This has been a very huge project but I’m finally starting to see the vision much better, and I am ecstatic with the progress. Of …
Progress on the Rose Parterre (part 2)
Planning a Rose Parterre Part 1
The lawn behind the former tack room, now studio, has been dug up a few times. The worst time was when we buried the electricity …
Plants that did not like to freeze
Well, last night we hit below freezing for the first time in a very long time. The water in the bird bath was frozen solid …
I participated in Three Art Shows this Year
As a student in the local college, I was fortunate enough to learn to prepare my art for showing at the college’s three art shows. …
Painting with a Modern Master (American Impressionist)
Just finished up a two-day workshop with Dan Beck, a modern master of the American Impressionist society. Here I will share some of the tips …
Outstanding Artist Season 3 Finale
As luck would have it, the Milan Art Institute, of which I am a student, recently moved to Sarasota, Florida from Athens, Georgia. I was …
Fine Art Collage Workshop with Derek Gores in Eau Gallie
I have a whole new perspective on Melbourne, Florida. Not that I ever spent any amount of time here other than for the interview for …
Preparing for the College Art Show
I am a perpetual student. I must have 200 college credits by now! I just earned my Masters of Science from the University of South …
Amazing Shed/Porch Landscape Transformation
If you’ve been following me for a bit now, you know I am forever improving the gardens in an old horse pasture and corral we …
Removing overhead electrical wires and installing two 250-amp services through my two gardens
It had to happen… but what a disaster. Nothing went wrong with the install. As a matter of fact, the electric company was very respectful …