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317 – Doodles
I really wasn’t sure what I wanted to work on this evening. I was tired and cold and spent way more time than I’d like to admit scrolling through my photos looking for inspiration. I finally just decided to start… Continue reading
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316 – Veteran’s Day
Today is Veteran’s Day, and there are many veterans that make up my circle of extended family and friends to whom I celebrate today. The closest of these is my husband, of course. He was feeling quite miserable today with… Continue reading
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Day 315
Today I decided I needed to at least start another gouache painting, even though my asthma is still lingering. This evening I started to paint a landscape with birch trees. I am not using any reference photos for this so… Continue reading
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Day 314
Today’s artwork is a self portrait inspired by my rough day with asthma. It is based on a photograph series I photoshopped to represent the elements. This particular image was from my water photograph. I hope tomorrow is a better… Continue reading
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Day 313
Today has been a fun and busy day. My teenage son and I were background talent for a funeral scene that was shot this morning for a short film. As you may know, I have written a few screenplays now,… Continue reading
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Day 312
Wow- 312 days since I’ve started this journey. It has become such a big part of my daily routine that I’m feeling conflicted about the end of this adventure. I have to do some thinking on how I will engage… Continue reading
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Pottery and poetry
This morning I awoke to confirmation of the way things were trending last night before I went to bed. The election results were not what I was hoping, although not entirely surprising either. As much sexism and racism that I… Continue reading
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Election day gourd
I’m feeling sad about how the election seems to be trending, here in the USA. I sat pondering what to do. It’s hard to make art sometimes when things are feeling overwhelming. So while my phone buzzes each time a… Continue reading
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Gouache demo
Today was our monthly meeting for the Lakeside Palette Club and after the business part of the evening we often have a demonstration. Today’s was on painting with gouache by our club member Cathy Huntoon. Cathy is an exceptional painter… Continue reading
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Fall back pear
Day light savings time has ended for the last time again- or so I’ve heard every time the clocks are reset again. The fall isn’t as bad as losing that hour in the spring, but I’m still thrown off by… Continue reading
366 Days of Art 