Mother’s Day Field Trip

red wolf

Every year the local zoos do a free admission for Mother’s day. I usually have a membership to the Boston zoos but this makes for an excellent excuse to see the Roger Williams which is close but not one we […]

Paint Pours

Blue poured acrylic paint on canvas

Trying out a new technique for my backgrounds after watching a number of youtube videos and joining some facebook groups for ideas. I’ve been dying to try for a long time now and snagged a bottle of pouring medium for […]

Walkies

a very wet red tail hawk

Whenever I get the chance, I like to take walks. I find the quiet moment in nature is something I can then take with me in the studio. One of my favorite places, the Connecticut river, has inspired Thomas Cole […]

Sketchbook Saturday: Raccoons

Raccoon sketchbook page

Raccoon (only one page, I got caught up in the anatomy and ended up spending hours learning about raccoon collarbone attachments. I posted on an exotic pet site asking about their ability to move their fore arms and wound up […]

Sketchbook Saturday: Ferrets and Hippos

100dayprojecthippopost

Part of the 100 days project I mentioned before, these sketches depict the hippopotamus and the ferret. I worked on the ferret with a mink skull readily at hand, which was excellent reminder that the skull is MUCH longer than […]

Filling Up the Well

a hummingbird sitting on a hand

You can’t produce from a dry well.  That is a lesson I’ve run into a few times.  For me, the best way to prevent an art block is to head it off before it starts.  This means doing activities that […]