tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54055985905574872122024-03-13T11:30:02.577-07:00Sandra Moreano's BlogSandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.comBlogger643125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-50802356829610672672024-03-13T11:29:00.000-07:002024-03-13T11:29:28.214-07:00New tenants<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcWI8tfi5WtDZVZ6wJLyi1e-mu1GIAh4O55nBVz_qd1Szl6ySh5ZuNYQepE4Wg4kbZnSqobj56zkobg4qWOVjTEMPkuUa-uyef6WaiCVeUKxDjdSjb6Ogw1nB4FbMacYbEcZtEkxDPuHPjLU88h3US2vk7Ad5yHY0kYP0dSB2BPfJhmBvBr1gcxu-2fyy/s2604/IMG_0364.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="2604" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcWI8tfi5WtDZVZ6wJLyi1e-mu1GIAh4O55nBVz_qd1Szl6ySh5ZuNYQepE4Wg4kbZnSqobj56zkobg4qWOVjTEMPkuUa-uyef6WaiCVeUKxDjdSjb6Ogw1nB4FbMacYbEcZtEkxDPuHPjLU88h3US2vk7Ad5yHY0kYP0dSB2BPfJhmBvBr1gcxu-2fyy/w640-h470/IMG_0364.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Sarah took the trail by the old stone wall which was a nice short cut to the Olmsted farmhouse who housed three new tenants, Kathryn and William and baby Kevin. Sara’s backpack bulged with goodies. She hoped the freshly baked bread, sausage and apples would make a good welcome gift. It had been a while since she’d held a baby and so her arms were itching for a cuddle.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-58108239692665386782024-03-03T09:11:00.000-08:002024-03-03T09:11:23.376-08:00Storm Watching<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8SiijnjXazYXM5CpC4WiCIaxKAFr-YvTDf9SyiI45ZaG9CYtPhUk2iaLZArjLlzEhMfP8StydEuV0VsQmDWs5YXnMNBu3ICm-rcKbuQUvy56_1qbxgTWJmi88pZdRtArJdpW4h0dLXvUuCP1gLpeQvPV4sHSm53WTqydYIJSp6SBFx3tlPZpXaE7sIp4L" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1565" data-original-width="1917" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8SiijnjXazYXM5CpC4WiCIaxKAFr-YvTDf9SyiI45ZaG9CYtPhUk2iaLZArjLlzEhMfP8StydEuV0VsQmDWs5YXnMNBu3ICm-rcKbuQUvy56_1qbxgTWJmi88pZdRtArJdpW4h0dLXvUuCP1gLpeQvPV4sHSm53WTqydYIJSp6SBFx3tlPZpXaE7sIp4L=w640-h522" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSxALjMTJ_QojKQp5TOM3GBGVcX_4tsa_LjAqicy1kss7-8eAQPFBopgTp-ZDdIKOyYFQZ7u49VCbyzWk-ZlOPMDmdbh2WO7MwvGy3IJxALrSKfuvhizUa0m_8F6XXohuq59p-5ZvkBqzuwu5ZGVkddyQvZmMlD9ZyZvJs90D5MOvNnOSGojTdOsTuQabl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1826" data-original-width="2357" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSxALjMTJ_QojKQp5TOM3GBGVcX_4tsa_LjAqicy1kss7-8eAQPFBopgTp-ZDdIKOyYFQZ7u49VCbyzWk-ZlOPMDmdbh2WO7MwvGy3IJxALrSKfuvhizUa0m_8F6XXohuq59p-5ZvkBqzuwu5ZGVkddyQvZmMlD9ZyZvJs90D5MOvNnOSGojTdOsTuQabl=w640-h495" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-28989139276177191152024-02-26T15:53:00.000-08:002024-02-26T15:53:34.860-08:00Sailing Home<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-N1FEwt7mKpWiRqEaV3Jnnm8WZYJTE6SxJJrHU8-xSIjapkHFrw0P_aqasMWi4ykA7kt0wKr8WByP9iUSZHMZ2fm_tVd-_-2p4mUgcz7Rt89ZINuI4gcdy2MZhjQEiNUSaaqCv5Dorv4HkJrReI-zoTz92jMsKc0pw0_f8zjpMcO5ekXmkDJhyRLtesJ/s1651/sailinghome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="1651" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-N1FEwt7mKpWiRqEaV3Jnnm8WZYJTE6SxJJrHU8-xSIjapkHFrw0P_aqasMWi4ykA7kt0wKr8WByP9iUSZHMZ2fm_tVd-_-2p4mUgcz7Rt89ZINuI4gcdy2MZhjQEiNUSaaqCv5Dorv4HkJrReI-zoTz92jMsKc0pw0_f8zjpMcO5ekXmkDJhyRLtesJ/w640-h444/sailinghome.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-88487922116018378272024-02-11T20:31:00.000-08:002024-02-11T20:31:17.429-08:00Grid art<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqzONc8g89__eY4eOqx3kY0fmhtVznD8eiI0aPhYGR5L7Eawe0-_3Om0r1h0BdQKVQr6rRt9OtqCf1FLYZOGw0CHy3kHClLsNhCTKt8kW9el3emL3TufyS0X5ZrdyOMr44wI1CO2Hse_h1Asn04Vycx5FJbP4b_J-zj0fw2Soj9IhDEq_DiNhcdPOEAj2/s3667/IMG_1633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="3667" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqzONc8g89__eY4eOqx3kY0fmhtVznD8eiI0aPhYGR5L7Eawe0-_3Om0r1h0BdQKVQr6rRt9OtqCf1FLYZOGw0CHy3kHClLsNhCTKt8kW9el3emL3TufyS0X5ZrdyOMr44wI1CO2Hse_h1Asn04Vycx5FJbP4b_J-zj0fw2Soj9IhDEq_DiNhcdPOEAj2/w640-h358/IMG_1633.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-7227357204340909642024-02-10T09:33:00.000-08:002024-02-10T09:33:31.755-08:00Mist and Snow<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLZIX__0U05kZuzP2JIx6HxKmaN2L1hvgi8R3xSGn34kfAL0-ixXa9FoP8vZl5DMgchEll9hK2SbIyHdBAw-78mud8SyzocQMUKJCk-BR0g9om6m1RWM20de7vKp-KwvdIh6b-aOo4V_2cXleHyI0N7bit35JEy6S1TmwF7oW-rj40NYccexmUFkqx2Ft/s2197/birdsinmist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="1602" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLZIX__0U05kZuzP2JIx6HxKmaN2L1hvgi8R3xSGn34kfAL0-ixXa9FoP8vZl5DMgchEll9hK2SbIyHdBAw-78mud8SyzocQMUKJCk-BR0g9om6m1RWM20de7vKp-KwvdIh6b-aOo4V_2cXleHyI0N7bit35JEy6S1TmwF7oW-rj40NYccexmUFkqx2Ft/w466-h640/birdsinmist.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been working on misty fog in the mountains using Paynes gray and arches paper. The birds were added on procreate. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg1FMjoJlKbP7s3eogs5HmlBHuhaVNLmif0W-oQ9M12UYtKhFshjnG4tJkEwtfQTqtz0kFkz6DuKuYqSqpbufbYV6nVevXpJNpR1BTUJMdEA17X94CyZoQjx87EFI1ib7KyyQ_wu0Ns0dHTM8rWu2LVbCJ0tkf11EweQnz_R0eA9Pijl5SzC7MHVa17CE/s2197/grids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="1602" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg1FMjoJlKbP7s3eogs5HmlBHuhaVNLmif0W-oQ9M12UYtKhFshjnG4tJkEwtfQTqtz0kFkz6DuKuYqSqpbufbYV6nVevXpJNpR1BTUJMdEA17X94CyZoQjx87EFI1ib7KyyQ_wu0Ns0dHTM8rWu2LVbCJ0tkf11EweQnz_R0eA9Pijl5SzC7MHVa17CE/w466-h640/grids.