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Arting for 365 Day 179: Robin Come Winter

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Day 179 (10/24/12): Robin Come Winter

~3 x 5″ ink and watercolor on paper

Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days

Colorado received her first real dose of snow yesterday. It was, by no means a blizzard, nor will the skis even be coming out,  but it did make me feel as though winter is knocking on our doorstep.

For some reason after seeing this weather I began to think about birds – American robins in particular. This type of robin hangs around through the winter (although perhaps not at Crested Butte altitude) and I wondered, how they were they feeling about this snow? Had the copper breasted little guys prepped their winter huts? Were they cozied up, and as excited about the prospect of some winter weather as I am? One can only hope.

Arting for 365 Day 177: Buds in Abstraction

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~3 x 5″ ink & watercolor on paper

Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days

Holy smokes folks, I’m cutting it close today! But as you can see, artwork #177 did get created (pat on the back for this girl).

Last night, long after the sun had gone down, I grabbed a few interesting dried flower buds from a little bowl that is decorating the house I’m staying in.  I laid them out on the table and did a small drawing. The buds’ structures were really neat and oddly sturdy – so strong, in fact, that I think you’d break a tooth if you decided to bite down on them. Luckily, I stuck to drawing.

Upon finishing the initial study of the little buds, I decided it would be interesting to break each of the structures up into sections and add color for a bit of dimension. I finished off the graphic little drawing by adding a wash of green watercolor to the background.

It’s a bit of an odd drawing- especially the juxtaposition of the strange green wash next to the clean ink work- but luckily I am a fan of odd things.

Arting for 365 Day 175: Organized Chaos

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Day 175 (10/20/12):Organized Chaos

5 x 7 ink on paper

Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days

There is a bouquet of dried flowers here in the house I am staying (I did a simple drawing of it a few days ago). One  flower in the bunch is particularly fabulous. It is a mass of tendrils that, upon first glance, appear as unorganized and messy. Taking a closer look though, it is apparent that there is order to the petals as they stack upon one another beautifully.

I think this is amazing and reminds me a bit of life. All of the countless events that happen to each of us every day often seem chaotic,but life as a whole continues to proceed in an orderly fashion. One event building on the next, day after day, year after year.

Arting for 365 Day 173: Stark, Dry Flowers

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Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days

My five-ish hour drive to Crested Butte, Colorado was a gorgeous one yesterday. Blue skies, a few leaves left on the trees – windy at times, but lovely overall. I’m going to be in the tiny ski town for two weeks in order to help out my former boss.

After working yesterday afternoon and having a really nice dinner with the folks I’ll be working with, I jumped in on this ~8 x 10″ drawing of dried flowers. I really like the odd starkness of the image. The vast amount of white is a bit unsettling, and yet I’m kind of drawn to it for this reason.

Below are a few pics of the area. I feel like these next few busy weeks are definitely going to be a good challenge for me to stick with my arting. Keep your fingers crossed!

View from the deck of the house I am staying. Too bad it’s so ugly.

Arting for 365 Day 172: In Gold We Move Along

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I’ve been lucky enough to have some really incredible bosses over the years. So a few days ago when my former boss, and all around great lady, called to see if I’d be willing to head to Crested Butte to help her son out with his clinic, I was more than happy to do so.

I spent much of yesterday packing – both my suitcase and bins to take over to Gertie. As some of you may recall, Gertie is our new/used RV that we will be well on our way to being moved into upon my return.

As I loaded up clothes, I realized my mess of art supplies should also probably be organized, at least to some extent, to make moving a bit easier.  As I sifted through odds and ends I came across some textured, gold paper. The paper is a bit over the top and actually reminds me of a prom dress my sister had in high school (early 90s). I decided the textured find would be perfect to use for day 172’s piece.

I was able to wind down and have a lot of fun creating these two pieces before heading off for my new adventure high in the Rocky Mountains.

Arting for 365 Day 171: Cut Paper – Celebration

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Day 171 (10/16/12): Cut Out - Celebration

8 x 10″ Layered Cut Outs

Some friends of ours are getting married this weekend. It should be a gorgeous fall wedding as golds, oranges and reds are still hanging tightly to most of the trees.

I think that all of our friends have come to realize that if there is a present to be got, they will be getting art from us. This occasion is no different.

Awhile back we received our invitation to the celebration. It was a 5 x 7″ card in pink and dark brown, with dark brown backing. Upon seeing it I realized I could create some sort of a cut paper design from the card as our gift to them. I wanted to create something that was a piece of art while also reminding them of their big day. Initially the piece had a different backing with much more cut out, but it seemed too ornate. The softness of the pink and the lettering along with all of the curved cut outs was just too much. I opted to back it instead on black and keep the cutouts to a minimum, which I think was much more successful.

There was one thing I neglected to think through with this piece. The boyfriend asked what time the wedding starts on Saturday and I couldn’t tell him. Turns out I cut that part out. 

Arting for 365 Day 170: Self Portrait in Shadow

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Day 170 (10/15/12): Self Portrait From Shadow

8 x 10″ Watercolor and ink on paper

Goal: To create one piece of art each day for 365 consecutive days

As I readied myself to work on yesterday’s piece, the sky became filled with an amazing light. I got up and looked out the window. The edges of clouds glowed and there seemed to be a hazy calm across everything. It lasted only a few minutes but was spectacular.

Perhaps taking the time to stop and watch the light outside was the reason for my noticing my simple shadow when I sat back down. My head’s shape filled the blank piece of paper and I was immediately taken by it. Perhaps it was the vagueness of the silhouette that I was so drawn to. The only telling sign it might be me were the ears fanning out prominently. Whatever it was, I was certain I wanted to capture the shadow in that moment.

The resulting piece is this calm, flowing, abstract piece.

Work is available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/listing/112319722/portrait-in-shadow-abstract-watercolor