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Inktober Week 3

These are posted daily on my Instagram account but I am posting these weekly on my blog to give your mailboxes a breather…. Inktober Days 15 – 21

Inktober Week 2

Here are my Inktober sketches for Days 8 – 14:

It’s Inktober…….again. Like an endless loop on Groundhog Day. I am a week behind with my postings but that’s ok because I figured it’s easier on your in boxes, lol. I am working on three simultaneous daily tasks. These are done every day just to keep the creative juices flowing. One is my daily postcardContinue reading “Inktober Week 1”

Back to school

Here is another “Little Witch and Kitty” post. I don’t know if I will be posting these every day since October is in a week and I may going gung ho on a mixed media project. Today I remembered to photograph the actual back of the postcard…hopefully you can read it without me having toContinue reading “Back to school”

Yesterday was the first day of Autumn

This post was supposed to go out yesterday. John and I have been very busy going through all of our belongings to reduce what we have, then putting it out for yard sales. It’s been taking some time and it pulls me away from my desk. I still create daily but I keep getting pulledContinue reading “Yesterday was the first day of Autumn”

It’s August

My show was up for a month and a half but regretfully, it’s over. It was a lot of fun. It was on exhibit at the Patchogue Theatre for the Arts. We get a lot of great shows at the Patchogue Theatre. For those of you that didn’t see it, it was whimsical and charming.Continue reading “It’s August”

Painting au jour

Here is another recent painting for your viewing pleasure….. It’s a collage/mixed media piece. 12×16 Here is a quick sketch I did this morning using the Sktchy app on iPhone. The young man had a scrunched up face and it made me laugh. He was sketched in a drawing box that I have reserved inContinue reading “Painting au jour”

The process of kitty

Here are some of of the kitties I drew before finding the one I liked. The large one circled in yellow and then trying it out on a smaller piece of paper. And one sketchbook page using that kitty shape….

Some recent kitties

The “Cats out of the Bag” show is up for a few more days. I am already jumping into new projects. This is a recent painting that I submitted to a show. The original idea came from a stack of kitty sketches on index cards that I have been reusing this shape over and over.Continue reading “Some recent kitties”

The Cats out of the Bag

For several months now, my cat postcard project has grown into a full show of 14 paintings. The largest are 30×40. They are at least 8 that I have not posted on Social Media. The show runs until July 28th. One of the paintings is on display at a separate location, the Roast Coffee andContinue reading “The Cats out of the Bag”