For day 9 of the drawing a day challenge started by Seattle Artist League, the suggestion was to paint a dream. And I thought of all kinds of dreams I could have had, but then realized I did have a dream, a real dream come true, when Barack Obama became President of the United States…

It seems to be a custom among artists to join up 30 day challenges to keep us painting, particularly in January. I joined this challenge, which is coming from the Seattle Artist League which is located somewhere in North Seattle. We are told that we can take 15 minutes to paint or draw something. The…

Just for fun, I decided to make a personalized Christmas card for next year, but I couldn’t wait. I found some musical angels painted by Memling, and shamelessly changed their faces. Happy Holidays to everyone!

Before my grandfather died, he gave me a treasure. A penpal, a cousin who still lived in Italy, in the little town where he was born. That began a relationship with many, many cousins and friends who live there. Each time I go back, I rush around trying to take pictures so I can go…

One of the nice things about the winter solstice is that I can eat a leisurely breakfast and then go to my studio to paint as the sun rises. I am so fortunate to have a view of Lake Washington from my studio. Happy Solstice to all of you! For us in the north, it…