For years, my life has been shaped by two great loves: art and animals. From the days I spent painting colorful canvases to the countless hours I spent rescuing and …
My New Book, “Promises Kept”
My new book, “Promises Kept,” went live July 29, 2024 on Amazon in Hardcover, Paperback and Kindle. I am beyond excited and happy with this huge accomplishment at 81 years …
In the COVID-19 Crisis, Missing Some Local Sites
In the COVID-19 Crisis, I am missing visiting places in my area, so I thought I would share two of my favorite watercolor and ink paintings. The first is the …
Beauty in the Midst of the COVID-19 Chaos
What do you do for stress relief? I paint for stress relief and plant spring flowers. The last two weeks I started a watercolor series of flowers. I started with …
Spring is Coming even with Coronavirus
I was looking back at the blogs from the pandemic time period and decided to repost them :). My daffodils are in full bloom and the tulips are peeking through …
Sami’s Art Blog January Issue
Hi Again! Welcome to 2018!!! I decided the Winter Ice Painting was appropriate as we have ice and snow in Ohio now with more to come. Not fun to …
Announcing Sami’s Art Shop
Hi Again! I am so excited! I’m like the energizer bunny that just keeps going! I am learning resilience, not return and this is a new chapter in my life. …
Pumpkins, Fall Colors & Golden Retrievers
Pumpkins and Fall Colors The featured painting is one I painted after a wonderful trip to Maine in 2006. I took a marvelous creative photography course with John Paul Caponigro …
Pumpkins & Golden Doodles
Pumpkins and Fall Colors One of my neighbors had these pumpkins on their porch and I loved the setup. Had to take a picture, then it begged to be painted …
Flowers, Ducks & Grandbabies
Flowers, Ducks and Grandbabies Painting The last two weeks I spent a lot of time outside planting flowers in pots and vegetables in pots and in the ground. I am …