Along the banks of the Missouri

Several years ago I read Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose. It’s an engrossing account of Lewis and Clark’s expedition to … More

Welcome to North Dakota

This is my first visit to North Dakota. I imagined a desolate land where towns were few and far between. … More

Freeways are great if you want to get somewhere fast. I want to see what the small towns and byways … More

Wallace, Idaho is sketching paradise. A well-preserved mining town from the late 1800’s, there are oodles of intriguing views in … More

I love road trips. I have always wanted to have the time to stop and draw all the wonderful things … More

Recently, a student loaned me a wonderful little book. It’s called Drawing a Tree by Bruno Munari. It’s profound in it’s simplicity. … More

John Ruskin was an Englishman who lived from 1819 to 1900. He was an artist known primarily for his writing on … More

We have a sketching group where I live. Once a week we get together at a designated spot to draw whatever sparks … More

One of the absolute best things to do when you travel is sketch. A quick 15 minute line drawing will … More

I’ve been filling sketchbooks since I was a little girl. Those old sketchbooks served as my drawing school. I would … More