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Weather Blessings

Monday, February 11, 2013

The storm was such a blessing to me, as I was let off work early on Friday and got to spend more time with Cate and on my colored pencil work. We didn’t lose power at all, but we did have a small plumbing mishap (unrelated to the storm) which was a small damper on […]

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Since turning thirty

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Last December when I was doing my year end review, I found myself thinking about how I have changed over the years, especially in my style preferences. I turned thirty this past year, so I thought it would be a good time to reflect on some of the changes. I’m more confident in my preferences. […]

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More Blue Abstracts, and thinking of Values

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

I’ve been doing a little watercoloring recently, for Mini View #2, which I’m working on now. I’m going to be photocopying it in black and white, so I’m interested to see how the values will reproduce. I know that I could use some practice on the topic of values. Here are some quotes I found […]

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2013 Art Goals

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Welcome to 2013, my friends. Because of limited time and my chronic illness, I am going to be realistic about what I can do this coming year. Here are my goals: Work in a series as my main focus. I have already started this (my sunset paintings) and I’m looking forward to continuing with this […]

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2012: My Year in Review

Monday, December 31, 2012

If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know that it is my tradition to post a year end recap post with all the highlights. This year I have been adjusting nicely to my role as a mom, which I love. I started a new job which has also been positive […]

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Books I Read in 2012, part 1

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Even with all that went on this year, I spent a fair amount of time reading. I’m publishing a two part blog post with short reviews summarizing what I read this past year. I grabbed most of these books from the New Fiction rack at the library, although next year I’m planning on being a […]

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Christmas Eve Greetings to you, my friends

Monday, December 24, 2012

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, spent with your family and hopefully relaxing. I am happy to be home with Cate today, enjoying her company, and then with my whole family for roast beef dinner. This is Cate’s first real Christmas, with tearing open presents and all. I’m looking forward […]

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Sunday Painting

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

This past Sunday I took out my watercolors and did a little painting. I know that florals are done so often, but painting flowers really makes me feel joyful and I really needed a break from thinking about recent news events. I painted this from a snapshot I took in Papou’s garden. They are New […]

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Working in Tandem

Monday, December 10, 2012

This time I tried something a little different in hopes that it will keep my momentum going. I started a new painting while I was still in the middle of the first one. I find that the beginning stages of a painting are the most boring, and sometimes the hardest part is starting to begin […]

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#twitterartexhibit, expanding worldwide

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

David Sandum, who spearheaded the first two twitter art exhibits in his home city of Moss, Norway, has now expanded the concept by organizing different exhibits around the world to raise funds for various charitable causes. He was so kind to choose me to be one of the honorary ambassadors! I was thrilled to participate […]

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