Time for Tea: a Favorite Things painting
When is the best time for tea? If you’re British Mr Studly in our household, any time is a good time for tea! And, there’s a delightful process associated with tea time. How to Make Tea Fill kettle with water. Put the kettle ‘on.’Pick your tea. In Mr Studly’s case it’s Twinings Darjeeling. Open up […]
Favorite Things: a painter’s 2020 journey
One of my favorite songs is “Favorite Things” by Julie Andrews in the musical Sound of Music. I love the way her voice and music lilt upwards as she describes her feelings for some of her favorite things. For instance, she loves “Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens.” Who wouldn’t love some occasional […]
In search of form and color in north light
When we moved into an apartment with north light in 2015, I felt sooo incredibly lucky. Why? Painting in north light is an artist’s dream because it offers such consistent light during the day. In classes at school, I have been painting most of the past two years or so in artificial light. Now, I […]