Happy New Year! I started my 15-in-30 painting challenge on New Years Day and finished the first painting this morning, January 4th. Some...

This has been a crazy year - from political marches and protests, to traveling around with the kids. I am so grateful for everything I...

I feel like I am probably the last person in the world to discover the wonderful world of podcasts. It all started with an artist that I...

Do you have a hard time picking gifts for people? I have the best idea ever and I'm only slightly biased. I truly believe that paintings...

In my painting class this fall I have been pushed to start painting with my palette knife. It has been such a great experience! It's so...

I've been thinking recently about where ideas come from. I'm often asked about that as a visual artist and I don't always understand the...

It's half-way through October and I'm still recovering from September! What a month. I completed 30 small watercolor paintings in 30 days...

Has a painting ever changed your life? For me, I was a freshman at Oberlin College when I first saw Monet's Wisteria that hangs in the...

When I decided to do another 30-day painting challenge I chose to switch mediums. I had never used watercolors before in any consistent...

Everyone I know is talking about this book, Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. It's everywhere. I bought it thinking it must be over-hyped...

This month I am working on another 30-day challenge. To make it interesting I chose to switch to a new medium - watercolors! This has...

I'm not great at introducing myself. This is the most noticeable in real-life settings when I just smile and assume everyone around me...

The second half of summer vacation included 2 weeks in the peaceful Adirondacks (briefly interrupted by a quick trip to NYC for a lovely...

London, Edinburgh, the Adirondacks, NYC for a wedding, more Adirondacks, and we're back. That's a lot!! I'm so excited to be home. Here...

The kids are out of school and it is officially summer! Tomorrow night we are leaving on a 2-week trip to the UK, followed by a 2 week...

Hello! I've been busy - varnishing paintings, adding wire for hanging, naming paintings (ugh), and signing paintings (yay!). And now...

Three of my paintings will be hanging in a local art show this summer! If you're in the Boston area you should come and see them. They're...

I completed my 30 day painting challenge. It did end up taking me longer than 30 days but life tends to get in the way sometimes! I had a...

Remember when I started the 30 day painting challenge and I called it a seascape challenge? Well, things changed. On day 14 I didn't want...

Over the last two years I have found my favorite painting class. I have an amazing teacher and the students in the class are all fabulous...