by Kate | Oct 28, 2025
November 2025 theme: gratitude INSPIRATION After my insight last month, I made a list of all of Michele Clamp’s animal watercolor tutorial videos. (I thought about starting with a simpler still life but was bored by the prospect. I chose to work with her watercolor...
by Kate | Sep 28, 2025
October theme: COMPASSION Leave a comment: should I edit these notes or continue to post them in full? INSPIRATION I googled “endangered animals demonstrating compassion” and landed on this page The Many Ways Animals Teach Us Love, Compassion and Empathy Elephants...
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...
