abstract art

  • A good day for clay

    Today was a very busy day with me moving from one creative activity to the next. I started the day at our weekly poetry critique session. Two of the poems I presented were inspired by art I entered into Anton’s… Continue reading

    A good day for clay
  • Looking up

    Tomorrow is intake for the group show at Anton with the theme Sky & Space. Tonight I had to decide which pieces to enter so I could order the prints to be ready in the morning. Thank goodness for Walgreens.… Continue reading

    Looking up
  • Team theme

    Tonight I have been working on art to enter into the My Team show. Some themed shows are easy for me to find or make work to enter, and others not so much. This is one of the latter. I… Continue reading

    Team theme
  • Playing with Reflected Light

    Today was my sister’s birthday and we went to see Wicked in honor of her special day. It’s been a while since I last saw a movie in the theater- Everything Everywhere All At Once, with my friend Brianscotte, of… Continue reading

    Playing with Reflected Light
  • Silly self portraits

    This month’s inspirational theme for my art club is self-portraits, so for this morning’s Zoom with June I played around with some silly versions of a self portrait. The first was myself as a sleepy pear. I have really been… Continue reading

    Silly self portraits
  • Rainy winter night

    Today was one of those grey rainy winter days where I don’t want to leave the house unless absolutely necessary. And except for a dash to take trash out, I hunkered down and avoided leaving the house today. My youngest… Continue reading

    Rainy winter night
  • Minus six

    While today was a creative day, we had our family PowerPoint presentation night, I didn’t get to work on my art until quite late. My oldest two are leaving tomorrow to spend a week with friends up in Oscoda. The… Continue reading

    Minus six
  • Sweet day

    Today was filled with cleaning and decorating and baking cookies. So full, in fact, I almost forgot to pick up my new glasses. They are a new style and my kids are still getting used to my new look, but… Continue reading

    Sweet day
  • Pop up art sale

    Today was the pop up sale at the clay studio and I sold a few pieces, including two of my nesting nativities. It was a lot of fun and there was a steady stream of visitors throughout the three hours.… Continue reading

    Pop up art sale
  • Trying something new in today’s Zoom

    After the sketch I made last weekend with the charcoal and sanguine crayon, I wondered how those would work when combined with watercolor. Today’s Zoom with June was the perfect opportunity to give it a try. I opted to use… Continue reading

    Trying something new in today’s Zoom