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Looking for Something to Paint
Note to self: I like snow. No, really. And except for the extreme heat, I’m good with summer. Definitely OK with spring. Find it hard to deal with that March to Early April gray-brown-ness. Bleah. So travel somewhere closer to … Continue reading
Posted in birds and chickens, Do the Work, en plein air, In the neighborhood, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor
Tagged birds, dothework, enpleinair, process, watercolor
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NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day One
And we’re off, today taking a quiet lesson from the wee beasts I live with: This morning, I turned off the radio, needing to believe that evil will not win. In the end, it will not conquer. So, silence the … Continue reading
Here and There
Things seen here and there tonight in New Lebanon as the gloaming came on. Those who are waiting for an epiphany to strike may wait forever. The artist simply goes to work, making art, both good and not so good. … Continue reading
Posted in Do the Work, From the Quote Box, In the neighborhood, overhead, sunsets, taking time to look
Tagged newlebanonNY, process, quote, sunset, TakingTimetoLook
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Patience vs Persistence
I’ve long advocated for persistance. It gets things done. It keeps you plugging along, if slowly, towards the goal. Watercolor requires patience. You have to let things dry or blend. You have to leave things untouched. There’s nothing that can … Continue reading
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Tagged dothework, night, process, watercolor
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A Late Paint
From Kristy’s Barn in Castleton/Schodack. Hope you all go out and look at that moon, too! Took some nice photos of the sunset after this. It was good to go out and look at the sky. I managed to buy … Continue reading
Posted in Do the Work, From the Quote Box, In the neighborhood, sunsets, taking time to look, the creative process, VanGogh, watercolor
Tagged dothework, landscape, process, quote, watercolor
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