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Do You Have A Mug Shot?: Daily Art Practice

Do You Have A Mug Shot?: Daily Art Practice

  Couch Talk   Our schedule has finally started to slow now that football season is over. My son had some great runs in the last few games and is already talking about next season. I am thankful that things have slowed a bit and…

Sketchbooks Are For Inspiration : Daily Art Practice

Sketchbooks Are For Inspiration : Daily Art Practice

  Couch Talk   We had a beautiful weekend to take a drive through the mountains. We took our children on a drive to see all the fall colors. We drove over the top of several mountains, a few of which were gravel and had…

How Many Faces Do You Have? : Daily Art Practice

How Many Faces Do You Have? : Daily Art Practice

  Couch Talk   Last week, I had the privilege of chaperoning my daughter’s field trip to our local pumpkin patch. The day started off incredibly chilly and foggy. I took this picture shortly after the fog began to lift while we were in the…

Misty Mountains With My Tea: Daily Art Practice

Misty Mountains With My Tea: Daily Art Practice

    Couch Talk   One of my favorite things about living in the mountains, is the view. This picture was taken while I was driving (very carefully). This is the bypass that goes behind our house and our town is in the valley, which…

Salsa With Me! : Daily Art Practice

Salsa With Me! : Daily Art Practice

  Couch Talk   It’s hard to believe that we are already a month into school. I thought I would have more down time, but my schedule has been jammed full of errands, work, football games and salsa making. We weren’t able to make salsa…

It’s A Fudgy Kinda Day: Daily Art Practice

It’s A Fudgy Kinda Day: Daily Art Practice

    Couch Talk   Brownies are one of those staples in the American diet that I didn’t grow up with. My mom preferred “gourmet” desserts, so we rarely had cookies, cupcakes and brownies. My only memory of brownies when I was younger was when…

Traveling To Virginia In My Travel Journal: Daily Art Practice

Traveling To Virginia In My Travel Journal: Daily Art Practice

    Couch Talk   In the beginning of the summer, we complained of a drought. Now, we have so much rain that that my tomatoes are rotting from sitting in water on the ground. It was my first-year planting heirloom tomatoes, and I tried…

A Few Sketchbook Studies: Daily Art Practice

A Few Sketchbook Studies: Daily Art Practice

  Couch Talk   The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity from my son’s daily football practice and games to my husband and I taking out annual getaway for our anniversary. Again, I haven’t had a lot of time to paint but…

School Days In the Garden: Daily Art Practice

School Days In the Garden: Daily Art Practice

  Couch Talk   My children start back to school this week and it will be a time of re-arranging and learning a new routine. The school days goes quickly and I learned last year that it is easy to squander what little time there…

Did Pirates Eat Coconuts?: Daily Art Practice

Did Pirates Eat Coconuts?: Daily Art Practice

Couch Talk   It’s amazing that our summer is at its end, and I am soaking in the last few days with my littles. We read a lot of books, tried many new foods and spent a lot of time together. It was one of…