The Mother Ranch Blog

Watercolor, 6x9 (sold)

I've realized that when I'm unsure about something I want to paint but don't yet know how, I paint animals. I've painted animals for so long that they feel like old friends. Si...

Brené Brown has started a podcast and her very first session last week had me laughing out loud. In it, she talks about the FFT aka the Effing First Time. It's so worth a listen. Stick your earbuds ...

Watercolor, colored pencil, 6x9, available

Have you guys seen the teeny tiny mice that sit on top of or inside of flowers? Google it, lord have mercy, they are precious! I found a photo recently of a...

Colored pencil, 5x7, available

To whoever entered my dreams the night before last, and just really needed to see a kitten sleeping with a Golden Retriever-here you go!

It was the funniest thing, I h...

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I've been living in my own little world for about 2 weeks now, painting up a storm—painting things that make me happy. I hope sharing them gives you a little boost too :-)

Love to all f...

On Valentine's Day I was journaling and the idea for this came to me. I thought it would be fun to use it with my signature at the bottom of blog posts.

I want to keep showing you how ideas morph a...

A few weeks ago, I woke up from a dream that had me grinning—I dreamed that my mom and I were pink pigs and I was snuggled up under her chin! What in the world? It's true, my mom does love cute pigs...