Just wrapping up my 2011 garden post for December. I took these shots, and never had the time to post them. Here is my dormant vegetable garden waiting for spring planting: This one is of our dog Hiro under the grape vines. This year will be the first year they will be allowed to fruit […]
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It has been over a month since I posted, or even looked at my blog. The holidays have kept me busy, but as it wound down, it also gave me time for deep reflection. So much has gone through my mind the last few weeks. Middle age, and so many unanswered questions… As 2011 was my year […]
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This is finally the last Drawing Lab assignment, to draw a Christmas Tree. I wanted to draw our very own Christmas Tree, but as is usually the case, life gets in the way. With both boys home, and the hectic holiday season, I decided to draw Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tree. I like it for it’s […]
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My art instructor, Jeannie Dukic of the Drawing Lab is not only a talented artist, but also a very talented jewelry designer. She offered her beautiful art beads to us as a challenge in making our own jewelry. Here are the beads she sent me – handmade polymer clay beads with real gold leaf: And here […]
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Well, this is it. I started the challenge with the best intentions. Somewhere along the line, coming up with a bird a week idea became a challenge in itself. So, to finish off, I drew a partridge in a pear tree, and two turtle doves:
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Well, I thought this was our last drawing lab. There is one more, and our official last lab was to be the traveling journal. Well, I got it, and sent it on to the next student in Germany, and it got lost – on my watch… Maybe one day, it will reach her. So, for my second […]
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Just two more weeks of this challenge? For week 49, I am featuring a bird in a basket ornament I made. And for week 50, I am featuring a little cardinal my niece made out of a walnut sitting on a brazil nut:
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This week, we were assigned to draw using different textures. I drew a bowl of flowers with fabric underneath. I’m not sure I got any specific textures – with my lack of skill, everything seems to be the same texture 🙂 :
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This week, the diva has challenged us with a new tangle called “Fife” Here is my effort:
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I decided to work with pastels again this week. Not sure I like the medium – a bit too messy for me. Anyway, I attempted a Pablo Picasso style self portrait. Not sure I achieved it, but here it is:
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I haven’t done much gardening lately – my vegetable garden is an overgrown mess! So, I will just have to share the beauty of fall foliage in the desert region of Southern California. It’s nothing compared to other parts of the country, but remarkably, we do have some :-). Not much in my front grove, […]
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Here is AneczkaW’s second Christmas kit that I played with “Christmas Fun“: Here is the layout I made: And here is the QP Freebie for you to download:
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