Happy Holidays to all of you. During this year's shelter, I managed to get all my shopping and wrapping done early, a first for me. I had plenty of time to paint and try new things, one example is studying abstracts. I've collected a huge file on Pinterest. I wonder if I will ever get confident in this new genre.
This is the first time I have painted on heavy weight art paper, and I am surprised at how much I enjoyed it. The surface is much smoother than canvas and it doesn't take up much space. The painting can be varnished and mounted on a cradled board, or framed in a standard 14 x 11" frame. A friend just sent me pictures of artwork framed in IKEA frames, which was surprisingly beautiful.
The weather here in Chicago has been very cold---no snow, but cold. A friend in California sent me some nasturtium, sunflower, and hollyhock seeds and that got me dreaming of being back in the gardens. I never tire of painting flowers.
I wish you all a very healthy and happy new year. All it takes is just one slip up, and boom, you're exposed to covid. May 2021 be filled with optimism and and peace.
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