by Laurel | Feb 5, 2023 | Art & Spirit
As we celebrate the month of February, the image of “Hearts” come to mind. So I decided paint one of my favorite poems, Antonio Machado’s “Last Night As I was Sleeping.” Antonio Machado is a spanish poet that lived 1875 –...
by Laurel | Feb 5, 2023 | Sketching
My Covid has some fun unintended consequences ….. it’s giving me time to create, write and share ideas. Creating art/sketching/painting is a terrific way to learn to see with “Uncommon Eyes.” Seeing Light, shadow and color is a major key to...
by Laurel | Jan 29, 2023 | Zoom Class
Late January I had an encounter in our garden with tiny house sparrow. She was chirping loudly and flitting, almost dancing on the newly cut brush of the blackberry bushes. She had captured my attention and caused in me a sense of wonder. When I have these...
by Laurel | Jun 18, 2022 | Tips
Everyone has their own distinctive handwriting……something that is uniquely you. The same is true for painting. The way each artist makes their brush strokes is their unique signature. Try as you might to copy another artists brush strokes, you will find...
by Laurel | Jan 20, 2022 | Nature Sketching
Working on my Nature Journal – Jan 22 My Covid has some fun unintended consequences ….. it’s giving me time to create, write and share ideas. Creating art/sketching/painting is a terrific way to learn to see with “Uncomman Eyes.” Seeing...
