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Artwork: Pieces on Display at Ashland Parks & Recreation

Artwork At Ashland Parks & Recreation; Days 12 & 13 #30paintingsin30days Challenge

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Its cheerful; its colorful; and its Stermer-Cox artwork at the Grove Building, Ashland Parks and Recreation. Art Show. Greetings! I am pleased to announce that my husband Robert and I hung fourteen of my paintings yesterday at the above mentioned Grove Building, 1195 East Main St., Ashland OR. You may see the artwork during business […]

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Musing; Day 11 of #30paintingsin30days Challenge; Cappuccino Time-R V2

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Musing: A period of reflection or thought. A Day For Musing. Greetings! Its a lovely Sunday afternoon. Its one of those days where the weather is unsettled, snow, then sun, then gray again. I caught myself in a state of musing as I stared out the window. I love the quiet of this time of

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Limited Palette: Day 10 Cappuccino Time-$

Limited Palette? Day 10 #30paintingsin30days. “Cappuccino Time-R”.

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On using a limited palette, good idea or bad idea? Or, just an idea? Intentions. Greetings! I read an article today titled “Why Limit Your Palette?” by artist Paul Foxton of the website “Learning to See”. I took away two points from the article I’d like to explore. One is the value of challenging one’s

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The Horse As Subject; Day 9 #30paintingsin30days. Its Always Fun!

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The horse is one of my most consistent, long term subjects. And, here I am, drawing horses again! Day #9 = Horse Study. Greetings! It is indeed Day Nine of the #30paintingsin30days hosted by Leslie Seata Fine Art. Today’s piece is another in a long line of drawings and paintings featuring a horse as subject.

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Intentions Evolve, Cappuccino V5. Day 8 of #30paintingsin30days.

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My “big idea” or intentions: use line as the dominate design feature; subordinate shape. Another Cappuccino Variation. Greetings! Its Day 8 of the #30paintingsin30days challenge hosted by Leslie Saeta Studios! And, its another version of my cappuccino cup and frothing pitcher. The fun thing about working variations on a theme is that I never know

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Don’t Overthink It! Day 7 #30paintingsin30days, Cappuccino V4

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Overthink, in this case, thinking and worrying so much as to become indecisive; almost. Greetings! Yes, and I didn’t know the word “overthink” is in the dictionary. Defined another way, overthinking might be looking at possibilities and options in such a manner as to be counter productive. My brain locks up. Overthink At The Easel:

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Cappuccino In The Frame; Its Day 6 of #30paintingsin30days!

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Frame-in-frame design scheme, that is! Just Frame It. Hi! For today’s painting, I purposely used a “frame-in-frame” design scheme. Why? Because its a good personal challenge to see if I can make it work. Plus, I had an idea, you see. Ideas Lead Down Windy Path. Well, sometimes ideas take me down paths I didn’t

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Experimenting with Shape and Color: Cappuccino V2

Experimenting: “Cappuccino, V2”. Acrylic Study For Day 5 of #30paintingsin30days

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And, for me, studies are all about experimenting! And, experimenting leads to expanding knowledge and skill – one hopes! Greetings! It is indeed Day 5 of the #30paintingsin30days challenge hosted by Leslie Saeta Studios. Experimenting With Color. I like to study color and color meaning. For example, in this piece I think of

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Still Life: Cappuccino Cup & Frothing Pitcher

Day 4 of #30paintingsin30days: Cappuccino With Milk, Naturally

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A cappuccino, by definition, has milk. If it didn’t, it wouldn’t be cappuccino; naturally! Cappuccino Barista. Greetings. I’m a coffee barista of limited abilities. I know how to make coffee, espresso and cappuccino. Beyond that, I need to look up the recipes online. And? So, what does that have to do with an art blog?

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Improvisation on a them of espresso cup and milk pitcher.

Improvisation. Day Three #30paintingsin30days, “Espresso No Milk V3”

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Composing without a plan or preparation, that’s the type of improvisation I’m thinking about. Improvisation In Painting. Greetings! I was thinking about my process for this acrylic study and the word “improvisation” came to mind. Its like riffing on a theme of an espresso cup and pitcher. If musicians can do it, why not painters?

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