I am becoming more and more fascinated with Prismacolor pencils. I followed a tutorial to draw these cherries but have no idea whose tutorial I was following! I've had it for a decade or more but never used it. That's the thing about cleaning and...

I re-drew the starfish from yesterday but this time I used Prismacolor pencils instead of watercolor crayons. I'm starting to like pencils and am sort of surprised since my earlier attempts didn't go well.

We aren't Superbowl people, although I was happy for the Saints today. Steve was working in Ukiah so Youngest Daughter and I tagged along and brought Demi and Cassidy. Along the way I stuck the camera out the window and got this shot of the vineyards...

Today I cracked open a new Fabriano sketchbook which was perfect timing for An Imaginary Visit to the Beach. I learned a lot in the process but have this sense that if I tried again I could improve. Here in northern California we're having another...

One of my latest curl-up-and-reads has been this one, THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. My daughter ordered it from AMAZON.COM and then graciously shared it with me. What is it like to grow up in Mississippi in the 1960's, be raised by an...