Category Archives: picture a day

Picture a Day #240 – Another Amphibian Visitor

Posted on September 4, 2012 by joanienaz

This morning, as I was watering the garden here in the Sierra foothills, I spotted a Sierran Treefrog hanging out on a nearby piece of crockery. This is probably a female, because males have a dark throat. Every evening, they … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #239 – Abstract Watercolor

Posted on September 3, 2012 by joanienaz

Yesterday I began another abstract watercolor. My first step was Cadmium Yellow Pale. Next I used Permanent Rose. I often enjoy beginning a painting without knowing where it will take me. What fun!

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Picture a Day #238 – Summer Unwinding

Posted on September 2, 2012 by joanienaz

It’s beginning to feel a bit like fall, although there are still about three weeks left of summer. The bees in the marigolds are still humming away.

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Picture a Day #237 – A Toad in the Laundry Room

Posted on September 1, 2012 by joanienaz

I left the laundry room door open while I was watering my garden this evening, and a California toad wandered in. It may have been attracted by the warmth of the dryer. But it got stuck in a corner and … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #236 – Turkey Tale

Posted on August 31, 2012 by joanienaz

It’s very quiet here at the cabin. I can hear the children at the nearby school when they are out for recess, but the rest of the time it is very still. So when something is nearby, I hear it … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #235 – Antiquing Online

Posted on August 30, 2012 by joanienaz

Since we moved into a little log cabin in the foothills, I have been searching online, on Craigslist, for a kitchen table. I know what I want: a small, round oak table to go with two oak chairs that we … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #234 – Playing with Color

Posted on August 29, 2012 by joanienaz

Some time ago, I ordered some watercolors online, and one of them didn’t come. Prussian Blue was on backorder for weeks, and I finally received it in the mail about a week ago. So of course I had to try it … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #233 – In Search of a Color

Posted on August 29, 2012 by joanienaz

The other day, as I was organizing my art materials, I thought of an idea for a children’s picture book. I haven’t attempted anything in this genre in a very long time. I would love to be able to write and … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #232 – Collage Geometry

Posted on August 28, 2012 by joanienaz

Here it is again-my geometric project. Now I have added details with opaque watercolor (gouache). I also taped on shapes cut from handmade paper to be attached permanently when I am finished with everything else. I’m still thinking about how … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #231 – More Triangles in a Tiled Plane

Posted on August 27, 2012 by joanienaz

Here is the next installment of my most recent project, which I posted yesterday. After I added crimson to the primary colors in my tiled plane to create purple and orange, I added blue and yellow to create green. There … Continue reading →

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