After around five inches of rain yesterday, 78,000 people in Connecticut are still without power, with many more than that powerless over the border in New York. Roads and highways are closed due to flooding or trees down.
Month: March 2010
Book Review: Celebrate Your Creative Self
I really like this book a lot and give it a hearty five stars. It is wonderful to jump-start or freshen up your art if you are an experienced artist, but is also approachable enough to set the beginner totally loose, inducing them to soar. More than anything, it is total fun, without any overtone … Read more
Two of my Paintings
These two paintings I did a while ago. I wanted to share them because they were done with techniques learned in a book I plan on reviewing (favorably) tomorrow. I love learning new techniques and seeing where they lead in the creative process. The first, an abstract landscape painting was textured with tissue paper … Read more
Sixteenth Page Done in My New Box-A-Day Art Journal
This page represents February 27, 2010 to March 10, 2010.
See close-ups of recent entries below.
Enjoy!
More Bovine Bliss
When a previous post featured bovine bliss (see here) I didn’t imagine it as the first of a series. But these New Pond Farm cows are too happy not to record! Whether these two calves were grooming or lovemaking, they were certainly affectionately enjoying one another with exploratory taste buds! It was interesting to photograph … Read more
Today’s Ocean Sunset Painting
Today I worked on layering “graded washes” of watercolor to create a luminous effect. This single painting took several hours of meditative build up this morning,
Movie Review: Runaway Bride
My oldest daughter is home from college for spring break. We enjoyed Runaway Bride… a thoroughly decent film which I’ll give 4 stars especially after…
Winter Photos of New Pond Farm
With temperatures in the fifties yesterday and today, we are thinking spring with good reason! As the weather here improves quickly, I wanted to slip in these photos I took of snow at New Pond Farm just last week, while at least the calendar still says it’s winter!
Book Review: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
This is a wonderful book; it is the best novel I’ve read in quite a while. I give it five stars. I enjoyed it on audio because it is told in two perfect voices, but I’m resolved to read it again in print because there are so many great bits that demand pondering and a … Read more
New Poem by me: Life Goes On
Life Goes On Death means never more: so definitive and final. In argumentation I’ve learned to avoid saying always and never because it invites finding a loophole. Usually is more effective in such a prevaricating world. Can opposites mutually prevail? Mohair and diamonds both occur but not simultaneously in the same place. We know that … Read more
My New Watercolor Abstract Landscape Series
I painted this abstract landscape series in watercolors this week. I had fun exploring options within self-imposed limited constraints. All these paintings have in common:
I’ve Started Making Homemade Bread!
For Christmas I got two bread making books from my husband and a bread baking stone from my sister. I’ve never made bread before and never thought I could, but I love an occasional good, expensive, artisan loaf. It took me almost two months to get up the nerve to give bread baking a try, … Read more
Photos of Fresh Snow by the River
I took these photos early last Saturday morning after a 12 hour slow snow the day before. I had a great time taking these; I hope you like them… Even though you know I love bright colors, grey can be beautiful!
Photos of Snowy Fields
Wonderful ice cream grazes on these fields at other times
of the year! I hope you like these wintery but pastoral shots…