It's almost fall! And apples are one of the lovely parts of fall. Whether you like McIntosh, Macoun, or good old Red Delicious, apples ...

Using pastel pencils is very different from colored pencils. Pastels are much softer, can cover an area much faster, and are super d...

Can drawing, painting, crafting, coloring, and even doodling be GOOD for us? Well, I always thought so, but turns out I am not the only on...

Finally! My newest coloring book, EVERYDAY MAGIC, is at the printer. Preorder NOW It's been way too long, so thank you fo...

Aahhh!! The magic of coloring. It is so fun too see all the wonderful work out there. It can also be frustrating when you don't know h...

Today as I set up my area to start another drawing, and realized that part of my drawing ritual involved tea.  In the summer as I sit wi...

Aaahh the creatives--we all know a few.  Maybe they work as graphic artists or interior decorators, or maybe you know a mom who puts toget...

As an author and artist I spend much of my day either imagining then sketching images, or thinking about a story and then writing it down be...

I opened the lovely (and probably expensive) box of the iPad Pro and the iPencil. I did not read any directions. I signed up and entered...

How long has it been since you burned some incense? High school? College maybe? I was drawing a page from a soon-to-be coloring book and...

Hello coloring friends! There is nothing like opening a beautiful coloring book, picking up one of the many pencils or pens available, and...

As artists we realize the importance of sharing our work, and we also realize the danger. We create original pieces, and are always at ris...

I have a friend who always tells me that I should meditate. She tells me it does many wondrous things. I don't disbelieve her, but whe...

Change can be hard when you are used to living your life a certain way. Not only hard for you, but others also. If you are used to doing e...

Pablo Picasso said "the chief enemy of creativity is good sense." This is probably true, but as you can tell there are some inhe...

As an I artist I love trying new pens and markers.  I was looking for some brush pens because I was starting to practice script writing. ...

Pablo Picasso said, "We are all born artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." So true! Children g...

Today it dawned on me that my future has a direct correlation with how I feel today. And what I do today. And what I don't do. S...

My version of Old Barney in LBI--haunted. The shivery Halloween season is upon us, my favorite time of year. Although it won't ...

Every year around this time I pull the decorations down from my attic and transform the inside of my house into a glowing black and orange...