We lost our Internet today, it reminds me how dependent we are. It
provides us access to the world via email, blogs, facebook. I worked
on an incredibly detailed pastel today from a picture posted on wet
canvas last Friday. I hope this posts!
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Wild Fuchsia Christmas Ball - 10.5 x 8 watercolor done a few years ago during a snowfall. For this image, I used a large hot pink fuchsia Christmas ornament. Light reflections are the ...
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VIDEO demonstrations by members of the American Watercolor Society - *For those making lists of "things to watch" over the Seasonal Break, I have a list of videos for watercolour artists - and those interested in how water...
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Canopy - Canopy view her on my website Canopy, original acrylic on flat panel, 16”x20”, $850 plus s&h. I welcome your questions (yes, I offer payment plans - de...
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The Road to Impeachment in Seoul - 1. Protesters fill the streets in front of the National Assembly in Seoul the weekend after South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol announced martial law i...
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amaryllis - . 14x14 My first amaryllis to open this year was a white one. Practiced on some multimedia paper. Below is the one I've started on ...
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holiday classes are here! - Holiday classes are here! I just dropped a few fun holiday classes in the shop- two $5 classes and virtual retreat. Head to the shop...
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Sketches in Toulouse. - All sketches done on watercolour block with pen and watercolour
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WONDROUS WOODCOCKS (TIMBERDOODLES) - This is the story behind a coloured pencil drawing. How observing a woodcock resulted into a detailed drawing of this wonderful bird. Years ago, m...
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Strike - "Strike" Image size 48" x 16" Encaustic I seem to always gravitate to blues in my encaustic paintings. The encaustics have such a watery look so maybe...
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Technical difficulties, begone! Scotland trip upcoming! - Hello! I have been frustrated for a long time due to a glitch with my renewal of Adobe services (i.e I now can't access any of them, including Photoshop) a...
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Register now for Creative JumpStart 2022! - yes! I'm one of the artists! Register now for Creative JumpStart 2022! * hint, hint.* .
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Karin Jurick - Friends and family regret to announce the death of the artist Karin Jurick. 02/09/1961 - 06/16/2021
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A Little Coy -Paint Party Friday - Here's my latest attempt at making a coy pond on a rock. He turned out to be quite fat! However I think fat fish are happy, so I'm satisfied. I am hav...
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Contemporary Wildlife Paintings by California Animal Artist Theresa Paden - *Contemporary Bear Paintings* *By California Animal Artist Theresa Paden* *"Sky Bear"* 24 x 24" I painted this bear with my palette knife and many lay...
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we are the new contemporary painters- evolve and discover - Learning from the past is something all artists do. Sharing ideas and cross pollinating these ideas between artist groups is what has spurred on moveme...
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Drawing insects - Every year I teach a course in scientific illustration at work, and one of the assignments that my students have is to draw an insect from close observation,…
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Happy Easter - 2019 - *The Descent from the Cross* c. 1435. Oil on oak panel, 220cm × 262 cm. Museo del Prado, Madrid. Flemish artist Rogier van der Weyden.
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WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT DEMO USING PRIMATEK FROM DANIEL SMITH - SONOMA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY DEMO 1/2019 The Sonoma Watercolor Society kindly asked me to do a demo for them for their January Meeting. It was a very st...
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Faces & Features: New Book by Walter Foster Publishing - A few years ago, I authored a book of watercolor portraits. This year the publisher, Walter Foster, created a new how-to book compri...
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Inktober 2018 - Inktober 2018 was so exciting. I offered my local village the chance to upload a photo they wished to be made into art at an affordable price and allocated...
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Paying Attention - I have been listening to a lot of artist's podcasts - too many, there are a million of them out there! But a couple of phrases have stuck in my head from...
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U.S. Virgin Islands ~ August 2018 - Raissa Eby 5 x 7 inches, Watercolor Salt River Bay Location Link Eileen Black Rainbow Beach 8x12 inches Transparent Watercolor Location Link Eileen Bl...
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Jean-Edouard Vuillard “Madame Josse Hessel” - Madame Josse Hessel in Vuillard’s Studio, pastel painting by Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940) Edouard Vuillard Date: 1915 Media: pastel Dimensions: 24.75 x 27....
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I'm Still Alive - In case anyone is still following, I am still alive. I have been super busy and stressed. I will be moving in a couple months. From a 3 bedroom to a 1 b...
