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Obsessed With Daylilies
In the summer of 2017, I spent a fair amount of effort working on daylilies, both in class and in my free time. I discovered then, too, how much I enjoy adding insects, especially grasshoppers, for a small bit of humor and life. This guy, I noticed later, is missing two of his legs, but
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Getting Into Roses
Choosing a subject based on what’s in bloom at the time of our painting sessions led us to several weeks of roses in the summer. Until then, I’d never noticed how rose thorns are positioned, where buds form, how leaf colors and shapes vary. For me, there’s a constant struggle between painting precisely what I
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Paintings By Season
Soon after my first lessons in Chinese brush painting, I realized that the subjects we painted in each 6-week session were almost always tied to the seasons, and in particular, based on flora in our teacher’s own garden. Such an approach helps inspire us, and from a practical perspective, provides actual live subjects we can
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