
Workshop paintings reveal!!
Today's the day! I finally have all of my ducks in row (i.e. I have better lighting equipment and Steve has a new camera!) and it's time to share my paintings from the Bill Davidson workshop! Now I can't remember the order in which they were painted, but I'm pretty sure I remember that this was the first one. Keep in mind that this was painted in early spring. The Marsh was just beginning to show bits of green and the deciduous trees were just starting to leaf out. The horizo

Bill Davidson workshop was ALL of that!
I will try not to be overly dramatic here, but its going to be hard! The Plein Air workshop on Pawley’s Island with Bill Davidson was spectacular. I meant to post everyday, but I was having too much fun to step away from the action in order to get on my computer! Imagine, just by virtue of the simple inn in which you are staying, the hospitality of the hosts and kitchen staff, and the beauty of the surroundings, that you feel as though you have stepped into a movie or back i

Bill Davidson workshop was ALL of that!
I will try not to be overly dramatic here, but its going to be hard! The Plein Air workshop on Pawley’s Island with Bill Davidson was spectacular. I meant to post everyday, but I was having too much fun to step away from the action in order to get on my computer! Imagine, just by virtue of the simple inn in which you are staying, the hospitality of the hosts and kitchen staff, and the beauty of the surroundings, that you feel as though you have stepped into a movie or back i

Becoming a Plein Air Painter
I have been drawn to portraits since my second oil painting. I love and am so inspired by people's faces. However, I am also inspired everyday by what I see outside my window. I live on a beautiful old farm with so much personality. We are surrounded by flat farmland and beautiful skyscapes, and I want to be able to paint it! These barns are deteriorating a little more every year. Before we know it, they will be gone! I NEED to record what's around me, and I want to be able t