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Deborah Weir - STRINGS ATTACHED - News from Deborah Weir: I delivered 6 pieces this week for this WAY fun show in Newport Beach. The opening will be a hoot with a wearables fashion show...
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No Telp JNE Pusat, Layanan 24 Jam Customercare - *Nо Tеlр JNE Puѕаt* - Bulаn rаmаdhаn ѕudаh tіbа, аktіftаѕ bеlаnја оnlіnе раѕtі mаkіn mеnіngkаt dаrі bіаѕаnуа. JNE рuѕаt јаkаrtа ѕеmаkіn dіѕіbukkаn dеngаn k...
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Spinning Blooms Mini - [image: Spinning Blooms Mini] I've just finished putting together some tips and techniques for this FREE Spinning Blooms Mini Quilt pattern now available o...
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Soaring Hawk Spirit - "Soaring Hawk Spirit" 19" x 27" watercolor This painting has been selected for the *IWS Canada's* Biennale Exhibition! I'm so proud and honored to be a...
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Trip Prep: Fresh Paint, New adventures - Ah! That time again. Filling up my palette for an upcoming trip. Heading to Melbourne tomorrow for a workshop and demo for Victoria Watercolor Society an...
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The Trams of Lisbon, Portugal - Wow, it has been a long time. Thanks to the few that have sent emails to see what I have been up to! Between my photography business, consulting, and trave...
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New Blog - I have started a new Blog on Wordpress called Teri's Creative Endeavors. I just needed something new, something I could post on Pinterest. Plus Blogger do...
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Watercolor demo of Golden Pear Continues - I am getting much closer to done now...it will be the long process of cleaning edges etc but only a small area left to figure out...the twine around the da...
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Play with me - These are my tiny dinosour erasers & an egg container set. I never use any of them as intended eraser though.
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Reply to Winter Magic - Ruthiepooh Steen posted a reply: I live north of the arctic circle, and we've hardly had any snow this winter either. rksteen.blogspot.no/2014/03/retur...
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Vegan Waterecolours - I've just had the pleasure of reviewing an intriguing new range of watercolours, intriguing because they are vegan - no animal products. The palette is qui...
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Thank you - I want to thank everyone who has visited my blog and left comments over the years. It's been loads of fun and given me motivation and inspirat...
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We've Moved! - *A Painter's Year* has moved to my new site! Now all of my blogs and galleries, news and information are under one roof at the new www.susanabbott.com. Ple...
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Tlaloc's Temple APK - Tlaloc's Temple apk Download Tlaloc's Temple apk, A bloody adventure and puzzle game in and aztec god's lair.. *Download Here* http://www.datafilehost.co...
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hey, its been awhile~~~~ - oh my gosh.. its been 8 months since i've been here.. i've missed you guys!!! must learn how to link this, with fb.. because there is only so much time in ...
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I've Moved...My blog That Is! - Exciting News! Even though I was under the weather and up to the rafters in boxes, I've been busy! I decided to take the plunge and move my blog to a host...
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More limited palette paintings - These 2 were done with exactly the same palette, green, blue-green, and orange red, mixes of these and white. They were all pre-mixed from various tube co...
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Birthing Newborn Photography - Last week I had the honor of photographing my friend’s newborn baby girl. I had a lot of fun and learned so much! I’m excited that in a couple of w...
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" MY SWEET PEA " - 16 x 20 Acrylic Available at Fineartamerica.com My daughter works for a great organization, the YMCA. She is a site ...
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The Sky and Clouds class results - CLOSED--CLASSES NO LONGER BEING OFFERED Please see box to your left. Blessings! ~Deborah Secor Cloud demo, PanPastels and sticks on Pastelmat, 9" x 15" I...
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Yellow Boat and Masa Restaurant - The restaurant was done on masa paper from a smaller painting I had done in plein air. I like the masa for the weath...
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A Reluctant Farewell - I want to restate my thanks to the artists who allowed me to feature their work here over the past several years. Although I have made the difficult decisi...
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Yes you can: How to install 2 versions of Photoshop on your computer - Starting today, this blog will begin to offer tips for using Photoshop Elements. I've found that many of my artist friends find the price of regular Photos...
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4 comments:
Wow!
Desiree - I love how you can take such an ordinary daily view and turn it into a work of art. This is beautiful!!!
Desiree, your pastels are amazing. I've visited your blog before but just found out today that we have a friend in common - Kay D. It really is a small world, isn't it?
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