daily art

  • Vase with Flowers

    Today was a hot day. Certainly felt like summer, even though technically, the solstice is a couple days away. We are fortunate that we have a newer air conditioner so our house stayed comparatively cool. I cooked dinner out on… Continue reading

  • Finally dry

    This morning when I woke up I checked my painting even before I made my first cup of coffee. It was finally dry! After making my husband his special Father’s Day Café Mocha à la Jackie, and myself a coffee,… Continue reading

  • Process

    Tonight I got a late start on my art making as my husband got home from his week away significantly later than I was expecting and I told my little guy he could stay up until dad got home. And… Continue reading

  • Zoomies

    This morning I didn’t have something specific in mind to work on during our Zoom with June. As I was logging on, my cat was playing with a piece of cardboard he no doubt tore from an Amazon box in… Continue reading

  • Opening no. 2

    Today was my second opening this month. I have two pieces in the GPAA’s Ode to Mother Earth show at the War Memorial. Both my watercolors were accepted into this juried show, Coneflower Buzz and Rooted in Grief. I am… Continue reading

  • 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

  • Beautiful sunny day

    Today was a beautiful sunny day; not too warm, not too cool. A nice breeze, but not so much as to keep us on shore. We had another busy day spent mostly out of the house. We took my mother-in-law… Continue reading

  • War Memorial

    Since this week it’s just my son and I while the rest of the family is up in Oscoda, I have a little shadow behind me wherever I go. Sometimes quite literally – he often hides behind me when I’m… Continue reading

  • Beautiful day

    Today is was the first full day of Mom and Son week for me and my youngest. We were invited up to meet our friends at the Metro Park and what a beautiful day it was! A little windy, but… Continue reading

  • More charcoal

    Tonight I decided to play around with my charcoals a little more and opted to do a self-portrait to practice drawing faces. I think it looks like me, but I’ll wait to see what my family thinks. They are often… Continue reading