Category: painting

Grief

Cat Sketching

This summer I’ve been sketching my cat at least once a day. Sometimes I sketch the friendly squirrels of Baltimore too. (They are especially friendly if I have nuts.) The sketches prime my creative pump and get me started for the rest of the day, no matter if I paint or write, or both!

What Flower Are You? – A Quiz

To score your quiz add up the numbers you pick. Answers are at the bottom of the page.

A. Which would you rather do?

  1. Dance at a disco.
  2. Read a book by a stream.
  3. Shop.

B. What do you consider one of your most prominent traits?

  1. Creative
  2. Persistent
  3. Honest

C. What pisses you off?

  1. People
  2. Ugliness
  3. Hot days

D. What do you do when you are stressed?

  1. Drink
  2. Socialize with friends.
  3. Exercise.

E. What is your favorite trait in your friends?

  1. Kindness
  2. Creativity
  3. Enthusiasm

If you scored a:

  • 6 you are a daisy.
  • 8 you are a rose.
  • 9 you are a cactus flower.
  • 10 you are a dandelion.
  • 13 you are a lily.
  • Any other number, you goofed at your math. Count again!

Baby

I don’t usually paint from photographs – preferring studio still lifes or plein air painting. But someone posted a picture of their beautiful child and I was inspired.

Watercolors Whirling

Lately I’ve gotten back into watercolor painting. The tree paintings were inspired by a photograph by my friend Sooyong Kim. I found a caterpillar pencil sketch from summer and decided to color it. The abstract came from testing colors on a scrape piece of paper but I really like it!

Inspiration by Internet

Recently I watched several videos of watercolor painting and decided to try a looser hand than I normally use. I played with this in my studio while dreaming of warmer days.