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Maskmaking party

2 brothers holding their masks

In my last post I was thinking about doing some soul searching, emotional healing work with real masks. This post isn’t about that. I hosted a party this weekend. It was in celebration of my 40th birthday, though it wasn’t my actual birthday; it’s still coming up.  I’m not a party person. Not a hostess. …

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Our various masks

Mask collection at Dennis Pendleton's studio

During January this year I was attending watercolor painting classes. Currently I’ve been compelled to create papier mache masks. I’d like to start the next sentence with “It all started with…” but in truth, I just don’t know how far back down memory lane to go in order to pick a starting point for my …

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Figure painting in watercolor class

Figure painting with watercolor

The following post contains images that may not be appropriate for the youngest viewers. Figure drawing class consists of both clothed and nude models. I had years of previous experience with figure drawing in pencil and charcoal before I entered this class. Results not typical if one has never drawn before! Honestly, I chose this …

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