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I took the same painting and added a ski scene instead using procreate. I am enjoying mixing the two mediums.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtWXumDlAJCJzQRyAgKMnB_AIHrCYOqFtgZKIKyAx5GLOkTieoNihlkQ7fRdWHcQXQAwtD1PWN1o1dSuy0jI8kO_ICFzDJO5oNAyFCAqLBOT6YEi-nnGv47Ip6d-TnBHOfzjbYqP8V0RJcIyEyyEwcxIQF2Be8eFbPDJOIqqpeG6o9-6H8TuEwYn6n0Zg/s2955/IMG_9916.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2955" data-original-width="2249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtWXumDlAJCJzQRyAgKMnB_AIHrCYOqFtgZKIKyAx5GLOkTieoNihlkQ7fRdWHcQXQAwtD1PWN1o1dSuy0jI8kO_ICFzDJO5oNAyFCAqLBOT6YEi-nnGv47Ip6d-TnBHOfzjbYqP8V0RJcIyEyyEwcxIQF2Be8eFbPDJOIqqpeG6o9-6H8TuEwYn6n0Zg/w488-h640/IMG_9916.jpeg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one is 100% Paynes gray water color and arches paper. What I don't like is the way that the grid separates us from the birds. But perhaps if it is accompanied by a story of an old man looking out his cabin window it would work. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWv2GxFIPPIP0sdMM03OCx-az4mh-GtfVg1oyjmJElliWOpLkQX1qVdn0fVdUcbYf1I8Y3BQMKfGe9iB9cFgofxdaIYZkx624LxAnyxj_XRRu66Oo86dDcPC3GojSNkbp4L86NG_MFC2s-O53zzV324Y2pGpW8_iGVcJkNR9y-DhNUqUCEDYGGqyzyb8i/s3028/IMG_9917.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3028" data-original-width="2214" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWv2GxFIPPIP0sdMM03OCx-az4mh-GtfVg1oyjmJElliWOpLkQX1qVdn0fVdUcbYf1I8Y3BQMKfGe9iB9cFgofxdaIYZkx624LxAnyxj_XRRu66Oo86dDcPC3GojSNkbp4L86NG_MFC2s-O53zzV324Y2pGpW8_iGVcJkNR9y-DhNUqUCEDYGGqyzyb8i/w468-h640/IMG_9917.jpeg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one is 100% Paynes gray water color and arches paper. I added a series of skiers to suggest a blustery ski day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope to do a few more. But this time pay attention to the shadows, sun direction and story line. </div><br /> <p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-2665133642180446152024-02-09T19:47:00.000-08:002024-02-09T19:47:15.231-08:00Gridtastik<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82cYa1htccVEQP7hKzMzvSM4tX0KNda6hlTV7XbaXPvyJwEHPifTLlVvtsNrDht0spLxyvUqiKhDB8evhb6Q7rv1Vf6HHZX6Yktx9X3_jPwzkGB48AyhTu792E1MVDqIfHO0VOra7CnA9r1ipd8O7ref3_3RqSKxPv08PMBR6iw789iWkWh0oSoR1aI7W/s2041/IMG_9918.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="2041" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82cYa1htccVEQP7hKzMzvSM4tX0KNda6hlTV7XbaXPvyJwEHPifTLlVvtsNrDht0spLxyvUqiKhDB8evhb6Q7rv1Vf6HHZX6Yktx9X3_jPwzkGB48AyhTu792E1MVDqIfHO0VOra7CnA9r1ipd8O7ref3_3RqSKxPv08PMBR6iw789iWkWh0oSoR1aI7W/w640-h486/IMG_9918.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>This was fun on so many levels. I used oil pastels to fill a page with color and then cut up squares, circles and bits of paper. The papers were rearrange to form this collage. </p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-56388744681394945952024-02-08T17:11:00.000-08:002024-02-08T17:11:06.701-08:00Kenny Barron at Jazz Alley tonight<p> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At Jazz Alley last night listening to great music. I had to respond with pen and ink. It was dark so I did it blind while responding to the music.</span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIptE02m2Hr2CwWZ7w7MoGc2J0b4fRKKEExWjMFFyT2YEpPhLlBvVkm2yKRkHHlpi28Mu4Za38RCciXvQW0oleUjtsyM0RNYi3zNird4T86O2ukZvM6sQJhIdcODC6L-j8leOWZ1lCiog5Zt9gUY8awaQW_NYqMu5Dti8PN_6ru7DtnpPeiUkKeMI9GF1/s3509/jazzzy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3509" data-original-width="2721" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIptE02m2Hr2CwWZ7w7MoGc2J0b4fRKKEExWjMFFyT2YEpPhLlBvVkm2yKRkHHlpi28Mu4Za38RCciXvQW0oleUjtsyM0RNYi3zNird4T86O2ukZvM6sQJhIdcODC6L-j8leOWZ1lCiog5Zt9gUY8awaQW_NYqMu5Dti8PN_6ru7DtnpPeiUkKeMI9GF1/w496-h640/jazzzy.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-78902753881041236562024-02-06T07:30:00.000-08:002024-02-06T07:53:57.377-08:00Cabaret<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwILb6eRSL4HHiBzdJYdPdjXwSV7HEwF2B7PZvj0CZycBiDPj2_wdkcLSZFlB4XJVexJBtNDrZgDrFEUHg8U63IyKs67GsDMPeDDAZqv8pb1g9cqY9GbzCE2_XWsvm3YDRRl6PYQZUvIMJkb_zVhck5rYi8DSfYr5wBFQ3M2-TvnrSv3wlmMhR7G6-eSY/s1760/IMG_9882.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="1760" height="581" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwILb6eRSL4HHiBzdJYdPdjXwSV7HEwF2B7PZvj0CZycBiDPj2_wdkcLSZFlB4XJVexJBtNDrZgDrFEUHg8U63IyKs67GsDMPeDDAZqv8pb1g9cqY9GbzCE2_XWsvm3YDRRl6PYQZUvIMJkb_zVhck5rYi8DSfYr5wBFQ3M2-TvnrSv3wlmMhR7G6-eSY/w640-h581/IMG_9882.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Alex and I decided to try our hands at dancing last year. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxTCrooZ2jyw8avbPot_4_fRx3D4oL371XBzAHROI6rzb0Z5TL_RjhEYauE5UzhDJS-NLgdhl3Enhypexert8_Kw8Zvg1M83TltZ7Gx8-zj7QLZ6J96mjSgUs7woqnoYfQvnX6e8TGEen_sL4sVj25uJlwamQczRwE2_fkrvPVl9I8KpEhoaytAVjsvGe/s953/Screenshot%202024-02-05%20at%209.59.32%E2%80%AFAM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="951" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxTCrooZ2jyw8avbPot_4_fRx3D4oL371XBzAHROI6rzb0Z5TL_RjhEYauE5UzhDJS-NLgdhl3Enhypexert8_Kw8Zvg1M83TltZ7Gx8-zj7QLZ6J96mjSgUs7woqnoYfQvnX6e8TGEen_sL4sVj25uJlwamQczRwE2_fkrvPVl9I8KpEhoaytAVjsvGe/w638-h640/Screenshot%202024-02-05%20at%209.59.32%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="638" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This was our first time on stage. It was a riot near wracking fun but I would do it all over again!