Day 6: Persphone in Autumn
Today, I was inspired to paint an image of Persephone. I started with a collage base on 6"x6" board, then painted on top of it, not knowing exactly the direction it would take. As it developed I liked how an…
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Day 3: Potential
Doodling, earlier in the day, I had the idea of acorns in the ground, untapped potential, perhaps surrounded by trees (potential realized.) After a long day, with Annabelle sound asleep, I sat down and painted it out. Here's a detail,…
Annealing
Inspired by an essay in Patti Digh's upcoming book, The Geography of Loss, I created this piece recently. I've found that you do get stronger from experiences of walking through the fire. This was painted with acrylic on paper.
Writing aRound and a Giveaway!
Another idea to play with the round theme before the month is up is to gather with a few friends (or do this via email) and write in a round. You could each write a line (or paragraph) of a…
Playing Around
I've been having fun playing with the round theme! This one was a bit of play with paint on black paper. I'm calling it "Above and Below." And here's a doodle I did last week. If you're playing with the…
The Weight of Walking
I had a brief pocket of time today, just ten minutes actually, and I used it to do a little free form painting. Ah, that felt good. I used the opposites theme as a jumping off point, starting with black…
One, a little late
I did these pieces for the one theme and I'm just now getting around to posting them. Life has been busy! I was working with a blue monochromatic background to go along with the one theme of last month and…
Guess Whoooo Turned One?
My daughter, A! Here's a whole lot of pictures of the party and the decor that helped us celebrate this big milestone. Enjoy! This party was a labor of love with lots of folks involved. I went with an owl…
Inspired by Poetry
How fun that the theme is language this month and it is also National Poetry Month! I'm often inspired by poetry. Poems are often so visually rich, that I see great images in my mind as I read them. This…
Dark Night
Snuck in some art during yesterday and today's nap times and came up with this creation, "Dark Night." Going with the mixed-media theme, I used acrylic paints on watercolor paper to start, and later went into it with white and…