Tag Archives: Holbein

Hari-Gibbs-Fred Meets the Horses!

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

We set up the studio so the cats have a little more run time when they are in the studio. *okay, truth be told they get under our feet sometimes and this gives them a whole lotta space* They can … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

Christmas moved me back into watercolors. Hard not to be moved to color when it is such a colorful season! It was also a move back to Catholic rituals, as my Mom dying prompted me to saying some prayers to … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Death: A Month of Journaling, II

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

Continuing from the previous post… After that I began to notice the times I thought of her — I actually thought of her a lot more than I knew — and each time I had to remind myself she wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Death: A Month of Journaling, I

Posted on December 28, 2018 by

I still don’t have a lot to say about my Mom’s death almost a month later. It is hard to talk about. The couple of days before she died I did this journal entry above. She’d been in and out … Continue reading →

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Tools: Autumn Travel Palettes

Posted on September 30, 2018 by

Changes in my travel palette! Autumn I tend to clean more than spring, and reorder… Getting ready for painting season, as I like to paint outdoors more in the months that are not HOT. In Spring I tried the double … Continue reading →

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Hahnemühle: Cézanne, Harmony, and Expression Papers with Watercolor

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

In Part 1 I tested inks on the papers, creating a simple journal; now I added watercolors to each Hahnemühle paper: Harmony, Cézanne, and Expression. Let me cut to the chase.  I am probably going to buy these papers in … Continue reading →

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Hahnemühle: Cezanne, Harmony, and Expression Giveaway!

Posted on August 22, 2018 by

You know that I am enjoying making folded journals… (Above and below, a hand-made journal from Harmony paper.) I will be writing a bit more in the next couple of weeks about how I am using them. AND, I am … Continue reading →

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