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Our Happy Mug
This is our Happy Mug. If one of us says we need the Happy Mugs, we know which ones they are. Their history was we bought them at a time when we needed a shot of happy in the morning, … Continue reading
Posted in art, art journal, challenge, color, drawing, journal, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged 75 day challenge, art journal, Brenda Swenson, chicken, Daniel Smith watercolors, happy, La Gabbianella, mug, pottery, red, rooster
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The Idea of Assignments: Coffee Mug
I am a self-starter, and so need no prompting to get me going, AND, I am enjoying the process of doing the same thing along with so many others in a class. It is just plain fun. Take this challenge, … Continue reading
Posted in art, art journal, challenge, class, color, drawing, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged art journal, La Gabbianella, mug
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75-Day Sketch Challenge: Days 1- 8
Brenda Swenson has a drawing challenge to draw every day for 75 days. We are supposed to use a black or blue pen, but I know I will not do that one. Still, I play along because challenges are fun … Continue reading
Posted in art, art journal, Booby Gurl, challenge, drawing, journal, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged 75 day challenge, art journal, Brenda Swenson, Jorge Royan
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Finished a Sketchbook for the Month of July
Amazing how fast this sketchbook filled with me drawing every day. The more I drew the more I wanted to draw, and the habit begins. A lot of Buddha heads, due to drawing in the middle of the night! Looking … Continue reading
Posted in art, art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, journal, pen & ink, sketchbook
Tagged art journal, buddha, Pegasus, ritual
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Challenge: One Book, One Pen, One Month, #4
Last week, the end of this challenge. Oddly, I think I am the only one who did it! No matter; I am developing a drawing habit. Next I take the 75-day challenge from Brenda Swenson. *sigh* I know I will … Continue reading
Posted in art, art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, india ink, journal, memory, painting, process, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged art journal, buddha face, conch, scallop, shell
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Challenge: One Book, One Pen, One Month, #3
Okay, we are into the waning moon cycle and it is time to STOP the lies! I cannot work with one pen. . . Must.Use.All.Colors.AND.Medium.At.Whim. Wow, I feel better having come clean with all of you! Sketchbook Skool had us … Continue reading
Posted in art, art journal, challenge, creativity, drawing, india ink, journal, memory, painting, process, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged art journal, buddha face, Ganesha, Govinda Jai
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Selfies, a Challenge
Argh, a week of selfies. What don’t I like about this challenge? Realism. I found it harder to screw around with my own image, especially when I was supposed to draw myself like you are. Okay, I’ve bitched, now getting … Continue reading
Posted in art, art journal, class, drawing, graphite, india ink, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged self-portrait, selfie, women face
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Hit. The. Floor. Running.
Thank you to Sammy at bemuzin for this blog post! I am asked how I manage to be so productive. We have our business together and I am working 25-40 hours/week. And I have several blogs — see the side … Continue reading
Posted in art, creativity, journal, making a living, process, writing
Tagged abundance, habits
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Challenge: One Book, One Pen, One Month, #2
Week two, still many obstacles in my life. AND, started Sketchbook Skool. Tuesday was a day off (YAY!!!!) and spent the day painting, including a recipe. Saturday, Cathy Johnson posted some outtakes from her Sketchbook Skool class, a video on … Continue reading
Posted in art, art journal, challenge, drawing, india ink, journal, memory, painting, sketchbook, watercolor, writing
Tagged buddha, buddha face, buffalo, Milk Bone, nymph, platform rocker, spindle rocker, spool rocker
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Taking a Class
I am taking Sketchbook Skool for two reasons: I want to be able to go “lead-free” — to drop my dependency on pencil lines first — and because friends are teaching. Some of the teachers are excellent pen-and-ink folks. And … Continue reading
Posted in art, class, color, drawing, india ink, journal, memory, painting, process, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged art journal, buddha, bunny, duck, giraffe, rabbit, stuffed animals
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Reclining Buddha
My feeble attempts to paint watercolor with no pencil marks continue. This is a Reclining Buddha from the Buddha Park in Laos (Wiki image bottom.) I had pencil/pen sketched the head a while back — now I did a very … Continue reading
Posted in art, challenge, journal, painting, process, timed painting, watercolor
Tagged buddha Laos, Buddha Park, Buddha's face, reclining buddha
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Sitting Buddhas
Sitting Buddha can be Shakyamuni, a host of Tibetan deities, but I am including the female Buddha above. I love her peaceful face and head; she looks like she is dressed in bright silks. These and others were created as … Continue reading
Posted in art, color, drawing, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha, sitting buddha
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Buddha Faces
This week I was off my game — drugs do not make for better art, and I hurt my hip. So for better or worse, I decided to draw and paint Buddha’s head. I have several statues, which makes it … Continue reading
Posted in art, creativity, journal, painting, process, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged buddha Laos, Buddha's face, Vietnamese Buddha
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Mimi, from “My Family” Series
I’ve spoken about the series on My Family I created for a year-long study group with Brugh Joy. One of my favorite paintings from the series is of my grandmother, Lyle Genevieve Smith. I was the last grandchild, and so … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic, art, journal, memory, painting, series, writing
Tagged grandmother, Hamangia, My Family series, sitting woman of hamangia
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QoR, Golden’s New Line of Watercolors
I finally bought nine of Golden’s QoR Modern Watercolors, and I am sold! Golden has by far the best acrylic paints on the planet, and now they have made a line of watercolors that is making me want to ditch … Continue reading
Saturdays, A New-Found Freedom
(How funny. I wrote this during the A-to-A Challenge and forgot to post it!) This year, we are finally getting Saturdays off — yaaaaaah! Mitchell made us bump eggs from Ralph — chicken, duck and turkey, yummy runny heavenly over … Continue reading
Posted in color, drawing, journal, painting, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged antiquing, Cha-Cha-Cha, New Seasons, PSU, Saturday, Sellwood
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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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