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Walking the Tracks

Even when there’s snow, there’s still a lot of color in the landscape. I regularly walked railroad tracks for my Sunday hike, a day when few if any trains ran. They’re not too different from other established trails and are kept clear, and the views are interesting, going past the backs of everything, and even […]

Night Window

This is my neighbor’s house and a scene I see from my kitchen window. Years ago, every night the light was on in this window and the beacon felt so familiar that it was like a part of my own home. They told me it was their living room so the light would always be […]

New Painting: Winter Garden

"Winter Garden," acrylic, 5" x 7", 2026 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

What my garden looks like right now. I painted this in acrylic on a little canvas-wrapped primed paint panel and used only two colors: white and burnt umber. That’s the color of things out there. I’ve been planning this little thing since the last snowfall, just a little loose painting. I’ve been trying to encourage […]

Light Woods

This little sketch has a story. I planned and worked for the decade of the 90s to be self-employed and work at home. My goal in this wasn’t just to be my own boss, in fact that wasn’t even part of my consideration. I worked as a graphic designer but as a creative person I […]

Curving Tracks in the Snow

Curving Tracks, Charcoal, 6.25 x 9.5 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

We’ve had some good snows for so early in the season but trains can easily navigate leaving graceful curves in the snow. The landscape is changed to nearly black and white, clear contrasts and every little branch with its tiny frosting of snow. I walk these tracks sometimes. The graceful curve of the tracks in […]

Curving Tracks Etched in the Snow

We have just enough snow that the landscape is changed to nearly black and white, clear contrasts and every little branch with its tiny frosting of snow. Driving errands today I loved the look and remembered this sketch. The graceful curve of the tracks in any season, because I admire it all the time, is […]

Featured Artwork: Mischief, a New Holiday Painting

Guess who’s getting into some mischief? It’s the little tag team, Mariposa and Hamlet! It always starts when one of them tags the other, and the chase begins, but I don’t think Hamlet looks like he wants to play right now. I vowed to paint this idea for the holidays this year, and, well, it’s […]

The Resurrection Painting, for Easter

For the past few months I’ve been working on a multi-painting commission for a special friend. She wanted her own set of paintings of the mysteries of the rosary, the life and times of Jesus and his mother Mary, and some of her favorite Bible verses, of course including “The Resurrection”. My friend wanted a […]

Featured Artwork and March Desktop Calendar: Tri-color Girls Settling Down for a Nap – The Creative Cat

I’m so excited to introduce a new painting, one I’ve been wanting to paint for 15 years, and I’m late in posting my featured artwork and calendar this month because I insisted on finishing it for this month. Well, goals are good, especially when they help you get a painting done! They may be well-camouflaged […]

New Flower Keepsake Boxes

Much as I love snow and winter, I love the bright colors and welcome of spring with this new batch of keepsake boxes includes both vintage cigar box keepsakes and small round mache and cardboard boxes in the most popular flower designs. From the top left: Veronica’s Tulips, Red Climbers, Tea for Tulips, My Mother’s […]