If you recall, my motto is Practice, Persistence, Beauty. In that spirit I got myself out of the house, put a coffee and breakfast sandwich in my hand and splattered paint on paper for a short while before work. My … Continue reading →
I’m waiting for the paints to set up in my new travel palette. What colors? Hansa Yellow Light, Quinacridone Red, French Ultramarine, Indigo, Sap Green, Hooker Green, Burnt Sienna, Sepia. All Daniel Smith except the sepia which is Winsor Newton. … Continue reading →
Happy International Haiku Day! Determined flying Beaks slice frothy morning clouds Springward northward bound Faceted glinting Restless metamorphosis Springs up, vanishes. Out of night’s quiet And still, sleepy murmuring The first bird’s clear note.
There is nothing like looking up and seeing a bald eagle fly over, (middle-bridge Brainard) gleaming in the bright morning light. Later in my commute I spotted a pileated woodpecker flying over I-90 west of exit 6.
Got to work too early so I sat in my car and admired the really big gulls up on the mall roof for a little bit and when that had gone on too long I did this: Not sure why … Continue reading →
There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life.
