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Plan Now for Mother’s Day

Posted in daily painter, tagged Daisies, Hydrangea, mother's day on April 5, 2021| Leave a Comment »

We just scheduled two lovely paintings for the weekend of Mother’s Day. Make plans now to bring your mom to paint. Book now and enjoy the special savings. Click here for more info on available paint parties.

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Beautiful Birdhouses

Posted in daily painter, tagged birdhouse, birdhouses on April 4, 2021| Leave a Comment »

The Birdhouses just keep getting better and better. Nice work everyone!!!

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Decisions, Decisions….

Posted in daily painter, tagged oysters on April 3, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Painting involves a series of decisions. What size canvas to use; what shape? What angle to set up; how about the composition? And on, and on, and on. Every stroke of the brush is a decision…color, amount, shape, etc. In the example here I painted from a photo taken on vacation last December of oysters, one of Allen’s favorites. The photo was dark but I liked the look of the shapes on the plate. I decided to lighten it up. Then it looked plain so I added in a tablecloth. I lived with it a few days and then decided to change it back to a plain background. I’ll live with it a little longer to decide what to do next. Sometimes canvases sit around for months while I make decisions. Sometimes they get several coats of paint as I make the decision. Decisions….decisions…..

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