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The Donald
Can you tell I am having a lot of fun painting in Chris Crite’s style? This time I tackled a pose of Donald’s that I particularly like, of course, he was talking.
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Crazy self portrait
Once upon a time, Donald was training for Ramrod -that’s ride around Mount Rainier in one day for those of you that do not know. It’s about a 160 mile ride that must be done in one day. It’s a ride I was never interested in, because it was so long and hard. But one…
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Chris Crites expand your palette workshop
Chris Crites is a brilliant young contemporary artist who happens to live in Seattle. I have enjoyed his work for years, his most prolific venue is painting mugshots on brown paper bags. Check out his website! He offered a one day “Expand your Palette” workshop at Pratt, one of many fine art establishments near me,…
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Enza dreams
I was needing inspiration, so Enza came over and took the chair next to me. She is a thirteen year old tortoiseshell former feral cat that took over our lives about 13 years ago. This morning, I was able to sketch her twice for some small quick paintings, this is the first. I experimented using…
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Tall tales or wild dreams
Inspiration for a painting can come from lots of different things; and since I have always been particularly in tune with my dreams, I use them and a few of them are interesting enough to paint. Now that my husband Donald is on the other side, I look for him in dreams, but I still…