Live, Draw, Paint

Frustrated.

Fiona Apple loves caramel apples.  Why?  Well, because of two things swirled together. 1)  At the beginning of "American Splendor...

Thank you, Laura Cockrel-Pearlman, for the suggestion of making myself feel better by concocting a hot toddy.  It'll cure what ails you....

I experienced a bit of delay posting the last 2 days of paintings due to a failed SD card.  And now for a shot of soul from the O'Jays...

Last week we passed out items to 850 students, 200 of whom were sick (ha!, just kidding, but not quite).    One week later, I have a new...

Hold onto your spring bonnet.  This March ain't no lamb. ****************************** I had a hard time getting a good shot of ...

Yesterday I found out that one of the students at our college had committed suicide.  I opened just a general information email and glanced ...

Oh!  I'm lovin' this larger painting I finished today. (-; How it started:

Can you believe the Academy Awards were just a week ago today?  It almost seems like a month ago.  Wait until I talk about the Grammys; you...

If you remember on Day 62 ("Idle hands Plus Scissors Equals Disaster"), I chopped off my bangs.  They are a little crazy looking, ...

I forgot to post my 3rd set of 21 days of drawings (Days 43-63).  I had sold a couple of paintings before I took the overall picture, and I ...

Right up front, people, this is not an original, but rather drawing practice.  This is my copy of Rick Tulka's drawing.  What you see be...

I love cowboy boots.  You put on a pair of worn-in cowboy boots, and your feet just take on a confident gait of comfort.  I'd rather wea...

That darn "Top Chef" finale.  I had to watch it, and it has made me stay up late.  I won't give away the winner, but I will gi...

You know how you can often see faces in things where there are no faces?  I do this all the time...in the bathroom floor, in wallpaper swirl...

I'm working on a magazine submission so it has taken all my time today.  Still (I want to say "todavía" in Spanish), here'...

Here's a lesson I absolutely seem incapable of learning. No matter how frustrated or bored or happy or ingenious or capable or creativ...

This chic tells me she's flummoxed, perplexed... Or making a judgement--that pinched mouth! That's what I felt when I was creati...

Well, I had 2 canvases I prepped for tonight.  As I waited for them to dry, I made myself a nice cup of hot tea.  I carried the tea in one h...

I read an article today about why people might not like your art.  One of the points was that it wasn't "in style." Oh boy. ...