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L-7

Maybe you’re too young to get the reference here, but back in the day — those long ago times when … More

Beat Generation, doodles, Grids, Hippies, Squares

A Gray Day

I’m truly in a bit of a gray mood today. It’s still very cold here and will be cold for … More

Grays, mixing colors, paynes gray

To My Husband With Love

Today is St. Valentine’s Day, one day of the year when we think about that someone special, the one we hold most … More

Graphics fairy, love, Silhouettes, Valentine's Day, Vintage Valentines

Off Like a Herd of Turtles

This quote has nothing to do with art really, but it showed up in my Facebook feed, and I loved … More

Colored pencil drawing, creativity, Drawing, Ennui, Resting

Maybe I Can Use That For Something

Recently we bought a new vacuum cleaner. I ordered it from Amazon, and it arrived two days later, carefully shipped … More

Art from Trash, Junk, Recycled materials

Better Days

After my discouragement yesterday, it was hard to come back to the studio today. I knew that awful acrylic pouring … More

attitude in art, Brushstrokes, Oil as a medium, Practice painting

Make It Mighty Ugly

By all rights, I should be in a very happy mood. Our Kansas Chiefs football team is on its way … More

Art Funk, creativity, Make It Mighty Ugly

May I Quote You on That?

I tend to take quotes with a bit of skepticism, especially online quotes. Sometimes they are correctly attributed; at other … More

Art quotes, Calvin and Hobbes, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Horace, Mathiole, Pablo Picasso, Thomas Merton

Jumpstart Your Art

It’s not uncommon to feel a bit of a creative let-down following all the excitement of the holidays. For the … More

Creative process, Having fun with art, Jumpstart your Creativity

Order — With a Capital O

There’s something about a “first” that always catches our attention, I think. At some level, I believe we’re always looking … More

creativity, Denman Ross, New Year's Resolutions, Order, Studio organization, Theory of Pure Design

Lost Treasures

No, this post isn’t about some newly-discovered painting or recently unearthed archaeological discovery — which would be nice since my … More

Erasers, Frisket, Miscellaneous art supplies, White Charcoal Pencils

A Year of Exploration

Each year I choose a word to serve as a guide through the coming twelve months. Last year, you might … More

Art Archaeology, Digging Deeper, Exploration, New Year's

Farewell 2020

I don’t think anyone is sad to see this year coming to a close. It’s been a difficult year for … More

2020, Happy New Year, Reflections on art

Christmasphere – Snowflake Contest

Rarely do I join in on blog contests, or “blog-hops” where bloggers get together around a specific theme. Several times Artistcoveries … More

Blog Events, Christmasphere-Snowflake Contest, Holidays, Online Days, Snowscapes

Happy Holidays

There are many different holidays celebrated at this time of year. Our family celebrates Christmas; other friends celebrate Kwanzaa, Yule, … More

Happy Holidays, Snowscapes, Winter scenes

A Hot Mess of Hot Pink

Anybody like hot pink? Honestly, it’s never been a favorite of mine. I’m not a “girly” sort, have never been … More

31-Day Landscape, Bubble Gum Pink, Gesso Project, Hot Pink, Toning

Sunrise… Sunset…

There’s a song from Fiddler on the Roof that speaks of sunrises and sunsets and how swiftly flow the days.  … More

31-Day Landscape Project, George Inness, Sunrise, sunset

The Tonalist Cloud

Have you ever played with Wordle? I first discovered Wordle years ago. and I’ve had a lot of fun playing … More

Tonalism, Word Clouds, Wordle

Illuminating and Ultimate Gray

Every year I look forward to the announcement of Pantone’s “Color of the Year”. This year — which has been … More

Acrylic pouring, Fluid art, Pantone, Pantone Color of the Year

Five Frustrations with Art

For the most part, my “journey of discovery” in art has been a good one. In five years I’ve gone … More

Art supplies, Frustrations

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