Tag: a day in the life of an artist

  • Pivot to Online Art | Stocking the shelves | Art Prints for Sale

    I’ve been hard at work behind the scenes here at the website stocking my online art shop. Artists everywhere are trying to develop a way to market online art. Here’s the update on my own effort to stock the Wild …

  • Color from Osage Root Bark

    Color from Osage Root Bark

    Today I experimented with Osage root bark to see if it will make paint. Ordinarily, I avoid using plant pigments because they tend to be fugitive, meaning they fade or discolor with time. Some plant pigments, like the green I …

  • Gathering Earth Pigments Among the Floodwater Gifts

    I went down to the Wild Ozark creek to see what gifts the water brought this time and found a whole new gravel bed! Once I’m done gathering earth pigments from it I can put some back on the driveway, …

  • Pigment Hunting at War Eagle

    On Sunday we took a field trip out to the $2 hole at War Eagle Creek near the Mill where some of my paintings and prints are offered for sale. Rob wanted to look for arrowheads while I planned on …

  • She Delivers in Spades

    She Delivers in Spades

    I went down to see what gifts the creek brought when the waters receded from my favorite little spot 💕 She always delivers in spades when she rages 😁

    Gifts from the Creek- she delivers in spades after a good flood!
    Look at all that color!

    Why the rocks?

    If you haven’t …