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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Zoom and Art show

    For most of today’s Zoom with June, I was working on Art Show business, but I finished what I needed in enough time to pull out the charcoal set I got from my latest Sketchbox subscription. While I enjoy charcoal,… Continue reading

  • Pretty peonies

    Over the last few days I’ve been admiring and taking pictures of my mom’s neighbor’s gardens. She has such a beautiful garden and I often see her caring for it when I’m visiting my mom. She has some big flooffy… Continue reading

  • Music playground

    Today we traveled to East Tawas after breakfast to check out the Art on the Beach. At the park there they had a playground with a jungle gym and further down a musical playground. My son was far more excited… Continue reading

  • Camp fun

    Today was a busy and fun filled day at family camp. In the morning after breakfast my youngest son and I went to the archery range and then arts and crafts. I took advantage of the art time to work… Continue reading

  • 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

  • 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