landscape

  • May Watercolor Challenge Day 4

    Today’s prompt of a ‘bridge over a river’ instantly reminded me of this neat bridge near the Holiday Inn we stayed at while in Albany last summer. I loved the view so much I dragged my poor husband down an… Continue reading

    May Watercolor Challenge Day 4
  • Pastel Landscape

    I decided I wanted to play with my pastels today and was flipping through my photos looking for a floral picture to paint. Instead I came across a picture of a small watercolor abstract landscape I painted a few years… Continue reading

    Pastel Landscape
  • Mixing things up

    Today I had a good but long day and decided to experiment with combining the inktense with pastels and see how it works. I started by just doodling shapes onto the paper in grey and then adding colors. Something of… Continue reading

    Mixing things up
  • New Show Setup

    Today was another busy day filled with art adjacent activities. I helped with the installation of the Blues show in the GPAA’s main Gallery at the War Memorial. I also fought with my printer and word to get the labels… Continue reading

    New Show Setup
  • Pretty day

    Today was a gorgeous days and driving back from picking up my art from the My Team show, I took advantage of my rare stint as passenger and snapped oodles of pictures of Lake St. Clair as we drove down… Continue reading

    Pretty day
  • Pastel Practice

    This evening my mom, son and I attended a Poetry Slam at Anton, and while I listened to the poems, my eyes were drawn to the landscape artworks on the gallery walls. It inspired me to try my hand painting… Continue reading

    Pastel Practice
  • Ugh…Mondays

    As much as I jest about Mondays, today was not actually a bad day. It definitely didn’t go as per usual for Mondays nor as I had planned, but it’s all good. My well wishes and heathy vibes are out… Continue reading

    Ugh…Mondays
  • Winter Art

    Today we had a winter paint out, but winter really asserted itself and only my mom who was hosting and I braved the snow for the event. Since it was just the two of us we sat on the covered… Continue reading

    Winter Art
  • Happy Valentine Day

    Happy Valentine’s Day! I spent my zoom time today making mini valentine cards for my family. It’s fun to play around with different things. I took inspiration from the cute little birdies she had been making lately. I did a… Continue reading

    Happy Valentine Day
  • Lost gem

    As I was going through my art work photos, deciding which to enter in our clubs upcoming show, I came across this composite photo which I had forgotten about and never shared. I love the dynamic between my older son… Continue reading

    Lost gem