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Griffith Observatory Watercolor Painting
Of all of my plein air paintings with my Saturday morning group, I am most proud of this one. We set out to go to the Griffith Observatory one beautiful January morning and I chose this spot for all of … Continue reading
Apricots in a Blue Bowl Watercolor Painting
December was a bit of a slow month for me, so I was able to be fairly prolific when it came to painting. Because I don’t have a dedicated space and have to lug everything out, the setting up process … Continue reading
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Downtown LA Skyline Watercolor Painting
Here is another watercolor painting I did around the close of last year of the view of Los Angeles skyline at sunset. I saw a really beautiful picture on Flickr and thought it would be fun to experiment with trying … Continue reading
Posted in art, beautiful, blue, colorful, downtown, flickr, los angeles, painting, skyline, watercolor
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Guardians Poster Design
Late last fall I had an interview that I thought went absolutely nowhere. Imagine my surprise, then, when at the end of January (when everything else was happening) I got an email from the organization informing me of our next … Continue reading
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LA Zoo Watercolor Painting
This Saturday is the first Saturday of the month, and so I’m hoping to be able to get together with a few friends to go out on a painting excursion. This all started from an afternoon painting in a friend’s … Continue reading
Individual Session with Stan Fellows
I wanted to finish Greene Ink Press in late April because Gavin and I had plans the first week of May to go out to Iowa to see Kendra “graduate” from her program. In reality, it wasn’t a graduation (just … Continue reading
Posted in art, Artist to watch, blossom, blue, bouquet, colorful, flowers, glass, Iowa City, martha stewart, painting, Stan Fellows, still life, studio, watercolor
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Fusing Glass Under Influence of the Flu
A few weeks ago, I contracted the flu. Although I never get the flu shot (it does not respond well to my system), I haven’t had the flu in years. And so I forgot that, no matter how much you … Continue reading
Posted in art, blue, glass, green, iridescent glass, tiles, vase, watercolor, window vase, Workshop
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Glass Slumping Class
Way back at the beginning of February, I took a glass slumping class. Sounds a little dirty, but I assure you it is not! What glass slumping is is taking pieces of glass and fusing them together with a first … Continue reading
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Glass Workshop 2: Window Vases and Potential Earrings
Knowing that I was going to work or be away the last three Thursdays of February, I decided to go to the glass workshop the week after I made the orange and blue window vases. (Aunt Trisha, by the way, … Continue reading
Posted in art, blue, glass, green, iridescent glass, pink, vase, window vase, Workshop
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Finished Window Vases
I finished the window vases and took pictures of them all assembled the other day, so you can see the finished products: <– Mosaic Window Vase I love this one. I just love how all of the pieces fit together, … Continue reading
Posted in art, blue, floral, flowers, glass, orange, vase, window vase
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