After our lovely trip to Puerto Vallarta in April I tried my best to clear my May calendar to work on a 30-day painting challenge. It is...

I sold a painting while on vacation last week! It's a birthday surprise so I won't say who purchased it or for whom... Now it's time to...

This week has been a busy one! I started a seascape last week but I made myself file my taxes before finishing it. Success! I even signed...

I just finished reading Painting as a Pastime by Winston S. Churchill. Yes, that Winston Churchill. I will confess to having had no idea...

When I first started painting I really hated the idea of under-paintings. Why on earth would I want to paint the same thing more than...

Let me explain why I sign my paintings JPL. There are so many options when signing a painting, and I find the whole thing to be strange...

Do you know that feeling when everything clicks, when what you're doing is working, you're happy and in the zone? I'm addicted to finding...