366 Days of Art

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  • A good day for clay

    Today I was back in the pottery studio after our break last week. My daughter asked me to make her a chanchito, and as I had some terracotta clay left I was able to accommodate her request. She had shown… Continue reading

  • Busy day

    Today was a very busy, very long day. I can hardly keep my eyes open to type this. I am so exhausted my skin hurts. So I decided to try and make a composite photo. I kept dozing off in… Continue reading

  • Purple Columbine

    These purple columbine caught my eye the other day on my way to drop off my kindergartner at school. On the way back to my car I snapped several photos of them. While I love columbine and every spring I… Continue reading

  • Happy Mother’s Day

    So, first off Happy Mother’s Day to all who identify as mothers in any way! Motherhood is complex and so are mothers, so if no one has wished you a happy Mother’s Day today, let me extend my wish to… Continue reading

  • Northern Lights

    So I got up in the wee hours early this morning to catch the Northern light display. I had been out last night but didn’t see anything, but then I read online to point your phone camera at the sky… Continue reading

  • Remembering loved ones

    Today our family suffered another loss. We lost my father-in-law’s brother. My daughter’s god father and Uncle Mike to us all. I can’t believe I’ll not see him out front as I drive by or we take our walks to… Continue reading

  • Crazy clouds

    The clouds this morning were captivating. It seemed like every cloud type was represented in the morning sky today. Such beauty and texture. I generally don’t share my cloud pictures, but rather keep them as photo references for future paintings,… Continue reading

  • Lily of the Valley

    Today I wanted to work on the next painting in my orange ink series and I was very eager to paint the lily of the valley. It’s a little challenging to have so much white flowers in this piece. I… Continue reading

  • New flowers blooming

    My kids had a four day weekend and today was their first day back. In that time the last of the daffodils and tulips have died off but some new blooms greeted us this morning. Purple columbine and lily of… Continue reading

  • Waiting for paint to dry

    So I thought for tonight I’d throw some paint around and then sketch over it before adding more watercolor for depth and detail. But I got the paper really wet in the first step and since the time is ticking… Continue reading