Prickly Pear Jelly. AKA Cactus Pear Jelly. A light, transparent pink in color, sweet and delicate in taste. Nice but somewhat bland on toast. A veritable trial by fire to make. I mean that quite literally. Fortunately, our stove in the home where I grew up was powered by natural gas. First, of course, you…
Prayer of the Bee
I know I keep saying this, but it’s true: I learn so much when researching a painting! Usually it’s when I’m surfing the internet looking for inspiration for a title for the piece. Momma has a beautiful white wisteria vine growing at the corner of their house. This spring when it bloomed, the bees were…
Gently Glow the Firewheels
The sun begins to slip down toward late afternoon. The firewheels preserve the glow of their infatuation with Sol’s warmth as long as they can: they are in love. Like a young girl who refuses to wipe away the first kiss for as long as she can, savoring the thrill, the warmth and the sweetness…
Breezy Thrill of Pinks
Winsome, wafting, welcoming–these are all words that come to mind when I see these pink primroses along the sides of the roads in spring. They love the sun and they dance with joy in the slightest breeze. And someday I’ll learn to really paint them, haha! I think it’s the curse of the artist to…
A Tale in Blue
More bluebonnets! Yes…I guess by now you know I love them. My favorite underpainting for bluebonnets is yellow, because it gives such a sunny feeling even if the underpainting is covered up. They smell like heaven. This year with such a bumper crop, our whole county smelled like heaven. I loved opening my front door…
Visiting A Gallery
Are you intimidated by the idea of visiting a gallery? Do you wonder if that is only for rich or very well educated people? My art Buddy, Kathleen Meador, and I made a video to encourage you to visit a gallery, and give you some tips about how to act and what to say. If…
Product Review–Spectrafix Final Fix
Finally getting another the product review up from IAPS. Too a little break to spend some time with my grandsons and have a little thing with my eye fixed. Is there a way to avoid the downside of pastel painting–having to frame under glass? Will pastels every be able to have the advantages that oils…
Cactus Dream
I realized that this one had been painted and framed, but never blogged! Story of the Painting Sandy and I have been friends for decades. My late husband introduced us to one another back when our children were still young. We were both homeschooling moms and we became good friends through our love of God…
Curiosity Kits
(Studio Clean-Out Sale is still going on! Click here) I have friends and collectors who are always on the lookout for scenes they’d like to see me paint. A friend of mine sent me the photo for this one. My friend’s neighbor had a fox den in the yard, resulting in this adorable image of…
Hardy Texas Blues
If you’re looking for the Studio Clean Out Sale, Click Here Using a New Product I realized recently that all my Bluebonnet paintings had found homes, so it was time to try another. A few days ago, a new product arrived at my studio, and I was equally anxious to use it as I was…