Welcome to the New Year!

2016 is starting off with lots of creating.

Yay for learning and painting and experimenting

and just being open to trying new techniques and

putting in the time.

Sometimes it is just that-

spending time floundering and trying to pick up the pieces.

But that is how we learn.

So it is all valuable.

 I have been spending more time in here.

I organized and sharpened pencils and brought in my

Halloween bear's head to hold paintbrushes.

He is vey happy.

While I paint,

Matteo is practicing his Jedi mind tricks to make the heating vent 

give forth much needed heat. 

Hope your 2016 is off to a creative start!

#2015 Best Nine

Artists on Instagram are posting their best nine so here are mine! 

Here's to the end of 2015 and onto a creative blessed 2016.

See you next year!

Merry Christmas iPad style

Wishing you a joyous Christmas and

 a blessed New Year!

iPad Nativity Scenes from my students

Love these scenes my students finished yesterday.  

Kids capture the simplicity and creativity 

that makes me smile.  

This artist asked me if a cheshire cat could visit the nativity.

Why yes.  Love it!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

While I pot some paper whites for gifts

Matteo has visions of birds dancing in his head.

Closeups of three Paintings

Closeups.

Finishing these three by next weekend-

I promised myself.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Have a great turkey day!