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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
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Sunset on the Lake
I decided to practice some waterscape painting today. I could use practice on painting water and the sky so this works for both. The waves on Lake St Clair are usually much choppier, but I was trying out a technique… Continue reading
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Beautiful sunny day
Today was a beautiful sunny day; not too warm, not too cool. A nice breeze, but not so much as to keep us on shore. We had another busy day spent mostly out of the house. We took my mother-in-law… Continue reading
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Music playground
Today we traveled to East Tawas after breakfast to check out the Art on the Beach. At the park there they had a playground with a jungle gym and further down a musical playground. My son was far more excited… Continue reading
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Playing with color and landscapes
Tonight I just decided to start painting a lake scene. I love how Lake St Clair looks when the sun hits is just right- a blue-green color that takes your breath away. Of course, here in southeast Michigan we have… Continue reading
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Honolulu Blue Flowers
Today is the first day of the NFL Draft here in Detroit and our governor declared today to be Honolulu Blue Day. As I was out and about today I saw lots of Lions wear and plenty of blue shirts… Continue reading
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Flowers in a vase
Today I decided to paint a vase with some flowers. I thought it would be good to practice a little negative painting with white flowers. I didn’t use a reference photo, but rather just winged it from my imagination. Soon… Continue reading
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Loosening up a revisited painting
Today I needed to replace my toothbrush and rather than toss the used one I decided to use it to revisit one of my fan favorite paintings, my Lily Pads from the Detroit Zoo. I saw a reel a while… Continue reading
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Springy bouquet
Today started out pretty chilly, but by afternoon I was overdressed. It got up to 57. Tomorrow will be even warmer. since it’s feeling like spring weather I thought I’d paint a spring bouquet. The 12th of March is International… Continue reading
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Lake scene in anticipation of warmer weather
After warm sunny weather earlier this week Michigan blessed us with snow this morning. It was only slightly below freezing but the wind was sharp. My walk down the street to mail the card I made yesterday was enough to… Continue reading
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