Before heading home from Western North Carolina, I decided to stop in Asheville for a few days to celebrate the 4th of July. That’s one of the things I love most about being an accidental tourist, I can stop wherever and whenever – pulling off the highway, or making a detour. I love the unexpected, random and spontaneous types of …
Western North Carolina
In my mind, I’m going to Carolina . . . Summer begins with a few weeks in Western North Carolina, where I rented a house to find some peace and inspiration in the Smoky Mountains. There is no better cure than a little solitary time in a rocking chair on a porch surrounded by a continually moving landscape. You can’t …
My Interview on Sketchbook Revival is Live Today
Happy Saturday! Today I am being interviewed and am doing a free painting lesson and demonstration with Sketchbook Revival! Hop on over to their site to see how I sketched and painted this special little place! You can watch my interview HERE Sign up for my newsletter here on my website, and you will get a free download with instructions …
Making Sketching an Everyday Practice
More and more I find my sketchbook a constant companion. At the very least, I keep a small sketchbook and pencil or pen in my bag and every free moment I pull it out. Instead of mindlessly scrolling through FaceBook, I open my book and draw. Even if I am not inspired by my surroundings, I still make notes and …
Sketchbook Revival
How are you doing with your creative practice these days? Is it consistent and strong? Sporadic and spotty? Or stuck and not happening? Well, no matter where you are at in the creative process, now is the perfect time to give yourself a creative tune up and inject some fresh inspiration into your practice. I am so pleased to have …
Open Air Studio
continued from previous post . . . I woke on that first day in Mexico to the smell of TORTILLAS! Remember, I told you my casita was right next to the Tortilla factory. My senses were bombarded at 6am with a pungent mixture of frying oil and salt air. Boca de Tomatlan was slowly waking up after a long night …
Casa de los Artistas – Crossing The River
continued from previous post . . . I freshened up a bit to go over to the Casa de los Artistas for the meet and greet. I was so worried about getting to my casita that I never stopped to notice my surroundings. It wasn’t until I opened the front door to leave that I looked out of the casita to …
Third World
Continued . . . Upon arriving in Boca de Tomatlan, our vans pulled up to a folding table on a dusty, dirty road at the bottom of a hill. There stood a woman with a safari-type hat, water shoes and a clipboard. It was such a random and almost comical sight as young boys appeared seemingly out of nowhere and …
Hola Amiga, Quieres Cerveza?
Okay, so where was I with the story? Geez, I can’t believe it has been several months and I left everybody hanging! It’s like binge-watching your favorite Netflix series and then having to wait FOR.EVER for the next season to come out! I can’t believe I am actually comparing my meager blog to Netflix, but you know what I mean. …
Summer Deal!
I am incredibly honored to have been an art instructor with Dirty Footprints Studio. Connie Solera is a talented, generous soul who has a gift for gathering creatives together to create a site full of diverse teaching styles for any level artist. For 3 days only, you have an opportunity to receive a generous discount on selected workshops! Click HERE for …
