Betsy's Art Blog

I am running very late. I don't have any Christmas trees up yet. I really need to start decorating for Christmas.  To do this, I will ...

 🎨Some folks (rather snooty in tone) call decorative painting a craft or just a hobby, not "real" art. Hogwash. The roots of all ...

  Wow.  Christmas came and went.  And New Year's. And Mardi Gras. And Valentines and St. Patrick's  and Easter and probably a world ...

'Tis before the last crafts fair, and all through the house,   Painted objects are everywhere, annoying my spouse.   Wood stockings are ...

 My mother hoarded art materials.  But she would postpone painting them. She was firmly convinced that painting was a fun activity, only des...

  My house looks like Halloween.  Not because of decorating, either.  I used to love decorating for every holiday on the calendar.  I have h...

The right frame can make a painting into a masterpiece.  My late mother taught me that.  I remember making twice yearly trips to a local fra...