This past weekend was the Walk Her Way fundraiser for Sorrentino's Compassion House in Edmonton, Alberta. I stayed at Compassion House, for 31 days, as I got the radiation part of my cancer treatment. I was so fortunate that I was able to stay there, instead of driving 4 hours everyday to and from m...

Today's #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques looks like we are doing some baking in the art studio. We are taking some coarse salt and mixing it with watercolours. This technique can give your work some texture. It is a fun technique to play with as there is some magic in the lift!

Today's #WednesdayWins goes to a big box store! Really?!?! Yes, you read that right! This store is doing its part at helping the country, and the world, to be a bit greener! I was having a hard time recycling this object. Therefore I was so happy to hear that they did recycling! So, I donated my rec...

Welcome to #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques ! Hopefully you are doing well on this day. Today's technique is a continuation of the drawing techniques of the Tuesdays of past. This isn't really a certified technique but it is used by artists none the less. It is the 'squiggles.' As cute as this name sounds...

Today is a post about yesterday, but it fits so well for today's WednesdayWins! Today's win goes to Jenny ("VanHair") at Raw Beauty. I have been going to Jenny for many moons. In reality, we have grown together... Jenny as a single, Jenny dating, Jenny married, Jenny gave birth to beautiful Myra, My...

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Last week I shared about the Element of Design called form. Now we will begin with the concept of colour. There is a lot to cover in this beautiful rainbow of colours, so I will be breaking it up into smaller bite size pieces! Yummy!

What is colour? To explain colour, I need to talk about scie...

Today is Thursday! What that means is it is #ThirdDegreeThursday ! Today's question is: Would you rather be a famous director or a famous actor? I gave my answer and a reason. It might surprise you! 

Last Saturday, at 11:20 am, I got my first 'antiCOVID shot.' To be honest, I did have some concerns about getting the shot; with the main concern being they don't really know the long term effects or side effects of the drug. But then, one needed to take an educated decision, and based on my lung hi...

Last #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques I shared about hatching. This can be used in drawing, lino work, painting and more. Well, so can crosshatching. Crosshatching is a combination of vertical and horizontal lines. When these lines are drawn closer together, one can get a darker value, in comparison when ...

Today #FridayFinds is all about the sun... or the effects of the sun. We all know that the sun has harmful rays and that sunscreen is important for us to wear. Today there are two tinted sunscreens for you to consider. First of all, there is the Jane Iredale Dream Tint a tinted moisturizer with a SP...

Just took a course with Lisa Cumes for my #WednesdayWins . She helped me with my one-liner for my business. I then purchased the Pitch Bundle and am fine-tuning it with these helpful additions.

So which one do you like the best, one or two.?...let me know!

1. I create specialty art classes. But th...

Tuesday's #ToolsAndTechniques are about a drawing technique called hatching. Hatching is drawing parallel lines... the closer the lines are together, the darker the value! Thus if you want a lighter value, you would draw the lines farther a part. Next week will be about a techniques called cross-hat...