Ada Lovelace, Fairies and Dandelions

Ada Lovelace, Fairies and Dandelions

Female Warrior Flower Power: Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace Day is today, October 10, 2017. Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is an international celebration day of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It aims to increase the profile of...
New Sunflower in Indian Summer Colors

New Sunflower in Indian Summer Colors

I finished up two more sunflower acrylic paintings yesterday. One that I particularly love shines in some lovely Indian Summer colors, perfect for August. I’ve titled it Rainbow Fibonacci Sunflower because I’ve once again highlighted the spiral pattern of...
August is Sunflower Month

August is Sunflower Month

Sunflowers make me smile. They exude happiness and are a sunny celebration of summer. I just recently returned from a road trip through the central valley of California, where we drove past miles and miles of bright, cheery sunflower fields. They were all in bloom and...
my current favorite paintbrush

my current favorite paintbrush

I first learned to paint as a kid, when there was no Internet – no YouTube to show me what to do. We lived in a small town and I didn’t have any art books to reference. I pretty much figured stuff out on my own. I really wanted to do things right. I was a...
tweaking the minimalism painting

tweaking the minimalism painting

I’ve been tweaking one of the minimalism paintings from the class last weekend and am liking it quite a bit more than before. I suppose it’s a little less minimal, though, since I’ve added magenta, orange and turquoise, but I think that gave it a lot...