I drink. Unapologetically. I'll still live to be 100. Why? Because I want to live. My Grandma is turning 102 next year. I recently made her a watercolor postcard. Speaking of watercolor postcards, I should make her another one. Maybe just an octopus in an aquamarine blue background. Grandma lives…
I'm well listened. I know my symphonies, concertos, and ballets. I have a pretty strong knowledge of them from a technical standpoint as well as I've actually studied the scores of a lot of great Classical music. But, for poetry? C-. Maybe even a D+. I don't know my poetry.…
What are the absolute best Classical pieces? Wrong question to ask. Rather, this article is Classical music for newbies. So, we expect the reader to not know Classical that well. And you don't want to introduce them to hard-core Classical music that will just turn them off to Classical music.…
Am I painting on a watercolor block? Or am I painting watercolor on wood? The answer? Neither. I'm not painting on watercolor paper either. What is it then? It's called a watercolor board, and I absolutely love painting on one! This specific watercolor board is made by Canson and it's…
The Birth of Venus. Why is this such an important painting? First, let's look at who Venus is. Venus is the Ancient Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty. After all, what's more important to an artist than love and beauty? The Ancient Greeks and the Romans pretty much gave us…