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Picture a Day #98 – Bananas and Chocolate!
I wanted to bake something for the holiday weekend. Banana bread was on my list, and so was chocolate cake. Realizing that I couldn’t do it all (there were other things on my list as well), I made a creative … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #97 – Busy Bee
As I approached my tulip garden, I heard a tremendous buzzing, but I didn’t see anything. The bee was inside one of the flowers. It appeared and posed for me before it vacated the premises.
Picture a Day #96 – On to the Next!
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
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 # 94 – Sketching Down Memory Lane
Today I dug through my “portfolio drawer” to look at some of my older artwork. I knew I had a self-portrait in there somewhere. These sketches were done about twenty years ago. I look so young! They are the only … Continue reading
Picture a Day # 93 – The Most Important Meal
I could write an entire cookbook just on the subject of breakfast. It is, after all, the most important meal. I tend to stick with certain breakfast foods for extended periods of time. Why change something that’s working? For a … Continue reading
Picture a Day #92 – Tulips’ Progress
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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Tagged art, hobbies, nature, painting, postaday, tulips, watercolor
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Picture a Day #91 – Watercolor Tulips
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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Tagged art, hobbies, nature, painting, postaday, tulips, watercolor
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Picture a Day #90 – Getting Crafty
My earliest memory of artistic endeavor was finger painting in Kindergarten. From there, I branched out to drawing with mud on the sidewalk. By the time I was in the sixth grade, my best friend and I were knitting each … Continue reading
Picture a Day #89 – The Promise of Spring
It’s raining again. I keep my eye on the two tulips that are starting to bloom, to remind myself that spring will arrive eventually. In the meantime, I have captured some springtime with watercolor paper and Prismacolor pencil. This is … Continue reading
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