SACRE COEUR NOCTURNE

After the sun sets, a blue veil soften all the colors & shapes of Paris, except for the well lit Sacre Coeur. Pure magic to see this from my balcony before I fall asleep.

GREASE PENCIL

China marker is definitely my top 10 favorite art supply, mainly because it's smudge proof. What's yours?

WINTER BLOOMS

Whenever my ramblings take me thru the Hudson Valley…I like to stop at Battenfeld's in Red Hook, NY for some fresh blooms.

Nothing more inviting than greenhouses full of Hybrid Anemones & Rananculus in the middle of winter.

self serve fresh blooms in the cooler

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NEW KITTEN DESIGN

You learn to paint & then you paint to learn.Part of the joy of painting is experimenting with new art supply. After all these years, my go to medium is still watercolor. Sometimes I choose to start a new subject just so I can use my Winsor & Newton watercolors & my #3 Kolinsky sable brush from Utrecht. This sable brush has the right snap for a fluid wash & the perfect point for building up the fuzzy fur on this little kittie.

#3 Kolinsky sable brush

patriotic design with pup

By replacing the pup in the basket, on photoshop, I have a new design!

new design with kitten

SNOWY MORNINGS

pink sunrise, from my desk

The wonder of it all. No matter how many pink sunrise I've seen, a bit of snow can turn everything magical. Adding my deer sketch onto this morning sketch is just a few clicks on photoshop. From breezy informality of a quick sketch to a new winter design. Love these productive morning.

snowy woods with pencil & pastel

layer on deers & winter bunny onto snowy drawing

FROM MY DESK

Lovely to take a hike & come back for tea, then sitting down with a new project.

WINTER DESIGN

I'm high up in the mountain, I dont usually see Cardinal in January. It was a lovely surprise to see a pair of cardinal hanging around the bird feeder today. This is how my new design got started.

red & white, nice contrast

ILLUSTRATED RECIPE

Simple soup for a winter's day