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GiYphOARUCo" width="320" youtube-src-id="GiYphOARUCo"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are in rehearsal. </div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-69184866031120686862024-02-01T17:59:00.000-08:002024-02-01T17:59:44.930-08:00A value study. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxB9TWQBTHMfRJTNvrdAtCecMlLACJqs9rSmZsAS3bXiAOHGcMdgr6Xrlir67BWD6yklDyqbEKzL-HbsD83bBAdrKO-aeFyavnXgganDFUOwTABio2Fz4h-7b7OQNM31GqP_isaF5ngPDaKmcdbWcss2lu_hVCz2SOW5642yitN52sTdj6-oeqjtczSXB/s4032/IMG_9679.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxB9TWQBTHMfRJTNvrdAtCecMlLACJqs9rSmZsAS3bXiAOHGcMdgr6Xrlir67BWD6yklDyqbEKzL-HbsD83bBAdrKO-aeFyavnXgganDFUOwTABio2Fz4h-7b7OQNM31GqP_isaF5ngPDaKmcdbWcss2lu_hVCz2SOW5642yitN52sTdj6-oeqjtczSXB/w480-h640/IMG_9679.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My French cousin Lucie took this photo for me while on vacation during the holidays. I tried to reproduce it as simply as possible. It was really flat so I set about adding a little shading and texture. It was fun to experiment. I mixed 8 different shades of gray ahead of time and then added the donkey at the end. My hope was to have the white trees a focal point. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvFaid9-iOpGTHePsXme9luar0blmqowm1EhgSgJhRLPZ21RQdn7ky-QRfaCL3VeMhgzCdmuSxYl-dj5q5JeqVq2dk3IrtbkCVM0Eb792A-YrPVidD0A158aIBOPMIkKsO2WTn8Ds0YLjYEC3sAeSM51zQudjbrJkb2HLFSCwYoxPneuoBYA4ptWm5zfC/s1159/IMG_9681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1109" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvFaid9-iOpGTHePsXme9luar0blmqowm1EhgSgJhRLPZ21RQdn7ky-QRfaCL3VeMhgzCdmuSxYl-dj5q5JeqVq2dk3IrtbkCVM0Eb792A-YrPVidD0A158aIBOPMIkKsO2WTn8Ds0YLjYEC3sAeSM51zQudjbrJkb2HLFSCwYoxPneuoBYA4ptWm5zfC/w612-h640/IMG_9681.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-21987453478920433132024-01-31T15:40:00.000-08:002024-01-31T15:40:42.694-08:00Abstract painting with watercolor today<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyehblfUxcyyhb6DF_gPnsIBPcE4oCC-frSbeauDyrmE1HySjl_pvppRedraVAM_0FAcP4cACIOU3Y8398V_2PlYqgmyY2TxmXXXg5Kj5fOa3yI5YXkdN6wgVZACf4dcbdZJRcUlI1gQabMWLoI4XRfbjSWlPNeOrvZ1Y45dJHSLM2hYo4-GZbQ9SrdBG/s1199/IMG_1625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1199" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyehblfUxcyyhb6DF_gPnsIBPcE4oCC-frSbeauDyrmE1HySjl_pvppRedraVAM_0FAcP4cACIOU3Y8398V_2PlYqgmyY2TxmXXXg5Kj5fOa3yI5YXkdN6wgVZACf4dcbdZJRcUlI1gQabMWLoI4XRfbjSWlPNeOrvZ1Y45dJHSLM2hYo4-GZbQ9SrdBG/w640-h640/IMG_1625.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcC9AOts5ia2lH9KgYp4rB-JxaIbZnxaH0MKTzkAWDEc_5ia4gVkx9-smF7ELdbXEq3df6EJGrdNv_O86RT7yM0oQby051kpEwoDahW7yzY0IdWsiPt1-l_hm-SDasvssK2AYI0uTizBnYp2ocgh0V_XckDs-jzyppFbNjEdo-oLgXLp3YuPMzDOHyh2w4/s911/IMG_1626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="911" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcC9AOts5ia2lH9KgYp4rB-JxaIbZnxaH0MKTzkAWDEc_5ia4gVkx9-smF7ELdbXEq3df6EJGrdNv_O86RT7yM0oQby051kpEwoDahW7yzY0IdWsiPt1-l_hm-SDasvssK2AYI0uTizBnYp2ocgh0V_XckDs-jzyppFbNjEdo-oLgXLp3YuPMzDOHyh2w4/w640-h640/IMG_1626.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-4343303854779274182024-01-27T16:32:00.000-08:002024-01-27T16:33:06.400-08:00A walk in the woods<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Practice makes better, not perfect. But I am in the right direction as so that feels good. These are mostly watercolors but I ended with some gouache to help place light in the dark areas. I have been painting two at a time while attempting to make the same painting. But a you can see, no two are alike. Which do you like better? One or two. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZ9eLzpI6if2QH1CZX5C-JPOQXI9gj5Z_IYbGRt0v-X7mCs-WYAxiaVlkyU7Nsgw2jmVJKDJqxIfKIUQ1lz1tr29IjopEc-jm0qrKNfjKBG_itX6QtN7H1r41Syjz8r9x6mDJc-Pt6Z5FpJhWFtCXcg0460QpXfcDTC6rADVykP9D8TO_UFy8nEQCXVzA/s2013/onehikedog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="1556" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZ9eLzpI6if2QH1CZX5C-JPOQXI9gj5Z_IYbGRt0v-X7mCs-WYAxiaVlkyU7Nsgw2jmVJKDJqxIfKIUQ1lz1tr29IjopEc-jm0qrKNfjKBG_itX6QtN7H1r41Syjz8r9x6mDJc-Pt6Z5FpJhWFtCXcg0460QpXfcDTC6rADVykP9D8TO_UFy8nEQCXVzA/w494-h640/onehikedog.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHY4LtVWQW6c51BDkfW1ZCsOFv4WSGvoQqbi4ZsgC_y98Vi0nKDOr8RvfUOmD_2IfiRueEeipz4_FX-Q-YJMArProaVfEtH1-BF07ZozioON0C52906-c5ZpjEyEmJFnjGrSVodaO2lRGSM1nWxxpodRKdwFnmUSlBmjAm8RvyNTXweBZTG8jMHnQB_Gs/s1963/twodogwalk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1922" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHY4LtVWQW6c51BDkfW1ZCsOFv4WSGvoQqbi4ZsgC_y98Vi0nKDOr8RvfUOmD_2IfiRueEeipz4_FX-Q-YJMArProaVfEtH1-BF07ZozioON0C52906-c5ZpjEyEmJFnjGrSVodaO2lRGSM1nWxxpodRKdwFnmUSlBmjAm8RvyNTXweBZTG8jMHnQB_Gs/w626-h640/twodogwalk.