An Artist Labyrinth: Ginny Stiles CZT

One short note to end Friday...I don't think I've ever had this many paintings hanging together in one place ever!   Well, I did a o...

Since I am away from the studio for a few days due to shows (and a ton of guests again) I thought I'd mention something that I plan to t...

I would have given anything to be in the stu dio or out sketching today. Sigh. But today had been set aside for framing (or in the case of g...

I worked on the cookbook again yesterday...and I actually found a very nice 3 ring notebook with a slide-in plastic cover (in purple of cour...

My next project is to put together a family cookbook for a wedding gift for my nephew (Sept 5 in Santa Cruz, CA).  7 of us in the family are...

Gouache  ( English pronunciation:  /ɡuːˈæʃ/ ;  French:  [ˈɡwaʃ] ), the name of which derives from the  Italian   guazzo ,  water paint, spla...

As I read other journal blogs and sketching blogs I do have to admire the wonderful printing and calligraphy that some artists are able to p...

I did get out to do a small sketch down at the lakefront yesterday but decided it was not good enough to post.  Instead I am showing a paint...

Anyone that knows me knows that I LOVE chairs.  I have painted probably 50 chairs over the years from adirondack to overstuffed to beach cha...

This is a very special hat for me.  And I do wear it a lot so maybe that is why this portrait actually does look more like me to me.   My e...

This was done on semi-transparent Yupo (about 15 x 17) with watercolor.  I have been playing with the color and composition for weeks and I ...

I am sure many of you already know now about David Lobenberg and his portrait challenges online. His recent portrait challenge was called a ...

My garage sale find this week was a little Chinese vase (which says on the bottom..."do not use for food...poison")   Must have to...

I quote Diane Maxey when I say "Anything worth painting, is worth painting red!"  :-)  And she is the queen of red to be sure. I w...

I am trying to use my own good advice and draw in my journal every day (if I am not otherwise involved in an art project in the studio).  To...

Interior sketching (indoor sketching) can be just as much fun as en plein air.  One idea I like to throw out to students is to consider your...

Today was not an art day for myself.  Today was a "crafty" day with  4 of the grandsons who come up to the summer cabin to spend t...

A bit messy, huh?  Well, I decided to show them with all the mess on the palette.  That is how they look most of the time and so it is impor...

I have a ton of company right now and no time to paint for a few days.  So I sorted through some of my sketches and found these two...both e...

There are, come to find out, a whole group of "sketchers" that call themselves "urban sketchers" and I think Danny Greg...