Category Archives: the creative process

November First

You know what that means, friends… Whereas, as I read recently, in October your social media is filled with the wonderful Inktober art your friends are making daily, in November your friends go radio silent for NaNoWriMo, surfacing only once … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Cerulean Blue…

Hello Manganese Blue Hue. I’m taking it as a good sign that many of this palette’s colors needed topping off. I seized the moment to replace that cerulean blue with a new color to see if that suits my eye … Continue reading →

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Plein Air October 2018

Here are all the pix from the week of plein air painting with Bob LaFond:

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Sunday

I headed back to the Clark because it was my last chance to see the installation of Jennifer Steinkamp’s video works. I was sorry I hadn’t gone earlier but I’m so glad I didn’t miss it. It wasn’t what I … Continue reading →

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Day Four, En Plein Air

Today as we were scoping out views at the top of the hill Bob, our teacher, suggested that I should try something with something in the fore and mid ground rather than just long views. So I picked a spot … Continue reading →

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