Drawing at the Conservatory and Other Springtime Adventures …
A few weeks ago I had the good fortune of being invited to accompany my friend Jill to the Garfield Park Conservatory to draw, and it was a really sweet couple of hours we spent going from greenhouse to greenhouse, taking it all in and sketching all kinds of flora. I...
It’s not what you look at, it’s how you see it
Today is the last day of my work being over at Kettlestrings Tavern in Oak Park, and I am taking a break from teaching classes for the summer – except for co-facilitating a live plein air painting day at the Oak Park Art League on Sunday, June 27 from 10-2:00 to...
September!
I can’t tell you how happy I am that September has begun! (See previous post re: favorite time of year.) The air feels different already. I described it to my husband this morning as, “The cooler side of hot.” To which he said, “That makes no...
The Big 5-O
I turned 50 on Tuesday! Last Saturday my friends in Oak Park/Forest Park had a little gathering and outing to Goldyburgers to see a favorite band, which was pretty perfect considering a) how I was feeling – the beginnings of a cold taking shape, and b) I like a...
“Neighborhoods” Concertina Sketchbook
Last year I was introduced to the Concertina Sketchbook by a fellow artist, Karen Stamper, who conducts workshops working exclusively with them. It is a foldout accordion book with just the right number of pages to do a satisfying project or study a particular thing...Follow Jackie
