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Meet My New Beastie!

You thought that was a typo, didn't you? My Best Beastie Forever! Earlier this month, Chris and I decided to replace our old "beast." Others would refer to this as exercise equipment...I would not. I started out calling our first exercise machine the Beast because, well, it was a beast. It could give you a beastly workout. It would hurt you if you...

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New Imaginary Trips' Kits at Daniel Smith!!

To view the Web page, please click here.  They're here, they're here, they're finally here!! The new Imaginary Trips' Basic Watercolor Kit and the Imaginary Trips' Complete Kit are now available through Daniel Smith! You can learn more about them by clicking on their names or by following the link under the graphic. This has been a long while coming and I want...

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Daily Practice

Pen Practice in my Junk Journal

Pen and watercolorJunk Journal8 x 10 inches One Thanksgiving evening some years back, I was puttering around in the studio without enough live brain cells left to actually create art, but still hankering for a creative outlet. In the days prior to the holiday, I had set aside some magazines and an old journal from my college days to be recycled. My eyes...

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Painting Standing Up and Upside Down! (San Fran)

California Poppies - DetailClick to Enlarge If you've been reading Painted Thoughts blog for any time at all, you know that I worship at the altar of details. Love, LOVE, LOVE details! It is in my nature to sit down and paint the finest of details for hours on end. It's also crazy making. When I don't have the level of detail I think...

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