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-35322706477584538772024-01-20T07:42:00.000-08:002024-01-20T07:42:27.355-08:00The whole is greater<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIzWK66Dg4m61gydHJQQ-BTGyCQolDTXAhQpLa_HfIK-P4bbyIsV4ExQRMCarS5L52yJEWxkqN4B4zJ_8fLDgh9lPYTwjskQhhAun0dckmAaEWWCEoYShtGf869kgN7qBDleyC4_8tmP1jRBjqOxpAwmlYzuNCmfHFp4qFDnWoQfEUyr4hB0oVv7xAKcz/s2832/greaterparts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2531" data-original-width="2832" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIzWK66Dg4m61gydHJQQ-BTGyCQolDTXAhQpLa_HfIK-P4bbyIsV4ExQRMCarS5L52yJEWxkqN4B4zJ_8fLDgh9lPYTwjskQhhAun0dckmAaEWWCEoYShtGf869kgN7qBDleyC4_8tmP1jRBjqOxpAwmlYzuNCmfHFp4qFDnWoQfEUyr4hB0oVv7xAKcz/w640-h572/greaterparts.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Aristotle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="text-align: center;">I love this quote. It has so many different meanings. This morning I related it to the making of art. We take bits and piece of materials. And play with all the parts in a unique way hoping to form a whole. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-39376761528968211412024-01-10T20:36:00.000-08:002024-01-10T20:36:21.131-08:00Winter wonderland's one and two<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKD82pnfOZYczW-1aU6EPDzl2hO3oqRtxaxFDhsqsLoTfe5epCriWtZp59iyTDk5dYJnaBQlA_OBPf5JgTW8AipVUjUBNtKwOeay7rNuejWZ4P2OCcmqEg9LPRDf6rVKoiVGyjvXCIIlFQigN3ULSOsad41vURujmvN_cNJZ9e1pJwAlbFV47BlpHKr6z/s2729/winterwonderland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2729" data-original-width="2216" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKD82pnfOZYczW-1aU6EPDzl2hO3oqRtxaxFDhsqsLoTfe5epCriWtZp59iyTDk5dYJnaBQlA_OBPf5JgTW8AipVUjUBNtKwOeay7rNuejWZ4P2OCcmqEg9LPRDf6rVKoiVGyjvXCIIlFQigN3ULSOsad41vURujmvN_cNJZ9e1pJwAlbFV47BlpHKr6z/w520-h640/winterwonderland.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4AxuoiWEc5UY5zXlO6WEUMYSJm5UvmFbexWtUWJRoNJC0UG3feGAiyw1cYtsVyGVyr8z5i46xTzSWG60TNpLHrqiNamlkrhFWUu8984y4Ypbm6lMzY3Xr2AtZyl-URmy9URE2Gif28R2WIjusXtKXZOzH69vBzCR1XwAaYp6CrxXM3qDP9AB3jLX39_E/s2708/winterwonderland2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2708" data-original-width="2256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4AxuoiWEc5UY5zXlO6WEUMYSJm5UvmFbexWtUWJRoNJC0UG3feGAiyw1cYtsVyGVyr8z5i46xTzSWG60TNpLHrqiNamlkrhFWUu8984y4Ypbm6lMzY3Xr2AtZyl-URmy9URE2Gif28R2WIjusXtKXZOzH69vBzCR1XwAaYp6CrxXM3qDP9AB3jLX39_E/w534-h640/winterwonderland2.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-48478814436528554402023-12-31T16:46:00.000-08:002024-01-01T12:48:15.107-08:00A Colourful Melange <p> A Colorful Melange for 12 31 23</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrjbVFFjqSuKDl5ocamfotuZ9cewHJ0hG7_hQsNdl-6G3VA7pdcrIA-NtaUy_z_y6OeeQoZhCpub1LRtOYNTaLOnTrejkdYLQK5-9blQsVAlzOIKk-BmHjPBl-HvdXG6qWP0IfPtZlpamE-wsn4Q9c89_ORFLDrpsCju8Y9ww7-Ea6MrZVDnYnzr4cl3j/s2362/IMG_9666.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2362" data-original-width="2260" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrjbVFFjqSuKDl5ocamfotuZ9cewHJ0hG7_hQsNdl-6G3VA7pdcrIA-NtaUy_z_y6OeeQoZhCpub1LRtOYNTaLOnTrejkdYLQK5-9blQsVAlzOIKk-BmHjPBl-HvdXG6qWP0IfPtZlpamE-wsn4Q9c89_ORFLDrpsCju8Y9ww7-Ea6MrZVDnYnzr4cl3j/w612-h640/IMG_9666.jpeg" width="612" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was inspired by Karel Appel's color palette and his pure abstraction. As seen below</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD27czhCUu0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD27czhCUu0</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xN-Iu9UMnup6in0Sr5iSY0JZVJop5EqLHNW0d9JrU1V_FiITrL-i1wvSdntH5NvZsiDtLfqsFi_HeStCm_qh8E1hqULzkpsVO3Yz581FEE2XuhISE5-2D8trPxHODGYBUrjNey4E1EzJtm2WWC65fH77CTzwVXt_FE2vn43f73eOWCLAfextuUPEOdvg/s1984/IMG_9667.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1984" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xN-Iu9UMnup6in0Sr5iSY0JZVJop5EqLHNW0d9JrU1V_FiITrL-i1wvSdntH5NvZsiDtLfqsFi_HeStCm_qh8E1hqULzkpsVO3Yz581FEE2XuhISE5-2D8trPxHODGYBUrjNey4E1EzJtm2WWC65fH77CTzwVXt_FE2vn43f73eOWCLAfextuUPEOdvg/w640-h446/IMG_9667.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Karel Appel painted<i> Life in Colour</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This one I found in an old 1967 Unicef book that graced our house in the 60's/ </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uZ9nIO4_HpeHRVZBRz2FjGEq91zPudlMPi2HFhwb7QCn-1Sf-YETU4DiXy7EZoy8kB8rfnuVgxx4LJY59YXsbat0DILCw5Y0oKXCR7-Z02AyaCueMroL-2On_LoyDYsBhjmfFEQ_CvA1dqnPwqKpt9CF2Peu-HqxO3kf5ueABOp_a8wp-VwUjnGZ256v/s3024/unicefbook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3005" data-original-width="3024" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uZ9nIO4_HpeHRVZBRz2FjGEq91zPudlMPi2HFhwb7QCn-1Sf-YETU4DiXy7EZoy8kB8rfnuVgxx4LJY59YXsbat0DILCw5Y0oKXCR7-Z02AyaCueMroL-2On_LoyDYsBhjmfFEQ_CvA1dqnPwqKpt9CF2Peu-HqxO3kf5ueABOp_a8wp-VwUjnGZ256v/w640-h636/unicefbook.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></div><p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-83115655523373693472023-12-30T11:28:00.000-08:002023-12-30T11:28:15.972-08:00Alfred Lesbros<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I copied and Alfred Lesbros painting in hopes of learning his style. He was an expressionist painter about 100 years ago in the South of France and I love the way he simplified his work. Perhaps I will learn a thing or two. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXzkhBHVbqFYp_n-TFlwPov3F0-c_dhL-E8Wxi9i0X679deqNN70CLum3WQHTH2aAJkYBNUwjFx8Y5ikxOQ_HRdFWg_AnWhXbJkFGjJGnC7tBYcDevrP_eL-53MNScMGfmL5kncGQ2gl7ZTjHxiIUfyComPU58uKkEN0K_wSQo9qc-dfbAmu4E6Rixn1C/s2675/IMG_9654.