What's the symbol of summer? There are many, but surely the sunflower is one of them! This one grew...

How may colors do irises actually come in? I grew up on a farm, so there was no time or effort wasted on frilly,  persnickety flowers. ...

Do you have a favorite tree? When we built our house, there was a scraggly tree right beside our deck. Our builder left it but warne...

What's the view outside your window? Do you think the pioneer that built this cabin knew what a fabulous scene would appear on t...

How do you capture the person, not just the physical likeness? How sweet is this little one! Some parts of this painting came so easil...

How can you keep stripes even? I loved this technique.  I broke an old hair comb, clipped out every other tooth, then had my perfect tool...

How do you paint shades of red? This was really my first attempt at red, and it was frustrating.  Adding white makes pink... not a lighte...

How long does it take to see the silver lining? I always love hardy flowers like daffodils, lilies,and irises, but this one has a speci...

When do you use your artistic license? I believe that it was in working on this painting that I discovered I had an artistic license, and ...

What color are teeth? Well, they aren't white.  We think they're white, but they really aren't! Finding the right color was so...

I love sunflowers. (I even used one as my little Etsy icon). I planted a row of them in my garden. Right now (mid May) they're about ...

What color is flesh? I was astounded to learn the "recipe" for flesh.  I know now that there are many, but the one that I start...

Isn't a face the hardest thing to paint? The lesson I learned with my first portrait was not to look at it as a face.  It's not an...

How does an artist control the viewer's eye movement when looking at her paintings? This is a barn we discovered while driving thro...

What's the difference between a swan and a goose? I proud to say I'm a farm girl, but I'm embarrassed to say I'm not su...

What's a good boost to an artist's confidence? This  is the very first painting I ever sold.   When I first started taking art les...

Enough!!! Stop!! We're like Ma & Pa Ingalls trying to "save the farm!"

April Showers...  Bring May Flowers... ... and they make the view from my back porch alive again! I think this is why green is my fav...

How do you know when spring has really arrived? There are lots of hints that spring is on the way.  The air gets warmer, the rain falls mo...