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Tag Archives: watercolor
Lupines
Allan loves the lupines and we both love walking at the Port of Kalama. The trails stretch for more than a mile right alongside the Columbia River, and today was the most beautiful day we’ve had this year. I admire … Continue reading
Remembering Maui
Have you ever wanted to go back to a time when you were younger, thinner, warmer, or maybe in a prettier place? That’s what being in Maui is like, especially the part about being younger. Warmth and light are things … Continue reading
Tulip Magnolia for the Twitter Art Exhibit
I’ve entered another Twitter fundraising art exhibit! In November 2010 I entered my first Twitter Art Exhibit, a collaborative fund-raising effort to help a library in Moss, Norway. All I had to do was submit a postcard sized painting and … Continue reading
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Art by the River at Camp Kalama
“So there we were, a bunch of artists, not very much unlike that unruly group of Impressionists who back in the 1870′s set out to revolutionize the art world by breaking away from tradition and painting outside from life.” Here … Continue reading
More lap painting, baseball and drawing wolves!
Take me out to the Ball Game! Ah summer! Gloppy sunscreen, shaved ice and baseball moments. I’m trying to incorporate creative art expression into every part of my life. The Fourth of July is a busy holiday and it put … Continue reading
A Birthday Gift: Natalie
My family must be lucky, they always get art on their birthday! Hopefully someday that dusty painting or faded watercolor they stashed in their closet will be worth something. In my family there are those who know and love art, … Continue reading
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Long road trip? Try a little lap painting!
Long road trips make me crazy. I can’t get anything accomplished. I’d much rather be painting! So for our 4-hour trip to Ellensberg (for the Renewable Energy Roundup Art Show) I rigged up a little watercolor lap painting set-up. Allan drove, … Continue reading
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Artsy genes run in the family
I always thought my artsyness came from my mother, eccentric and artistic as she was. Known by many as the ‘crazy lady who painted,’ I hope to be known the same way someday, without the ‘crazy’ part! But recently I … Continue reading
Springing into Cinco de Mayo with bright florals and new technology!
The bright colors in florals make people feel happy. That’s what I like to capture! I’m celebrating Cinco de Mayo with an exhibit of my recent florals at The Broadway Gallery, a small cooperative gallery in Longview, Washington. It opens … Continue reading
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Columbian Artists
Living by the Columbia River, it makes sense for an artists’ association to call themselves the Columbian Artists’ Assocation. Many of the artists paint the Columbia River and other scenic local landscape scenes. The association has held an annual show … Continue reading
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