mixed media
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Lily of the Valley
Today I wanted to work on the next painting in my orange ink series and I was very eager to paint the lily of the valley. It’s a little challenging to have so much white flowers in this piece. I… Continue reading
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Dandelions
Today was a beautiful day and I was able to spend much of it outside. My youngest son was invited to a classmate’s birthday party and it was the perfect weather for the bouncy house and trampoline. He had so… 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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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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A break from the series
Today we finally had a break from the rain of the last several days. It was a pleasure to see the sun, although I can’t enjoy it as fully as I could if I wasn’t afraid of the bright sunlight… 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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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
366 Days of Art 