Illustration

Painter's Choice. It's recommended, when we are out and about, we wear a mask. But as a painter, it is my choice to wear one indoors as well. Who wouldn't, with the task I was about to undertake? I decided I needed a reset for my creative spirit and confidence. So much of the art I create sits in waiting for acceptance. I wanted to create something that would immediately be appreciated and useful in someone's life. One day a month ago, during these dreary stuck-in-doors days, I dragged … [Read more...] about Behind The Mask

Journeys in Life SCBWI's Art Narrative Award contest this past year was centered on ground breaking journeys, since it was the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission's moon landing. While that was quite the ground breaking journey, from the Earth to the face of the Moon, I was thinking of journeys a little more relatable. Growth Yes, personal growth is a little more of a relatable crossing for the average joe or jane than an epic journey into outer space. Stepping out onto that … [Read more...] about Ground Breaking Journey

Hard headed wretch One month, here in my dining room, a crocodile appeared.He came out of nowhere to haunt me.Though I admit, I went looking for him.The parts and pieces I collected would eventually taunt me."Assemble my bones!" I could hear the wretch shout.What a hard head he was, with a large gaping snout.He was not fully breathing, still his presence was something I feared.Days and minutes tick ticked by while this creature came into being.Endless pin pricks, searing glue daubs. I'm sure … [Read more...] about Captain Hook’s Crocodile

Santa Claus is Coming I'm sure that jolly little fellow has been on many minds since the Thanksgiving holiday has passed. He certainly has been on my mind as I've been creating little Santa and holiday men over the past few weeks, to sell this coming weekend at a local fair, and then to place on my site. I snapped a photo of one to share. Photos of Santa Kids for generations have been hoping to snap a photo of Santa in the act, but most often settle for posing for one with Santa at … [Read more...] about Santa and little Holiday men

Darling or Deleterious They've been scurrying about my yard and garden all summer. Planting things in my flower pots. I'm certain my pot of geraniums would not support an oak tree. I thought my fence around the vegetable garden was enough to deter critters. Still, the little snitches found a way in and were doing a bit of harvesting themselves. Yes, they are darling to look at, but their pirating habits are deleterious to MY storage efforts for the winter. I would make them walk the … [Read more...] about Chipmunks