Painting with Triads

In December 2025 while following my continuous quest for the perfect limited palette, I joined a few Discord colleagues to…

My Standard Palette

What’s in a Palette, Anyway?

Because I’ve changed my watercolor sketching palette so frequently, I haven’t often gotten to the place that allows me to…

San Diego Travel & Sketching

I just returned from a five day trip to San Diego with a group of friends/former colleagues. It’s always fabulous…

New Orleans 2023 and My Travel Palette(s)

It’s always good to finish sketches from a previous trip before heading out on another one. These are from a…

Retirement…so far so good!

On December 1, 2023 I retired from my position as a middle school principal after 30 years as an educator. It feels great to have time for the things I love, notably, watercolor sketching.

Journal #2 Complete!

I can’t believe I filled this journal in less than a year. I liked the portrait format, but not the…

More Hydrangeas

Now that I’ve grown tired of coneflowers, hydrangeas are my next subject to exhaust. I’m enjoying trying to get the…

Hydrandeas for a change of pace

I’ve grown a bit tired of painting coneflowers. The hydrangeas have grown into such a beautiful blue violet I thought…