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Hey 2023 – Updates to my “Portfolio”

New albums have been added to my Photography Portfolio. I have been hoarding them, and I suppose they should be shared somewhere. There will be many more albums. I am enjoying this process of culling and retouching my photos –…

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Series: Macro Flowers

This collection happened by accident. I was painting for the Christmas art show season in 2019 and was working with some small 6×6 MDF boards. I ended up with this little collection of poinsettias and then the geraniums and finally…

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Hey 2021

It’s been awhile, but I am back. I have been a little busy – mostly with work and the dogs, trying to work out regularly. and renovating the “studio.” I was laying the trim in the studio and ended up…

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COVID-19

Two artists from the UK, who host one of my favorite podcasts, called Art Juice, decided to create a project called “Mark This Time” as a way to dedicate the creations and thoughts and experiences due to the global COVID-19…

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Something’s Gotta Give

Health and Weight Loss I sometimes open my drafts to see what I had started writing in the past but never finished, and I almost always find something that I still have feelings about. Reading words I wrote seven years…

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Studio Time During the Shutdown

I have been re-working old pieces for the past few months. When I say that, I mean in the three times I sat down to paint since the beginning of the year 2020, I have been working on the colors…

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Instagram TV Debut

In case you wanted to know, if you aren’t following me on Instagram, you are missing out on some day to day stuff. I think my IG branding is on point, honestly. Hahaha. I decided to try my hand at…

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A Lovely List – Inktober 2019

I do love the word “lovely.”  I never shared these on the blog, but I did a little bit of ink work during October of last year to get into a better habit of sketching. The habit didn’t really stick,…

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job loss and introvert things

Surprise! I’ve been unemployed for two weeks. Long story short, I realized towards the end of last year, that I had become complacent. I was listening to all these great podcasts and the common theme between them was that “limiting…

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currently: march 2020

currently loving: All of my favorite podcasts, like Art Juice, Gary Vee, and Dave Ramsey, are getting me through my work days lately. I have been extra productive and on top of things.  currently reading: I almost finished reading My…

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decade in review

Hey, 2020! It’s been over six months since I wrote something – which is a long time for me to not write. I say it is overdue. Instead of my normal Year In Review post (I will still be visiting…

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balance in 2019

Sometimes, I go into overdrive and am so productive for weeks on end. During January and February, I was so focused on being productive, that I forgot to take care of myself.  Through March and April, I sort of got…

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