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Inktober day 8
Today’s Inktober prompt was ‘hike.’ the obvious choice would be a person taking a hike, but as that is exactly what I did for the ‘Trek’ prompt on Sunday, I brainstormed some other options. I settled on the football snap… Continue reading
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Hare sketch and watercolor
Today was the deadline for the Brown Bag show, and I worked on finishing my application this morning. I won’t know if I got in until the end of the month. I submitted two ceramic pieces and a watercolor for… Continue reading
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Beautiful Day on the Water
We had a beautiful day today without much wind and waves, so it was a perfect day for a boat ride. The sun was out for most of our trip, but at one point on the way back home it… Continue reading
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Urban landscape
In a few weeks we will be visiting the River Walk for our final Paint-out of the summer. I thought I should finally paint this view of the Renaissance Center from Milliken State Park. Last year’s paintout was on a… Continue reading
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Paint-Out at the Ford House
Today started off rainy, but fortunately the weather cleared up for the afternoon and we were able to enjoy the paint-out at the Edsel and Elenor Ford Estate. I got some great photos from the gardens and along the trail… Continue reading
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Stormy Horizon
Today we took advantage of the beautiful weather and went for a boat ride on Lake St Clair. We were just discussing how fast the weather conditions can change on LSC, when nature decided to give us an example. On… Continue reading
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Sunset on the Lake
I decided to practice some waterscape painting today. I could use practice on painting water and the sky so this works for both. The waves on Lake St Clair are usually much choppier, but I was trying out a technique… Continue reading
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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
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Lilacs are soon to bloom
Today started out grey and rainy but the windy afternoon brought us warm weather and sunshine. The lilacs are so close to blooming. I took some photos of them, the blue sky and evening sun really brought out the deep… Continue reading