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="2468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXzkhBHVbqFYp_n-TFlwPov3F0-c_dhL-E8Wxi9i0X679deqNN70CLum3WQHTH2aAJkYBNUwjFx8Y5ikxOQ_HRdFWg_AnWhXbJkFGjJGnC7tBYcDevrP_eL-53MNScMGfmL5kncGQ2gl7ZTjHxiIUfyComPU58uKkEN0K_wSQo9qc-dfbAmu4E6Rixn1C/w590-h640/IMG_9654.jpeg" width="590" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-49979125583479343812023-12-23T10:12:00.000-08:002023-12-23T10:12:33.081-08:00Money doesn't grow on trees, but back in the 60's sometimes phones grew on sheep!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz_7rU7tjObqw03pL-KUinOTjAchPRcj2-kki0eZwtiUfYTJXZ65nScEh9evriYpJak_WnnxbmCUXNqUjHa546Za2UEz7NmcgLWvQGjVZ4gqMh_6lOl-ym6yCVEaI_ivDlAak6_py-OkR2IisFw_SxMUevacCUmecNuAPoD34Ic81dkq_LbJVegvsOKdN/s2120/phonesheep.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="2120" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz_7rU7tjObqw03pL-KUinOTjAchPRcj2-kki0eZwtiUfYTJXZ65nScEh9evriYpJak_WnnxbmCUXNqUjHa546Za2UEz7NmcgLWvQGjVZ4gqMh_6lOl-ym6yCVEaI_ivDlAak6_py-OkR2IisFw_SxMUevacCUmecNuAPoD34Ic81dkq_LbJVegvsOKdN/w640-h606/phonesheep.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-24179450831159970822023-12-03T07:27:00.000-08:002023-12-03T07:27:08.546-08:00The mysterious American Soldier<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #374151; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In 1918, all the soldiers who had not perished in the horror of the Great War were returning home. The French government asked French families to accommodate American soldiers while organizing their repatriation. Régis, my great grandfather, offered to host one. The soldier is</span></span><span style="color: #374151; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> the photo below wearing a hat. The rest of the young people are my grandfather, Marcel, his siblings and three girl cousins. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #374151; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Helvetica;"><span><span style="color: #374151; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; white-space: normal;"><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The story goes that t<span style="color: #374151;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">here was a flirtation with Germaine (my grandfather's sister) to the extent that they even considered getting married. </span></span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(55, 65, 81); color: #374151; white-space: pre-wrap;">Germaine said it was love at first site</span><span style="color: #374151; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"> but her father Régis did not accept the idea of his daughter moving to the other side of the Atlantic. In the end, the soldier left for home.</span></div></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; white-space: normal;"><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(55, 65, 81); color: #374151; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Later Germaine married Jean Saïn, a jeweler in Avignon.</span></div></div></span></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqQ5VktixQbWT5YDgsKREk1ZeBoiXeChrKrT8I3MelA8-kqREyoHMy6z9ZlN0-qF7KAaaCuyy4_b3iIPzfgvoGSHXpxXcEgiZx_nKwkDJJqxAvG5EQIXjSvMKhIGHx1ujhW5VIoF2cUPamWhXmmD_kC36oLJC4tTHAQmgxn5pk7t4Ckv6NsGralkvAED9/s1979/Marceletfamily.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1979" data-original-width="1876" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqQ5VktixQbWT5YDgsKREk1ZeBoiXeChrKrT8I3MelA8-kqREyoHMy6z9ZlN0-qF7KAaaCuyy4_b3iIPzfgvoGSHXpxXcEgiZx_nKwkDJJqxAvG5EQIXjSvMKhIGHx1ujhW5VIoF2cUPamWhXmmD_kC36oLJC4tTHAQmgxn5pk7t4Ckv6NsGralkvAED9/w606-h640/Marceletfamily.png" width="606" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Top Row from left to right: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Roger (who died of TB at the age of 19), Régis Jr. , Marcel, The American Soldier, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pierre, and Jean</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: left;">Bottom Row from left to right: <span style="font-family: inherit;">Germaine and 3 cousins </span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(55, 65, 81); color: #374151; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(55, 65, 81); color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></p></div>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-74935109747133376262023-12-02T08:30:00.000-08:002023-12-02T08:30:10.482-08:00The Met on Degas and Manet<h3> Three portraits, three people<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie11w7uSxFtmPm3Q9CIAmqmz4O2EvZZqmBeqB17mM-6U-iJKgsC9eYQ1kO8LFj9E0rLoPcX8uUVP0H4qjUDSIG4eGA2pjy39jR5d0hCXGauauLM1oVRoLLL9Ae0LtPo8Q0FDsE6WAu6NIfisuMNAytvLKy8giwO9Uv-S4CbsL4dc3TfnO-H7AlzpPSQl0c/s937/Filippino_Lippi_Portrait_self.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="650" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie11w7uSxFtmPm3Q9CIAmqmz4O2EvZZqmBeqB17mM-6U-iJKgsC9eYQ1kO8LFj9E0rLoPcX8uUVP0H4qjUDSIG4eGA2pjy39jR5d0hCXGauauLM1oVRoLLL9Ae0LtPo8Q0FDsE6WAu6NIfisuMNAytvLKy8giwO9Uv-S4CbsL4dc3TfnO-H7AlzpPSQl0c/w444-h640/Filippino_Lippi_Portrait_self.jpg" width="444" /><br /></a> <br />Fillippino Lippi Self-portait around 1500AD</h3><h3><br /></h3><h3><br /></h3><h3><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZIlUp67wdiTAQo9AUtNFE3yWT9_4EHDkAaPUkKqPzfRpZcrBcoPuBWCb_M5K5yNaO3AsVUVIY9ncW53XCKYzZrjC_eVDxUQVwIb5VjJjwhrvUyXZmH49-zf8WDjSBmH39z4h8q3Aa2fbKX5gNAakYvCQBg7yxXJA6lIzvh_8kJodBh8DVjuOmd7mht9W/s4032/IMG_9439.