Category Archives: Posts
Follow-up to Prior Post, Update on my Latest Posts
I’m begging your indulgence here as I work with WordPress Staff to determine what is happening to my posts. Thank you to all that liked and commented on my recent posts. Here is the update: My posts are going into … Continue reading
To My Followers, are you receiving a notice of my postings in your Reader?
I’m suspecting that I have another issue with my blog Reader and postings. I’ve posted twice this past week to my blog, with very little response. I went into my reader to see if my postings were included and noticed … Continue reading
Yellow Roses of Texas
Okay, I could resist posting some of our Yellow Roses! These beauties opened up over the weekend and with rain coming they won’t be here for long – how sad! If you paint, please feel free to use these photographs … Continue reading
Painting Sunlight & Shadow with Pastels, a book review
Reblogged from Oil Pastels by Mary: For a long time I struggled with creating believable shadows and light using oil pastels (OPs), few credible resources exist for Op artists. I wanted a source with easy to understand explanations and demonstrations … Continue reading
Laying the Bricks
How do you like these wonderful roses? Our first batch of the season! This has been one busy week, much of it spent continuing to build the foundation for my art to flourish: Something told me that it was time … Continue reading
Welcoming Spring – it feels so good!
Don’t you just love the first day of Spring? From my house to yours, hope you enjoy the wonderful pleasures that come during this special time of year ~ I’m off to work on my latest painting, a little slow … Continue reading
Ever Feel “Runners High” When You’re Creating?
It’s a serious question, because I’ve experienced this endorphin “rush” as I’ll call it several times while painting and it’s an incredible, unexpected and extraordinary feeling all rolled into one. I’ve read how runners experience this and recent medical studies … Continue reading
Comments Going to Spam?
Hi All, it seems that my comments I’m posting to your blogs today are going to spam. Well, they aren’t posting, so I’m assuming they are in spam. Could you check for me, and if they are marked as spam … Continue reading
Does Your Art Speak to You?
I recently read an article in “Pastel Journal” about artist, Bobbie McKibbin and her process for painting landscapes using soft pastels. One statement in the article really resonated with me, Bobbie said, “she’s doing all the talking at the beginning … Continue reading
Receiving a Tremendous Amount of Spam Activity on My Blog
In that past 48 hours I’ve received over 100 spam, half received today. For the next several days I won’t be posting anything or checking postings on blogs I follow until I feel reasonably assured that the attacks have stopped. … Continue reading
