by Kate | Apr 3, 2024
inspiration: For two months, I have been struggling. I have attempted paintings (a sloth and a warbler) and have been so unhappy with “unrecoverable errors” that I have trashed the results. I have wondered if I can no longer paint. I woke up this morning determined to...
by Kate | Feb 29, 2024
Inspiration I didn’t get a painting done in January. Both my PCA and I were not feeling well during some painting days so that meant I didn’t paint. When I did paint, I was struggling with a painting of a sloth. I kept making “unrecoverable” errors – painting where...
by Kate | Dec 23, 2023
inspiration: Because this month’s theme is forgiveness, and I wanted to paint a winter scene, I thought about painting a polar bear. It seems to me we should be begging the Bears for forgiveness. Instead, I googled “endangered animals snow” and found this arresting...
by Kate | Nov 26, 2023
inspiration My theme this month is love. I googled endangered species that make for life and found this article at Green Global Travel – an ecotourism company. My plan was to search for images for each species and take the most compelling one. Right away, I found this...
by Kate | Oct 27, 2023
inspiration: After struggling with last month’s painting, I longed for something simpler. I also wanted to remind myself of the basics of watercolor. After googling “endangered flowers,” I found the yellow coneflower in the article “10 endangered plants you can help...
