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Snow Day in Boston
So glad we got out to the hill early in the morning yesterday because once everyone showed up in the afternoon it was complete mayhem as sleds and tubes zipped by in all directions. The funniest moment was seeing a little kid screaming as a tube was headed right at them. There was SO much…
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Snow Day Art
The kiddo wanted to make some drawings together so he gathered some Crayola markers and printer paper. While he worked on Pokémon drawings, I opted for the Helmet Vanga bird from Madagascar — it looks so striking. I played around with it some more and cute off the top half and placed it on a…
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100 Aquatic Creature Drawings in 100 Days
…and I’m onto the next drawing theme. I am starting off with creatures from the Atlantic and it’s been a great opportunity to add in some background and more of a moody atmosphere with the lighting. Check out the art process for one of my fave fish – the Short Bigeye or as my dad…
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Back to analog
Who else is reverting back to analog things? My new Casio watch just arrived. It’s a super basic model that will be replacing my Fitbit, which I have enjoyed but I am tired of charging it even if it’s only once a week. Also, it’s been getting more annoying to have to tap on the…
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100 Bird Drawings in 100 Days
This has been a very satisfying and joyful art project. I have learned so much about birds, aka these funky little dinosaurs, and especially my art process. To see all the bird art, go here. I will probably take the weekend to unwind a bit before I start in on my next 100 day theme.
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Art Process: For the Birds
Have these bird drawings been easy? No. So then what do I do when I become overwhelmed? I’ve learned to break things down into manageable chunks. Starting can be the hardest part at times but I’ll rough out the basic form as best as I can. From there, the eyes and the beak are my…
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Happy 2026
Looking forward to: And as a look back, I will say that my favorite drawing of 2025 was of this Southern Ground Hornbill — the drama I was able to achieve for this unique-looking bird surpassed what was in my mind:
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2025 MA Conference for Women
It was a great event to attend — I was most excited to listen to Simone Biles. To be in the same room with 11k other folks and breathing the same air as the goat was enough for me ☺️ 9:30AMArrived at the convention center. Got off at the Chinatown T stop and then walked.…
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Sunday Experiments
Art Experimenting I grabbed some watercolor paper and printed one of my bird drawings onto it. It came out nice overall. I just wasn’t happy with the background color. It came out in bands rather than a seamless print of color. Maybe I need to futz around with the printer settings some more or use…
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Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood
I stand corrected that the age gap is more like 15 years, but I didn’t think it was that significant of a gap. The bigger story to me is that it’s from the same universe as Not In Love. It wasn’t my favorite of Ali’s books but now I want to go back to it…