critters galore
It’s #WordlessWednesday, so how about some pictures of animals and birds? When I’m out on walks, I really enjoy taking photographs of critters, so… here you go!
animals
native plants drawing series 1
Today, I am starting a series of drawings of native plants in Western New York. My goal is to create a painting of native plants. These are plants that are likely to attract pollinators, especially bees and butterflies. Currently, here, the rusty patched bumblebee (bombus affinis) is on the endangered species list. That bee hasn’t
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my little world
Back in the mid-1990s, I saw an incredible documentary called “Microcosmos.” It was one of the most beautiful movies I had ever seen. It was all about the insects and other invertebrates who live in a quiet meadow in the French country side. I’ve loved plants for a long time but, until I saw this
painting with words
“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” ~Leonardo da Vinci I love reading poetry to my cat. She head butts me, purrs, and kisses me while I’m reading. It seems that I have a cat that appreciates literature. She even purrs, head butts, and
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A window into your imagination
Today is the first day of the second Ultimate Blogging Challenge of the year. It’s also week thirteen of Inktober 52, and it’s day 39 of the 100-day art project. The theme for day 39 is “what you take away.” Here are some ideas of things that you could remove that you wouldn’t miss: comparing
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The 100 day art project, part two
My happy Florida fun bubble burst upon my return home. Well, not immediately. As I traveled him from the airport, I took pictures of the sun setting. It was so orange and so beautiful. February 28th. I woke up to a world in turmoil, although I wasn’t aware of it at first. I went to
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The 100 day art project
The 100-day art project began on February 22nd. Although I haven’t posted much of my art on social media, I have been doing something artistic each day to continue the project. In today’s post, as well as a few follow-up posts, I will share what I have been doing, day by day, as part of
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how to depict one subject in four ways
One fun art project is to depict the same subject in four different ways. It’s a really enjoyable thing to do and it helps you stretch your creativity. And so, I did exactly that. I started off with an ink drawing that I made in response to the Inktober week six prompt, which was “granny.”
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thinking spring and sowing seeds…
Today is the last day of the January version of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge. It’s been an experience, especially with this crazy weather. So much snow and the arctic blast that stays on and on and on. Today, I went out to a workshop that was about both winter and the hope for spring. It
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fun at the mall
Today, all of the smoke detectors and pull cords in this apartment building were tested. The pull cords are things that you pull if you feel really sick or if you’ve fallen and can’t get up, assuming that you conveniently fall next to a pull cord. There are pull cords in the bathroom and the