Painting Pretty

“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” ― May Sarton We can work on ourselves all we want to, but, like cleaning a house.. it is never done.  Oh, I have tried every system in the library.  Seriously.  Then, one day, when I realized I was no fun for anyone, I gave it up.  And I owe many students a great deal of apologizing to ever make it right, so, here and now, I state, one more time. "Oh, my gosh, I am sorry I tried to make you think I

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The Invitation

Theme of the Month:  Native American Colors:  gray-toned colors Mixed Medium Inclusion:  collaging elements on your background and/or as part of your painting As per the challenge, the first thing did was to find a photo using my ipad.  I saw other teachers who used their phones.  I was able to turn the portrait into blacks, whites and grays.  This helped me immensely in drawing the portrait.  I was able to draw the portrait, freehand, from there. I did some collaging of a napkin with

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The Scary Truth

”Somebody once told me the definition of hell: “On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.” — Anonymus Have you ever told a white lie and then tried to keep track of it?  Have you played that game "murder" around a campfire and watched the whispered message get adulterated until it no longer resembles the first whisper?  Well, if we are not honest with ourselves, honor our truths, tell our truths, they get warped out of reality as well.  We

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Philosophy of Mark-Making

A Woman of New Beginnings