This one took two tries and it still could use some grounding with a few shadows now that I see it on screen. I used Ranger Pearl mixat...

The cocoon or the bug? Well, in this case, the chrysalis. I used Adirondack Copper mixative on the bark of the branch. It has great tex...

Here's the latest efforts, hot off the easel. I may have to redo the yellow moth. If you look closely I forgot my own advice and ...

Spring is coming and it looks like Mamas' got her ink on again. I finally have a new direction and it's about time, too. 2015...

It's always fun to apply acrylic gesso to a surface, then work it around with a palette knife or whatever is handy. After it's ...

'Ladybug' and we all know one or two. 'Katydid' and she did come to visit me last summer.  I was fortunate to snap a ...