self portrait
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Zoom AM, Clay PM
This morning I felt like experimenting, using soft pastels with water. I started on my 300# cold press cotton rag. I spent the first hour working on the dry paper. At a critique last week, we were discussing reflections on… Continue reading
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Pastel on black paper
Today was the reception for the Portrait Parlor show at Posterity. It was great seeing and talking with my fellow artists. I even learned how to say pear in German- die Birne. Now, I’m on my way to being able… Continue reading
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Filtered Light Friday
Today my daughter had an appointment during our regular zoom time, so I used my waiting room time to take some filtered light pictures of the interesting things in the room. I really liked how the silk flowers looked. A… 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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Freezing over
It has started the drop into subzero temperatures here in Metro Detroit. I am not looking forward to leaving my house these next few days. Our house usually keeps fairly warm, but it feels drafty tonight- although some of that… Continue reading
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Tired
It is really late and I should be in bed already but I was up working on finishing my Kresge Fellowship Application. I am so close. I just have one more image to upload abc the details on it to… Continue reading
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More Self Portraits on Zoom
This mornings zoom was an opportunity to practice more self portraits. I realized towards the end of the zoom that I hadn’t turned on the lights and the curtains were mostly closed. When I held my painting up to the… Continue reading
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Ins and outs
Today I heard from Anton that my piece, Star Stuff was accepted into the ‘Sky & Space’ Show. The opening reception is next Saturday, the 18th, and you are all invited. It’s from 1-3 in the second floor gallery, and… 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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Sweet day
Today was filled with cleaning and decorating and baking cookies. So full, in fact, I almost forgot to pick up my new glasses. They are a new style and my kids are still getting used to my new look, but… Continue reading
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