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Mimi’s Cactus
It is the time of the year when my grandma’s cactus blooms. The Fabriano paper was doing its weirdness; I added other colors to the mix and saved the background! “To fully inhabit grief is to hold the contradictions of … Continue reading
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Tagged #christmascactus, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #gouletnib, #Hahnemühle, #middleofthenight, #PlatinumCarbonPen, #thanksgivingcactus, art journal, cactus, Christmas cactus, Da Vinci Watercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, flower, Holbein, Platinum Carbon pen
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Hahnemühle Post Cards, NOT, 12, Prickley Pear
It was an honest mistake. I paint on Hahnemühle Post Card so often I just assumed that I’d grabbed one in the middle-of-the-night… so sad after finishing to send off that it wasn’t a postcard! I wondered why the watercolor … Continue reading
Every Day in May: Days 11-14
FINALLY, I am caught up with postings and painting! Christmas cactus remind me of my grandmother, Mimi. I have NO green thumb for indoor plants but I have always had one of them in my home. Ours is a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, #EDIM, art journal, bookshelf, buddha, cactus, Christmas cactus, De Atramentis Document ink, food, Ganesha, Ghandi, grisaille, Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, Holbein, Jack Cornfield, Lamy Joy, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Mother's Day, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Pentel Aquash Water Brush, Platinum Carbon pen, Polar Brown Noodlers ink, Super5 ink, tree, Vitacost, watercolor
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Mitchell’s Broken Deb Babcock Cup
Over the years, Mitchell and I have gifted ourselves with a few pieces of Deb Babcock’s lovely funny colorful pottery. Each has a custom water cup we use at our desk, with symbols we chose. Mitchell’s was retired to live … Continue reading
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Tagged art journal, cactus, Daniel Smith watercolors, Deb Babcock, Holbein, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, rabbit, Sennelier, sun, Tracey Fletcher King, watercolor
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