"I must draw, however poor the result.... I will do something sooner or later." - Beatrix Potter A nod of remembrance to one I ack...

I've been doing little spontaneous drawings from the pieces of watercolor paper I use as blotters when I'm coloring a final art piec...

A busy weekend for book lovers and authors in Iowa City. The annual Iowa City Book Festival will be taking place with lectures, activities a...

I was gifted with this book yesterday, the little Golden Book of Birds. It's illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky, one of my favorite illus...

No time to smell the flowers! Summer schedule is in full swing, with every day a little different from the other. Just like in the garden. ...

I am Prairie, hear me sing, Through the wind and on the wing. My summer tune's a bright affair; Winter's song is l...

I love to visit the Art Institute in Chicago. Nothing fills me with inspiration faster than an afternoon stroll around my favorite wings. Yo...