by Kate | Aug 12, 2025
INSPIRATION I’ve been watching a Netflix documentary series, Our Oceans. One part of the film included some discussion of puffins. They form long-term pair bonds. The film portrayed a male bird waiting for his lady to return from a trip. When they met again, they...
by Kate | Jul 28, 2025
INSPIRATION googled playful endangered species. Many animals have reputations for being playful especially when they are young. I settled on red pandas. Species information and endangered status. More info about red pandas. Smithsonian National Zoo has videos of...
by Kate | Jun 29, 2025
INSPIRATION image source I am playing with three of my “what if…” Questions from last month. What if I painted close ups of animals faces or eyes? What if I limited my palette to a few colors? What if I make short brushstrokes? challenges: monochromatic gold/tan...
by Kate | Jun 2, 2025
INSPIRATION you guessed it: I googled “endangered animals curiosity.” I scrolled through the images results and found a photo of these creatures who look as though they are curious. image source without any more strategy than “leave a space for what is not ferret,” I...
by Kate | Apr 27, 2025
INSPIRATION When I googled “endangered animals hope,” I found articles about species that have made a comeback. One of them is the humpback whale. That would be an easy form to paint and would allow me to experiment with style. I want to paint so that: parts are...
