Category Archives: Do the Work

NaPoWriMo, Day Twenty-nine

There was a lot of this “No one could have known…” floating around yesterday as a meme, but mine took a different path. No one could have known that a childhood and all could have landed past middle-age in a … Continue reading →

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Today, FedEx came early

Just as I was getting into my car this morning, the FedEx truck pulled up and the nice young man gave me my two boxes from Dick Blick. Whoa. Big flat box with some big paper, some watercolor artist board … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo, Day Twenty-eight

Tonight, everything seemed to have changed to green The Green Party Suddenly the world is green and it will be greener still for days the woods have hung out lace and put on blush festooned birches with tassels this morning … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-seven

I saw the twists of lilies of the valley coming up by the diner this morning and remembered the side yard of my paternal grandparent and my father’s aunt and uncle’s house. Lilies of the Valley By the steps, bound … Continue reading →

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Doing The Work, The Learning Process

Tuesday when I went over the hills to the east, I did two paintings at the Clark. The first was smaller, 5×7″, and my intention was to try sketching, color and value while trying out the plein air “thing”. My … Continue reading →

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