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Picture a Day #22 – Crossing a Continent
I began the story in pictures of our trip across the country at the end. Now I will back up, and go to the beginning, because I think it will make more sense. My husband and I left the California coast in … Continue reading
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Tagged California, camping, nature, postaday, travel, vacation
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Picture a Day #21-Cookie Recipe
It wouldn’t be January unless someone, somewhere, was baking cookies! Here in coastal California, it’s raining like it hasn’t rained yet this winter. Definite cookie-baking weather. I took the recipe from the rolled oats box, and tweaked it. Here’s what I … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, home, picture a day
Tagged baking, California, food, home, postaday, recipe
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Picture a Day #20-Watercolor Rose
Well, it turns out that there wasn’t much left to be done to my rose. You know, the one that was glaring at me because I let it sit unfinished for almost three months? THAT rose. I added some blue to the … Continue reading
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Tagged art, hobbies, nature, painting, postaday, rose, watercolor
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Picture a Day #19-Knowing When to Put Down the Paintbrush
In one of the various art classes I have taken, a cautionary tale was told about a master painter who had to have his works literally yanked from his grasping fingers. Sometimes it’s hard to stop “fixing,” even for the experts, and especially … Continue reading
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Tagged art, fruit, hobbies, painting, postaday, watercolor
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Picture a Day #18-Still Painting Fruit!
I jumped ahead with my watercolor painting, to steps 3 and 4. First I added blue to the foreground, background, shadows, and pear. Then I added red, which looks like orange, to the orange, naturally. In my next step, I wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged art, food, fruit, painting, postaday, watercolor
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Picture a Day #17-How to Paint Fruit
A while back, almost three months ago in fact, I posted the beginnings of a watercolor painting of a rose https://jmnaszady.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/how-to-paint-a-rose/. It is still on my easel, glaring at me, waiting for me to finish. And I will. But first, I … Continue reading
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Tagged art, food, fruit, inspiration, painting, postaday, watercolor
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Picture a Day #16
Do you know anyone as in synch as this pair of Western bluebirds? I think they are living poetry.
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Tagged bird watching, inspiration, nature, poetry, postaday, taking a walk
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Picture a Day #15-Crossing a Continent
It was great to spend time along the Oregon coast after our long trip across the country. We enjoyed two days of clear weather, and our last night of camping. This is the lighthouse at Heceta Head, near Florence. We camped north … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, food, nature, Oregon, postaday, travel
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Picture a Day #14-Crossing a Continent
After a long car trip covering a lot of ground from California to Maine and back again, my husband graciously lingered along the Oregon coast so his beach-crazy wife could re-connect with the Pacific. I never get tired of watching … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, bird watching, nature, Oregon, postaday, waves
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