When we were growing up, every summer we traveled from our home in Kansas up to South Dakota and Minnesota to visit our grandparents. My dad grew up in Delmont, South Dakota, which had once been one of the state’s many small but flourishing rural towns. When we were visiting in the 70′s and 80′s, [...]
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After a hectic October I feel that I’m getting back on track with a regular schedule and some new work. I’m taking a break from birds for awhile, and just completed “Blackberry Bun”. I’m planning a series of four rabbit paintings to coordinate with the seasons; this one is summer. Winter will be an arctic [...]
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Here is “Three Buckeyes” in its final form with the watercolor, and as you can see, the butterflies stand out with the color added. As I mentioned earlier, if you see a buckeye out in the yard it doesn’t look that impressive at first, but when you look closely you can see the hints of [...]
http://www.carriewild.com/blog/2010/09/process-finished-art/
