Journal Pages
My journals are a way of finding my footing and keeping my artistic juices flowing. I try to do a sketch or paint or even just scribble every day. I don’t always succeed. If I take a workshop, my journal is a way to test out the new ideas and techniques I’ve just seen. Sometimes, my journal pages surprise the heck out of me. Because they’re “just journal pages” there’s no pressure. No worries about “wasting” paint or canvas. They won’t be for sale and they are just for me. It’s pure play. And they are a wonderful record of my journey.
Inspired by my visit to see the Monet & Mitchell exhibit at the St. Louis Art Museum 2023
A charming kitty at my hotel in Casablanca, Morocco October 2021
A sketch of my niece, Lily
In 2019 I went to see the "All the Rembrandts" exhibit at the Rijks Museum, in Amsterdam. May 2019 and was inpsired to work on my drawing skills
Tiny little watercolor study at a lavender farm 2022
Study of a Munnings painting. Oil on paper
Another study, head and neck only of a Munnings painting. Oil on paper
An exercise in a limited palette. Watercolor on paper
An exercise in a limited palette. Watercolor on paper
An exercise in a limited palette. Watercolor on paper
An exercise in a limited palette. Watercolor on paper
Exploring composition - Asymetric
Exploring composition - Constellation
Exploring composition - Cruciform
Exploring composition - Diagonal
Exploring composition - Grid
Exploring composition - Horizontal (and maybe S Curve)
Exploring composition - L Shape
Exploring composition - Organic
Exploring composition - S Curve
Exploring composition - Vertical
Rapid ink sketches - Lincoln City 2023
Rapid ink sketches - Lincoln City 2023
Rapid ink sketches - Lincoln City 2023
Sieger grazing
Painted just after the World Cup Dressage in Omaha, NE 2023
Painted just after the World Cup Dressage in Omaha, NE 2023
Painted just after the World Cup Dressage in Omaha, NE 2023
Painted just after the World Cup Dressage in Omaha, NE 2023
Painted just after the World Cup Dressage in Omaha, NE 2023
Exploring painting on a slick surface. This is on a "page" of a discarded child's board book. So interesting how the paint just skates across the surface
Another board book page. The slickness of the surface was so interesting to work on.
Playing with nude abstracts
Playing with nude abstracts
Playing with nude abstracts
Fun with collage - Proposal Rock, Tillamook County, OR
Proposal Rock detail
