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NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 19

sitting with daffodils • no words from either of us • I painted, they glowed. Continue reading →

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TGIF painting

I went out this morning thinking to paint at Hand Hollow. I stopped and finished my coffee there but it was too hot to paint. Listened to the birds awhile and then went home and painted from my porch. I had my bubba packed with ice and a cool beverage. Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 21

Beautiful bright sun today. So many birds singing. I’m needing a nap — sat on the front steps painting fading daffodils Only I know what the front yard looks like today things caught by the sun full of yellow my … Continue reading →

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World Watercolor Month Day #15

Swung by Hand Hollow Conservation area where they are still pulling water chestnuts out but there’s not much water left in the “pond”. The light was interesting so I did these two. First, a smaller sketch to show where the … Continue reading →

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Watercolor Month Day #2

Wasn’t home til late last night but it doesn’t mean I wasn’t out there painting. First, Mom and I went to the Schenectady Rose Garden which was beautiful, even as it was being dead-headed in prep for later re-blooming. Then … Continue reading →

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