Primary Play!

There’s A Lot You Can Do   With Just Red, Yellow & Blue    I’m a big believer in a limited palette and enjoy working with primary triads: red, yellow and blue.  Here I’ve used, thalo blue, vermilion and gamboge with Dr. Ph. Martin’s Hydrus Fine Art Watercolor. Experiment to find your own favorite primary combinations. [...]

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One Simple Step To Attracting Monarchs

Plant Butterfly-Weed That’s it! Witness, hungry-hungry caterpillars, munching away… The chrysalis transformation stage… Pre-first flight quality time. Awesome. And share the experience Read more about the joys of witnessing the lifecycle of the Monarch: A Spring To Remember Guess who’s inspired to paint butterflies now? 

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Introducing The Flower Power Series

Bold, Bright & Fun! Because the flowers in my flower garden energize me. They give me flower power See More Of The Flower Power Series in my: Daily Paintworks Gallery

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Ink Day Fun In Charlotte!

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Missing Cow Alert

Have You Seen This Cow? This white cow was last seen leaving Second Street Gallery, 130 South Second St., Albemarle, NC on or around Thu., Sept. 1 en route to Jacksonville, AL via USPS. All are anxiously wringing their hands to her whereabouts: the gallery owner who escorted White Cow safely to the US Post Office, [...]

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Alcohol Ink Beginnings

I’d like you to meet the instructor that introduced me to alcohol inks, Karen Walker. Here we are on August 24, 2009 during that initial workshop at Artists League of the Sandhills in Aberdeen, NC, an hour from where I live. I remember feeling like a kid in a candy store:) The morning session of our [...]

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Youtube Art Demo – Alcohol Ink Dreamscaping Video

Take an inside look into the world of Dreamscaping with Alcohol Inks, an unconventional, highly fluid, forgiving medium with the look of stained glass. Dreamscapes are created out of an intuitive place without the use of brushes or a pre-planned sketch. A great way to get in touch with your right-brained inner artist. For insiders’ [...]

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Dreamscaping In Cheraw, SC

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WAC Alcohol Ink Dreamscape Workshop

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March Solo-Exhibition – Cheraw, SC

Tuesday, March 1 was the opening night of a solo-exhibition of my art and essays sponsored by the Cheraw Arts Commission at the Cheraw Community Arts Center. I demonstrated alcohol inks and encouraged others to try. Here is a student from NETC taking me up on my offer. I’ll be offering an Alcohol Inks Dreamscapes [...]

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