How do you make a house a home? One way is to decorate! Decorating with meaningful objects that evoke love can create a sense of happiness and peace for those who live there and those who visit. I very much enjoy being a part of the Habitat for Humanity team.It Read more…
“Fairy tales do not give the child his first idea of bogey. What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey. The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is Read more…
Today we welcome I am Abi as a guest blogger to talk about traditional and digital painting. Traditional and digital painting are often viewed as opposing camps in the art world. But regardless of where you stand in the unending traditional-versus-digital debate, you’ve got to admit that each form has Read more…
In July of 2018, I attended a ground breaking ceremony for a new Habitat home, here in Spring Hill, Florida. This very special home was for the Rodriguez family, who are originally from Puerto Rico. This is now my fourth Habitat painting. Here’s how this new home started: A bit Read more…
Waiting, like painting, takes patience. Yesterday I received a question I get frequently and it pertained to the painting I’ll be featuring in this week’s blog. Admittedly, I haven’t always felt happy about answering this question. But I think, because people are so curious about the creative process, I have Read more…
Can you build art? No, I’m not suddenly switching from landscapes and portraits to architecture, but let me tell you a little story. I love risk takers and much of my life, especially with my husband we took many risks in business and in moving to different states and cities. Read more…
Some of you might be surprised that creating as an activity was God’s idea. God so wanted the world to know that He is the author of creativity that He arranged it to be the first sentence in the Bible. Lots of people think God has nothing to do with Read more…
You are a blessing to me, dear Readers! I am so glad to be back and even more excited to share how a painting can bring joy into people’s lives. Enjoy my friend Debbie’s thoughts on my painting “Fishing Around” and what a blessing it has been to her, her Read more…
Here’s a little mini-blog about our return. As many of you know, we took a couple months off from blogging, art, the website, and a good a many other things. Laura’s beloved husband, Ken, passed away suddenly on Jun 28, 2018, and her life has been forever altered. Ken was Read more…
The following is a talk Laura gave at Ken’s memorial service on July 28, 2018. We so appreciate all your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Laura is grieving still, but slowly resuming her painting. We anticipate having the blog and website back up and running in September. Thank you Read more…