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GlassFest 2016

Each year, Corning, NY plays host to its own street festival in honor of its prime commodity:  glass.  This year marks the fifth iteration of GlassFest and while I haven’t attended in a couple of years...

Sketchy: Drawing with a Border

I’ve sketched off an on over the past few weeks, but I’ve neglected to post my progress in the perspective course I’m taking on Craftsy.  The second assignment in this course is to complete a...

Adventures in the Happy Water Colour Course!

I have enjoyed the Love Art, Happy Life course enough that I have decided to take another course from Bloknote Academy, the Happy Water Colour Course. I am really excited to start this course as I have found a...

Podcasts: Tanis

Tanis.  Wow. So that is my review, see you next week! Just kidding, though I am so blown away by the story-telling in this podcast that I could likely leave it at that and feel like I did it justice. As we may...

Photo Round Up: Gettysburg

Last weekend, A.D. and I met up with one of his students and we went on a brief journey around Gettysburg, PA and Dover, DE.  You’ll have to wait on Dover for next week, but this week I’m sharing...

LAHL: Egon Schiele and My Issues with Nudes

This week’s inspiration on Love Art, Happy Life comes from the short-lived artist Egon Schiele.  I love the way the guest instructor, Roxanne Coble, gives some context to Schiele and his work through...

Homemade Beef Jerky

I thought I was doing myself a favor the other day when I grabbed a pack of beef jerky for lunch instead of caving to something I know is not on my approved list for foods. But…I looked at the package...

Souper Sunday: Leftover Pot Roast and Barley Soup

After a nice mid-morning snack of leftover pot roast, I found I still had a little over a cup of meat left with no more veggies.  Never wanting to waste, I decided to use the meat in a beef and barley soup...