daily art

  • Four Pears

    Today I was really tired and just wanted to do a quick painting and get to bed early. But once I started on these pears I was sucked into the process and lost all track of time. If you’ve been… Continue reading

  • Weird Dreams inspired today’s Art

    Occasionally I have a dream that features an artwork that my dream self created. Often they are quite strange. But sometimes I feel inspired by my crazy brain and try to recreate these dreamy artworks in my waking world. Last… Continue reading

  • Studio time today

    I joined some of my art club members this morning for our studio time at the adult ed building. I decided I’d like to work on a portrait. I found a photograph of my youngest eating an ice cream cone.… Continue reading

  • March Palette Club Meeting

    This evening was our art club’s monthly meeting, and since we didn’t have an artist arranged to give us a demonstration, I came up with a fun art activity for us to do. I brought a variety of art supplies… Continue reading

  • Antonio revisited

    Today I wasn’t sure what to paint so I just started flipping through pictures on my phone. I came across the photo I took of Antonio for the Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition and decided to paint a portrait of my… Continue reading

  • Watercolor bottles (part one)

    Yesterday I posted a picture of the liquor bottles at the bar. This morning during our Zoom with June, I decided to have a go at painting it as a watercolor. Glassy surfaces have always been a little intimidating for… Continue reading

  • Leap Day

    Today was a busy day for me. I spent much of the morning and afternoon reorganizing and deep cleaning the bathroom. Then in the evening I met my friend at the casino and we had dinner, and drinks before attending… Continue reading

  • Clay Wednesday today

    Today was a good day in the pottery studio. I took home several finished pieces, glazed a few bisqued items and made some new things. I started out glazing the chain I made a few weeks ago. I decided to… Continue reading

  • One more painting for my grief series

    Today I felt inspired to create a third painting in my grief series. I entered the first of this series into a show, but I won’t find out until next Wednesday if it was accepted. This particular show is very… Continue reading

  • Dandelions revisited

    Today I decided to revisit a painting I did several years ago. It was a plein aire painting done at Camp Nissokone in Oscoda. The original was done with crayon and kids watercolors, but turned out neat. My husband has… Continue reading