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Hairy Woodpecker oil painting
Read more: Hairy Woodpecker oil paintingBefore I came to Michigan, I had only glimpsed a woodpecker twice in my life, from a distance. Because at our house we feed suet as well as birdseed, the woodpeckers come several times a day. I love the red head of the pileated, and how small the downy woodpecker is, but my favorite is…
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How Art is Like Baking Cookies
Read more: How Art is Like Baking CookiesI have a friend who bakes fantastic cookies for her friends. Below is a picture of her peanut butter and M & M cookies: As I was helping her bake the other day, I got to thinking: baking great cookies is a lot like creating a painting. -You start with raw ingredients that by themselves,…
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Birds of Michigan Series: Chickadee
Read more: Birds of Michigan Series: ChickadeeA few days ago, I finished a painting of a chickadee. I love chickadees, because they are the ones that watch out for danger. We have a hawk nearby, and when the chickadees give the alarm, all the other birds go completely still until the most alert chickadee gives the “all’s clear” signal. Here he…
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Learning to go on Etsy: The Confused and Bewildered
Read more: Learning to go on Etsy: The Confused and BewilderedOkay, I admit it. I’m new to this online marketing for art stuff. Below is a stock photo that shows how I felt yesterday, when I tried to create my first etsy listing: :Okay, maybe I’m a little cuter than this, but you get the idea. For months, all my friends have been telling me,…
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Experimenting with Spatter painting: Lake Michigan Shoreline
Read more: Experimenting with Spatter painting: Lake Michigan ShorelineOkay, since I’m mainly self-taught (well, I did minor in art in college, but they didn’t teach much painting technique, mostly drawing and design) I like to check out art books from the library, learn about techniques and…experiment. Sometimes they work out, sometimes they are disasters. I went to Lake Michigan a couple of weeks…