This is one of my palettes.  The other is a Robert E Wood palette, which is a rectangle instead of a circle.   These are my three favorite colors:                Winsor Yellow                  Permanent Rose –...

Here's the new painting we're going to start working on in my afternoon class at University Art. Step one:  Lay down a light wash over the whole page using Thalo Yellow Green, Winsor Blue Green Shade, Cobalt Blue, Winsor Violet and Permanent Rose...  Use...

     Today I worked on the left side of this portrait.  I added a glaze of yellow over the left side of face, warming the skin quite a bit. Then I moved into permanent rose and blue, with more yellow on the left, which is beginning to look a bit like the...

I have two classes currently at University Art.  In the morning is portraits and afternoon we are working on a floral.  Here are some shots of my progress on the iris...    Here you can see I've started working behind the front Iris on the upper right.  This...

Look what I got this morning....... Good morning Jeannie, Congratulations from the Staff and readers of the Sierra Lodestar Magazine for being voted… Best Local Artist in Amador County        Calaveras Enterprise        Sierra Lodestar Magazine  ...

Hi painters, My drawing is ready for the demo I'll be doing at University Art on Saturday, 1/12/13.  This is my granddaughter, Eva, on her first day of ballet class at 2 1/2 years old.  I love her cherubic form, her delighted expression and her hands on her...

Years ago I took color theory classes from Gary Pruner at American River College in Sacramento, Ca.   Gary is an amazing colorist, painter and teacher.  I thought it would be great if I could pass on some of what I had learned in Gary's challenging classes. ...

Oak Leaves and Acorns in Progress Here are a few in progress photos of the painting we are working on in my beginning watercolor class.  The first couple of photos are a bit yellow as you can see...  The others are more true to the actual color in the painting.  We...

Here are some pictures from my time in Tiburon.  I've been gone so much lately that I haven't had time to show you what a great time I had with all the students and at my reception.  Hope you enjoy.        “Transparent Layers”A little whimsy with a...

  This painting is of one of my twin grandsons, Aiden.... Newly completed.  For this painting I used Permanent Rose, Winsor Orange, Winsor Yellow, Winsor Blue Green Shade, and Winsor Dioxazine Violet.  I love the tall beach grasses, the warmth of Aiden's orange...