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZIlUp67wdiTAQo9AUtNFE3yWT9_4EHDkAaPUkKqPzfRpZcrBcoPuBWCb_M5K5yNaO3AsVUVIY9ncW53XCKYzZrjC_eVDxUQVwIb5VjJjwhrvUyXZmH49-zf8WDjSBmH39z4h8q3Aa2fbKX5gNAakYvCQBg7yxXJA6lIzvh_8kJodBh8DVjuOmd7mht9W/w480-h640/IMG_9439.JPG" width="480" /></a><br />Edward Degas copies this one while studying. Circa 1860's</h3><h3><br /></h3><h3><br /></h3><h3><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwmD1ChMPuyXznPgSjK2YuERAdDRk5kWPGUZUfJxnZMbpBtgpwQuRbBL5TpwLDHAWB_aet37QU0ynVG4MalSUZaNJdABNe5CqgfsTygAPBw8ZOYHphLph1hyphenhyphenHezQFDDWsCBObXTjA7m6luViTQ1F-qzHoRyNdiaw5f-NijgX2Z3OxKBWpvKZJC0epOtzk/s2797/IMG_9495.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2797" data-original-width="2023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwmD1ChMPuyXznPgSjK2YuERAdDRk5kWPGUZUfJxnZMbpBtgpwQuRbBL5TpwLDHAWB_aet37QU0ynVG4MalSUZaNJdABNe5CqgfsTygAPBw8ZOYHphLph1hyphenhyphenHezQFDDWsCBObXTjA7m6luViTQ1F-qzHoRyNdiaw5f-NijgX2Z3OxKBWpvKZJC0epOtzk/w462-h640/IMG_9495.JPG" width="462" /></a><br />And so Sandra Moreano couldn't help but take a stab at it using colored pencils. <br />I love the unevenness of the eyes lending an expression of ignorance from which I am also quite guilty. I have much to learn.<br /></h3><p><br /></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-79265307316748690862023-11-27T08:29:00.000-08:002023-12-02T08:28:38.274-08:00The MOMA at Thanksgiving Emily took me to the Moma (Museum of Modern art) last Tuesday and I savored every moment. The impetus for the photo below were the words "Artist Who Do Books" in the piece that stands behind us. Bookmaking is a passion we both share. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMGfOoQTn-qsUeQ5z1q-kKuF-wvwRyJgNMZoquzrtxv6a0VNHFLyXNGlKAkawWBbHLt4VBheeflgkahe-13RCbtL9ORbgwtcuyQDYRXVhqsfiWMFq9RVvTf3sN7i1f63YQWO8NNrOLGe_diswZ9c_-QcCoMLg9zhn-cUjzxk0oRdhCoUTxny-oC5rhaSE/s4032/IMG_9229.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMGfOoQTn-qsUeQ5z1q-kKuF-wvwRyJgNMZoquzrtxv6a0VNHFLyXNGlKAkawWBbHLt4VBheeflgkahe-13RCbtL9ORbgwtcuyQDYRXVhqsfiWMFq9RVvTf3sN7i1f63YQWO8NNrOLGe_diswZ9c_-QcCoMLg9zhn-cUjzxk0oRdhCoUTxny-oC5rhaSE/w480-h640/IMG_9229.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>And here a few favorites from the permanent collection. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And this one by George Grosz and is called <i>Self-portrait with a Model 1928</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He seems to crowd himself into the painting. While she looks almost bored with the whole thing. I wonder what she thought of the painting when he finished. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZvnKnoUr1oRiJh6XF_qA1d75F_zS4SprUcPV3pP7Pji0OQ1B_5NSnfXAK9Eq3o4fDAHSOhH2UDU3_8PSLlLR9IOXvQqe4P1l3rJzgKz8Dl9fS65xnWri3x1QxIWTDYmM93-qLpgAwnR8QSgIcGPj4Is4hohGGCmsZHSzoecRdWphi8CJi3IZcYlhfTzG/s2413/IMG_9258.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2413" data-original-width="1534" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZvnKnoUr1oRiJh6XF_qA1d75F_zS4SprUcPV3pP7Pji0OQ1B_5NSnfXAK9Eq3o4fDAHSOhH2UDU3_8PSLlLR9IOXvQqe4P1l3rJzgKz8Dl9fS65xnWri3x1QxIWTDYmM93-qLpgAwnR8QSgIcGPj4Is4hohGGCmsZHSzoecRdWphi8CJi3IZcYlhfTzG/w406-h640/IMG_9258.JPG" width="406" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Florine Stettheimer also paints herself into the painting as she is shown on the left. <i>Family Portrait II. Painted </i>was completed in 1933. Multi-talented as also a set designer and poet here she is portraying her family living at 182 W 58th street with grand views of the Chrysler building and Rockefeller center. I don't know how serious she took her work but she did call it her "Masterpiece." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNeBoMJF-8TvPpm6kHoiWneTZqpzPHj5B_iuig5HI7XwXobs7tKKTqcBw-BnXR4FO-DZ4FiPV6n45ZqOkEUZO4mX_jrA9NMUxxwfYk5sU21YAdPFI84cIX_CkjUcJ4dRy8BcuTzB6WM5UkEje5l1QHW2ulro_fqI5cdeEC93UcXnY7Su7OI92PhCYKDgR/s512/W1siZiIsIjQ0NjA4NCJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcXVhbGl0eSA5MCAtcmVzaXplIDUxMng1MTJcdTAwM2UiXV0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="512" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNeBoMJF-8TvPpm6kHoiWneTZqpzPHj5B_iuig5HI7XwXobs7tKKTqcBw-BnXR4FO-DZ4FiPV6n45ZqOkEUZO4mX_jrA9NMUxxwfYk5sU21YAdPFI84cIX_CkjUcJ4dRy8BcuTzB6WM5UkEje5l1QHW2ulro_fqI5cdeEC93UcXnY7Su7OI92PhCYKDgR/w640-h498/W1siZiIsIjQ0NjA4NCJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcXVhbGl0eSA5MCAtcmVzaXplIDUxMng1MTJcdTAwM2UiXV0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">This one below is by Merit Oppenheimer called <i>Fur Covered Cup from 1936. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">How perfectly unappetizing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTocNo_F9MffYPCZdXHPvwqGusW3pVpwVpnxoA2nZainGUsYCNIr4B0IjxgPTQ6x5eRh5nG-ujhFa8Ldm0qcg_7uuuilA3YEPsUZ7K-6UBfGVAiWMDzp39lsM95-SFTrZtt-78OBMIL88APp8jiChyphenhyphenHmBzSc_DSEzCLutc9ipf3q1LMMo2vl2tS6JKEx9/s4032/IMG_9240.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTocNo_F9MffYPCZdXHPvwqGusW3pVpwVpnxoA2nZainGUsYCNIr4B0IjxgPTQ6x5eRh5nG-ujhFa8Ldm0qcg_7uuuilA3YEPsUZ7K-6UBfGVAiWMDzp39lsM95-SFTrZtt-78OBMIL88APp8jiChyphenhyphenHmBzSc_DSEzCLutc9ipf3q1LMMo2vl2tS6JKEx9/w479-h640/IMG_9240.JPG" width="479" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one is painted by Richard Oelze, a German from 1936 Called <i>Expectation </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wish I had more back story on this one. It seems so ominous. