366 Days of Art

photography

  • Painting from photos today

    Today I decided I wanted to paint from one of my photos on my phone. I decided I wanted to have a tree in the painting, so I searched through my photo app for trees. I came across a series… Continue reading

  • Birch Trees

    I love Birch trees. They have always been my favorite tree for as long as I can remember. Growing up we had a birch tree in our front yard. I loved its papery bark and the contrast between the white… Continue reading

  • Shadows on the ice

    This winter has been a little weird with the weather and my body seems to be confused and think that it should be warmer than it is. I’m sure those sixty degree days a week or so ago have a… Continue reading

  • I had a hoot painting this owl

    One of the favorite places our club visits each summer for our paint-outs is the Nature Center at the Lake St. Clair Metropark. They have a plethora of taxidermy animals and birds that they put out for us to draw.… Continue reading

  • Commissioned watercolor for a friend

    I used my Zoom with June time this morning to work on a special request from an old friend. She had a picture taken from her father’s property up north and asked me to paint it for her. She also… Continue reading

  • “The Outdoors” opening and awards

    Today was an exciting day for me. We had the opening of our group exhibition themed The Outdoors, this afternoon. While most of my family stayed home with a cold, my youngest son and I picked up my mom, who… Continue reading

  • Painting from my photos

    Sometimes when I am not sure what I’d like to paint, I flip through my old photos. While doing just that this evening I came across a photo I took at the Detroit Zoo last summer. I liked it but… Continue reading

  • Digital and composite photo fun

    Today is MLK Day, and my daughter again this year invited me along to her school’s Day of Service. This year I focused and was able to complete all the projects in the kit, but I was so focused on… Continue reading

  • Revisiting the Pears and more good news

    On Fridays our art club has a Zoom paint-along. Today I decided to add the watercolor to the sketch of the pears I did last week. These pears were sketched from my imagination so I had no real pears or… Continue reading

  • Entered one show and accepted into another

    I started today of by getting my submissions ready for dropping off for the upcoming ‘Outdoors’ Show at Anton Art Center. This is a group show for five local art groups, including the Lakeside Palette Club, to which I belong.… Continue reading