Moonglow and Spring Caps
Tara Choate I went to painting class tonight and Anji announced that she had started a painting for the June Rose Festival Show at Oregon Society of Artists. Her introduction was “this…
Painting
Describing Colors
Every spring there comes one or two evenings when the sun comes out enough to get the crocus to bloom. About a week a ago, we had one such evening…
The power of red
Well, I survived the Rose City Yarn Crawl this last weekend in good form and relatively inexpensively. There was the purple “Birds of a Feather” purchase. Then seven skeins of…
Two steps forward, one step back
It has been an exciting week for me with ups and downs that kept me on the edge of my seat. I had signed up to take a workshop from…
What’s that color?
A couple of weeks ago I stayed home sick (I had a little fever and was achy.) I slept a lot and took the dog for a walk, but mostly…
Ice Painting (Again)
In Portland we get a lot of rain, but not a lot of snow. Even a slight whiff of snow can send us into a panic. Getting six inches inside…
Mary Cassat, Ansel Adams, and philhippic
Today’s post is brought to you by the seemingly random powers that rule the internet. Random event 1 A couple days ago I liked a Facebook post that had a…
Mercury is in Retrograde?
The last few days have seemed to have a theme, summed up by a passing comment from a guy on the elevator: “Mercury is in retrograde, man.” Not 100% true…
Ice Painting
Tomorrow I’m going to photo my finished paintings and enter the WSO show; it’s time to bite the bullet. However, that doesn’t give you anything new to look at today.…