My first art gift bestowed to Tom and Lori for Christmas. I had been thinking about painting their prized backyard for a while and thought Christmas might be an appropriate occasion. I will never forget Lori's beautiful sunflowers and decided to add it into the picture, too.
The new year has arrived. It is 1:30am on January 1st and, looking back, painting was one of the very best things about this year. That and my new camera. I got a telephoto lens for Christmas and it has made such an amazing difference in the quality of shots I can take. This was the year of the hobby and I had such a fun time painting, cooking, reading, writing, and taking pictures. I didn't accomplish my 50 books in a year goal, but I got reasonably close. I didn't accomplish my goal of consistently healthy dinner fare for the family, but I got reasonably close. I didn't accomplish my goal of writing a novel, but I did write more than I had since I lived in Chicago. I didn't reach my goal of being an artist, but I made some pretty pictures and some great strides in my watercolor technique. So no, I'm not nearly as perfect as I would ever wish myself to be and certainly not focused enough to accomplish all I'd like to, but I take pride in the this year's creative progress and process and look forward to more in the year to come!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Painted Christmas Cards
I thought it would be fun to paint my own Christmas cards this year. I liked the ones best whose ideas I got from the internet, but that's ok. I learned some fun techniques from the practice and had fun doing it!
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