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  • Sunset on the Lake

    I decided to practice some waterscape painting today. I could use practice on painting water and the sky so this works for both. The waves on Lake St Clair are usually much choppier, but I was trying out a technique… Continue reading

  • Garden visitors

    I attended an Artist to Artist event this morning at the War Memorial for artists with work in the Ode to Mother Earth show. This is the second of these that they have offered and I have attended. It was… Continue reading

  • Long day

    Today was a great day, and I am exhausted. I spent most of the day in a Production 101 workshop taught by Paige Wood through the Detroit Narrative Agency. It was a great experience and my notebook is overflowing with… Continue reading

  • Golden Friday

    Today was Friday which means Zoom with June in the morning. I figured I’d but the gold on my beads and charms and such, then paint a watercolor. Turns out I underestimated the time it takes to put the gold… Continue reading

  • Happy Summer Solstice

    Summer storms and heat waves greeted us this week here in Michigan to welcome in the official beginning of summer. In addition to celebrating Summer we also took my father-in-law out for a belated Father’s Day dinner. We went to… Continue reading

  • Geared up

    Today was our last Wednesday night pottery class at Anton. Our pottery teacher and friend is opening her own studio and I will be following her there. I am excited for the change- I really needed a kick in the… Continue reading

  • Summer Reading

    Today was the kickoff of the Summer Reading program at our public library. In honor of the start to our reading commitment this summer I made a pair of bookmarks for my son and I to use. We got home… Continue reading

  • Vase with Flowers

    Today was a hot day. Certainly felt like summer, even though technically, the solstice is a couple days away. We are fortunate that we have a newer air conditioner so our house stayed comparatively cool. I cooked dinner out on… Continue reading

  • Finally dry

    This morning when I woke up I checked my painting even before I made my first cup of coffee. It was finally dry! After making my husband his special Father’s Day Café Mocha à la Jackie, and myself a coffee,… Continue reading

  • Process

    Tonight I got a late start on my art making as my husband got home from his week away significantly later than I was expecting and I told my little guy he could stay up until dad got home. And… Continue reading