mixed media
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Upcoming Show
This afternoon I dropped off my piece for the Body Eclectic show at the Lawrence Street Gallery in Ferndale. If you haven’t been to this gallery yet, I highly recommend you check it out. And if you’ve been there in… Continue reading
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Filtered Light Friday
Today I am feeling much better than yesterday, but my asthma is still super sensitive to the cold air. And second hand cigarette smoke does me in. I’m so tired of coughing. My phone randomly shows me pictures that I’ve… Continue reading
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Self portrait on a cold day
Today I wanted to work on a self portrait with my new Derwent Inktense pencil in Payne’s Grey. This will eventually be painted over with watercolor and the inktense will activate and be permanent when it dries. As I add… Continue reading
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Feeling Antsy
All of a sudden today it struck me that Ants are a perfect example of teamwork and decided to make a last minute addition to my ‘My Team’ show entry. I didn’t have much time after the Palette Club meeting,… Continue reading
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Silly self portraits
This month’s inspirational theme for my art club is self-portraits, so for this morning’s Zoom with June I played around with some silly versions of a self portrait. The first was myself as a sleepy pear. I have really been… Continue reading
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Beyond 366
Today I submitted my entry for the Michigan Annual show at Anton Art Center. I took some new photographs of it, but it is hard to capture it fully in two dimensions. I took pictures from different angles hoping to… Continue reading
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Penultimate Post
Can you believe that after this post, there is only one more until I meet my goal of 366 days of art in 2024. Don’t fret though- I plan on continuing posting and creating art into 2025 and beyond. This… Continue reading
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Rainy winter night
Today was one of those grey rainy winter days where I don’t want to leave the house unless absolutely necessary. And except for a dash to take trash out, I hunkered down and avoided leaving the house today. My youngest… Continue reading
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Pop up art sale
Today was the pop up sale at the clay studio and I sold a few pieces, including two of my nesting nativities. It was a lot of fun and there was a steady stream of visitors throughout the three hours.… Continue reading
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Trying something new in today’s Zoom
After the sketch I made last weekend with the charcoal and sanguine crayon, I wondered how those would work when combined with watercolor. Today’s Zoom with June was the perfect opportunity to give it a try. I opted to use… Continue reading
366 Days of Art 