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Art for the Arts Show
Yesterday I had my two pieces, A Mild Winter and Blue Green Waters in the Art for the Arts Show presented by the Auburn MA Cultural Council. I have never displayed my work in a public forum before, so...
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Postcard Exchange
©2013 Carolyn A Pappas, Colorful Mums. Watercolor, 4 x 6 inches. I mailed this 4×6 inch watercolor to Wil Freeborn this morning. He mailed me this one earlier and I got it with great excitement. It is...
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Dandelion and Pear Blossoms
I really think it’s too bad that dandelions have a bad reputation because I love them. We grow them in the garden to harvest the greens and I think the blossoms are very beautiful. Dandelion....
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In the Lawn
We don’t spray chemicals all over the lawn, and it is much more interesting because of it. “Weeds” in the Lawn. Photographs ©2013 Carolyn A Pappas.
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Sketches on my mind.
I have been making lots of sketches, although not all of them are worth showing anyone, and I am finding it easy to put off scanning and posting. I am still loving my new pens and my gray ink. I’ve...
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June Plants in my Sketchbook.
From reviewing my sketchbook recently, my interests are apparent. ©2013 Carolyn A Pappas, Weeds (6-11-13). Gray Ink in 6.5 x 9 inch sketchbook. I’ve noticed that I have a very distinctive style when...
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Begonias
©2013 Carolyn A Pappas, Begonias. Gray Ink in 6.5 x 9 inch sketchbook. Some beautiful cascading begonias that we got about a month ago are just starting to fade, so we arranged some of the fallen...
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Running Dry
I sketched these tulips until my pen ran out of ink and then I picked up a colored pencil and used that until it needed sharpening. Then I went to bed! ©2013 Carolyn A Pappas, Pink Tulips (8-13-13...
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Zinnias on a rainy day.
We had cosmos in the garden this year but they turned into tall weed looking things with only one or two blossoms (overwatering?). The zinnias, however, turned out beautifully. Next year I will...
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2014 Art Goals
My mantra this year is “Less thinking, more doing.” The image below is a work in progress. I got this plain 2014 planner at Target a few weeks back and I am in the process of drawing/doodling on it. I...
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