daily art
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More cubism, more pears
After yesterday’s cubist self portrait, I figured I’d try my hand at a still life. Since pears are my go to subject when experimenting, I knew exactly what I wanted to paint. And I thought it would be funny if… Continue reading
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Cubist Selfie
Today I spent most of my creative time working on a short screenplay for a challenge that was due tonight. I finished in time to submit, but not enough time to get feedback from my usual group of beta readers.… Continue reading
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Pottery studio morning, art openings afternoon.
Today was a good clay day form me. I had a great haul of finished work to bring home, including my skull bowl and the skull sculpture. I also had two face sculptures ready, a pear, a couple pendant rings… Continue reading
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Painting early and writing late
Today during our zoom I decided to paint using some mulberry paper I ordered. This paper was far thinner than I imagined so I grabbed a sheet of watercolor paper to put behind it. I played around with a loose… Continue reading
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Poetry play
This evening, my mom and I attended a poetry workshop led by Michigan’s Poet Laureate, Nandi Comer. It was a fun and inspiring event. Here is the first poem I wrote in the workshop. Our inspiration was a memory which… Continue reading
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Pain-ting
Today was my daughter’s college move in day. There was long lines, waiting in the sun, trips up and down the stairs hauling bags and boxes, but we got her moved in and set up. After she was settled we… Continue reading
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Crazy for Daisies
For someone who is allergic to bees, I hold quite a fascination with them. I just love watching them fly flower to flower. Especially the bumblebees! They look like their delicate wings couldn’t possibly carry them into the air. When… Continue reading
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Irises inspired by VanGogh
Today the kids were in bed early so I got an early start painting. I figured it was the ideal opportunity for me to paint the iris picture I took at the zoo earlier this summer. There is a show… Continue reading
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Art and lemonade pt2
Today was another on and off rainy day for our Art and lemonade sale. After a slow first hour my son’s lemonade stand started getting a few customers. I was still without a sale until my mom stopped by and… Continue reading
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Front yard Art Sale day one
Today was our first day of our second annual art and lemonade sale during the citywide garage sale. We painted a colorful abstract painting together, as well as ourselves a bit too, to use as our sign. Leif really enjoyed… Continue reading
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