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Picture a Day #124 – May Showers
Today was another one of those showery days when the sun finally comes out and it’s still raining. I ducked outside a couple of times to check on things in the garden, and couldn’t resist this soggy but still brilliant … Continue reading
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Tagged gardening, hobbies, home, inspiration, iris, nature, postaday, rainbow
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Picture a Day #108 – A Media Sampler (update)
Yesterday I was enjoying a fellow blogger’s post, and became inspired. Susan Geckle is creating 6×6 inch works of art to send to Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 6x6x2012. It sounds like a fun way to get myself motivated. But what to … Continue reading
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Tagged 6x6x2012, art, clouds, drawing, hobbies, inspiration, nature, postaday
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Picture a Day 102 – Felted Wool Bag Step 1
The first thing that I did once I decided to make a bag like the one my daughter brought home with her this week, which you can see here, was photograph, draw, and measure it. Next I knit a test piece and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, bags, craft, hobbies, inspiration, postaday, wool
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Picture a Day #99 – Artistic Inspiration
I wanted to post something inspirational today, but I was in a quandary. Then I read a response to a comment I left on the site of a fellow blogger, which included an interest in my work. Here is a melted … Continue reading
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Tagged art, hobbies, inspiration, melted crayon, nature, painting, postaday
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Picutre a Day #62 – Another Art Project
Anyone who attempts to follow my train of thought knows that I hop around like…well, someone who gets more ideas than I can follow through on in any given moment. I make a lot of lists. Right now I have … Continue reading
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Tagged art, corners, education, hobbies, inspiration, painting, postaday, watercolor
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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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Tagged art, blue, hobbies, inspiration, painting, postaday, watercolor
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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 #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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End of the Year Pep Talk
Here we are again, my friends. It’s the middle of the holiday season, and the end of another year. Always a good and appropriate time to take stock of the year’s triumphs and trials, comedies and tragedies, in hopes of … Continue reading
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