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I wrote this post in June of 2024, but never published it for some reason. I put the final touches on it this morning and wanted to share it with you all. The house made famous by Andrew Wyeth’s paintings: My husband and I recently celebrated our wedding anniversary. As our lives are incredibly busy… Read More »The Olson House, Cushing Maine

Day 18 – My son, Zach dabbles in blacksmithing and he made a hair pin. I liked the shape and thought I’d paint it. Day 19 – After the complicated shape of the hair pin, I decided to paint something simpler. I read a while ago that painting an apple over and over is a… Read More »Strada Easel Challenge, Days 18-25

There were quite a few days during this part of the challenge that I didn’t think I’d be able to paint. Painting at night is a big challenge; in seeing details, in dealing with multiple light sources and the multiple shadows they cast, mixing accurate colors when everything takes on a duller and more yellowish… Read More »Strada Easel Challenge, Days 11-17

I decided I needed to force myself to paint. Unless it’s a priority, creative time always gets pushed to the end of the list. And it’s been a very long list lately. The last half of the year was dedicate entirely to fighting the transmission line project that threatened eminent domain. I won’t bore you… Read More »Strada Easel Challenge Days 1-10

I was just thinking about how life can change in just a moment. We’ve had more than a few of those moments in our lives over the years. On June 29, not quite one month ago, one of those life changing moments came when I checked our mail. An innocent looking letter that looked like… Read More »Fighting for our land