Today’s Ultimate Blogging Challenge prompt is to teach something. What I am going to teach you how to do is to draw a fanciful bear in color. In the past, I have had wonderful instruction in drawing animals from Western New York artist Nikki Milley. I have been practicing many of the techniques that she […]
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Today is Independence Day for the United States, and it makes me think… In 2001, just after 9/11, we were lost and confused And we hugged each other and prayed with each other And we were there for each other. When U.S. airspace was closed and the skies were silent Our neighbors in Canada provided
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It broke. The crystal ball, that is. I purchased a new one, but it… Nah, that’s all fake news. It didn’t happen. I don’t have a crystal ball. If I did, I would have purchased the basic model, with no extended warranty. You know, the kind that is offered to you via text message. “This
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The prompt for day two has to do with how I found my niche or my market. I’m not totally sure, but I can say that it was a long process to get to where I am. I’ve always loved storytelling and photography and artwork, and I think of that as my niche. But, before
So… I was really busy with all things newspaper, and I fell behind in my own art and writing projects. But now, I have the chance to catch up… and just in time for the July edition of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge. I’m going to talk about my plans for the blogging challenge. Have I
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Tonight, I unexpectedly had the opportunity to take pictures shortly after sunset of the colors of the sky and the reflections in the river. It was truly a gorgeous sight, and I felt completely transfixed by that. I chose to use both my camera and my phone to take these picture. With both, the colors
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This month, I took a four-session series of art classes at Starlight Studio and Art Gallery on sketchbooks. Starlight offers instruction for people who have disabilities. It gives them a chance to creatively express themselves in a supportive environment. Each session focused on a different topic. The really cool thing was that all art supplies,
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With this month’s version of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge being almost over, I have to say that everything about it has been a big surprise for me. I rarely plan an entire month’s posts in advance, although I usually have an idea of the theme. This month, I changed things up. I decided that, because
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The Thai New Year, called Songkram, is traditionally celebrated between April 13th and April 15th. At the Buddhist Meditation Center (Wat Prodketchettharam America) on Grand Island, New York, Songkram was celebrated on April 26th. It is a festival that features almsgiving, a water blessing for elders, a shared meal, dancing, and much more. I was
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Yesterday, I described my time in Buffalo on Wednesday. I was struggling to make sense of some of the things that I had witnessed during a walk that was meant to be all about photographing windows of really interesting older buildings. But life gets in the way of art. Or maybe, life and art are
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