photography

  • Stormy Horizon

    Today we took advantage of the beautiful weather and went for a boat ride on Lake St Clair. We were just discussing how fast the weather conditions can change on LSC, when nature decided to give us an example. On… Continue reading

    Stormy Horizon
  • Painting from a memory

    Sometimes I like to paint from a photo without looking at the actual picture, but rather my memory of the experience. Today’s painting is one of these exercises. As the majority of my family is up north right now I… Continue reading

    Painting from a memory
  • No Straight Lines

    My husband was teasing me about my recent artwork having a lot of straight lines, geometric shapes and sharp angles, so I decided to make something without any of those at all. As I started off making the first squiggly… Continue reading

    No Straight Lines
  • The Road Back Home

    This morning we got an earlyish start so we could make a few stops on the long drive home from Albany to Detroit. Before we left my husband and I walked down to Norman’s Kill which was just down the… Continue reading

    The Road Back Home
  • More Albany Photos

    I am really loving the buildings and bridges here in Albany. This is a really cool city that I wish I had the time to explore more. It would be a great place to take an urban sketching tour. But… Continue reading

    More Albany Photos
  • Road Trip

    So other than taking a few photos out the window when it was my turn in the passenger seat, there was not much time for anything else today. But we made it from Detroit to Albany via Ontario, safely and… Continue reading

    Road Trip
  • Black and White

    I was working in photoshop this evening to tweak some of my photos for the upcoming Black and White Show. The deadline is Monday, but I’m trying not to wait until the last minute. When I was at the garden… Continue reading

    Black and White
  • Photos at the garden

    This morning my breathing was improved enough to make my overdue visit to our plot at the Community Garden. It was a beautiful visit, as we got there before the heat and humidity of the afternoon set in. The weeds… Continue reading

    Photos at the garden
  • Photoshop Play

    Today, being the eve of July 4th, didn’t lend itself well to my getting set up to paint. With fireworks going off, a husband who doesn’t need to get up early in the morning tomorrow, and an excited 6 year… Continue reading

    Photoshop Play
  • Paint-out at Belle Isle

    The weather cooperated nicely for today’s Paint-out at Belle Isle. It turns out the Aquarium is closed on Wednesdays, so we met up at the Koi pond instead. The benches nearby gave us a nice vantage point to paint both… Continue reading

    Paint-out at Belle Isle