“Once you have tasted the taste of the sky, you’ll forever look up.” — Leonardo Da Vinci Are you a cloud gazer who enjoys looking up at the sky, curious to see what familiar shapes and images might form? It can be exciting to see a shape emerge as the wind currents blow through the moisture in the clouds: a dog, a cat, an angel, maybe a shape like a Continue Reading
Grand Coulee’s Grandeur to Creston’s Fields of Gold
In 2018, Kirk and I took a road trip from our home in Edmonds. We headed north then east over the scenic Cascade Mountains and then up to British Columbia, Canada. Since it was at the end of summer the kids were back in school so we happily missed the tourist season crowds. On our return trip, we chose to travel south then east through northeastern, Continue Reading
Can You Say: Caulk a Doddle Do?
“You can’t use up creativity, the more you use the more you have.” — Maya Angelou I was in my garage art studio looking at a thin piece of 30x36” Masonite board that is sitting in the corner. I had just finished a repurposing project using up some of the old baseboards. The outdoor planter I created was almost finished and required a little bit of Continue Reading
The Quickdraw Challenge
“Sketching regularly requires you to pay close attention to the visual world around you. With practice, you begin to see things you never noticed before.” —Paul Laseau One of my favorite creative activities is the Quickdraw Challenge. The idea is to set a timer for a specified amount of time, such as an hour, and practice in your medium of choice. How to Continue Reading