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Sunny Corner

Friday, October 19, 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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Orchid

Friday, May 25, 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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Floor (Desk)

Friday, April 27, 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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Papou’s House

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Image at left: ©2009 Carolyn A Pappas, Norway Maple. Colored pencil, 20 x 16 inches. I stayed with my grandfather (Papou) when I was in college and for a few years afterward. He passed away this past year, and his house was recently sold. I’ve always loved his house. It was a simple ranch, but […]

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Recent Inspirations

Monday, July 25, 2011

Recent mental stress has left me in a creative rut, so I have nothing very interesting to post at the moment. What I have been doing is refilling my “creative reservoirs.” Here are some of the things that I have enjoyed recently. Flipping through old sketchbooks: Ernest Shepard’s original pen and ink drawings of Winnie-the-Pooh. […]

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Cooking Things Up

Thursday, October 14, 2010

I’ve been eating well these days, having had almost every meal at home for over a month now. Last week I went to an Applebees and ate some fried appetizers. It felt like a mini shock to my system, and I was a little surprised at that! Last night I had the pleasure of sketching […]

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My Purple Room

Sunday, September 26, 2010

I’ve been spending a lot of time in this room lately and I’ve gotten it cleaned out enough to show you all a picture. Like I said earlier, the purple walls aren’t my favorite, but I really didn’t feel like painting them right now. And I am so excited to have my own space at […]

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Inconvenient Interruptions

Friday, June 25, 2010

I was planning on going to my last painting class today and spending the rest of the day outside sketching. Unfortunately, my appendix had other plans.

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Morning Sketching

Sunday, January 24, 2010

On Thursday, I got home from work and I had an envelope from Michael Nobbs waiting for me. My whole address was written out in his characteristic block lettering and it was such a treat after a long and yucky day. I ordered the first three issues of his zine The Beany. He has just […]

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Evening Sketches at Snow Farm

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Drum and Table, ink and white colored pencil in sketchbook, 4/27/09 My Evening Companions, ink and white colored pencil in sketchbook, 4/28/09 While I was at Snow Farm, I tried to fill all my awake non studio hours with sketching. After dinner we usually had an evening activity of some sort, like a guest artist […]

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