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Happy World Art Day!
Today was World Art Day. In honor of the day I tried to pay more attention to my surroundings with an artist’s eye, taking in the details of my surroundings. I observed the way the dew drops on the grass… Continue reading
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A Beautiful day today
Today was a gorgeous warm spring day in Michigan. The shy was so blue and the sun was shining. I had my windows down in the car while I was out running errands. It felt wonderful. The yellow blooms on… Continue reading
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A break from the series
Today we finally had a break from the rain of the last several days. It was a pleasure to see the sun, although I can’t enjoy it as fully as I could if I wasn’t afraid of the bright sunlight… Continue reading
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Hyacinth
Today I wanted to do another in my orange ink flower series so I chose hyacinths. I’m trying to use the flowers I’ve been seeing blooming around me. As I continue the series, new flowers will appear to continue to… Continue reading
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Rainy day, a second painting in the orange ink series
After the Tulip painting I made last week with the orange brush pen ink sketch , I decided I’d like to do more in that style. So today I decided to paint some crocus blooms in that style. My crocuses… Continue reading
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Art field trip and pottery studio
Today my daughter and I took a trip down to Toledo to visit the Caravaggio exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art before it closes this weekend. While we were there we also checked out the Marisol Retrospective, which I… Continue reading
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Daffodils on a greeting card
The daffodils are starting to bloom. I love daffodils. They are such a bright and cheerful flower. It’s hard for me not to feel the hope and optimism of the new spring season when I look at them. They also… Continue reading
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Solar eclipse
Today I let my kids play hooky from school and I drove them down to Toledo to see the solar eclipse in totality. In Detroit we would have seen 99 percent which is still pretty cool and their school had… Continue reading
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Composite self portrait today
Today was a good day and I got a lot done and enjoyed time with family and friends. But it also was a high pain day too. My head started off not great, but the more I am active the… Continue reading
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Goose
This spring there have been no shortage of Canadian Geese around. They are quite beautiful to look at, but they leave quite the mess behind. Also they can be quite scary if they happen to have a nest close by… Continue reading
366 Days of Art 