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Category Archives: Mixed Media

Feeding the Green River

Sunday, February 12, 2012

This little piece depicts one of the many waterfalls that empty into the Green River. After Hurricane Irene, my husband and I drove around to survey the damage and I snapped a photo that I used as a reference. The river and the streams were flowing a lot faster than normal, which made for a […]

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Silent Night

Monday, January 23, 2012

Now that I don’t have a studio with everything set up already, it’s getting tough for me to paint in watercolor in between all the baby stuff that I do every few hours. But yesterday, Cate took an extra long nap and I got to do a little painting. I did this for the January […]

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Hotpress

Thursday, January 19, 2012

I bought some hotpress watercolor paper to try out. I’m not sure how I feel about the surface; it will take some getting used to. Coldpress paper seems to allow me more time for “wiggle room” before leaving an indelible mark. Also, coldpress paper seems to take more abuse and “scrubbing” before the paper’s surface […]

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A Dahlia for Christmas, with Work in Progress Photos

Monday, November 7, 2011

This is my latest painting, which I used as the image for my Christmas cards this year. I painted it in watercolor first, and then went over it with colored pencil. I wanted something really bright and bold, and I think that I got what I was going for even though it isn’t blatantly Christmas […]

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Rose Blossoms 2

Sunday, October 30, 2011

This image goes along with this one that I had posted earlier. My sister had them printed on postcards to use as invitations for my baby shower. I like the delicate look of graphite with watercolor wash and I’m thinking of making more pictures in this style. What do you think?

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A Small Update

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

There is no fatigue so wearisome as that which comes from lack of work. -Charles H Spurgeon I painted these roses back in July, when I had more energy and when my life felt completely different. These days I am exhausted, mostly because I am in my last few weeks of pregnancy. Apparently, I have […]

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Baby Stuff

Sunday, September 18, 2011

I sketched these daisies last week after my baby shower (one of them). Yesterday was my other baby shower and now I am swimming in so much baby paraphernalia that I find it overwhelming! I am so lucky because I was only expecting a fraction of what I got. I was going to try to […]

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Jersey Shore Overlook

Sunday, July 31, 2011

This is my submission for the July VPO which is on the Island of Jersey. I usually don’t wait so long before submitting my painting, and I finished just in time. I started this picture earlier on in the month, but didn’t get around to finishing it until yesterday. I painted in watercolor first, and […]

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Sketching in the hot, hot sun

Saturday, July 16, 2011

The other day I sat outside to draw these beautiful lilies. Unfortunately, it was much too hot for me and I was harassed by bees. I did finish my drawing, but I felt rushed. I added the watercolor later, indoors.

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Salvage Operation

Saturday, June 4, 2011

While looking through my paper collection yesterday, I found a pad of watercolor paper that had an old drawing in it, from over a year ago. I had made an ink drawing of a Mexico City street, originally intended for the Virtual Paintout, but I had abandoned the whole piece because the drawing had many […]

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