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Watercolors And Letters
Back in the autumn I did a lettering project and I really enjoyed it. I combined my love of watercolor with a verse that had really spoken to me. I was inspired to do it by an artist I found through Instagram. She has a lot of tutorials that are easy to follow if…
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Gratitude: A Fresh Re-start
In my first post of the year I mentioned that I was going to get back to gratitude listing here again. I am starting afresh with a clean slate. A house to live in With heat that works Laughing hard, so much so that my face hurt, with Trisha and Beverly Bryant fixes lunch,…
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Focusing on 2016
So here we are in the beginnings of a new year. As I sat and pondered the coming year and the year that has passed, I have a few focus areas for the new year. I am not setting myself up for failure and setting goals I know I will never achieve. I just…
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Reality That Looks Abstract, Painting #3
The third painting I did in that group of three was of the beach in Boracay, Philippines. We visited Boracay in October of 2008. The trip was a gift to our family. Boracay is a beautiful tropical island with palm tree lined beach and turquoise water. Though this painting looks a bit abstract it…
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Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Painting #2
After I painted Peggys Cove Lighthouse, I decided to work on Yaquina Head Lighthouse next. Yaquina Head Lighthouse is located on the Oregon coast. In 2008, my husband and I took a trip down the coast of Oregon and stopped to photograph most of the lighthouses along the coast. We were not able to go inside…