Do they make your mouth water? Whenever I don't know what to paint next, I go to the refrigerator.  This time I had some strawberrie...

What makes certain toys life-long friends? Some toys just last and last.  They last through lots of pretend, through years, and through ...

Why would you save the scraps? As you can see from the date on this photo, my daughter and I made her high school t-shirt quilt 7 years ...

How many kinds of lilies are there in the world? I love them all... the plain ones, the fancy ones, the usual colors like orange or pink...

Can you hear it? Our farmers' market is so much more than  a place to buy fresh vegetables and flowers...  It's an event!   We g...

What makes you smile when you come home? I love pulling into my driveway.  We have kind of a winding gravel road through wonderful trees...

How important is the title? I've gotten good advice from people who sell a lot of paintings about naming pieces.  I understand that ...

Does it make sense now? This painting went through a major transformation after it was finished the first time.   My friend and I went...

How long does it take to get rusty? I haven't been able to paint for a while; sometimes life just gets in the way. Once things slowe...

Why plant sunflowers? My dad planted two long rows of sunflowers last summer.  He thought he'd harvest them for the birds.   They ...

How big is a millimeter? A millimeter is practically nothing if you're painting a sunflower or barn. But it's the difference betw...

What's this story behind this? I always want to know the story.  A painting without a story is... well, for me it's just missin...

How does one become a bird watcher? I'd like to watch my birds, but they are the most aggravating things!  They will not be still!...

What are you thinking as you look into my eyes? One of my earliest memories is being told to "stand in the fence opening and don'...

Who picked those lovely tomatoes? I love the artistic composition of this piece.  I love the perfect tomatoes, the twist of the vine, th...

How does it feel to give a painting to someone? First, there's excitement followed by a tiny bit of insecurity.  "She's ...

Are you a rule follower or a rule breaker? Isn't this a fun tree! It is far from my usual style of painting, but it's curly and...

Have you ever missed something important in the fine print? I saw these square canvases on e-Bay!  There were 12 of them, and they were...

Is it too late to celebrate fall? After finishing a couple of baby portraits, I was ready to paint something easy; people tend not to min...

What's fun about painting portraits? There's a very long list of what's frustrating about painting portraits.  The first bei...