Jack Branch: The Evolution of a Finished Painting | Picto Project Week 6
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that this is the completion of the 3rd triptych that I’m doing for the Pictorialization Project. It started with the inspiration photo I took: Followed by...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday #11 | Purple Crocus | Picto Project Week 6
I know that all of us in the northern hemisphere of the planet are looking forward to spring. So when I saw these crocus flowers coming up in my front yard, I had to get some images then and there....
View ArticleOld Barn | Picto Project Week 6
When I was working on this photo, doing a little post-processing, my husband walked by and said, “So, when am I going to see a painting of that? You don’t usually do buildings and I really want to see...
View ArticleCrooked Tree | Picto Project Week 6
You know, I’ve walked by this tree on the mountain behind my house and I’ve photographed it like 20 different times. I’m not exaggerating. But every time, I couldn’t quite capture the extreme loopy...
View ArticleMy Dog Hash Brown | Highway 209 Overlook | Picto Project Week 7
The Overlook on Highway 209 just outside of Hot Springs, NC. And actually, the starkness of the black and white compressed charcoal sketch is analogous to how my heart feels. Two days ago I lost my...
View ArticleBends in the Road | Picto Project Week 7
You never know what’s around the next bend in the road. And if there are several bends? Life gets more interesting. I have all sorts of thoughts that this photo makes me think of. I’m going to try to...
View ArticlePastoral Scene | Wordless Wednesday 12 | Picto Project Week 7
Welcome to another Wordless Wednesday. Except it’s never wordless for me. I mean I think someone conjured up that concept for photographers at some point, but somehow overlooked that many...
View ArticleForsythia and Doodles
Spring forsythia is blooming, as are the daffodils. But in a cruel twist of plummeting temps, it’s only supposed to get into the 30′s here today. I was wearing flip flops yesterday. I can’t really...
View Article10 Reasons Why President Obama Should Buy My Painting of Highway 209 Overlook
Haha, I got you there with the title, didn’t I? If you came here for a political debate, you’ll have to look elsewhere. This hare-brained idea came to me as I was putting the finishing touches on this...
View ArticleForsythia: A Segway to Creative Education
It’s the 8th week of my Pictorialization Project and I feel like it’s coming along nicely. I continue to crank out photos, drawings and paintings. The forsythia that you see above is blooming...
View ArticleGreen Daylily Buds | Wordless Wednesday 13
This is a budding daylily growing in my yard. And a perfect capture for continuing with the Picto Project. And wow…the droplets were from a heavy, freezing rain that still grips our area, days later....
View ArticleMeditation for Creativity
This daffodil is growing on the mountain up from my house. Once again it was raining and in a moment of blue sky, I ran outside to see what looked interesting with water on it, and I found this...
View ArticleI’m a College Dropout
Before I regale you with my banal story of college-drama, check out my guest post – as a clark! – over at the Wakefield Doctrine. You won’t be disappointed. Well, I’m not an undergrad drop-out. I did...
View ArticleOld Horse Barn | Picto Project Week 9
I can’t believe I’ve been doing this Pictorialization Project for 9 weeks already. In that short amount of time, so much has happened: I have secured a place for my August exhibition I have a magazine...
View ArticleDogs…and Kids? The Picto Project Continues
When I was visiting my in-laws I went with my sister to go feed her horses. Well, she fed them, I stood there “helpfully” taking photos. In my defense, the whole ranch where she keeps them is...
View ArticleWordless – Wordy, Actually – Wednesday
I wasn’t kidding when I said I got lots of photos from the barn where my sister-in-law’s horses reside. The brown horse is Vinur, meaning “friend” in Icelandic. He’s an Icelandic horse, of course. The...
View ArticleSpirituality and Business
When I look at the lake, with the trees, I always feel a sense of spirituality and wonder. If you’re a regular reader on this blog, you’ll know that I’m a deeply spiritual person: I believe the Divine...
View ArticlePepe Le Chat – A Day in a Cat’s Life
Since I’ve included images of horses this week, I thought it would be fun to also include one of my black cat, Pepe. And since it’s just a “day in the life,” I thought I’d also link up with the...
View ArticleTen Things of Thankful: Artist Receptions and Education
Joining in for the Ten Things of Thankful blog hop - I have much to be thankful for. Read more →
View ArticleFinding My Dream Job(s)
I have found my dream job: teaching and being a blogger-teacher! Read more →
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