• Plein Air Painting Kits

    I’m asked all the time what plein air kit to use. There are so many good ones out there. These are popular styles for oil painters: Art Box and Panel Artwork Essentials Prolificpainter.com doesn’t always have the best timing, but I really like the box I have from him. I … Read More

  • Fiddler on the Roof

    My husband just finished performing as Mordcha the Innkeeper in Fiddler on the Roof with the Grand Rapids Players. For months, he let his hair and beard grow to create an authentic character. Needless to say, when the show finished, he was he eager to shave it off and get … Read More

  • A Thousand Times – Failure

    A Thousand Times – Failure

    I sit on the floor, surrounded by boxes and bins filled with paintings. There is a pile of drawings draped over more bins, ready to spill onto the floor. Paintings and drawings in pastel, charcoal, graphite, pen and ink, watercolor, egg tempera, and oil. I start to sort them chronologically, … Read More