The Shoggoths mark my 100th post! Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li! It’s funny how things work: I started this blog in late July, but it didn’t really get moving until I started with the Necronomicon Art...
What to do with a leftover can of pumpkin? Well, if you’re lazy and don’t want to make pie, like me, you can make a pumpkin pie smoothie! I searched high and low on Pinterest for a recipe without...
The last time we traveled together, we left off with the American side of the Soo. The next morning we awoke bright and early and headed to Canada. It was a relatively easy border crossing and we made our...
The prompt for this week on Journal 52 was a little distracting for me and I decided to go in a completely different direction than drawing real or imaginary creatures. This is how it goes. I spent the...
A fancy Sunday chicken dinner. Not something that I typically do too much with, but since my father gave me a beautiful 8 lb chicken that he cared for and slaughtered himself, I can not resist. He also shared...
This week was essentially a by-week for Love Art, Happy Life and it left time to do my own research and I found the artist Man Ray to pique my interest through the week. Man Ray is interesting to me as he had...
This week’s inspiration comes from the work of Beatriz Milhazes, a Brazilian artist born in 1960. Her work is characterized by strong shapes from nature and bright colors. She is associated most highly...
This week’s lesson in the Love Art Happy Life was on Gustav Klimt and the task was to do a Klimt-inspired piece as homework. I continue to recommend this e-course as it is helping me think about art...