Yesterday was a nice fall day. The light was almost flat (horrible for painting and photos). but it's turning cold and nasty for the next few days. So Edwin and I took advantage of the warm weather and went to Etowah Indian Mounds, outside Cartersville, GA. It's a 54 acre site with 3 dramatic pyramids built ...

Happy Hallow e'en! I've always been against sewing temporary items. If I take time to sew, I want it to be something I'll wear over and over. Or some item I will use for years. Or something I can't find anywhere else. This costume doesn't fit in the first category - we all know kids get 1 ...

I want everyone to know I have an upcoming workshop in Tuscany, at the Watermill at Posara! It's an absolutely gorgeous place to paint! You won't have any trouble coming up with ideas at the amazing locations they take us to. I'll be following my usual workshop schedule, I paint a demonstration in the morning. After lunch, ...

Edwin played with the wheel for the first time. We had a lot of fun! We've always had fun with it, but never been able to do it much because of apartments, moving, tiny child. We're finally in a house where we can have the wheel and the kiln set up. No destroying pieces on their ...

Huge boulders to small rocks, all glowing in the sun. I can't believe the colors of the rocks. I keep trying to capture those colors. It's all about what you don't paint, rather than what you're painting. This was the last sketch I did in Maine. I was very pleased with it, so I was glad ...

The wonderful thing about sketchbooks is they are just for the artist. I can make a mess. I can take chances. No one has to see them but me. Learning is all about taking chances and experimenting. Never play safe with painting - that's when your paintings get monotonous. Here is my current sketchbook. ...

Thuya is the most beautiful garden in the world. I'm a little partial, but I still know I'm right. It's stunning. Thuya is a small garden on the edge of the mountain looking over Northeast Harbor. If you're in good shape for stairs, the best way to approach it is from Asticou Terrace. It's a lovely trail, ...

A few minutes at sunset, a fun little sketch! I was having fun with the texture of the paper on this one. Bright colors, rough sparkle, huge contrasts.  

Manset is next to Southwest Harbor, near the harbor mouth. There is a town dock with everything from lobster boats to wooden sailboats. And Manset is currently home to the fabulous Hinckley boat builders.Every day, there's something new and exciting, from old tall wood ships to sailboats I swear I've seen at an America's Cup ...