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Picture a Day #59 – A Still Life Drawing
I greatly admire those with the patience to draw something that isn’t static. I think the reason I draw fruit is it doesn’t wiggle or blow around in a breeze. In today’s drawing, I have let go of my pear obsession in … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #58 – Mocking Bird
This mockingbird has been playing hard to get for several weeks. It likes to perch on the heavily pruned mulberry in front of our living room window, that has not yet leafed out. It flies away when I open the front door. … Continue reading
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Tagged bird watching, California, entertainment, mockingbird, nature, postaday, song, video
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Picture a Day # 57 – What Do You See?
When I showed my husband the face that I found in my abstract watercolor from yesterday’s post, he didn’t see what I saw. Instead of looking in the lower left corner at the blue-green face with a purple eye and mouth and yellow … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #56 – Watercolor Madness
While I was thinking about how to create shadows for the fruit in my last watercolor collage, I decided to play around a little bit. I took a piece of my very special watercolor paper, taped it to a smooth … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, art, hobbies, painting, postaday, teaching, watercolor
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Picture a Day #55 – More Watercolor Collage
I applied Gloss Medium & Varnish (clear acrylic paint) to adhere my fruit figures to my watercolor background. The fruit, some of you may recall, came from printmaking scraps with leftover ink. The applications listed on the g m & v … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #54 – Watercolor Collage
After contemplating the graded watercolor wash in blue that I did a few days ago, I am finally ready to take the next step! Some of you may remember a collage that I began in January. You can see it … Continue reading
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Tagged art, fruit, hobbies, painting, postaday, watercolor
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Picture a Day #53 – The Russian River
The Russian River of northern California has an interesting history, which I won’t go into here. I recommend looking it up on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, and while you’re there, make a donation. It is an amazing resource! You can … Continue reading
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Tagged California, nature, oak woodland, postaday, Russian river, travel
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Picture a Day #52 – Spring Fever in Late Winter
Okay, it’s official: I have become infected with Spring Fever. The annual ailment has stricken me early this year, but the weather is warm and humid, and while I perch at my computer and type, I hear a bird. I decide to ignore the … Continue reading
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Tagged bird watching, chickadee, hobbies, nature, postaday, Spring
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Picture a Day #51 – California Oaks
Much of California is about oak trees. There are so many different trees in this state, I could probably write a post every day for a year (next year’s topic?) and never repeat myself. But this post is about oak … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #50 – Something Blue
Blue has always been my favorite color. Ever since I was a child, whenever I had a color choice, I always picked blue. I drifted away for a while toward teal and rose. I considered amethyst. But I remain a steadfast admirer, when … Continue reading
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