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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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Plein Air October 2018

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

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Coping, Dealing and Being Kind

I’m resurrecting this from July 2012 after the Colorado theater shooting, when I reposted it from 2001. We’re all dealing with a lot, coming from all different directions, on top of the normal wear and tear of living. In the … 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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Being An Artist and Why Moms Rock

some of these things I have been figuring out on my own and they’re true! Continue reading →

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