Art for a sweet new year
Tonight marks the start of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana. And so today’s Nosy Parker Art Challenge was honey, traditionally eaten with apples for a sweet new year! Mama […]
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Writer/Editor, Artist/Maker, Family Caregiver, Perpetually Positive Spoonie, chai and mint chocolate lover with two sweet, wee rescue dogs
Ocean of art
Our Nosy Parker Art Challenge is now in its last few days and our sketchbooks are filling up. Today’s inspiration/prompt: Ocean. I drew a scene of our beloved Boston Abby […]
Family portraits in art and visitors
After a Friday filled with visitors, Mama and I sat down and did our Nosy Parker Daily Art Challenge. The inspiration/prompt was family and so we each painted a family […]
A day for cartoons
Today marks one year since we celebrated 1,000 good things on this blog. It’s been another bumpy year, but I’m glad to still be sharing something good with you every […]
Leaves falling onto our sketchbooks
Today’s Art Challenge inspiration/prompt was leaves. The heart-shaped leaves in my watercolor are from the Moon Flower plant growing on our garden arch. Mama painted a cool leaf with red […]
Masks from sleep to scary
Tuesday’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was painting masks for our Daily Art Challenge! Apologies for the tardiness of this post; chronic illness pains knocked me off my ass last night. What was […]
Painting favorite songs
“Wild, Wild Woman” by Charlie Musselwhite is one of Mama’s favorite songs and she captured that wild spirit in her watercolor painting. Today’s Nosy Parker Art Challenge inspiration/prompt was song. […]
The challenge: Glass
The inspiration for today’s Nosy Parker Art Challenge was glass. Many of this month’s creative prompts are a nod to our adventures in Venice, Italy. We’ve enjoyed searching through old […]
The draw of nature
Today’s Art Challenge was nature; I painted these California Redwoods. Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was the draw of nature! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! Kindness is […]
Sharing spoons
Today’s Art Challenge prompt/inspiration: spoon. I drew a baby spoon with a rose in the handle and Mama did this fabulous watercolor of a wooden salad spoon. Today’s #OneGoodThing with […]
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