Posted in Motherhood, photos on October 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Happy Halloween, everyone. That bowl of candy on my kitchen counter has GOT to go away tonight before I eat myself into a stupor…
This my mom. MY MOM!! Wow. Mom – I don’t remember you being this cool when I was young. Sorry. But, you’re cool now, and really – isn’t that what matters?
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Posted in Autumn, goals, photos on October 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Fall Break Trip 045, originally uploaded by diahn.
For the month of November and the NaBloPoMo, this blog is going to look a little different – I’m just letting you know in advance.
Expect lots of photographs and text – not so many sketches and paintings. November is a time for gathering in all the things that [...]
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Posted in goals on October 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
October 001, originally uploaded by diahn.
The picture, that is…but it was the best we could get with all the people milling about and such. This is Contemplation #7…Judgment, hanging in the juried member show at the Fountain City Art Center. No prizes this time, but that’s okay – it was a really nice show and [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on October 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Meerkat Mindfulness, originally uploaded by diahn.
Not sure what they’re teaching over at the zoo, but the animals seem remarkably calm.
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Posted in Uncategorized on October 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Omphaloskepsis, originally uploaded by diahn.
Who knew?
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Posted in Moleskine, adventures on October 23, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I found some time to sketch while on Fall Break…
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Posted in Autumn, adventures, photos on October 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Can it possibly be late October already? My word, time does fly. As our school system seems to think it necessary to break every three weeks for some reason or another, we took a little trip up to the Indian Boundary Campground and Lake in the Cherokee National Forest over the weekend. The weather was [...]
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Posted in WDE, portrait, watercolor on October 13, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I’m still playing – for some reason this past week or so has been very creatively charged. A lunar anomaly? Solar flares? I dunno. Not complaining.
I really liked the contour drawing of the man I did yesterday, but I wanted to see what it would look like with a little color [...]
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Posted in acrylic, painting, pretty on October 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
…I’ve been way to serious lately, what with Contemplations and Stop Injustices, etc. So…for a little lighter fare…
A little pretty…
…and yes, I realize I have reached and, in fact, surpassed my daily allotment of ellipses, but it’s Friday, and Fridays are “use up your leftover ellipses” days. Didn’t you get [...]
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Posted in WDE, watercolor Moleskine on October 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Haven’t seen any in a long time – but they used to be pretty popular…
From the WDE at WetCanvas
**a blind contour drawing is done while looking only at the subject, not at your paper.
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