
Toonces the cat who could paint (just not very well)
Not long after I began painting, we were adopted by a scrawny little stray kitty. Her official name is Cucumber, but we usually call her Toonces, after Toonces the cat who could drive a car (just not very well). We already had two cats, but they came as a package deal with my husband. They…

My painting place
I remember my first “real” studio. I cleared out an unused bedroom, and my husband hauled in a tiny Ikea desk that his daughter had outgrown. I found a comfortable chair and a floor lamp. We picked up a cute little cart at Hobby Lobby that held a few brushes and some student grade paint.…