Madewood Plantation, LA

In New Orleans there was an art supply store in the French Quarter named Dixie Art Supply.  They sponsored workshops for artists at the Madewood Plantation in Napoleanville.  I was so lucky to attend a few times, with Edgar Whitney as the demonstrator.  The front...

Rogersville, MO

My parents had a home in the Ozarks and lived on 58 acres of land where they raised beef. I went to visit them while I was residing in LA and they asked me to paint the view from their large home. I painted a 4 ft. x 6 ft. mural of their view on a metal sign they had...

Wilkins-Simpson Easel

While I lived in LA. I was at a watercolor workshop and the demonstrator had the best easel for watercolors. He even had a picture of it in his book which I don’t remember the name of it. I didn’t know where to buy an easel like that, so while in art...

Chapman Estate of Shell Beach

A couple of years ago I found this enchanting house out on a cliff in Pismo Beach area and was glad I had my camera and could get some shots of it. Later, as I thought about getting a painting done of that house I looked at the image and would feel depressed because...

I Can Wiggle My Ears!

I met my husband in college in 1962. One of the funny things about him was that he could wiggle the top of his ears!  He taught me  how to do it and it was fun! What a coincidence,  I found a greeting card that said something about that. It was the current type of...