daily art

  • Finished pieces

    Today was a good haul day for my finished pottery pieces. I brought home two nesting nativities, a snowman, an espresso demitasse mug for my husband and my blue heron wall sculpture. I put away the heron in a safe… Continue reading

    Finished pieces
  • Something different today

    Today’s painting developed as I painted. I was originally going to paint a yellow rectangle, but decided to start with a circle. A yellow circle got me thinking sun so I started adding orange and reds around the top half… Continue reading

    Something different today
  • Changing seasons

    The weather is definitely cooler this week than last, but still warmer than usual this time of year. Even with the warmer air, the shortening days are starting to turn the leaves into their autumn beauty. Still, flowers bloom in… Continue reading

    Changing seasons
  • One year without my Friend

    A year ago today my best friend died. It has been a hard journey through my grief, and I still struggle some days. Other days I feel him encouraging me and cheering me on; pushing me to keep creating and… Continue reading

    One year without my Friend
  • Welcome Autumn

    During the height of the pandemic when I had so many zoom meetings, I started a journal of continuous line drawings. I would do these to occupy myself and help me keep focused on the meetings. Once the public meeting… Continue reading

    Welcome Autumn
  • Zoom Friday

    Today was Friday again, which means another Zoom with June. When I logged on I was still undecided on what to paint. I started flipping through my photos on my phone and came across a picture of my son from… Continue reading

    Zoom Friday
  • Pears because I’m tired.

    Today was the Art Party at Anton, their big, annual fundraising event. I usually go with my mom, but she is out of town today so I was on the fence on whether to go or not all the way… Continue reading

    Pears because I’m tired.
  • gLazy day

    Today was a productive day glazing some of my bisque fired pieces. I started the evening working on my blue heron wall sculpture. I decided to use some black underglaze on the areas of the heron that should be blue,… Continue reading

    gLazy day
  • Digital art play

    Tonight I am exhausted. I tackled a big reorganization project today and it must have taken more out of me than I realized. I sat down to work on my art and I decided I was too tired to paint,… Continue reading

    Digital art play
  • Landscape interrupted

    So I decided to really wet my paper and play with a wet in wet landscape. I noticed these faint lines arching around the paper as I started to lie down color. I thought it was unusual, but hoped they… Continue reading

    Landscape interrupted