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Exciting day
Today was my first shift as a gallery attendant at Lawrence Street Gallery. It was an exciting day, as we had a proposal in the gallery. It was the first proposal I’ve been involved with save my own. It was… Continue reading
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Zoom AM, Clay PM
This morning I felt like experimenting, using soft pastels with water. I started on my 300# cold press cotton rag. I spent the first hour working on the dry paper. At a critique last week, we were discussing reflections on… Continue reading
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Pastel on black paper
Today was the reception for the Portrait Parlor show at Posterity. It was great seeing and talking with my fellow artists. I even learned how to say pear in German- die Birne. Now, I’m on my way to being able… Continue reading
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Poppies Squared
I decided I like how vibrant the Inktense sticks get on the canvas when I draw with them dray then activate with water at the end. It’s fun too. The movement of the water and how its blends is very… Continue reading
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Homework
Tomorrow is my next basket weaving class so tonight I was finishing up my homework. It is very meditative as you get into the pattern. Similar to crochet or knitting- once you get into the rhythm you just start to… Continue reading
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Mixing things up
Today I had a good but long day and decided to experiment with combining the inktense with pastels and see how it works. I started by just doodling shapes onto the paper in grey and then adding colors. Something of… Continue reading
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PWHL
Today’s painting I squoze in before heading downtown with my sister to Little Caesar’s Arena. I figured I’d be getting home late and would be tired. I am grateful for past me looking out for now me. I had a… Continue reading
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Warm day inspo
Today there was a high temperature of 70 degrees- yes it was wet and windy- but spring is definitely on the way. It got me thinking of flowers and bees and I thought that I’d take those thoughts to the… Continue reading
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Zoom and clay today
This morning I had a short zoom, since my youngest had a half day, and I napped through the start of the session, but I was able to complete my experiment with inktense paint on canvas. I didn’t need to… Continue reading
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More Pastel Plants
I was thinking of doing something experimental today, but after my busy day and a late evening from celebrating my youngest son’s school musical performance, I opted to make a new painting in my pastel houseplants series. Since I’m pretty… Continue reading
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