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Painting Words: September 2014

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014. My son Josh gave me Lisa Congdon. S book, Art Inc. for my birthday. How did he know about it? Well, I've taken to putting things I like on my Amazon Wish List. Saves on guesswork and both son and hubby seem to appreciate the simplicity of it. On my end, I get what I actually want! There were others with more color though I think I thought I was being sophisticated by limiting my color palette to just red and black! But these memories seem to be reminding me of what my art is ...

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Painting Words: August 2014

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Thursday, August 21, 2014. However, I did finish my entries for GTS as well as another design for the MIID Summer School. There's also the tear sheet that's been updated and I'm just trying to gather up enough courage to send it off to publishing houses and design companies. My cork board has bits of paper with ideas that I've lined up along with magazine pages I've collaged into a vision board of sorts. Thursday, August 21, 2014. Thursday, August 7, 2014. Run by Rachael Taylor and Beth Kempton. Contest&...

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Painting Words: January 2014

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014. I'm what you might call an occasional tea drinker. When I was a little girl, I thought of tea as something people took when they were sick. Coffee was the go-to beverage for adults though my older sister took a liking to it early on. Her version of coffee was mostly milk, though. For my part, I always thought coffee smelled better than it tasted. And this tasted like a treat. I think it was really just honeyed tea blitzed with ice. Anyway, back to teas. My recent return to work...

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Painting Words: July 2014

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Saturday, July 19, 2014. The Chocolate Book Blog. With all the chocolate lovers and book lovers out there, it just had to happen. Someone finally came up with the idea of starting a blog about books AND chocolates! Founder of the Kid Literature Authors site, is responsible for this delightful and yummy endeavor. I first learned about it from Laurie. Who posted about it on Facebook. When I received an email from Laurie asking if I'd like to take part, I had no second thoughts! In this book, the youngest c...

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Painting Words: November 2014

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014. I haven't decided what November really is for me. The words "Sweet November" have been imprinted in my mind ever since I saw the movie on TV- the original one with Anthony Newley and Sandy Dennis. I think it's during the ending when credits begin rolling in that you hear Anthony Newley singing the song. I even remember the lyrics! They say you're wintry and gray. And yet this love that you bring. Is sweeter than Spring and warmer than May. I can't remember November's sunshine.

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Painting Words: May 2015

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Thursday, May 28, 2015. Very happy to report that my website. Revamp is coming along nicely. The only page left unfinished is my Pink Net Shop. Everything else was updated by Thursday last week which left me a Friday free to accompany my cousin to Ikea for a much needed break. A trip to Ikea's always a treat. It was a great start to the Memorial Day weekend and though my cousin and I left with nothing terribly substantial (she, a set of children's paintbrushes to touch up her wall and me, a hand brus...

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Painting Words: October 2014

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Monday, October 27, 2014. I'm not too sure when it was that the trivets made their way to my work table. I just know that when I was telling my husband that I'd have to get a new sketchbook because there were two pages left for Inktober entries, I found myself staring at the trivets. Moment for me. To get myself out there, I first had to show up. Then today I read another newsletter, this time from Uncommon Goods. I clicked on the tour to find out more. The thing about that quote is it's the same quote o...

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Painting Words: December 2013

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Monday, December 9, 2013. Another App for Doodling. Another link she sent had something to do with the "pencil." It was artwork turned into a little book on Moleskin! That one caught my attention and before I knew it, I was downloading the app. The app is called Paper by FiftyThree. When you start, you'll see a selection of Moleskin books. Choose one and the pages open so you can start doodling. This video will do a better job of explaining how it works:. Monday, December 09, 2013. December is a bittersw...

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Painting Words: March 2014

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Thursday, March 20, 2014. I was going to the let week go without posting on any of my blogs. I've been under the weather- not something that happens a lot but I guess when the hubby stepped off the train a couple of weeks ago, he had invisible guests who came over to stay for a while. So there, sniff, sniff, cough, cough, and all that. As an aside, Stevie Wonder's I Just Called To Say I Love You. By Stuart Woods although I'm not sure if I'll finish it. It's not holding me the way Under the Lake. On the s...

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Painting Words: The Painting (Or My Excuse For The Lack of Posts)

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Friday, July 24, 2015. The Painting (Or My Excuse For The Lack of Posts). I know I began a post a few weeks ago and it must be in the drafts section of this blog but I have other thoughts now have come to the fore so that's that. First off, I'm happy to report that the giant paintings (parts of which I've posted here and there) are finally done! I didn't know what I'd be painting until the weekend came and we heard Mass. The Gospel was about the vine and the branches. Right then, I knew what I wa...Here'...