Tag: Art
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Aqua Couture
“Be Like Water.” —Bruce Lee Mixing elements is so satisfying. Anyone familiar with my illustrations has probably seen this woman. Possibly more than once. A photograph of the ocean sits behind her, but with some added blur and drama, it almost seems like she’s under water. While I’m currently obsessing about fashion design, I know…
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Love Letters
Or… What’s in a shoe?? My post tonight has a couple of meanings. First and foremost… and the most random, of course… is the idea that when a woman can no longer seem to find joy or inspiration in her life, sometimes she just needs to go shoe shopping. I saw an image of a…
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High Wheeler
Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul. Day 4 is done! Confession: I had to rush it a little so I used a paint effect to disguise the areas that I didn’t want to fine tune or polish. It was the Penny-farthing, or high wheeler, that I wanted to focus in on…
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Colors of Fun
“Color! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams.” -Paul Gauguin After my thoughts on Unfinished Business, I wanted to return to my other love… beautiful, bold and vibrant color. I think brighter tones can create a sense of tranquility, but they are also kind of hypnotic. And, for me, they also represent…
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Unfinished Business
I did a good job at letting my personality loose on this one. I came up with the name unfinished business because, as you can see, there are several projects ‘in the works’ at this serene beach cabin. My chosen color palette is obvious… faded blues, turquoise, tan and aqua… but just when I thought…
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Seeing Red
I thought I’d go retro for this one. I’m grasping at straws here because anything that is not my story will work tonight. I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place with that, so if you are reading this and were hoping for the ending, or even a continuation into Part 3 of the…
a sprinkle of faith 