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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Almost the end of November
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
Posted in cats helpful cats, deadline, Do the Work, en plein air, NaNoWriMo, the creative process, watercolor
Tagged cats, dothework, landscape, NaNoWriMo, process, watercolor
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The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in … Continue reading
Posted in Do the Work, good causes, life around us, RESIST, Ripped from the headlines
Tagged dothework, gettysburg, lincoln, news, RESIST
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A Reminder to Hope
I’m deep towards the end of Lord of the Rings on audiobook right now and at last, this oft-quoted here reminder that light prevails. …the night-sky was still dim and pale. There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor … Continue reading
Posted in badass-ness, clouds, geeky stuff, Lotr, reads, RESIST, sunsets, what I'm listening to
Tagged clouds, hope, LoTR, RESIST, sunset, tolkien
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The Light at the End of Day
Which comes pretty darn early now. These clouds were amazing. Taken in Stockbridge and West Stockbridge on the way home from the figure studio.
Posted in birds and chickens, clouds, Do the Work, overhead, sunsets, taking time to look, the creative process
Tagged birds, clouds, sunset, TakingTimetoLook
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Figure Painting Studio
I sketched, I used water-soluble graphite, I watercolored… This album has all four weeks and you can see the newest at the end.
Posted in Classwork, Do the Work, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor
Tagged Classwork, dothework, TakingTimetoLook, watercolor
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