366 Days of Art

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  • Exploring Soundspace

    Today was a busy day running errands and getting ready for our art club’s Spring Show. I was still able to make it onto the second half of the Zoom with June. I used that time to work on the… Continue reading

  • Belt design prototype

    Today I was working on a design for a leather belt template at the request of my husband. The design needs to repeat across the length of the belt seamlessly. I think this design satisfies that requirement, but I don’t… Continue reading

  • Mom and kid drawing time

    For Christmas, ‘Santa’ brought my son and I a ‘Draw with Mom’ book. Each page contains two prompts, one for the kid to draw and the second for mom to add to or embellish their kids drawings. My son loves… Continue reading

  • Watercolor bottles (part one)

    Yesterday I posted a picture of the liquor bottles at the bar. This morning during our Zoom with June, I decided to have a go at painting it as a watercolor. Glassy surfaces have always been a little intimidating for… Continue reading

  • My kitty, Valen, WIP

    I decided to paint my kitty, Valen, today. He was a pretty cooperative model and let me take several photos of him as he lounged. He even slow blinked on demand so I could decide whether to paint him with… Continue reading

  • Big abstract bouquet

    I wasn’t sure what to paint when I sat down with my paper this evening so I just started doodling with the paintbrush and it evolved into a big bouquet of flowers. There ended up being quite a bit of… Continue reading

  • Lion fever has taken Detroit

    Lion pride has taken over the Detroit area of Michigan and everywhere you go you see supportive fans showing their Detroit Lion Pride. All this energy inspired tonights painting of a lion in Detroit Blue. I searched through my pictures… Continue reading

  • More Gouache practice with a pear

    After yesterdays experimentation with my new gouache set, I was eager to get some more practice in today. Since the set is summer colors and I love pears, I looked through my photos from the city’s garden tour from last… 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

  • Variations on a theme with new materials

    I have been so busy lately that I haven’t had a chance to play with the materials in this month’s SketchBox. As part of my last year’s New Years resolution to make more art, I signed up for the Sketchbox… Continue reading