February 2025 is history! It seemed to go by so quickly, probably because It was busy. Every year our local art supply business (Opus Art Supplies) puts out a challenge to create something every day (#OpusDailyPractice). I’ve taken up that challenge several times and this year I joined again. The prompts this year were an… Continue reading February’s art challenge
A popular activity for artists during the months of good weather is to paint en plein air (French for “in the open air”). My experience and kit for plein air painting are both minimal. But when our art club organized this as a four-hour activity on the property of one of our members yesterday, I… Continue reading Plein Air Adventure
A few years ago, when my interest in art revived, I decided to include making art a part of my daily routine. I purchased hard-bound sketch books at Michaels with paper sturdy enough to withstand watercolour—not ideal but they served the purpose. I now have four of those books, chock full of daily art (and… Continue reading “Great Blue Heron” and “Robin’s Listing”
Happy New Year - Sketch for January 1, 2020 It seems we were just wishing everyone a happy new year and here we are, already into double digits of January. How does time slip by so quickly? I resolved that this year I’d do a better job of the blog—even posting a little something regularly,… Continue reading A daily practice
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