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Picture a Day #99 – Artistic Inspiration

Posted on April 8, 2012 by joanienaz

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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Picture a Day #96 – On to the Next!

Posted on April 5, 2012 by joanienaz

Here is my final version of Three Apples and a Pear. I have cropped it in Photoshop, which helps me to define the composition, and now all I need to do is mat and frame the watercolor painting itself. I am finished with … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #95 – Three Apples and a Pear

Posted on April 4, 2012 by joanienaz

Sounds like a clever name for a sitcom, doesn’t it? But it’s actually the subject of a watercolor painting that I began over a month ago. I guess it’s time to return to the scene of my dilemma. Yesterday I … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #92 – Tulips’ Progress

Posted on April 1, 2012 by joanienaz

I’m quite excited about the progress of my tulip watercolor. But I have to pace myself. This is not something to be rushed. That’s always when I start ruining whatever I’m working on that requires patience and manual dexterity. So, … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #91 – Watercolor Tulips

Posted on March 31, 2012 by joanienaz

Today I’m back to my Promise of Spring project. I added a layer of Cadmium Yellow, and then some Permanent Rose watercolor. Here are my results.

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Picture a Day #81 – Spring Sunshine

Posted on March 21, 2012 by joanienaz

Welcome to spring! If you are in my neck of the woods, yesterday was the Vernal Equinox, the first official day of spring, and there was no sign of the sun. So I decided to create my own sunshine, at … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #79 – Revisiting My Drawing

Posted on March 19, 2012 by joanienaz

Almost three weeks ago I began a colored pencil still life of apples and a pear, with the intention of using watercolor. I spent most of yesterday thinking about my color scheme. Today I revisit that drawing with two more steps in the … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #77 – A “Green” Message for St. Patirck’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2012 by joanienaz

OK, this Forest Corners project that I began on Thursday is finished! I got a little carried away…but I think I made my point. I have spent a lot of time in the forest, and this abstract composition is my attempt to capture all … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #76 – Forest Corners

Posted on March 16, 2012 by joanienaz

You may need to use your imagination to see the forest in this corner study. It is still a work in process. I wanted to try a landscape of sorts. I am still considering whether or not to add collage … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #75 – When It Rains I Paint!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by joanienaz

It’s been a wet week. Usually I feel more like painting on a sunny day, but I am so cooped up that I have resorted to an art-a-thon! Today I began one painting, and finished two others. Since I’m still gazing … Continue reading →

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