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Name paintings
Today I experimented with an idea I had to make little watercolor paintings using people’s first names. As two of my kids were home with me today, I used their names for my trial run. I started with Leif, a… Continue reading
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Urban landscape
In a few weeks we will be visiting the River Walk for our final Paint-out of the summer. I thought I should finally paint this view of the Renaissance Center from Milliken State Park. Last year’s paintout was on a… Continue reading
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After the storm
Today was supposed to be our art club’s Paint-out at George George Park, but the weather didn’t cooperate. The rain really was coming down, about 2 inches in just a couple hours. Our street was flooded much of the afternoon… Continue reading
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Zooming to Greektown
This morning during our zoom session I decided that I wanted to paint some buildings. I was drawn to this picture I took in Greektown, while catching dinner before seeing a show with my friend. I used some making fluid… Continue reading
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Paint-out at Belle Isle
The weather cooperated nicely for today’s Paint-out at Belle Isle. It turns out the Aquarium is closed on Wednesdays, so we met up at the Koi pond instead. The benches nearby gave us a nice vantage point to paint both… Continue reading
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Garden visitors
I attended an Artist to Artist event this morning at the War Memorial for artists with work in the Ode to Mother Earth show. This is the second of these that they have offered and I have attended. It was… Continue reading
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Long day
Today was a great day, and I am exhausted. I spent most of the day in a Production 101 workshop taught by Paige Wood through the Detroit Narrative Agency. It was a great experience and my notebook is overflowing with… Continue reading
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Geared up
Today was our last Wednesday night pottery class at Anton. Our pottery teacher and friend is opening her own studio and I will be following her there. I am excited for the change- I really needed a kick in the… Continue reading
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Gears and pigs in clay
My little three legged pigs are done. They turned out really cute and my daughter likes them. Which is good since they were her special request. My first gears wall hanging was also ready to come home today. I spent… Continue reading
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Honolulu Blue Flowers
Today is the first day of the NFL Draft here in Detroit and our governor declared today to be Honolulu Blue Day. As I was out and about today I saw lots of Lions wear and plenty of blue shirts… Continue reading
366 Days of Art 