daily art
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Playing with color and landscapes
Tonight I just decided to start painting a lake scene. I love how Lake St Clair looks when the sun hits is just right- a blue-green color that takes your breath away. Of course, here in southeast Michigan we have… Continue reading
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Mom and kid drawing time
For Christmas, ‘Santa’ brought my son and I a ‘Draw with Mom’ book. Each page contains two prompts, one for the kid to draw and the second for mom to add to or embellish their kids drawings. My son loves… Continue reading
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Zoo field trip
Today was a beautiful day for a trip to the Detroit Zoo! The weather was wonderful. It was cool enough for the animals to be quite active and vocal, but warm and sunny for an enjoyable experience. We saw the… Continue reading
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A good day for clay
Today I was back in the pottery studio after our break last week. My daughter asked me to make her a chanchito, and as I had some terracotta clay left I was able to accommodate her request. She had shown… Continue reading
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Busy day
Today was a very busy, very long day. I can hardly keep my eyes open to type this. I am so exhausted my skin hurts. So I decided to try and make a composite photo. I kept dozing off in… Continue reading
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Purple Columbine
These purple columbine caught my eye the other day on my way to drop off my kindergartner at school. On the way back to my car I snapped several photos of them. While I love columbine and every spring I… Continue reading
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Happy Mother’s Day
So, first off Happy Mother’s Day to all who identify as mothers in any way! Motherhood is complex and so are mothers, so if no one has wished you a happy Mother’s Day today, let me extend my wish to… Continue reading
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Northern Lights
So I got up in the wee hours early this morning to catch the Northern light display. I had been out last night but didn’t see anything, but then I read online to point your phone camera at the sky… Continue reading
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Remembering loved ones
Today our family suffered another loss. We lost my father-in-law’s brother. My daughter’s god father and Uncle Mike to us all. I can’t believe I’ll not see him out front as I drive by or we take our walks to… 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
366 Days of Art 