I really like stylized, somewhat abstract faces because they look like people but not like a photograph. So, because today’s blogging prompt is to share the process of creating something, I thought that I would share how this picture came about. I would have shared the process of making an acrylic painting of a snowy […]
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Bear tales
Next month, I will start my second 100-day art project. The start date hasn’t been announced yet, but it’s projected to be mid to late February. The email that I received said, “For now, start thinking about ehat you might want to do this year.” This year, my goal is to create a picture book
Fun with pastels
#WordlessWednesday This month’s mediums are vine charcoal, pastels, pastel pencils, and waxy colored pencil. Variations on orange is the color scheme. The artwork is done on toned sanguine red paper. Here are some samples of my creations. I loved limited pallets, and I hope that you enjoy my creations, as well. design one design two.
It’s contest time!!
The theme is… “If these critters could talk, what would they say?“ Below are three photographs. Let your imagination go wild and write a caption for one, two, or three of the photos! Your deadline to enter is Wednesday At that point, I will close entries so that my judge team is able to make
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Garlic is delicious
Today, the letter is G so I went to the random word generator and came up with the word “garlic.” What can I say? Garlic is great in everything. It’s good on potatoes and on toast and in soups and in stews. It’s just a fantastic ingredient to put in your food. There’s even garlic
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No expectations: letting your imagination fly
Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is for me to offer one piece of advice on something that I know. I spent the day wondering what sort of advice I could give to anyone. As I was working with soft, not-always-cooperative pastels, it came to me. When you’re creating something, whether it be visual
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Of butterflies and stories
Fly high, butterfly, your eye pointed to the sky, and see no limits Today’s letter is B, and the word that I got from the random word generator was butterfly. The Ultimate Blogging Challenge prompt is “What got you started in this niche or market?” I’m not really sure. I am a storyteller and have
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appreciation and applause
Today, I am starting the first blogging challenge of 2024! It is officially next year. Or yesterday was last year. This year seems like an abrupt change. I don’t know 2024 yet. We haven’t had enough time to get acquainted. It’s sort of like an arranged marriage, where you meet at the altar. You just
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Heading into November…
Today is the last day of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge, and it’s time to reflect on my experience. I will readily admit that I found posting each day to be extremely difficult. I had a lot of newspaper work to do and, more recently, there was early voting. I find that, after a day working
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Answers to questions!
Day 21 of the month-long make one mark a day art project. Each day, I do one thing. It’s fun to decide what to do and what colors to choose. And now… your questions!!! The first question comes from Martha. She asks: “I love all your imagination and different forms of art you do! You
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