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Paint-out at Belle Isle
The weather cooperated nicely for today’s Paint-out at Belle Isle. It turns out the Aquarium is closed on Wednesdays, so we met up at the Koi pond instead. The benches nearby gave us a nice vantage point to paint both… Continue reading
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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
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Last day of school
Today was the last day of school for my kids’ school. It was a bittersweet occasion with lots of fun and laughter along with goodbyes and tears. The school had a picnic for the students and their families in the… Continue reading
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Tulips in the morning zoom
During our art club’s Zoom with June this morning I started working on an experimental watercolor inspired by the morning’s rainy weather. While waiting for my very wet layers to dry I decided to start another of my orange ink… Continue reading
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Art Demo and some self portraits
Today was our monthly art club meeting and it was followed by a demo from a local artist who I’ve followed for a while. Debbie La Pratt gave us a great overview of her process and was extremely interesting to… Continue reading
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My Favorites Show opening
Today was our opening of the LPC’s My Favorites show hosted by the Grosse Pointe Artists Association. A lot of hard work went into this show and I am proud of how it looks. Our juror had a beautiful presentation… Continue reading
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Happy International Art and Found Day!
It was a lot of fun participating in the Art and Found Day. I had my daughter help pick out which watercolors to give away and she picked a group which were variations of flowers or plants in a vase… Continue reading
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Studio time today
I joined some of my art club members this morning for our studio time at the adult ed building. I decided I’d like to work on a portrait. I found a photograph of my youngest eating an ice cream cone.… Continue reading
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March Palette Club Meeting
This evening was our art club’s monthly meeting, and since we didn’t have an artist arranged to give us a demonstration, I came up with a fun art activity for us to do. I brought a variety of art supplies… Continue reading
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Watercolor bottles (part one)
Yesterday I posted a picture of the liquor bottles at the bar. This morning during our Zoom with June, I decided to have a go at painting it as a watercolor. Glassy surfaces have always been a little intimidating for… Continue reading
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