A Taste of Summer (from a sketchbook) – Pencil, ink, watercolor – 8.5 x 11 inches.
A famous song begins with the following lines:
“Just about a year ago
I set out on the road
Seekin' my fame and fortune
Lookin' for a pot of gold
Things got bad and things got worse
I guess you’ll know the tune. . .”
I’m guessing that even though you may have forgotten the first six lines of the tune, you will not have forgotten the last:
“Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again.”
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1969 song made Lodi, California feel to me like one of the circles of Hell. But there are worse places in this world to be stuck in: Spokane, Washington, Broma, Sweden, and just about anywhere in Texas come immediately to mind.
At least Lodi has some excellent wineries, especially if you fancy bold reds. This watercolor shows the tasting room of one of them. At first sight it felt dark and imposing, but it’s dramatic and I thought it showed an imaginative use of space. I didn’t paint it to advertise the winery or the city; it just happened to appear during the travels of some friends spending a beautiful day in the pleasant company of Dionysus.
That was a while ago. Today, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, it’s the middle of March, the middle of Lent, and many of us feel stuck. We may be finished with Winter, but Winter has not finished with us. Rain and snow are predicted to visit us, yet again, by the end of the week.
So as an act of public service, here’s an image of a sunny afternoon in June that just happened to be in Lodi. Yes, Summer will arrive, no matter where we happen to feel stuck.
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Reposted from @bikeart.gallery No! This is not a Photo! This is an digitally build Dreambike Its made by @spel.3d "Samoilov JP " . . . . . . . #3dart #digitalart #wonder #realisticart #cycle #bikeart #fixedgear #roadbike #biciclette #cyclists #rennrad #ridehardorgohome #fahrrad #cyclelove #fixie #roadbike #bicycle #fiets #bici #painting #illustration #drawing #graphicdesign #bicycleart #artinspiration #artcollector #artcollection #tattooinspiration #instabicycle #tattooideas #hizokucycles Visit Hizokucycles.com for all kinds of cycling gear 🤘 https://www.instagram.com/p/ClaPElerUnt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Ironhide in Winter, i like his design being human. Hope you like it!
Ironhide (c) Hasbro
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Mantis Head
graphite, white charcoal, Conte crayon, acrylic ink
22”x32” Stonehenge paper
Transformation project for my Drawing 2 class.
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Let Our Time Ring Out Digital Painting Another #liquidpaintchallenge down hosted by @lilyroseburgess and @veryberrydraws I'm a little late into the new year, but I'm celebrating new growth, change, and happiness today, too! I'm saving for a house, waiting patiently for me to have a studio space again to be bigger, messy paintings as well as sewing my own clothing! Right now, I'm practicing digital painting, knitting, crochet, and embroidery in my small space, which is okay for now. I do miss my giant easel and my acrylic and oils. I'm learning how to build my own business, how to build a website, how to print your own stickers and prints, and how to record and make videos! lot's in the works. I'm excited to move forward. . . . . . #painting #digitalart #bubbly #champagne #cheers #realism #realistic #realisticart #sparkle #star #stilllifeart #still-life #stilllife #digitalpainting #paintchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDsGdHppot/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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A World of Wednesdays - Watercolor - 8.5 x 12 inches.
When I was a girl in school, in the country we used to live in,
I loved Wednesdays because our classes lasted only until noon.
You and I ignored the playground and spent those afternoons at
play in green forests along the river. Years passed and then we
played in bedrooms in our own white worlds of linen sheets.
Now you live oceans away on the other side of the world. Is every
day there in your country warm and green? Here the days are
white, and the only river, miles away, has flowed under ice since
December. Months disappear and petals from a Christmas plant
wrinkle and fall in silence, like snow on Wednesday afternoons.
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