Mt. Helix Cross

by | Dec 3, 2011 | history

I was cleaning off some shelves the other day and came across this little painting of the view of Mt. Helix in La Mesa, CA. I never did frame it or show it in any exhibits, but decided to use it here for a story. When we moved back to California in 1982, we settled in...

Robert Landry Watercolor Instructor

by | Nov 27, 2011 | random stuff

In May of this year I fell and broke my little finger. After many sessions of therapy and exercises and splints, that little finger just wants to look bent. At least I haven’t lost any basic function from it being this way, but if I want to look English at a tea...

Laurie Ann Christmas Tree

by | Nov 22, 2011 | random stuff

Why decorate when I can just paint a Christmas tree that is already decorated! I was out at the farm last Saturday, (Summers Past Farm), and it was so cold out side that I decided to paint in the barn. I selected this tree that was decorated by the interior decorator,...
Somerset Studio Apprentice article

Somerset Studio Apprentice article

by | Nov 15, 2011 | inspiration

I am so excited I feel like doing a big stretch like this one of my neice, Kaili! I will soon be publish in a Somerset Studio magazine this coming Spring and today I finished the two articles that I was asked to write about my coffee collages to be used in the...

Pumpkin Patch Summers Past Farm

by | Oct 10, 2011 | random stuff

On Friday, Oct. 7th I went to paint the pumpkin patch at Summers Past Farm and noticed this very large yellow pumpkin in the background of the view I was painting with a scarecrow and bales of hay. The next day I went to paint again and took some more photos and then...