Lately I’ve been painting tons of family portraits “Day of the Dead” style. I’ve had a few questions about what they mean and why skulls. So… here’s a very brief history…. You can google more if interested. Day of the Dead “Dia de los Muertos” is a Mexican holiday...
This weekend I was teaching a painting class at The Covered Bridge Inn in Weatherford, TX. Wow, this place is amazing! The house is gorgeous and the owners Sandra & Jim are so sweet! Oh, and the food….I just can’t get enough of their cooking! I told the...
Have you ever had a vision of a project in your head and you can’t get it out!? Have you ever been discouraged when you spent an entire afternoon and a small fortune at Michaels creating the piece that will change your life…. then it leaves you disappointed and...
My days are filled with painting Day of the Dead family portraits to prepare for an upcoming Day of the Dead festival in October. I thought I’d share with you the progress from some of the paintings. Here’s the first step – COVER with lots of acrylic...
Have you ever thought about painting your wooden floors!?!? What color? What style? Is it possible to make it look shabby chic? WHY NOT? For 2 1/2 years my family lived in an awesome farm house out in the country! It had huge trees surrounding the...
