by Kate | Sep 2, 2019
inspiration: I googled “whimsical animals” and spent a few minutes with the resulting images, all of which were paintings. I was struck by a couple of images featuring ostriches. It’s an unexpected animal: a bird so big, with the emphasis on legs and no ability to...
by Kate | Jul 24, 2019
inspiration: Every now and then, I get email from someone who has stumbled on the 100 monarchs page. I feel guilty for not having accomplished my original vision. (In 2015, I had a grand idea that I would paint/draw monarch butterflies and somehow raise money for the...
by Kate | Jul 4, 2019
Inspiration A flower bed of daylilies ran across the front yard of the house in which I grew up. 4 feet deep and 20 feet across, it included dozens of plants. My mother added them to her cooking, making butter-drenched buds and stuffed blossoms. When I was 13, the...
by Kate | May 27, 2019
Inspiration I am playing with the kind promise “I will be tender with weakness,” soI Googled “what’s the weakest animal?” And found https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-anatomically-weak-animal Philippine tarsier 5 Interesting Facts About Philippine Tarsiers...
by Kate | Apr 30, 2019
Inspiration Because this month’s promise is about connections, I wanted to work with a creature that travels in numbers. I searched for “school of fish,” and found this photo. Creation This seemed like a fairly simple project, but it wasn’t. Painting a yellow subject...
