Yvonne Sangster Mountain View Pastel Workshop
These dates have been on my calendar for a few months. I registered for a Mountain View Art Guild Pastel Workshop with my favorite pastel artist, Yvonne Sangster. She is an amazing person and I am...
View ArticleHow to Stain Sanded Pastel Paper
I normally use a tinted Ampersand Pastelbord for my pastel work. The tints really work for me as I apply color. If I use sanded paper, like a 500 or 600 grit, I also prefer it to be tinted. The...
View ArticleA White Trash Wedding Bash
You know how much I love living in the Delta, right? I love it. And there’s lots of love here. So much love, that we have fabulous young couples tying the knot and with that comes pre-wedding...
View ArticleHappy Mother’s Day to My Mothers
Alice is my mother. Jane is Alice’s mother…my maternal grandmother. Nancy is Alice’s oldest sister and Jane’s oldest daughter…my aunt. Thanks to my cousins who have let me share her. Happy Mother’s Day...
View ArticleMy Plein Air Visitor on the Mississippi River Levee
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, Snapchat, Periscope or Facebook, you’ve seen that I recently returned from the south of France where I participated in a plein air oil painting workshop led by...
View ArticleA Painting a Day for 30 Days – Day 4
I live in the Mississippi River Delta area and it is cotton season. If you drive in the Delta, you’ll see cotton from the road and there’s a chance you’ll see me on the side of the road getting up...
View ArticleThirty Paintings in 30 Days – Day 10
Thirty Paintings in 30 Days – Day 10 I prepped canvases last night and today and had a bright pink underpainting that I used for this Delta Rice Field Landscape. This underpainting would not have been...
View ArticleThirty Paintings in 30 Days – Day 16
Welcome to Day 16 of Thirty Paintings in 30 Days. This is Bike Tour, 6×6″ oil on canvas. It reminds me of how much I enjoy seeing a new city or village on a bike. While I was in Israel...
View ArticleThirty Paintings in 30 Days – Day 17
Welcome back for Day 17 of my 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. Today was a challenge. I had projects to complete for a deadline. And I’m still working on a big painting that I’ve been working on...
View ArticleThirty Paintings in 30 Days – Day 18
Welcome to day 18 of my Thirty Paintings in 30 Days challenge as I share Ladies who Lunch, 6×6″ oil on canvas. When was the last time you enjoyed a picnic? Our picnics are usually on a boat out on...
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