I love to paint!

This is the latest painting, a new one in the Chai Series, but done in water soluble oils. They are wonderful to work with! The colors are so luminous and the paints are very buttery and blend beautifully. I think I found my medium of choice. This painting is available on my website for purchase. [...]

Shop ‘Til You Drop

I’ve added shopping to my website! Paintings and magnet set can now be purchased directly from my website at http://home.everestkc.net/lbolter.

EDM: A self portrait in a frame

So much for posting more frequently. I really must find a way to make time for doing this!
The sketch is a combined effort for Everyday Matters challenges #56 and 57: a self portrait in a frame. As to it’s significance, I really overcame a lot of fear to attempt the self portrait. My work for [...]

Illustration Friday: Tea

Here’s my contribution to Illustration Friday. I haven’t done it for sooooo long–it feels great to be doing it again! It’s hard to sit down and paint when I’ve not done it for a while. It’s scary to face that blank sheet of paper or empty document. I always feel so much pressure to get [...]

Baby Steps

I’m trying hard to put into practice what I’ve been reading. So, I’ll start more consistent posting today.
This is a precursor to the Illo Friday image coming later today, but I couldn’t resist posting it for the Tea subject this week. Last year my daughter and I went to a workshop at the store she [...]

Welcome to my new home!

It’s not as fancy as the old one because it doesn’t have a cool banner I designed, but WordPress does have other features I like. Maybe the custom look will come later. In the meantime, it’s more important just to be consistent about posting and that is what I hope to do. Look for updates [...]