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Recent Posts
- My roots are made of celluloid November 28, 2019
- I just finished a sketchbook November 14, 2019
- Globetrotting as a Local Sport November 7, 2019
- It’s all about the P.A.U.S.E. October 21, 2019
- Finding new ways to manage my satisfaction, rather than my life October 7, 2019
- “Why not do it now?” September 30, 2019
- I’m just sittin’ here, taking notes… September 23, 2019
- That Dang Adolescent Period August 21, 2019
- Think about your outfits July 28, 2019
- Deep, not wide June 17, 2019
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Category Archives: Views from Aloft
My roots are made of celluloid
I was born in the early 1950s and cannot remember a time when I wasn’t swooning over cartoons. The ones that my generation grew up with were crafted by Warner Brothers’ Looney Tunes, Disney, and Hanna-Barbera. These were our versions … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Making, Cartoons, Life Insights, Views from Aloft, Watercolor
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Finding new ways to manage my satisfaction, rather than my life
If you’re anything like me, sometimes you find yourself stunned at the end of another week, saying, “Where the heck has the time gone, and what on earth have I accomplished?” For about a month I have been experimenting with … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Making, Cafe Wisdom, Life Insights
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That Dang Adolescent Period
A few years back I came across a great video on the importance of doing watercolor value studies. I wish I had saved the link because I would love to give this man credit for changing my life. The big … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Making, Life Insights, Watercolor
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Think about your outfits
I was talking with a small group of online friends yesterday and I suddenly realized I am more comfortable self-disclosing to them than I am to almost anyone I know in the town where I live. And that got me thinking, … Continue reading
Posted in Life Insights, Uncategorized, Views from Aloft
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Deep, not wide
I was chatting with a friend this morning about how grateful I am to have found the art supply that fulfills all my creative desires (watercolor), that I am not even curious about other media, that I am content exploring … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Wisdom, Sketchbooks, Storytelling, Watercolor
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Cafe Wisdom: When The Loft is Between Inspirations…
After a thoroughly enjoyable eight-day trip to England, I have been back in the States for six days and am having trouble adjusting. My English friend and I had busy schedules each day, and full of fresh enthusiasm, I posted … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Wisdom, Sketchbooks, Views from Aloft, Watercolor
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Cafe Wisdom: Who Inspires You?
Ah, the best laid plans, even if written with care and a calligraphy pen in a leather-bound journal, are sometimes no match for distractions no bigger than a bug. Sunday afternoon blog posts every single week? Good idea, great intentions, … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Wisdom, Life Insights, Sketchbooks, Watercolor
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