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Picture a Day #48 – Time to Paint!
In a moment of artistic inspiration a couple of weeks ago, I ordered some high-quality watercolor paper. The good stuff. A few days later, I found a box leaning against my front door. Cool! I brought … Continue reading
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Tagged art, hobbies, inspiration, painting, postaday, procrastination, watercolor
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Picture a Day #40 – A Hidden Delight
Before we left Cortez, Colorado my husband’s uncle told us about a spot we should visit. So when we arrived at the western edge of the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado, we stopped at the Peace of Art Cafe/Organic Peddler in … Continue reading
Picture a Day #35 – From Signs to Symbols
Ok, a friend posted a comic on Facebook this am that had to do with this topic, and I couldn’t resist. I simply had to wax poetic. I am one of those grammar freaks who cringes when certain errors occur. … Continue reading
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Tagged apostrophe, art, collage, education, poetry, postaday, thoughts
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Picture a Day #23 – Playing Around with Collage!
A few years ago, I took a couple of printmaking classes. It was a lot of work, and great fun! However, there always seemed to be leftover ink (oops!), and I didn’t want to waste it. So I ran my plates through the press until … Continue reading
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Tagged art, collage, Eric Carle, fruit, postaday, video
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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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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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To Do Lists, Math Doodles, and Peas
Sometimes I’m bored when I have a long list of things to do. The problem is my list has nothing fun on it…Humans tend to avoid uninteresting tasks. So it’s important to include some fun stuff on your To Do list. Sprinkle the fun … Continue reading
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Tagged art, family, food, home, thoughts, variety
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