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My friend Anne's husband Michael, contacted me a couple months ago and asked if I would paint a portrait of two of Anne's favorite...

I have been meaning to post my winter outhouse paintings for the months of January, February, and March, but with the snow and the ice...

The results are in! It appears that the Donut painting and the I Have More Time painting tied for first place. Thank you all who voted. I...

The last time I wrote, I said the I would paint a few paintings per week while I recovered from foot surgery. I want people, who are...

Hi, I'm going to test myself while I'm recovering from foot surgery. I will attempt to paint a small watercolor painting (approx....

Recently, I was juried into the Western Federation of Watercolor Society spring show. It took place in Grapevine Texas. The juror was...

I am sharing this news because I am very excited to have been juried into The Western Federation of Watercolor Society Show this spring...

Do you buy your Valentine flowers each year? If so, why not buy a watercolor print of flowers that will last a whole lot longer than live...

Recently, I have veered away from the traditional approach to watercolor painting and I have delved into watercolor batik on rice paper....

For those of you out there that like quirky, colorful, outhouses, like I do, I am happy to present a high quality printed outhouse...

A great jazz pianist from Chicago died this week. His name was Ramsey Lewis. I always liked his work and in particular I liked his song...

I am posting this blog again because I received such good news from the Fall Watercolor Society of Oregon Show. I won 6th place for my...

To celebrate the 150th Open Championship, I painted the famous 18th hole at St. Andrew's golf course in Scotland, which has the famous...

I am so excited that my painting of Kayaks was chosen to be portrayed on a Tualatin Traffic box. It's almost like my first installation,...

July 17, 2022 I have more good news. I keep getting new things back from the printer so my Outhouse paintings inventory is growing. I...

My steps in painting a river with rapids in watercolor. Before I started my painting, I had taken some really nice photos of waterfalls...

The Original reference for the painting was a photograph I took of the Oregon Coast. The first step in a painting is always creating one...

I am so excited that my entry, entitled White Water, was selected by the Tualatin Arts Advisory Committee and Tualatin community members...

By Mary Fran Anderson Experts say that Jigsaw puzzles enhance creativity.. In fact, research continues to prove that creative thinking...

By Mary Fran Anderson Originally I painted this painting on Yupo paper and named it Engulfed. It was the first painting that I ever had...