Saturday, December 25, 2021

Happy New Year to All

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Well my goodness...it sure took a long time to finish this journal page. I started it back in August.  Just goes to show the my life is pret...
Saturday, November 20, 2021

Five Days Before Thanksgiving

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This is probably my last "sit down" sketch of 2021 in the Oakwood nature preserve.  Temps are sliding on down there now with dayti...
Sunday, October 31, 2021

November Comes with Yellow, Russett, and Gray.

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"Everywhen" 10" x 10" hand painted collage papers and graphite Tomorrow is November 1.  It is my birthday month...Thanks...
Saturday, October 23, 2021

First Frost Thoughts

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I know, I know.  The 31  days  of October are not yet over. But it always happens that when I am within 6-8 days of the end...I can't st...
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Saturday, October 9, 2021

Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig

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One of my favorite fall sketches (so far) was a walk along the road sides up north near the cabin on the 28th of September along Tippecanoe ...
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Sunday, September 26, 2021

A Little Visit at the Turning Point of Autumn

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Autumn warmth is lingering here in Wisconsin in a long string unexpected sunny days.  Although I've pulled out the sweatshirts and jeans...
Monday, September 20, 2021

September Sketching and Zentangle®

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  These two little rough sketches were done during an outdoor concert here this late summer at University Oaks.  We had several of these gre...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021

September: the End of Something and the Beginning

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Oh my goodness...it's September 1.  I'll bet you said the same thing this morning.  I am at the  up north  cabin this morning rememb...
Sunday, August 8, 2021

So It Goes

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I finished up this page in my illuminated journals today.  A jumble of experiences and memories.  Starting on May 25th with grandson, Mike...
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Saturday, July 24, 2021

Sketching Over a Mono Print

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We've had a couple of rainy days at the cabin this week.  Adding some gloom and darkness to the repertoire of summer days.  We've be...
Monday, July 19, 2021

Happy Days at the Northwoods Cabin

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The month of July has been hazy but not lazy.  Weather here at the  Northwoods  cabin is splendid.  Absolutely NO complaints about this at a...
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Saturday, June 26, 2021

Playing With a Variety of Drawing and Painting Materials

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  I am fairly sure I posted this photo on top of the "peace pole" project here at University Woods but I did take a photo of it af...
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Friday, June 11, 2021

What's Up in June?

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This page seemed to just design itself...taking me from mid-April through early June.  From temps in the 50s to temps in the 90s!  We are ha...
Monday, May 24, 2021

the joy of ordinary days.

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"A quiet moment in the University Woods conservancy at the Settling Pond on a May morning near the Lady Slipper" Madison, WI ...
Saturday, May 15, 2021

Spring Garden

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  Not too "wordy" today blog followers.  More just "the picture tells the story."  We met at Julie's cute little hom...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Be Like the Bird

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Woke up at the unGodly hour of 4:30 a.m. this morning and made myself a cup of “sleepy time” tea.  Which really does work by the way.  I fin...
Tuesday, May 4, 2021

April and May Memories Begin to Pile Up.

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What a lovely day the Madison Urban Sketchers got for the first seasonal outing at the UW Arboretum on Sunday afternoon.  We had 11 people s...