Looking through old family photos I came across a beautiful hand painted photograph of my grandmother taken in the 1920’s.

I am at a loss for words when it comes to the excitement felt when my friend and fellow artist Edwin Lockridge came to the Green Hills Library…

I have my goal for this year. It is to go back to basics and focus on the silent storytellers of the soul, the eyes. 

As you can imagine there was a flurry of activity making travel plans and getting an expedited visa to go to Russia on short notice.

Affirmation of my art is exciting and keeps me moving forward…

I went on a tour of the murals in the city and it was truly amazing!

I took a few days last week and decided to “Just Play” with my art.

This small delicate human form was given the opportunity to communicate, “curved is the line of beauty.”

Over the Thanksgiving Break of 2022 three exchange students, one from Mexico, one from Spain and one from Germany came to visit Nashville and stayed with my son and his family during the holiday.

“A leap of faith is often required for something meaningful to happen…”

“It’s all about Him”. She kept me grounded in the true mission of my art. Joyce said, “He always stand by His people. So prayers do be answered if you ask in His name…”

A little blur in a moving subject will often aid in giving the impression of action and motion…

Have you ever had a teacher who not only gave you instruction but who also gave you the confidence needed to continue learning and growing?

Recently I studied the art of 17th century master artist Rembrandt van Rijn. Rembrandt’s overriding artistic concern was with expressing the human spirit.

Sometimes when I am drawing I will place the words I want to consider beside the drawing paper to keep my thoughts focused.

Each new drawing is a new beginning with the high hopes…

Typically an artist doesn’t want to admit there is uncertainty and trial-and-error involved.

The pastor said, “God is not done with you yet!”

Here we are at the threshold of 2022 with a promise from God that there is more work to be done and that he is with us to continue the work.

Brenda’s red dress says, “Party Time” and the progression of the drawing shows the struggle to get to the party with a finished drawing.

As the Covid pandemic began to change our lives in the spring of 2020, I found myself like many others staying at home and wondering how to make this time productive.