Category Archives: the creative process

Happy Birthday J.R.R.!

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Happy Birthday J.R.R.! …the night-sky was still dim and pale. There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, … Continue reading →

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Rummaging Through Bookmarks

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

Remember when bookmarks were something slipped between two paper pages? I have a bookmarks folder for names in the world, and another one of cool things rummaged while writing, often on the way to something else. This is one of … Continue reading →

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Almost the end of November

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

Did you wonder where I was? Yup, November brings NaNoWriMo. I knew there were some days at the beginning of the month that no writing or at least little writing would be possible – a wedding and some other things … Continue reading →

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The Light at the End of Day

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

Which comes pretty darn early now. These clouds were amazing. Taken in Stockbridge and West Stockbridge on the way home from the figure studio.

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Figure Painting Studio

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

I sketched, I used water-soluble graphite, I watercolored… This album has all four weeks and you can see the newest at the end.

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