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Escapism

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

I was doing some sketching earlier from some photos I took in Maine last summer. It was a mental escape from my actual environment right now, as seen over at Sketching in Nature.

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MMX: Year in Review

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Last year I set myself some very basic goals (to make it easy to meet them). I wanted to put in more hours in the studio and declutter and get rid of stuff. I am happy to report that I have been successful on both counts. I did spend a lot more time on my […]

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Another Candidate

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Yesterday I was playing around with some watercolors while looking for a scene to paint for my Virtual Paintout submisison. Afterwards I finally settled on what I was going to paint and I spent most of today working on it. I think I will hold off on posting it for a few days though, in […]

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Deerfield River 3

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

After I painted this yesterday, I looked through some of the other watercolors that I had done recently. It occurred to me that I’ve been using a lot of blue and green. It is a color combination that makes me feel very happy. But, part of the reason is that I accidentally squeezed out way […]

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Leaves Peeking Out

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Yesterday it was very raw and rainy out, so I felt that I needed a colorful boost. This painting is based on a photo I took on a sunny July day in 2009. I am glad that I have a folder of reference photos on my computer for times like this. It’s not raining today, […]

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Distractions

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

I did a lot of artwork, but nothing really turned out well and I ended up wasting a lot of paper. It’s probably because I am preoccupied about the election. I distracted myself by watching the documentary Helvetica (see below clip). I never really liked the font because it always reminded me of big cities. […]

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Open Tulips Painting, Redux

Saturday, October 2, 2010

I had painted another version of this same painting back in May, as seen here. I painted the first one on a blank watercolor greeting card and gave it away to someone. At the time, I was a little sad because I really liked it and wished I had kept it for myself. I had […]

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Open Tulips

Friday, July 16, 2010

These are some tulips that I painted recently from a photo I took back in March. I haven’t painted flowers in ages and I sort of missed it. Plus it has been so hot these days that I haven’t even been going outside to sketch. Organizing has been a big theme of mine this year. […]

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Recent Workshops, Part One

Sunday, June 20, 2010

I have a lot going on in my life right now, but I am pleased that I had a chance to take some art classes this year. I’ve already told you about the acrylic painting class that I’m taking, but I also signed up for a couple of Saturday workshops. Last week I took a […]

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