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Then and Now

It’s always fun to time-hop a bit and look back at other times and places in our lives. For me, this … More

Drawing practice, Forms, Looking back, progress, shapes, Sketchbooks

Lines and Shapes

Recently I stumbled across a “question and answer” site online. Why stop signs are octagonal was the question posed. I … More

Elements of Art, Lines, shapes, symbolism, The Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh

Expanding Awareness

Here is today’s playful “shape picture”. Its title is “Expanding”, and I feel that my morning “Kindergarten time” is definitely … More

Awareness, Balance, Design Principles, movement, Rhythm, shapes

Proportion is Relative

Let’s start with my “child’s play” for today, a design created with different shapes and based on my understanding of … More

Advertising designs, Design Principles, human proportions, Proportions, shapes

Play Along with Me

Playing with my scrapbook-paper shapes each morning is actually quite fun. Sure, I’m an old great-grandmother, but that doesn’t mean … More

colors, Design Fundamentals, Emphasis, playing with art, shapes

A Modern Look at Design Principles

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you already know about my little “infatuation” with Denman Ross and … More

Abstract Art, Collage, Denman Ross, Eva Magill-Oliver, Paint Alchemy, Principles of Design, shapes

The Shape of Things to Come

I write this post in a hopeful spirit. As I look toward the future, I want my landscape art to … More

shapes, Simplification, Values

Beauty in the Bizarre

I don’t know what there is about this silly little watercolor doodle painting, but I am so in love with … More

doodles, Gel pens, shapes

Charting a Course

People have different ways of getting about, different ways of maneuvering through life, different ways to get where they’re going. … More

Arrangement, Balance, focal point, shapes

Abstracts and Acrylics

I have yet to complete my first “realistic” acrylic painting. I have one in progress, and I’m hoping to finish it … More

Abstract Art, composition, Elements of Art, organic shapes, repetition, shapes

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