daily art

  • Day 109 – More Clay

    Today was a good day for pottery. I took home my gear bowl which turned out fantastically as well as a couple of pears. Then I experimented with the bisque molds and stamps I made last week. I also spent… Continue reading

  • Magnolia trees abloom on every street

    Driving around my neighborhood, you see pink blooms everywhere. Nearly every other house seems to have either a magnolia tree or a cherry tree blossoming in soft pink hues. I was debating painting either option today, but opted for the… Continue reading

  • Happy World Art Day!

    Today was World Art Day. In honor of the day I tried to pay more attention to my surroundings with an artist’s eye, taking in the details of my surroundings. I observed the way the dew drops on the grass… Continue reading

  • A Beautiful day today

    Today was a gorgeous warm spring day in Michigan. The shy was so blue and the sun was shining. I had my windows down in the car while I was out running errands. It felt wonderful. The yellow blooms on… Continue reading

  • A break from the series

    Today we finally had a break from the rain of the last several days. It was a pleasure to see the sun, although I can’t enjoy it as fully as I could if I wasn’t afraid of the bright sunlight… Continue reading

  • Hyacinth

    Today I wanted to do another in my orange ink flower series so I chose hyacinths. I’m trying to use the flowers I’ve been seeing blooming around me. As I continue the series, new flowers will appear to continue to… Continue reading

  • Rainy day, a second painting in the orange ink series

    After the Tulip painting I made last week with the orange brush pen ink sketch , I decided I’d like to do more in that style. So today I decided to paint some crocus blooms in that style. My crocuses… Continue reading

  • Art field trip and pottery studio

    Today my daughter and I took a trip down to Toledo to visit the Caravaggio exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art before it closes this weekend. While we were there we also checked out the Marisol Retrospective, which I… Continue reading

  • Daffodils on a greeting card

    The daffodils are starting to bloom. I love daffodils. They are such a bright and cheerful flower. It’s hard for me not to feel the hope and optimism of the new spring season when I look at them. They also… Continue reading

  • Solar eclipse

    Today I let my kids play hooky from school and I drove them down to Toledo to see the solar eclipse in totality. In Detroit we would have seen 99 percent which is still pretty cool and their school had… Continue reading