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Books I Read in 2012, part 1
Even with all that went on this year, I spent a fair amount of time reading. I’m publishing a two part blog post with short reviews summarizing what I read this past year. I grabbed most of these books...
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2012: My Year in Review
If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know that it is my tradition to post a year end recap post with all the highlights. This year I have been adjusting nicely to my role as a...
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2013 Art Goals
Welcome to 2013, my friends. Because of limited time and my chronic illness, I am going to be realistic about what I can do this coming year. Here are my goals: Work in a series as my main focus. I...
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New Drawing Music: Lovisa Samuelsson
I recently came across this musician online and I really love her work. I have never emailed a musician until now, when I contacted her to inquire where to find her music to download. She is still...
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Weather Blessings
The storm was such a blessing to me, as I was let off work early on Friday and got to spend more time with Cate and on my colored pencil work. We didn’t lose power at all, but we did have a small...
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Further work
My colored pencil painting is almost done and I am itching to get moving on the next one. I did more on the water, made some changes to clouds in the sky, and deepened the darks of the land mass. ©2013...
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Birthday Sunset
Here is my finished painting: ©2013 Carolyn A Pappas, Birthday Sunset. Colored pencil on Canson Mi-Teintes paper, 6.5 x 10.5 inches. I chose the title Birthday Sunset because this was the sunset on the...
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Sketches on my mind.
I have been making lots of sketches, although not all of them are worth showing anyone, and I am finding it easy to put off scanning and posting. I am still loving my new pens and my gray ink. I’ve...
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Katie in the Sunset
Our summertime boat rides are almost over. Katie in the Sunset. Photograph ©2013 Carolyn A Pappas.
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