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Picture a Day #135 – A Bowl of My Favorite Fruit
I’m painting with my watercolors again! This time my subject is a bowl of D’Anjou pears. First I drew my arrangement with Goldenrod Prismacolor pencil. Then I painted the pears with a cool Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue. Next I used a warm … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #134 – Happy Mother’s Day!
To me, Mother’s Day is a part of celebrating spring. Motherhood is about nurturing life, and in the springtime it’s hard to miss all of the living creatures bursting forth around us, no matter where we live. My mother loved … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #133 – Back in My Garden
As the saying goes, “a watched pot never boils.” At least it won’t boil quick enough. Well, a watched garden doesn’t grow very quickly either, but while I was out of town this week visiting my daughter, my garden took … Continue reading
Picture a Day #128 – Katie’s Veggie Garden
This week I am visiting my daughter Katie, who lives in a mountain valley in northern California, at an elevation of about two thousand feet. It has gotten quite warm during the day, but is still cold at night. She … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #127 – Oh, Pear!
OK, today I’m back on the topic of pears, but I also have some mixed fruit to share. After I had drawn pears the traditional way, I decided to change-up the shades, and put my pears in the company of … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #126 – Happy Birthday Cake
Sometimes adults need yummy birthday cakes. Before I went to visit my daughter for her birthday, I decided to make my Rocky Road Cake from last December again, but I used a different recipe, and gave it a twist. This … Continue reading
Picture a Day #125 – Mailing My Pears
My 6×6 inch art is in the mail now. Today I sent off five pieces to RoCo: two drypoint prints from my 2006 edition, two watercolor landscapes I painted last month, and this soft pastel pear, my most recent fruity … Continue reading
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Tagged 6x6x2012, art, fruit, hobbies, landscape, nature, painting, pastel, postaday, printmaking, watercolor
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Picture a Day #123 – More 6×6 Art
Awhile back, I decided to create a sampler of 6×6 inch art using a variety of media. I was not completely satisfied with my first project – a Prismacolor sketch on Arches watercolor paper. Oh well. Nothing ventured. I have worked on several other … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #122 – More and More Pears!
OK, here we go again. My pear hobby really took off three years ago when I began drawing pears using Prismacolor pencils. I just couldn’t seem to stop! Here are some examples of my work during this period. I was … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #120 – My Veggie Garden
My raised bed is finished, and planted! Here is a diagram with my crops labeled. I already have some lettuce sprouts after only a few days. It’s a tiny garden, but I optimistically planted crops that require more space than … Continue reading
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