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New Juice!
Looking at this new set of opaque watercolors gets my inspiration juices flowing! What yummy colors! When I was browsing through an art magazine I found this painting by Donna Zagotta and it made me wonder how she came about … Continue reading
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February in March
That sounds kind of painterly! Today is a cold, windy and rainy day and I’m reminded of this little painting that I did many Februaries ago. I was coming home, off of the freeway and there before me was this … Continue reading
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My Own Version
I saw a painting I liked, it was at a doctor’s office, and while I was in the waiting room I scribbled down some notes of how it was formatted . I didn’t get around to trying to do a … Continue reading
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The Palette given by my art teacher in high school.
When I painted the house upon the hill in 1958, I know that it was because my high school art teacher gave me a set like this Grumbacher watercolor palette. Of course back then the palette was made out of … Continue reading
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Soon to be Published
I am so excited I feel like doing a big stretch like this one of my neice, Kaili! I will soon be publish in a Somerset Studio magazine this coming Spring and today I finished the two articles that I … Continue reading
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Forty Eight Years!
Today we celebrate 48 years of marriage. How I thank God for my husband, Jack who is enjoying a game of golf this morning and I am enjoying the sunshine in my studio! We have plans for the afternoon, and … Continue reading
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My Blue Ribbon
Currently I have 8 watercolors at the San Diego Hospice until the 29th of October. Last Sunday was the reception and guests have a chance to vote on their 3 favorite paintings of all the 13 artists in this show. … Continue reading
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The Rose on the Cross
It’s Easter morning and I’m thinking of a watercolor that I was commissioned to do for the poetry book my friend had published. Wings of the Wind, by Diana Taylor. She is so talented with words and I am very … Continue reading
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Everything So Rosey
I didn’t know any better, but soon learned not to paint with my sunglasses on! They made everything so pretty and rosey looking, I just loved it. When I would get home after being out painting on location I wondered … Continue reading
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From the Kitchen Corner
When all I had was my kitchen corner to paint in I could also cook dinner while I worked on a large 30 x 36 inch canvas on my easel! I young then and had a lot of energy and … Continue reading
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