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Monday, March 5, 2012

When I was pregnant, I threw out most of my clothes because they were really old (read: frumpy) and I wanted to update everything. So I’ve been slowly undertaking the task of buying new things. It’s nice to redo everything from scratch, I must say. I’ve been more intentional about what I am buying to […]

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French Toast

Friday, February 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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Ashtray

Monday, January 30, 2012

I found this ashtray at Papou’s house, and I took it home and put it on my nightstand to hold hair clips. I love the bright red inside. I enjoy pottery with white on the outside and bright colors on the inside, like these tripod dishes. I sketched it twice. The sketch on the left […]

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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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Water Glass

Friday, January 20, 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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2011: Year in Review

Thursday, December 29, 2011

2011 was a big year for me, although not so much on the art front. I did have goals for this year, but other things took up my energy. Even though things weren’t as productive as I’d like in terms of my artwork, I did have quite the year personally. I had quite a few deaths […]

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Merry Christmas 2011

Friday, December 23, 2011

This is the last of my mini fruit still lifes. I really loved painting them and I hope that you enjoyed looking at them. I’m wishing all my readers a festive Christmas this year. I am having an especially good Advent season and I hope it is the same for you all as well.

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Pear Slices 2

Friday, December 16, 2011

Here is another composition of sliced pears, this time with bold blue shadows. I really like the combination of blue and brown. Now that I have both ultramarine blue and raw umber on my palette, I think I’ll really enjoy myself.

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Pear Slices 1

Monday, December 12, 2011

In reality, this pear was unripe and not very good for eating. It was sitting on a plate getting kind of slimy when I painted this little still life, but I like the way the painting turned out. The blog Orangette recently had a lovely piece about poached pears. I would love to try it […]

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3 Year Blog Anniversary

Sunday, December 4, 2011

I never really commemorated blog anniversaries before, but I was looking through my archives the other day and I realized that my blog is turning three today. I have been posting my work elsewhere online since 2005, but this is the first blog that I’ve really made “my own.” The above painting is another one […]

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