There was once an Orange King, who had a tiny kingdom near a big sea. He was not content with his tiny kingdom. “I want more,” the Orange King roared. When he roared, his people jumped back in fear because, even though he did not look frightening, he had guards who were big and mighty. […]
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It’s Day fifty-six of the 100-day art challenge, and it’s week sixteen of Inktober 52. This week’s prompt is vista, and there was a stipulation to draw in black and white. No color, just ink. After leaving the place of long brick walls and silent ram people who walked in circles around the brick walls,
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It’s Wordless Wednesday, so the colorful art is going to do all of the talking!
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So, our vice president had made a few snarky comments about “childless cat ladies.” It seems that I am one of them. Practically a witch with a familiar (aka cat). Pretty much everyone knows I am one when I pull out my phone to show yet another photograph featuring the lovely Trinity. What a sweetheart
Yesterday, I traveled into the City of Buffalo to see a multimedia exhibit called “Runoff” at the Anderson Gallery, which is part of the State University of New York at Buffalo. The artist who created this exhibit is Christy Rupp. The exhibit is bright, colorful and very creative. Not only is it imaginative, it’s also
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For week six of Inktober 52, the prompt is “swamp.” And here is a picture of a lovely swamp in Reinstein Woods. It’s full of gorgeous lily pads and makes me think of Claude Monet and his peaceful impressionistic paintings of lily pads. So… is my picture this week of a swamp filled with lily
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Today, we went to Tarpon Springs, which is famous for sponges and Greek food and fishing boats. It’s a scenic town and a pleasant place to take a walk with friends, have a nice lunch at a Greek restaurant, and buy souvenirs. There are some really fun things to see, like my new boyfriend, pictured
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Today is the lunar new year, which is celebrated in much of eastern Asia. It occurs on the day of the second new moon following the winter solstice. The first new moon occurred on December 30th. The celebration, which begins today, will last for fifteen days and will end with the lantern ceremony. This new
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Winter has always been my least favorite season. The combination of cold temperatures, winds, and darkness was never my idea of fun. When you add the lack of color, winter just felt dismal and best when ended. But this year, something happened to change that. And I guess that something was a steady snowfall. It’s
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This painting is all about color mixing. I have a set of three different colored chalk paints, which can be painted in a transparent style or as more of an opague style. The paints that I have are red, yellow, and blue, and I can mix them to get the colors that I need. I