Light painting our way into 2023! Also a nod to all the Kpop in the New Year’s count down shows.

Graphite on paper.

It’s a whole new year! 

 

Mr Moose makes a come back to the paint scene today.

Watercolor on paper.

Snow clouds.

 

Todays craft was a quilted trivet. It’s a fun way to add a pop of color to the room while also protecting the counters.

Quilted trivet, Cotton.

We lost a foot of snow with all the recent rain. 

 

Doodles and dogs. 

Graphite on paper. 

He’s a Walkee Paws dog!

 

It poured rain today. Like west coast meets Pineapple Express type rain. So all the snow roads are melting out and turning slushy. It was a great day to plow.

Graphite on paper.

Slushy much?

 

Doodles while watching tv.

Graphite on paper.

Time for a deck clearing!

 

Merry Christmas! 

Graphite on paper.

I’m having a white Christmas!

 

When kids rides fall though but they still want to come home for Christmas, of course you go pick them up. Eighteen hours of driving later, through rain, snow, ice, avalanches and multiple mountain passes, we are home for the holidays! 

Graphite on paper.

Ice trees.

Another frigidly beautiful day.

Graphite on paper.

Sunrise.

 

Somedays living here is like the living on the last frontier. It was -21F this morning. The power went out, and therefore so did our water. The generator wouldn’t start because of the cold. Once we finally got the power back on, the well pump wouldn’t turn back on because of the cold. So ya, know… you think outside the box, do what you can and things generally will turn out alright. Today that may or may not have involved using hair dryer in the snow to warm up control panels. 

Graphite on paper.

Where are the snow shoes? That’s at least 3’ deep.

 

33” of snow? No prob llama! 

Acrylic on rock.

Average snow pack outside.

 

Todays art piece is a Tlingit style rock painting of a bear and a salmon.

Acrylic on rock.

Our road.

 

Tlingit style raven inspired by the legend of the raven sterling the moon.

Acrylic on rock.

Frosty river.

 

Once upon a time I said, “I don’t want a covered deck. It will ruin my view.” Now on grey days, when the mountain is not out and I get to manually clear the deck after getting 16” of snow in 24hrs, I have a whole new appreciation for that view. To be fair, I let this sit a week before clearing it so I can make ice blocks out of it for my igloo pile. We do have winter fun here after all. 

Acrylic on rock.

Meh. Shoveling it is.

 

Felt like an amoeba morning.

Acrylic on canvass.

Snowy fence quails.

 

This was an enjoyable painting. I have a few others similar to it that I may want to try later this month. 

Acrylic on canvass.

Mountains throwing shade.

 

Ode to the gum wall. If you haven’t seen it, you should.

Acrylic on canvass.

Good morning sunshine.

 

Seagulls and water.

Graphite on paper.

Sunny winter morning on the water.

 

Doodled while visiting some of my favorite parks today.

Graphite on paper.

It’s a tiny city, really. 

 

Doodling the city for a few days. 

Graphite on paper. 

There’s something about the city.

 

Doodle days are hopping.

Graphite on paper.

Quail on the railing.

 

Snow day. Last I checked, there about 30” covering the front yard. Do you to build a snow man?

Graphite on paper.

Mom, I can’t see out the window!

 

Another sea glass inspired set.

Necklace, bracelet and earrings. Glass beads. 

The snow blanket is real.

 

I spent many years by the water and will always love the look of sea glass. 

Necklace, bracelet, earrings. Glass beads.

The highway home.

Today we have sea glass jewelry and new recycling bins. Loving the labels I made for them! True story: Our county does not pick up recycling and what recycling they offer at the transfer station is limited. So, we opt to sort and save it, then drive it into the city for recycling when we go shopping. Why? Because the earth is the only home we have.

Necklace, bracelet, earrings. Glass beads.

Permanent vinyl on plastic.

Bigfoot & his turkey friends.