaching style (she is from Paris-----Kentucky!). ...

I have been having an itch to do some lettering in my journal--one of the many ongoing ones. I wrote this with my favorite black ink, N...

I did something different just for the fun of it for this one. I started with a black and white value study of the subject--which was in m...

If anyone missed the "Credit Card Flowers"workshop on the "21 Secrets"  2012 workshop this year, here is another ...

As I said the other day, I am going through such a conflicted time with my oil painting. I am so determined to paint the still life but t...

First of all I wanted you to see the poster above the picture. A friend of mine from NC sent it to me. Unfortunately for Martha she d...

I must say that I am a conflicted artist right now. My desire is to get to be a better oil painter but sometimes I just can't mak...

While sitting and watching DWTS tonight   my hands got very restless and wanted to move so I picked up the nearest Sharpie   (watch...

I have a policy that I won't spend any money on wedding gifts anymore, I will just give the bride a painting (or paint the invitati...

I took this picture of Rainbow row in Charleston several years ago. I love Charleston and lived there with some college friends the summer...

I really love this Scripture and it really makes you go hummmmmm....doesn't it?  Goes to show that angels probably really don't...

I sent out the Artsy Update newsletter today so I hope you all received it.  This is a painting that I explain a little more in the...

I find that if I have a cute cover on my sketch books I tend to pick it up and draw more frequently. I know that a  good drawing is th...

Here is the next page in that journal that also had some painted Poppies--so it needed some calligraphy. I am heading off to my oil pain...

I am still enjoying going back and adding to old journal pages that could use a little lettering something. I wrote this with an Elegant ...

I think I had a lot on my mind for this spread. These journal pages keep me using all my supplies that I love but don't use that ...

Here is what a fun Friday night looks like: Just need one more shelf, honey. Having fun at the studio---well, Bucky and I a...

Have a shining weekend! "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your...

What do we keep a journal for?  For me it's always been about creating something that I knew didn't have to be a masterpiece; ...

I have been missing my calligraphy nib so I have been going back into some journal pages that were ready for lettering to see...

Sometimes I get so focused on painting that I forget my big journal.  I love creating these journal pages because I get to use all those ...

  I had an itch today to carve a stamp. I had to stop and think a minute how to transfer it onto the stamp. Xylene did the tric...

I hope everyone received their newsletter today and I and so excited about the subscriber response. Thank you all so much. I knew that I wa...

I have been thinking about doing a newsletter for quite some time but really didn't know how to go about it. My new web site is from F...

STEPHANIE! http://stephanieestrin.blogspot.com/ Congratulations! Daisy is excited about comeing to your house! Send me your address and ...

Hey Y'all. Hope everyone had a good week. I can't believe it's already August. It's surely the Dog Days of August here in Ja...