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Day One: Migration
November 1st, 2021, Comments (6)
Day One of Art Every Day Month: Migration. 9x12” with acrylic and ink on paper.
Getting prepped!
October 29th, 2021, Comments (1)
Is everyone getting ready? Most days in AEDM I go with the flow, but sometimes I like to begin with an idea. If I’m feeling uninspired, it’s helpful to look at some quick sketches I did ahead of time to get me started. I use my iPad and paper sketchbooks to play with ideas, doodle, amd make notes about images I might want to explore next month.
It’s totally ok to just show up and create. But if you’re doing something to get ready, tell us about it!
Art Every Day Month 2021
October 25th, 2021, Comments (20)
Art Every Day Month is once again right around the corner! This will be the 20th year I have been creating daily for the month of November and inviting others to join in. Art Every Day Month (AEDM) is a low pressure challenge for anyone who wants to challenge themselves to create daily for a month. Low pressure means if you miss a day, brush yourself off, and get back to it. No worries. By art, I'm talking a broad view. You could be cooking, taking pictures, dancing, writing music, crafting for the holidays, painting, sculpting, writing poetry, making jewelry, sewing, knitting, art journaling, you name it. You could decide to do a small 2"x2" drawing each day, work each day on one big project, or you could do something different every day. Up to you! I tend to do more drawing and painting because that's what I like, but you can follow your heart. Take some time this month to think about what you might like to work on or just show up and create!
If you're on Facebook, join the Facebook group where you can share your creations as well. If you're on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook you can use the hashtag #arteverydaymonth2021. I'll also have a daily post here starting November 1st, where you can share links to creations you've made.
Read more about the challenge here and then sign up below by leaving a comment. If you have a blog, website, flickr page, or instagram handle where you'll be sharing, share that below in the Mr. Linky form. If you aren't sharing your work online, then just leave a comment on this blog post saying that you're participating.
The challenge begins November 1st!
Creative Every Day Challenge April 2021: Cycles
April 1st, 2021, Comments (1)
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Happy April 2021 of the Creative Every Day Challenge! This month, I offer a completely optional theme of Cycles. Use it if it sparks your creativity, or let it go if it doesn't. What could cycles mean for your creativity this month? Perhaps you'll take yourself on a bike ride looking for inspiration, perhaps you'll draw a the cycles of the moon, maybe you'll write about cycles of life. Feel free to share a link or simply comment below if you have anything you want to share over the course of the month. You can also share in the Facebook group. Creativity of all kinds are welcome. It could be drawing, writing, photography, clay, music, knitting, cooking, anything can be creative, so just have fun with it. Feel free to commit to your creativity anytime during the year here.
Below is my painting, Offering, which is available in my shop.
Creative Every Day Challenge: March 2021
March 2nd, 2021, Comments (2)
Happy March 2021 of the Creative Every Day Challenge! This month, I offer a completely optional theme of Dirt. Use it if it sparks your creativity, or let it go if it doesn't. What could dirt mean for your creativity this month? Perhaps you'll literally dig in the dirt in a garden, perhaps you'll draw a scene of what lives beneath the ground, maybe you'll paint or knit in the brown shades. Feel share a link or simply comment below if you have anything you want to share over the course of the month. You can also share in the Facebook group. Creativity of all kinds are welcome. It could be drawing, writing, photography, clay, music, knitting, cooking, anything can be creative, so just have fun with it. Feel free to commit to your creativity anytime during the year here.
Below is my painting, Perseverance, which I painted last month and will be in my shop shortly.
Creative Every Day Challenge: February 2021
February 1st, 2021, Comments (0)
Happy February 2021 of the Creative Every Day Challenge! This month, I offer a completely optional theme of Inside. Use it if it sparks your creativity, or let it go if it doesn't. What could inside mean for your creativity this month? I know we've all been seeing a lot of the indoors lately. Maybe it will be something about that. Maybe it's something going on inside your heart or inside the earth. Perhaps it's using the inside of an apple to make prints on paper or searching inside a book for inspiration. Maybe it's a making a cozy blanket for when you're trapped inside the house. Feel share a link or simply comment below if you have anything you want to share over the course of the month. You can also share in the Facebook group. Creativity of all kinds are welcome. It could be drawing, writing, photography, clay, music, knitting, cooking, anything can be creative, so just have fun with it. Feel free to commit to your creativity anytime during the year here.
Below is my painting, Internal Horizon, which I painted last month and will be in my shop this week.
Virtual Gallery Opening
January 12th, 2021, Comments (0)
Hey everyone, I'd like to invite you to a Virtual Gallery Opening of The Belmont Gallery of Art's Facing You: A Portrait Show, which is running now through February 2021.
Grab a glass of wine (or cup of tea), sit back, and enjoy some beautiful art! The zoom reception will take place from 7-8PM EST on Jan. 15th. See the info below to join in!
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The original and prints of Wandering Thoughts (above) are available. The original of Daydreaming (below) sold, but there are still prints available.
Trying to Stay Grounded
January 11th, 2021, Comments (2)
Trying to Stay Grounded. Acrylic and ink on watercolor paper.
Internal Horizon
January 2nd, 2021, Comments (0)
A new piece completed, inspired by the totally optional theme this month, Horizon. It's mixed media (collage, acrylic paint, and ink) on a 9"x12" panel.
Creative Every Day Challenge January 2021: Horizon
January 1st, 2021, Comments (1)
Hello, folks! To kick off the Creative Every Day Challenge in January 2021, I offer a completely optional theme of Horizon. Use it if it sparks your creativity, or let it go if it doesn't. What could horizon mean in your creations? A knew beginning? A landscape? Something with an edge? Feel free to share a link below or simply comment below if you have anything you want to share over the course of the month. You can also share in the Facebook group. Creativity of all kinds are welcome. It could be drawing, writing, photography, clay, music, knitting, cooking, anything can be creative, so just have fun with it. Feel free to commit to your creativity anytime during the year here.
Below is my painting, The Unknown, which was featured in Patti Digh's book, What I Wish for You. Happy New Year, everyone!
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