Putting herself in the uncomfortable position of becoming a beginner, author, speaker, teacher and health coach, Jamie Weil, shares her feelings and insights in her blog after taking my portrait workshop in Cottonwood, CA. Bravo Jamie!...

Just wanted to share a little painting in progress.   In Mendocino on the coast of Northern California is a charming little church.  On one of my trips to teach at the Mendocino Art Center I captured this view of  it.  The pathway leads down to the beach.  ...

Lilacs'  fragrant, fleeting sign of spring are so beloved here in the Gold Country in the foothills of Northern California. I have enjoyed them for many years and have tried growing them in my shady backyard, sadly, with no success.  But, I do photograph them when I...

For my students in Sacramento at University Art...  I promised to post my recent demos. First is a simple flat wash transitioning from dark to light.    Winter Sky Use your ruler to line out a small rectangle on your watercolor paper (approximately 2 or 3 inches by...

At University Art, Midtown Sacramento, my students are learning how to paint a hydrangea, and a cut glass bowl. Here is my painting in progress, plus a couple of finished cut glass pieces.  Next week I'll get photos of my students' work.  They are doing marvelously...

Watercolor Demo and Two-Day Workshop "Translucent Layers of Color" Three days of Watercolor with Jeannie Free Watercolor Demo When:  July 14, 2014Time:  3:00Where:  Morro Bay Art Center, 835 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA  (the Purple Building)Subject:  Floral Still...

 My students at University Art have been having a great time adding their own person touches to my drawings.  We are working with just three colors.  The Bluebird has been outlined in Sharpie extra fine point pen, which is waterproof.  Next week I will get some...

Come to Lodi for the perfect combination of sensory delights... visual and taste stimulation... at the new Double Dip Gallery.  I'm proud to be showing my work there now. Tony Segale, the owner, is a premier artist, using a variety of media and forms, including...

A critique group is formed In my weekly classes at University Art, I had noticed that a group of my core students were bonding, sitting together, going to lunch together,  sharing extra time.  These students were some of the more advanced in my classes, they had a...

For Christmas I finally finished up these two paintings for my dad.   They've been in the works for quite awhile.  He was so patient with me. These are from an early fishing trip of the many my parents have taken over the years.  I worked from old black and white...