Category Archives: the creative process

July the 6th – rain and coolness again

Serious rain this morning which cleared the air and made it in the 70’s with a nice blissful breeze. No sunset spectacle so I stayed home and put the potted plants to work. cropped to square: full: my happy little … Continue reading →

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Beautiful and Cooler Evening

I did two small sketchbook paintings (one on the “wrong” side ie the back of the previous painting duh) and one larger one:

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Hot enough for you?

It’s been a week of heat. And by heat I mean 90F plus with 100F plus heat index (really? it FEELS hotter?) Yesterday the car thermometer kept telling me it was 99F-100F. When I finally got home last night it … Continue reading →

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For the quote box

Invention does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos… — Mary Shelley

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Painting goes on

And here we are like one big WHOOOOSH, at the end of June. I’ve gone a few times now to the OOMS conservation south of me toward Chatham. It’s a nice little spot with different options for parking and sitting … Continue reading →

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