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Process: Moon and Gaia
Originally posted on Lunar Moondae:
I know, know, I already posted “Gaia Watches the Moon Pull Her Fertile Belly,” above, but I have more to say about her, because she’s been driving me crazy. This is all about process. Gaia…
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Process: Peony Pinks
Pink and corals are not my go-to colors, but I use them when painting Missions. We bought some local peonies that were luscious a few days ago, and they used every pink I had to paint! I loved how they … Continue reading
Posted in art, india ink, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged coral, peony, pink
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Stephanie Barron on Billy Al Bengston
Originally posted on Unframed The LACMA Blog:
As you may have heard, last week we launched the Reading Room, an online space devoted to the electronic publication of the museum’s catalogues. Our first selection of books focuses on the L.A.…
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Full Moon Puja, Anniversay Prayers
Mitchel and I met, had our first date, and married within a week in May, with a few years between meeting and wedding. We celebrate it as a weekly event. On the full moon this year Mitchell and I went … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, graphite, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged anniversary, Astoria, Cannon Beach, Columbia River, Ecola Park, full moon, Oregon Coast, Pacific Ocean, puja
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A-to-Z Challenge Relections
It took me a while to want to write this. I learned a lot from the A-to-Z Challenge — and probably won’t do it again. I don’t want to set out to write short blurbs just to collect followers and … Continue reading
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God/dess Series: The “Thinker” and “Sitting Woman” of Hamangia
Most of my research for these two figures originally came through Marija Gimbutas (link to wiki.) I was introduced to her through the University of California, Los Angeles. She wrote two wonderful books I’ve used as references when painting my goddesses and gods, … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic, art, painting, pencil, series
Tagged god, GOD/DESS SERIES, goddess, Hamangia, moon, My Family series, romania, sun
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I Won’t Herd You
Max and Missy let us into their private world of doodles and drawings to each other. . . AWWW coming!
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Process: Watercolors, Mountains and Laguna Beach
I started with an iconic view of my hometown, Laguna Beach, from the cliffs to the north. I really went for saturation this time, trying to move lots of color onto a piece. Not what I saw in my mind’s … Continue reading
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Tagged california hills, Daniel Smith watercolors, Laguna Beach, ocean, palm, Primatek, sunset
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Process: Painting With Artist’s Prompts
Today I played with artists from Community Thrive, painting their way. I didn’t like all that I did, but will show you the “failures” too. The thing about classes is two-fold, assuming you are pretty good at making art: I … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic, art, challenge, class, color, creativity, painting, pencil, process, watercolor
Tagged birds, faces, horses
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Do Subject’s Matter?
Mitchell and I happened into an exhibit the other night and the subject matter stirred discussion between us. No, it was not some wildly controversial political statement or sexually explicit subject; the subject matter was Portland’s street scenes. The exhibit … Continue reading
In Your Pocket: Anniversary of Meeting my Soulmate
Happy Anniversary Loverman! Bring on the vacation! I am now agreeing to the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License, which you can learn more about by visiting the site, or, visit my web page for a more user-friendly summary on my … Continue reading
Gween Seemel Speaks on Her Process
Gwenn Seemel is a passionate artist and thinker. She was asked a year ago to speak at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her talk, below, is worth the listen. To learn more about her art and thinking … Continue reading
Mug of Hope: Mix-it Monthly Challenge
Pia Rom’s prompt this month for her challenge grabbed me immediately, though the colors for this month are not me at all! We collect coffee mugs! Mitchell and I have names for them — Our Happy Mug (white roosters stamped … Continue reading
Posted in art, challenge, creativity, drawing, india ink, journal, painting, shellac, sketchbook, writing
Tagged Blue Sky Pottery, coffee, cup, cuppa joe, Deb Babcock, journal, Mix-it Monthly, morning, poetry
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Celebration! Spring Garlic Green Hot Blackened Pepper Chicken Pot-Au-Feau
I am so glad to be done with the A-to-Z Challenge! Mitchell is glad I am done, because I was rushing through cooking to get to writing to get to posting . . . AACK! Thursday I pulled out all … Continue reading
Z is for Zinnwaldite: A-to-Z Challenge
Okay, when I heard about this color I was shocked to find the mineral, above, doesn’t look like the color it supposedly produces, right. How is it possible that this gorgeous green grey mica-looking mineral turns into this nothing-to-write-home about … Continue reading
W is for Willendorf: A-to-Z Challenge
I am reblogging my post from zenkatwrites, my other blogging identity, with changes: I am entranced by this small figurine, known as the Venus of Willendorf. I began drawing and painting her twenty years ago. I saw her in a … Continue reading
Journal: Trip to Southern Oregon
We have a guy that is our beloved pal, and he is getting old. He is driving us nuts, because he somehow thinks that he has earned the right to boss us, and have everything the way he wants it. … Continue reading
Posted in art, color, journal, memory, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged blood moon, Cat, chinkapin, dogwood, grape hyacynth, green, hawthorn, Oregon Caves NM
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V is for Vonnegut’s Drawings: A-to-Z Challenge
I love it when I find writers who paint and draw, because I am both writer and artist. Kenneth Patchen, Natalie Goldberg, and Henry Miller are some of my favorites. I enjoyed these drawings of Vonnegut’s and was surprised as … Continue reading
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Tagged HyperAllergic, Kurt Vonnegut, writers, writers who paint
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D.Katie Powell Art 