Work to Do
A couple of weekends ago I taught a Mixed Media Art Journaling class at the Mendocino Art Center. The center is located in the quaint artsy coastal town of Mendocino in on the Northern California coast. It’s a beautiful little
Taking Time to Stop and Paint the Iris
Here in my little slice of paradise spring has long sprung (sorry you guys in cold climes) and now it is iris turn to stretch out her long neck and open her beautiful face to the sky. The iris come
Signs & Symbols
Lately I’ve been exploring symbols. For my birthday last summer I got a couple of books on symbols. They explore, in great detail, the symbols humans have been making throughout time, religion and culture. From the 20,000 years old red
Dia De Los Muertos
As you know fall is in the air and Halloween is just around the corner. I like to take this opportunity to share some of the fabulous art that surrounds the Dia de los Muertos tradition in Mexico. The majority
Teaching Time
I love to teach and have been teaching in all kinds of settings for years. Yesterday was a whirlwind of creative teaching that I thought you’d love to hear about. I teach art 3 days a week at my local
…and now for something completely different
It’s been a busy few weeks with several weeks of summer camp done and several more to come. The camp I shepherd the most is Generations camp in which families in all kinds of configurations from standard 2 parents and
Prepping, “Gods Work”?…well maybe…
I know, I know, a lofty thought, but I was grousing about my whole week being about prepping and teaching art with no space for making art and the chaplain here at The Bishop’s Ranch, Pat Moore, said its “God’s
Zooming In: painting like Georgia O’Keeffe
Last week I taught art at West Side school, a small elementary school just down the road from me. The blooming garden at the school stirred me to teach a lesson inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s flower series. I showed some