I don’t know if it’s just me, but life seems to fly by these days. Fall is often a blur of falling leaves, school runs, activities, sweaters, and lots of art challenges.
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Last month I promised to tell you about my September trip to Tokyo. My son is studying Japanese over there and needed to set up an apartment as last year he stayed with a host family, and I was eager to help.
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I haven't posted here in a verrrry long time, but it’s been a busy year and I can’t wait to tell you what I’ve been up to (I’ll post about my travels later)
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I love all my art supplies, but I really, really love my watercolor paints. Of all the different mediums available to us artists,
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It’s March and still cold outside in my neck of the woods, but I can see bulbs peeping their little green heads above the wet dirt.
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Did I ever tell you about my FLASH DRIVE of DIGITAL Bible Backdrops, Digital Download Characters and Digital Download Props Set?
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Wait, Christmas is over, you say. Yes it is! But I promised you a little post about the Christmas Holiday Art Challenge
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It goes without saying that we all LOVE a BLANK NEW CANVAS from time to time.
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It’s the day before New Year’s Eve, and time to reflect on what this year’s highlights were
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Have you ever joined an art challenge? If not, have you ever wanted to join a challenge?
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Whoosh! It’s summer already and I’m late posting to this blog. Yes, I have reasons…my son graduated high school
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Why do you make art? Most creative people say they’ve made art for as long as they can remember. Sure, they have tried out many styles and supplies over the years, but they remain dedicated to giving expression to something deep inside. It feels good to put our emotions into something that explains how we feel.
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Am I the only one who thinks about chocolate and pink being synonymous with February? Do you have a secret stash of personal chocolate favorites? My go-to bar is from Trader Joe’s and is 85% cacao…the flavor is fruity and out-of-this-world! Not fruity as in cheap chocolate-covered cherries (yuck), but grown-in-the tropics kind of fruity - only there’s no fruit inside.
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It’s heeerre, folks… FOLKTALE WEEK!
Are you in? This is the first year I have fully participated in this instagram art challenge. Other years I dabbled around because I was working on other projects.
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What have you always wanted to do but was a chicken when it came to making it happen?
Ever since I was little I have wanted to be a “real” children’s book illustrator and author (the author part I never had faith in…if you read one of my early writings you can see why.)
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