watercolor painting

Succulent Books and Bouquet Giveaway

by May 24, 2013 – Posted in: Succulents

Did you miss the chance to win? It’s not too late! There’s another drawing going on over at my publisher’s website, now through Friday, June 7. All you have to do to enter to win a copy of Succulents Simplified is say “hello” in the comments!   Announcing the winners! It was really difficult to [...]

The Easy Way to Paint Watercolors

by November 26, 2011 – Posted in: Succulents

  Several years ago, I met artist Diane Palley McDonald while doing an article about her studio’s makeover for the San Diego Union-Tribune. (The news angle was that it was on HGTV’s “Designer’s Challenge.”) When I saw Diane’s paintings, I wistfully told her how much I loved watercolors. She asked, “Well, then, why not paint your own?” [...]