I've known Tanita Davis for a while now, ever since we were Daring Bakers around 2007 or so. Tanita is an accomplished and acclaimed Yo...

After a very long, very hot summer and early fall, we are finally getting some cooler autumn weather. At the moment there isn't any smok...

I've gotten really far behind, so today I drew an image that covers four prompts. It's inspired by pulp sci-fi books my older brothe...

Looking for a showstopper dessert for fall festivities or because you have a pumpkin spice craving?  Southern Living has a gorgeous, delicio...

On October 22, 2006 I posted my first blog post on this blog (or any other blog for that matter). At the time I didn't really think too ...

I'm old enough to know that there have been presidential elections in the last 50 years or so that were very important for a variety of ...

For October we head to the Nebraska region of the U.S.A. for a specialty that Sweetie and I really enjoyed. The Bread Baking Babes Kitchen o...

I love the ocean and the dunes and dune grasses. You can just imagine the salty sea smell and the crash of the waves just downhill from thos...

On the face of it, pears and gingerbread is an odd combination. Pears are fresh, light, juicy with a distinctive taste, but a mild one. Ging...

In my youth I was a fierce sled rider. We had a few places nearby to sled. One good sized hill down by the creek was my favorite...not as lo...

Finally caught up. This is the prompt for today, October 11th. Disgusting. This is not an easy prompt to meet. Fortunately (I guess) I found...

Thought about the obvious for 'throw' like pitching a ball or frisbee, but hands are actually hard to draw (for me anyway), so I wen...

 Still not caught up, but here are two more. Day seven: Fancy - Black paper, white acrylic, black fine point pens, white gel pen Day eight: ...

Still running behind, but here are the art pieces for day five, Blade, and day six, Rodent.  

I was never very good in mechanical drawing class. Now you will see why! Still, it reminds me to listen to more music. Drawn with black fine...

It's not as easy as it once was to celebrate the coming of autumn. For the last four years each fall we have had wildland fires, smoke, ...

Today's prompt is bulky. Not an easy one for me to figure out, but I eventually decided that my gardening boots seem very bulky to me, a...

  Cup of tea? Cup of joe? The wisp of steam rising off the hot liquid can be mesmerizing. Inktober day #2 - gray cardstock, white and black ...

Last year at this time I saw that there were artists doing a month of ink drawings for something called Inktober. There are a set of prompts...

It has been pretty smoky here this week since the wildfires began in Napa over the weekend and quickly spread east towards Santa Rosa, with ...