Category: animals
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works of this week
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I worked on and have been touching up this scratch board image of “2 zebras”. Also illustrationfriday.com IF image, word of week: Atmosphere This is a pastel painting Enjoy Interested in any of these works, Please let me know. lisa@lisasart.com
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Fly Upward
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“Fly Upward” We had a wildlife rescue in our yard recently. I was looking out the window and noticed our neighbor’s cat stalking and jumping away from something in our garden. I went out to look but didn’t see anything at first. My husband called me back out when he found it. It was a…
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How I created “Great Horned Owl” scratchboard
“How I Created Great Horned Owl scratch board” One of the mediums I’ve really liked working in is scratch board. Scratch board is a board with a thin layer of clay that is then covered with India ink. A sharp tool is used to scratch out lines and create an image. An image is created…
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“The Creative Side”
“The Creative Side” This past week has been filled with sadness and shock with the recent celebrity deaths. Though we knew about Farrah Fawcett’s recent battle with cancer, we never knew the time of her passing would be so soon. Her career as an actress blossomed when she was in the TV show “Charlie’s Angels”…
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Turning a new Leaf
“Turning a new Leaf” Ah yes, September is here. September is a month of endings and new beginnings. The Summer is over. The girls had a great time this summer learning to swim and enjoying the warm days of summer. But as the seasons change so does our routine. Schools are opening once again for…
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Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for all we have and those who came before us. Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863. In the following article. Take in his profound words on this holiday. ‘Tis the Season for Giving – A Brief History of Why We Give Thanks By Elizabeth…
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Thoughts on Motherhood
Thoughts on Motherhood Just over 5 years ago, I gave birth to my oldest daughter Emily. In the moment my first daughter was born, I became a mother. I remember the first time I saw that little face of hers. It was the most beautiful face. It was then that I felt like a “MOM”.…
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April Showers: Lessons from Nature
April Showers: Lessons from Nature dip dop,dip dop, dip dopdop Outside it’s cloudy and the rain has begun. My thoughts linger at the sound. We step outside to do an errand and in the hurry to get into the car and keep from getting too wet, my daughter points out the flowers nearby. I ‘m…
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March: Celebrate Women’s History Month
March: Celebrate Women’s History In 1978, “Women’s History Week” was formed by a group of women in California to generate public consciousness of all women in history. As word spread rapidly across the nation, state departments of education encouraged celebrations of National Women’s History Week as an effective means to achieving equity goals within classrooms.…
