Boston Terrier face in clay

All through our daily drawing and painting in September, I was itching to get my fingers working with clay again. Our creative month inspired us to dig out several art projects and to reorganize our crafting supplies. Today I was reunited with colored clay and created a new cane (like a sushi roll that you…

Painting a Bodega Bay sunset

I marked the end of this challenging week by painting this beautiful Bodega Bay sunset that Mama and I saw on Monday (after enjoying the best fish tacos ever)! Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was remembering our fun adventures from Monday and capturing them in painting! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! Kindness…

Creative month ends in love

Our month of creativity culminates today with the inspiration/prompt: love. This daily art challenge has been a labor of love. Yes, perhaps some dishes went undone, and laundry lingered. But Mama and I rekindled our love for drawing and painting with watercolors. Today I painted “Art is for Everyone” as a statement. Being an artist…

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 and I both painted our favorite honey variety, Star Thistle, which happens to be a wildly cool looking flower. Though we didn’t attend services, we…

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 at the beach in Santa Cruz. Mama painted a wave with gorgeous shades of turquoise. Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was an ocean of art. What was…

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 portrait. This creative outlet was a beautiful way to end a busy, but wonderful day. Two different friends came to visit us today and we…

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 day. This September, Mama and I have been doing a daily Art Challenge we created, sparking oodles of creativity and joy. Today’s inspiration/prompt was cartoon.…