A Creative Journey, by Michael Mitchell

 A t Lake Brighton, t he best photo I could manage  with my cell phone :) Post #200! I have been thinking about the bald eagle a lot r...

Yosemite has always been one of my favorite places, although I have never used it for inspiration in my paintings. Luckily Sacramento is jus...

This is a piece I have been meaning to do for a while but it it has just sat in the shelves of my brain waiting to be dusted off. I original...

After watching a  free  video tutorial by Jean Lurssen  on how to paint mist with watercolors, here is my attempt. It is very moody and de...

Portraits have never been my forte so I keep practicing, this time with a dog. I worked from a photo of this Labrador German shepard, which ...

 I usually base my landscapes on a photo I've taken, but this landscape was fabricated from my imagination. Well, maybe not completely ...

OK...finally left Maui and back to mainland mind. Nothing like getting back on track than my Artist's Way group. They always stretch me ...

So here is the watercolor of my lighthouse sketch . I added the sailboat to add some interest to the right side of the painting.  I reall...

I recently went to a demonstration by Steve Walters  and one of his tips to keep energy, passion, and spirit in a painting is to put bold co...

It has been more than 6 months since I have painting from a live model so I'm a little out of practice. I headed over to Patris' St...

This is my favorite time of year, and with the beautiful weather here in California, I have been enjoying going for walks along the American...

There are so many opportunities to paint plein air at Lake Tahoe, sometimes I get overwhelmed. I just want to soak it in mentally, take pic...

I taught a class about water coloring to my Artist Way group, focusing on different effects that can be created with watercolor. We started ...

Another beautiful day for outdoor painting in Georgia. I took advantage of some quiet time while 2 of the grandkids are at school and the ot...

Another day plein air painting in Georgia. The barn was just begging to be painted. The clouds were kind or threatening to storm, as they h...

While on vacation to visit the grand kids in Georgia, it's challenging to find time to paint. Sneaking off to the edge of the property,...

It seems like it's been awhile since I went to Patris' studio for the 2nd Saturday long pose.  Drawing people really takes continuou...

An iconic feature of South Lake Tahoe, Mt. Tallac can be seen from most anywhere in town. It is quickly recognized by the snow in the shape ...

It's interesting how things look different once you have different lighting on a painting. I realized that my Zephyr Cove painting did ...

Post 100 on my blog! Continuing my Tahoe vacation, I spent the day at Zephyr Cove hanging out at the beach getting thoroughly sunburned. Th...