photography
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Back to watercolor
Today is the first day of the new school year for my boys, plus our first Palette Club meeting of the season. After our meeting we had a show and tell and I shared my mural with the group. Talking… Continue reading
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Paint-out, Detroit Riverwalk
Today was the last of our summer paint-outs. We returned again this year to the RiverWalk and Milliken Park. I finished up this sketch by the carousel, before walking and taking photographs. The Diamond Belle’s Exhaust fumes were a bit… Continue reading
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Warhol inspired self portrait
I was looking through various paintings and photographs by Andy Warhol, for inspiration for another piece for the My Masterpiece show. I came across his 1977 Polaroid self portraits and he has a skull on his head or his shoulder.… Continue reading
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Beautiful Day on the Water
We had a beautiful day today without much wind and waves, so it was a perfect day for a boat ride. The sun was out for most of our trip, but at one point on the way back home it… Continue reading
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Swing Bridge
Here is my first attempt at painting the swing bridge, which I photographed while driving through Albany last month. I don’t do much architectural painting, primarily because I don’t like all the strait lines and all, but this bridge was… Continue reading
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Watercolor flowers
I was originally thinking about painting a bridge from my recent trip to Albany for today’s artwork, but I have had a headache that has slowly been building since this afternoon. When I sat down to paint it was bad… Continue reading
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Boat ride inspo
This afternoon my mom invited us out for a boat ride since the weather was nice then, before the evening rains moved in. It was a beautiful day to be out on the water- the sun was shining but the… Continue reading
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In the dark
I had a very creatively productive morning and afternoon. I will not be sharing that with you just yet as it’s a surprise for a friend who reads this blog every day. So I had planned on working on another… Continue reading
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Inspired by yesterday
So as promised is yesterday’s post, I painted a picture inspired by one of the flower photographs I took yesterday at the Ford House Paint-out. The thistle really grabbed my attention, but I decided to use it as an inspiration,… Continue reading
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Paint-Out at the Ford House
Today started off rainy, but fortunately the weather cleared up for the afternoon and we were able to enjoy the paint-out at the Edsel and Elenor Ford Estate. I got some great photos from the gardens and along the trail… Continue reading
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