I am excited to announce that my DVD, The You Factor: Powerful, Personal Design in Opaque Watercolor, filmed for Creative Catalyst Productions, is currently available! To see a sneak preview and a 4-part interview I did with CCP, click HERE
Donna Zagotta, award-winning watermedia artist, writes about being an artist and suggests ways to improve your art
“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin
Turning Point: Important moment of change; a time or incident that marks the beginning of a completely new, and usually better, stage in somebody’s life or in the development of something.
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“If you’re going to create something, the first step isn’t to start creating something, it’s to create the process.” Chris Wink
There is an interesting story in the March 2009 issue of American Art Collector magazine that describes how artist Daniel Greene develops ideas for his large, complex masterpieces. His recent paintings are based on his childhood memories of carnivals. What [...]
A few weeks ago, I asked for nominations of your favorite art blogs so that I could create a list of hot art blogs to watch in 2010. I’ve combined all of your lists and here it is!
I encourage you to check out the links below. I hope you’ll find some interesting new art blogs to enjoy [...]
I’ve noticed a growing trend where instead of making New Year’s resolutions, people are choosing a theme to focus on for the whole year. I like that, because having a theme forces you to boil all of your goals and objectives down to one concise, big, simple, juicy idea. Having a central theme for the year is a great reminder that will [...]
View From my Studio Window
Courage is thinking big, aiming high, and shooting far. It’s taking a dream and doing anything, risking everything, and stopping at nothing to make it a reality. Caroline Kent
Winter has never been my favorite season. I was born and raised in Chicago and currently reside in Michigan so you would think that I was ok with [...]
I am a watermedia painter and I teach painting workshops all around the country. As anyone who knows me or has taken one of my workshops can attest to, I love talking about art, thinking about art, reading about art, learning about art, looking at art, and practicing art - so, grab a cup of coffee and join me in the studio to see what else is percolating!
