A Creative Journey, by Michael Mitchell

I finally broke down and bought a new paint brush. I started with my $5 set of 10 brushes from Michael's, and now I went back and bought...

Today was such a beautiful day in Sacramento, I just had to get outside.  I've been cooped up inside because of rain or just being to c...

Back to Patris Art Studio for more figure drawing opportunities!  I'm not much of a plein aire fan when its cold  or the weather is un...

I haven't done a drawing from a model for over 20 years, back when I was in college. So in the spirit of trying new things, I went to P...

On a cold winter Saturday morning, I went down to the American River to practice some wet-on-wet techniques. The sky was more of a dark gre...

On a sunny fall day last fall, I went on a plein aire meet-up hosted by David Peterson.  The subject of the meet-up was the Milk Farm...

I went to William B Pond for the regular “1 st Sunday” meet-up of plein aire painters at 3:00 in the afternoon. There are tons on places ...

Back in October, my favorite time of year here in Sacramento, I went for a evening stroll with my wife down by William B Pond to catch a...

Locke is one of those towns that just lends its self to creativity.  The buildings are so unique and the walkways throughout the town c...

Just to challenge myself, I signed up for an annual self portrait contest put on by the Plein Aire artists of Sacramento, sponsored by Mart...

The Artist's Way,  by Julia Cameron, is a book focused on the spiritual path to higher creativity.  It helps artists discover what is b...

June 9 - On a beautiful Saturday morning, I decided to go to Effie Yeaw Nature Area for a paint-out where artists were suppose to paint a...

On this beautiful Saturday morning I decided to make the drive down to the delta to the little town of Locke. This is a regular Plein Aire...

For my birthday, my wife had gifted me an acrylic painting class at Michael's.  I had been commenting that I had been seeing a lot of p...

My first outing with the Plein Aire Meet-up group to Sutter-Jensen Community Park was interesting but also a little intimidating. Not tha...

Ceramic Cookie Jar -College Ceramics Class   Welcome to my Art Blog.  I've been getting back into my art this year after setting it ...