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Monthly Archives: August 2012

Rosebush

Friday, August 31, 2012

“right now” staying focused on the present, mindful and in the moment, an image from the week, with no words or a few words, that acknowledges the “right now.” Inspired by Ann.

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Additional Evening Skies

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Here are some more of my sunset sketches, drawn while sitting on my back deck. I’m glad I took the time and braved the mosquitoes to sketch them. They really capture a lot of memories from this past summer.

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Prints for Sale

Saturday, August 25, 2012

I’m happy to announce that I now have prints of my painting Blue Green Waters available through Fine Art America. I’ve been wanting to get prints made of my work for a long time now, but I was stalled weighing out all the different options. I decided to try out Fine Art America after reading […]

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Water Bird

Friday, August 24, 2012

“right now” staying focused on the present, mindful and in the moment, an image from the week, with no words or a few words, that acknowledges the “right now.” Inspired by Ann.

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Morning Sketches

Monday, August 20, 2012

I’ve started to keep a small sketchbook in my car so I can make sketches before work, and when I am out and about. I haven’t branched out into color yet though.

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Black and White

Friday, August 17, 2012

“right now” staying focused on the present, mindful and in the moment, an image from the week, with no words or a few words, that acknowledges the “right now.” Inspired by Ann.

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I love sketching in ink.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Sketching in ink has become my favorite method to practice in my sketchbook. It really forces me to be confident in my observations and marks. Here, I took a couple of minutes to sketch some lilies on the kitchen table.

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Evening Skies

Monday, August 13, 2012

I’ve been paying attention to skies lately. In New England, we don’t have big wide skies like in the West because of all the trees and buildings that block the view. Some of the only places to see a lot of sky are over a lake, or on top of a mountain. I once read […]

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Family of Ducks

Friday, August 10, 2012

“right now” staying focused on the present, mindful and in the moment, an image from the week, with no words or a few words, that acknowledges the “right now.” Inspired by Ann.

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Blue Green Waters

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Here is my latest painting in the blue/green color theme. This is the first time I have painted water as my main subject, and I have to say all the swirling reflections were a lot of fun to paint. I will definitely be painting this subject again in the future, and refining my technique.

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