Temmy has been part of my household for one year now. What an interesting year it’s been. She and Bella still don’t get along. And every night about 4 in the morning she comes to curl up under the blankets with me. She drives me crazy, but she’s also been my nearly constant companion. if … Continue reading One year
The restart of a painting.
I had a moment to paint this evening. I thought I’d show a couple pictures of paintings I’m working on. 4”x4” acrylic on wrapped canvas I’m going to have to look at this one under my studio lights to see if I’m really finished with this one or if I still have work to do, … Continue reading Blue Forest
I did get to painting today. I did several pieces. This is one of them. © Dawn Blair I’m not sure if this one is done or not. I like it as it is, but I also want to expand on this. Maybe tomorrow I’ll get to do some more painting and I can work … Continue reading More than dreaming
This last weekend at Shoshone Art in the Park, I had the great opportunity to meet a very neat artist. Meet Simon Tate. She’s 76 years old and paints 4-5 paintings per day. She also has an Etsy store and writes a blog. How cool is that? You can find out more about her and … Continue reading My heroine painter
My son and I took a walk along the Boise River this evening. The temperature was still high and the river made it a bit muggy. It was still a beautiful walk. I took several pictures along the way, including the one you see above of the river. It is so beautiful over here that … Continue reading Boise River pictures
https://youtu.be/b4aqGXMztos Here's the progression video of the painting I was working on earlier. Cheers.
The concentration on my painting this week has put my words a bit behind. Once again, I find myself up against getting my weekly goal done. If I focus, I can get caught up, but I've got a lot to do. I spent some time reading another book on painting this morning, then I got … Continue reading I’m not sure it’s progress
Woke up this morning with an idea for a painting in my head. When I got to my sketchbook and tried it, I had a "What was I thinking?" moment. It was bad. Epic fail. Really glad I hadn't just run for the easel and tried it on the canvas there with the canvas I … Continue reading Turn the canvas
I got to painting today. I'm thinking of this as day 1 of a new mindset. I'd like no more resets. We'll see how much will and discipline I can have. I finished a new ACEO. Speaking of which, I've added several more ACEO's to my store. I also added a couple more magnets. Then … Continue reading Today’s day 1
Dawn Blair - Tours of Imagination 
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