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Kate, from Letterplay 🙂 Congratulations, Kate!! Please email your snail mail address to pjbartstudio(-at-)hargray.com. Thank you everyone for inquiring where you can purchase the calendar. I originally made a few up for Christmas presents at our local Staples and decided to offer one here. I’m now working quickly and will offer 2012 calendars either through […]
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click to enlarge Oh, what fun! This 11 x 17 inch wall calendar contains all my favorite journal pages 🙂 It’s printed on heavyweight paper with a mat finish that’s perfect for writing on. I’ve titled it, ‘A Low Country Sketchbook’, and hope that the lucky winner loves it as much as I do! Along […]
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Please click to enlarge This shell will always have a special place on our bookshelves.It’s a memento from my Dad’s Basic Training days at Parris Island. He wrote the date on the shell. I can see him walking the shoreline of Port Royal Sound and finding this treasure as he contemplated his next steps into […]
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click to enlarge It was a sunny, crisp morning. The wind kicked up a bit and the dogs were frisky in the cooler temps. On the way back from our morning walk I spotted five Great Egrets and a couple of Black-crowned Night Heron juvi’s roosting in the trees along the pond near our home. […]
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I’ve been wanting to try Daniel Smith’s Watercolor Ground (DSWG) since it first came out. My subject…. a cigar box 🙂 No, I’m not a closet cigar smoker! Gag! It’s all about repurposing, and now that the smell from the little devil’s finally faded, I’m quite excited about the possibilities. Tip: if you have a […]
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In April, I could see out of my right eye better without my current glasses. Now… it’s the same with and without glasses…. Sketching has become increasingly difficult and for the last month I’ve only sketched twice. Haven’t bothered to add color. My left eye is tired. I’m sooooooo looking forward to a better view!
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