The Clothesline

Today we were at Fairmont park, its a beautiful park with lakes and wonderful trails covered by mature trees. The weather has taken a turn f...

I had forgotten to mention that at Jurupa park I ended up with a fan, he happened to be Canadian goose that followed me around the lake all ...

Jurupa Regional Park I am posting these all on one day as I have been feeling defeated and tired when I get home. The sun, the pressure ...

Day 3 and 4 were harder days that left me frustrated and tired.  Martha McLean Park was nice and I started a pastel of the train bridge go...

Today I was a bit later than yesterday, about 9:00, the continental breakfast was over and they were all on there way out to grab their sit...

En Plein air is the french expression that means "in the open air" and is used to discribe painting outdoors. Today was the first ...

Every year the SAQA, Society of Art Quilters Association , holds an amazing auction. It is filled with hundreds of mini quilts from famous...

Friday my Art Quilters Group, Sub Q, met for our monthly meeting. Being so close to Valentines day we each brought a valentines gift or car...

I belong to an amazing group of artist that enjoy painting plein aire and exersizing so they combine it in a group called "sketchersize...

Descanso gardens Originally uploaded by ddhabicht We had a photo Meetup at Descanso Gardens today. It started off a bit chilly but turned...

Pool mural Originally uploaded by ddhabicht I am working on the pattern for the custom tile guys. This is going to be a 26'x3' mural...

Rainy Day Project Originally uploaded by ddhabicht I have SAQA deadline tomorrow so I am finishing this up to send. Acrylic paint, fabric pa...

UCR Botanical Gardens Originally uploaded by ddhabicht Today our plein aire painting group was invited to paint the botanical gardens. They ...

I belong to an amazing group of international artists who live in wonderful, dreamy places around the world. The group is called " Sket...

We went with the photo meetup group to Vasquez Rocks. These rocks seem to jet out of the earth at these sharp angles and can reach up to 150...

With the weather being so wonderful I couldn't stay inside with Blake so we all decided to go for a long walk. We ventured over to the l...

Saturday I had a linoleum block carving workshop. It was such an amazing day, the weather was perfect and we ended up working outside where ...

Sorry the photo isn't great, another quick shot from my phone in my studio. Its funny how much Christmas stuff  I need to paint and it s...

WDE Jan 2nd Originally uploaded by ddhabicht More sketching,painting and creating is on the top of my list for 2011. Unfortunately, I foun...

Its hard to believe another year has gone by, wow, where did it go. I have personally done much more this year than I have in years past reg...

After all the fun I had creating my Christmas exchange gift I scheduled another workshop in my studio. This project takes a simple sketch, y...

 Today I hosted a Zentangle Christmas party for my wonderful students today. I have the most wonderful students and they are all friends. Ar...

I love painting my Christmas cards, I have done that for the last few years. I paint an original and then upload the image to be printed on...

A few weeks ago as I was unpacking my ornaments for the tree I took the time to take some pictures to share. Years ago, when I was a young m...