Category Archives: the creative process

Here Comes The Sun

What a pleasure to be out in the sun today. Tonight was a bit windy. And, I realized that the reason for using the pochade box/tripod is so I’m not uncomfortably juggling everything on my lap/the ground/the car/etc. Oh yeah. … Continue reading

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Painting in the Rain

That’s what the first part of yesterday was all about. This morning has stopped raining for the moment so I guess I’m heading back out there. And then the vultures came.

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That Bright Shiny Thing…

in the sky… what was that? That was yesterday. Today, it wasn’t raining but there was no sun, and since I was off I got out there and tried some painting. And then it rained some more. So I came … Continue reading

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May Day 2019

I got up and – ME – I had a conference call! The times they are a changin’ folks! And then I got up and out and headed off to replace some common toiletries and drugs that I’d either run … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day 30 for reals

It’s 45F and misting and foggy. Since I couldn’t sit out and paint, I went for a little spin with my coffee and camera. So this: The world’s a-song the morning close as cloud to hill the green unable to … Continue reading

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