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSw4xHSNT2rrwj4QskeFZwvF1KvJds-NoaSo_wSWvndLjS-qwpD32_ET6zhEXcLTBE69F_5HyLxImRqXZ0-mkm0FhkXhjOjP_mz-7DVJ9vc3FgIPkvxubIqQ3CBLokxOgrJK66nogLuEA0H3y7SvJnbJUkn7qqMquvWziwSdLCQocRoRoEIIR4pYZxUgS/s2508/IMG_9260.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="2508" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSw4xHSNT2rrwj4QskeFZwvF1KvJds-NoaSo_wSWvndLjS-qwpD32_ET6zhEXcLTBE69F_5HyLxImRqXZ0-mkm0FhkXhjOjP_mz-7DVJ9vc3FgIPkvxubIqQ3CBLokxOgrJK66nogLuEA0H3y7SvJnbJUkn7qqMquvWziwSdLCQocRoRoEIIR4pYZxUgS/w640-h514/IMG_9260.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course Picasso is always a treat. This one is called <i>Woman Dressing Her Hair 1940</i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He painted this in Paris just before the Germans invaded. I love the political commentary as she certainly does look stuck with little freedom to move like so many in 1940 Paris.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4hVWMG9JhqL7j2GBKeV3zmws0RrijnN9r_2aUoAfYJQ3MjNiZxJbU48OLiAYi5eb4uITivDxJ75OQiSzIHNGks5EqYU6YTViQ_Vfh6sskkJluIniFHI6Cb050k89L__EKJ4UP1TP85zFuah0eGlr7NgAR3qY4X7EyMKXP5sqPeZ2RuvZq-F-rvwRK9Hy/s2343/IMG_9237.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="1881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4hVWMG9JhqL7j2GBKeV3zmws0RrijnN9r_2aUoAfYJQ3MjNiZxJbU48OLiAYi5eb4uITivDxJ75OQiSzIHNGks5EqYU6YTViQ_Vfh6sskkJluIniFHI6Cb050k89L__EKJ4UP1TP85zFuah0eGlr7NgAR3qY4X7EyMKXP5sqPeZ2RuvZq-F-rvwRK9Hy/w514-h640/IMG_9237.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Picasso again this time from 1944 <i>The Charnal house</i>. A spectacular response to the ghastly ovens that slaughtered so many, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUkNJZWlruCgh-cE1uhq8Q0OZoVog4Qdbp4c8WQCDbj-Q6Fo2N9W-7KNNJFEI8JPAk_V79C7Ofz8gwDiGZ1jzqm1fckRIynBRtlg0csMKrb0YYh8qju606aLOIPydwsPtuuTf4I55HWf_VRCr_Hed8Sv9XLugL0gdu_gT2hBV5zlt8jZQOClk9pMDVHgr/s900/015charnelhouse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="900" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUkNJZWlruCgh-cE1uhq8Q0OZoVog4Qdbp4c8WQCDbj-Q6Fo2N9W-7KNNJFEI8JPAk_V79C7Ofz8gwDiGZ1jzqm1fckRIynBRtlg0csMKrb0YYh8qju606aLOIPydwsPtuuTf4I55HWf_VRCr_Hed8Sv9XLugL0gdu_gT2hBV5zlt8jZQOClk9pMDVHgr/w640-h336/015charnelhouse.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we move farther and father from the 20th century I become more interested in its treasures. All of these artist express themselves in unique ways. And that was a luxury that the 19th century artists could not imagine.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-44299489412619960862023-09-06T07:06:00.004-07:002023-09-06T07:06:34.950-07:00Trust - It's hard to know what to believe and what to trust.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTYd4JVCrk2CtrkSgH0KfFwai2QhlNos9RjshLQ3U8yBXK8HvMynqufNDqKc6vFOyiIVo2hwZ9qDgcMbW7s6u5ORg4Qr6S4sntjFT4FpK2RYXyZkeJAkjzV6s7KkM94eajPof_2iikThWgh-rcMBd5KDf1OW9nVOK4NT_c5-ZC9ddMMf7iOYc7tgV6svt/s1495/trust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1495" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTYd4JVCrk2CtrkSgH0KfFwai2QhlNos9RjshLQ3U8yBXK8HvMynqufNDqKc6vFOyiIVo2hwZ9qDgcMbW7s6u5ORg4Qr6S4sntjFT4FpK2RYXyZkeJAkjzV6s7KkM94eajPof_2iikThWgh-rcMBd5KDf1OW9nVOK4NT_c5-ZC9ddMMf7iOYc7tgV6svt/w640-h444/trust.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">But when I sit down and doodle with a friend, I trust that moment is where I need to be, doing what I should be doing.</div></div>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-30811482411984716042023-08-14T13:51:00.002-07:002023-09-06T07:05:07.467-07:00Working on my style<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm working on my style these days. This one is black ink with a watercolor filling. I stayed simple and just used diluted yellow ochre for the skin color. I am beginning to realize that although I like mixing colors I never mix up enough or I soon alter the shade. Which means if I need more, I have to struggle to match the color all over again. At this point in my life I need to accept my preferences and skills and just work within those parameters. I have so much to say and if I spend the rest of my days working on perfection than I will never get the story told. So this is me, this is my messy imperfect style.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And so the story will soon unfold on this blog. A story about the summer I sent to France in 1962. I have been working on it all summer and will wait until it is just right to post the pages one at a time. Writing this memoire has been pure pleasure. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8FGS9mNyNww0OzfxZnMr1m7HEuOIDiVV6vrsSl-JeOmxNiDyI8WgReQcPRD9QgKMSiydKWZnTsXqXN9rd4Hs-b7w9qD0jQGtjMMGVpgyip33RGpheQWKADxgPB7HyahLcBMIpISXA9tfppJCrcJRkxucWD-kTmD6V2rEQRfJyBi3c2VjYfdI4E6J44pD/s2538/chickedance.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2538" data-original-width="1770" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8FGS9mNyNww0OzfxZnMr1m7HEuOIDiVV6vrsSl-JeOmxNiDyI8WgReQcPRD9QgKMSiydKWZnTsXqXN9rd4Hs-b7w9qD0jQGtjMMGVpgyip33RGpheQWKADxgPB7HyahLcBMIpISXA9tfppJCrcJRkxucWD-kTmD6V2rEQRfJyBi3c2VjYfdI4E6J44pD/w446-h640/chickedance.