April 12, 2018 The last month has been spent struggling with broken internet and creating an additional website to provide online courses and a plethora of resource materials, demo videos, group online critiques and monthly subscriptions that allow members to access free mini courses, discounts on both online courses and live workshops as well as …
Photos from October 3, 2016, Abergavenny, Wales, UK Details of the day’s journey and titles for the photos will be added later … on a separate page. Sorting through these photos is a blast. I feel as if I’m right back in Wales, exploring Abergavenny. The village is rich with history. Rolling hills and distant mountains provide …
May 7, 2016 Most of us addicted to using fountain pens are also on a common quest to find a fountain pen nib as responsive as a flexible nib for a dip pen. A chance encounter with another artist at the Fountain Pen Expo in New York City led me to a Desiderata pen, a fountain …
January 30, 2016 Over the past several years I’ve been able to avoid the hardships that result from hurricanes and blizzards in New Jersey. I fly off to California to teach, leaving Tom home without power, without water and without heat. Fortunately for Tom, he didn’t lose power during the snowstorm of the century. While …
December 2, 2015 The November workshop, ” Exploring the World with Pen and Brush” at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts focused on experimenting with a variety of techniques to find one that is both pleasurable and satisfying, one that can easily become an everyday habit to look forward to. The underlying message is to …
November 25, 2015 Joanie Springer paved the way for me to teach in Santa Rosa several years ago. We met through our blogs. A fabulous friendship has grown, nurtured by encouragement, inspiration and spending our days and nights together talking art, sharing ideas, techniques, current challenges and new directions. Joanie and Victor relaxing …