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One year without my Friend
A year ago today my best friend died. It has been a hard journey through my grief, and I still struggle some days. Other days I feel him encouraging me and cheering me on; pushing me to keep creating and… Continue reading
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Welcome Autumn
During the height of the pandemic when I had so many zoom meetings, I started a journal of continuous line drawings. I would do these to occupy myself and help me keep focused on the meetings. Once the public meeting… Continue reading
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Zoom Friday
Today was Friday again, which means another Zoom with June. When I logged on I was still undecided on what to paint. I started flipping through my photos on my phone and came across a picture of my son from… Continue reading
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Pears because I’m tired.
Today was the Art Party at Anton, their big, annual fundraising event. I usually go with my mom, but she is out of town today so I was on the fence on whether to go or not all the way… Continue reading
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gLazy day
Today was a productive day glazing some of my bisque fired pieces. I started the evening working on my blue heron wall sculpture. I decided to use some black underglaze on the areas of the heron that should be blue,… Continue reading
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Digital art play
Tonight I am exhausted. I tackled a big reorganization project today and it must have taken more out of me than I realized. I sat down to work on my art and I decided I was too tired to paint,… Continue reading
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Landscape interrupted
So I decided to really wet my paper and play with a wet in wet landscape. I noticed these faint lines arching around the paper as I started to lie down color. I thought it was unusual, but hoped they… Continue reading
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Winter is coming
Today I was not sure what to paint so I looked around my living room for inspiration. I have random artworks hanging in my living room, pieces from a recent show, future shows, things that I have hanging for safekeeping…… Continue reading
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Remembering Uncle Mike
Today was Uncle Mike’s memorial and it was a lovely day for it. I was moved by the gun salute and Taps on the bugle. After the military honors, the personal stories and the collective toast of his favorite single… Continue reading
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Birch grove for card
I have had too many funerals this year. But these sad occasions have inspired me to create handmade sympathy cards to give to the family. I made this one featuring a grove of birch tree to bring to Uncle Mikes… Continue reading
366 Days of Art 