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  • Zoomies

    This morning I didn’t have something specific in mind to work on during our Zoom with June. As I was logging on, my cat was playing with a piece of cardboard he no doubt tore from an Amazon box in… Continue reading

  • Opening no. 2

    Today was my second opening this month. I have two pieces in the GPAA’s Ode to Mother Earth show at the War Memorial. Both my watercolors were accepted into this juried show, Coneflower Buzz and Rooted in Grief. I am… Continue reading

  • Detroit zoo paintout

    Today was the first of our summer paint-outs with the Lakeside Palette Club. We met at the zoo’s fountain and started by sketching there together before branching out on our own and meeting back up for pizza at Buddy’s. There… Continue reading

  • Beautiful sunny day

    Today was a beautiful sunny day; not too warm, not too cool. A nice breeze, but not so much as to keep us on shore. We had another busy day spent mostly out of the house. We took my mother-in-law… Continue reading

  • War Memorial

    Since this week it’s just my son and I while the rest of the family is up in Oscoda, I have a little shadow behind me wherever I go. Sometimes quite literally – he often hides behind me when I’m… Continue reading

  • Beautiful day

    Today is was the first full day of Mom and Son week for me and my youngest. We were invited up to meet our friends at the Metro Park and what a beautiful day it was! A little windy, but… Continue reading

  • More charcoal

    Tonight I decided to play around with my charcoals a little more and opted to do a self-portrait to practice drawing faces. I think it looks like me, but I’ll wait to see what my family thinks. They are often… Continue reading

  • Zoom and Art show

    For most of today’s Zoom with June, I was working on Art Show business, but I finished what I needed in enough time to pull out the charcoal set I got from my latest Sketchbox subscription. While I enjoy charcoal,… Continue reading

  • Art Show tomorrow!

    Today was the judging for our Spring show and Cari, our juror was a fantastic judge for us. She was super prepared and really studied each artwork while making her considerations. I’ve been present through the judging for several of… Continue reading

  • Pottery day!

    I was happy to see that my gear face sculpture came out of the glaze kiln just as expected. He was already sold to my classmate before I finished adding the gold to it. I had several other pieces finished… Continue reading