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is one more. I think smooth skin is what I seek and so I finished this one off in Procreate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVSqO1W1w8WoS4Zh0qTeG6T8M6jKE9oAaNGm_12bV4l5kzIaZ-Gms2N2ZTuiG4MTFctUL2_G4yd8o78y9zKrvg3Wn1CDLt9Cm4TpfsPUJCUVhJFzmI3B0ewiKpKW6rHyeg10i6At3QdSZmM0pxsC_9iKxDY7_9HvWP_0ukHund_RGZlode5SxXaHXUq99/s2538/chicken-dance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2538" data-original-width="1770" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVSqO1W1w8WoS4Zh0qTeG6T8M6jKE9oAaNGm_12bV4l5kzIaZ-Gms2N2ZTuiG4MTFctUL2_G4yd8o78y9zKrvg3Wn1CDLt9Cm4TpfsPUJCUVhJFzmI3B0ewiKpKW6rHyeg10i6At3QdSZmM0pxsC_9iKxDY7_9HvWP_0ukHund_RGZlode5SxXaHXUq99/w446-h640/chicken-dance.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-6534946298574089292023-06-11T07:43:00.002-07:002023-06-11T09:10:18.336-07:00The Chicken Dance<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATLJMn4eV5VW18ExXqM4-ZpCrz7xc6oa-w-mfjFSx4zag7cKnRwDLvvS0eGXq0AMFCPLAJ6gPFok10hUsTVjW4k4sxGGr53plvWiflSzcrxu3bQ9MzgUMQN6dgth7W6VWmDapFPFPriyABlxVH0W5f5JjuUaDMq-ccGKBlxq01u-RLtKA7LcS5lvULg/s3003/lukeetvero.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3003" data-original-width="2010" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATLJMn4eV5VW18ExXqM4-ZpCrz7xc6oa-w-mfjFSx4zag7cKnRwDLvvS0eGXq0AMFCPLAJ6gPFok10hUsTVjW4k4sxGGr53plvWiflSzcrxu3bQ9MzgUMQN6dgth7W6VWmDapFPFPriyABlxVH0W5f5JjuUaDMq-ccGKBlxq01u-RLtKA7LcS5lvULg/w428-h640/lukeetvero.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;">In the summer of 1962, my mother flew us to meet our French family. We didn’t speak the language at home and so struggled to relate to these strange cousins who looked at us like we were just plain dumb.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;">But Luke came up with the best ice breaker, the chicken dance replete with the</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;">bluck bluucck bluccck sound. Before long my cousin Veronique was trying it out.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;">Great laughter ensued. This was one language we could all speak.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-10290346431649386182023-06-05T08:55:00.002-07:002023-06-05T08:55:37.374-07:00Look at the moon, Gilgamesh<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLoweXn67tzL6SD7viwQ-jjeAJKEqUe7FsoBopqvdpLQQ1J--ZfWObpbfWho4MwakTjXxdvllgXivbsRakBFqr4GhL_gCQF4lJYTPWWtj08AQtjGylZmXh9pqDZF9lKHRLBq9JMZWiuvyzH7fQb10j_9qOKPfRF2V_P-3jdOsc9GW_rZ8bKFP8fw7aQ/s2584/lookatMoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="2584" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLoweXn67tzL6SD7viwQ-jjeAJKEqUe7FsoBopqvdpLQQ1J--ZfWObpbfWho4MwakTjXxdvllgXivbsRakBFqr4GhL_gCQF4lJYTPWWtj08AQtjGylZmXh9pqDZF9lKHRLBq9JMZWiuvyzH7fQb10j_9qOKPfRF2V_P-3jdOsc9GW_rZ8bKFP8fw7aQ/w640-h424/lookatMoon.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">“When you miss me, look at the moon Giglamesh, and I know that wherever I go I will be looking as well.” </span></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-87178279469724880632023-05-26T07:53:00.003-07:002023-05-26T07:53:41.247-07:00One Speckled Egg<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCohvRQxQbG79Z7c5TWPj5k-3-u2XdEuXWHAOV-jp-ubl668d4Cj3nC0pCspxBX1rr6Il4zaHQVc7uvgRIBuvjoL5CT4aaUATVqSiEHYUkLobjLAqk2T6q0DrrTTlWNEMRgFfb5vbTUABElgoj3wWiVyGAd7Jmdcs7ftvp_VpRPlaEgsOYYb1O_-hTA/s1584/Magicalforest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="1576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCohvRQxQbG79Z7c5TWPj5k-3-u2XdEuXWHAOV-jp-ubl668d4Cj3nC0pCspxBX1rr6Il4zaHQVc7uvgRIBuvjoL5CT4aaUATVqSiEHYUkLobjLAqk2T6q0DrrTTlWNEMRgFfb5vbTUABElgoj3wWiVyGAd7Jmdcs7ftvp_VpRPlaEgsOYYb1O_-hTA/w636-h640/Magicalforest.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">To get to the O’Connell ranch, Jonah had to walk through the ancient forest. For breakfast, he feasted on the mushrooms and fresh eggs but left this special egg alone. It was speckled and quite rare. He wondered about the mother bird. Would she be back before it hatched?</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405598590557487212.post-50060593105499798922023-05-25T19:35:00.000-07:002023-05-25T19:35:13.296-07:00His Sacred Place<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18FMHLMdI-xRtLcRmpKHhMzpseM_yairttiEsWjxlAXVRwAr5WTC998r4slptjuxsavouZC58uYPY7kMcFtz-Pl03at3f-KrkMXJOhGGdcnCFoYcEe2SkCstsqVgbwNXqq-QtTpXwdbidSRurUpX8cID5gmjSFO2zPEAjLCT2mABsP_xgVkuzs29f7A/s2148/IMG_7712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="2148" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18FMHLMdI-xRtLcRmpKHhMzpseM_yairttiEsWjxlAXVRwAr5WTC998r4slptjuxsavouZC58uYPY7kMcFtz-Pl03at3f-KrkMXJOhGGdcnCFoYcEe2SkCstsqVgbwNXqq-QtTpXwdbidSRurUpX8cID5gmjSFO2zPEAjLCT2mABsP_xgVkuzs29f7A/w640-h630/IMG_7712.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16pt;">As he watched the sunrise one last time, Jonah wondered about <i>his</i> ancestors. How long before they would be forgotten? He could almost hear the children running across the field chasing rabbits and searching for eggs. It was long ago and he was a child of the old ways. But today he would start on a journey into town and begin anew at the O’Connell ranch. Of course he didn’t know what lay in his future. All he knew was that he had to leave this sacred place.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Sandra Moreanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952107078192696943noreply@blogger.com0