flowers
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Clay face
Today at pottery I spent nearly the entirety of my time on making this one project. I once again used the bisque mold I made of my face to start and then I made a combination of three dimensional flowers… Continue reading
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Daffodils on a sympathy card
While I have several handmade cards painted and ready to use, I felt moved to paint a new card special for the occasion of my cousin’s Memorial. I find daffodils to be very optimistic flowers and I feel like they… Continue reading
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Tulips in the morning zoom
During our art club’s Zoom with June this morning I started working on an experimental watercolor inspired by the morning’s rainy weather. While waiting for my very wet layers to dry I decided to start another of my orange ink… Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Snowy spring day inspires me
Today’s snowy spring day had me thinking about that line tulip bloom I photographed yesterday. Hundreds of buds and only one was brave enough to bloom into this crazy world at this crazy time. Then is had hail yesterday and… Continue reading