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Diamond_Dog

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29. I'm happy to hear it has a name.

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #28)

Thu Jul 28, 2022, 12:41 PM

Jul 2022

I do this often … but especially when I’m in the middle of a painting - I imagine in my head how I’m going to render this or that at all odd hours of the day. My mother always used to tell everyone that her youngest daughter’s head was always up in the clouds. I guess I haven’t changed much!

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Lighthouse in Ashtabula, Ohio, in late afternoon sun. [View all] Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 OP

Beautiful! SheltieLover Jul 2022 #1

Thank you SheltieLover! Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #3

Yw! SheltieLover Jul 2022 #5

Very nice..you are quite the talented one Deuxcents Jul 2022 #2

Aw thank you Deuxcents Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #4

Nice. Oil? nt Laffy Kat Jul 2022 #6

No, acrylics on canvas. Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #7

That is beautiful! If you are just learning, as you say, can't wait to see future works.💖 SaveOurDemocracy Jul 2022 #8

Thank you for your kind words, SaveOurDemocracy! Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #9

Very nice. sinkingfeeling Jul 2022 #10

Thank you, sinkingfeeling! Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #11

Really well done! Ocelot II Jul 2022 #12

Thank you, Ocelot II! Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #13

Lovely! femmedem Jul 2022 #14

Thank you, femmedem! Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #16

Wow! Very striking! lunatica Jul 2022 #15

Wow, lunatica, thank you so much! Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #17

Keep it up! lunatica Jul 2022 #18

I have another one I'll post in a little while. Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #19

Almost all the art I posted here is up to 40 years old lunatica Jul 2022 #20

I agree! Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #21

I want to do it again lunatica Jul 2022 #22

Coming up with creative ideas and motivation is half the battle! Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #23

Thanks! I hope so too! lunatica Jul 2022 #24

I'm so sorry to hear about your health this year. femmedem Jul 2022 #25

I do imagine painting again lunatica Jul 2022 #26

It's often called mental rehearsal. And yes, it works. You can find a lot of info on it online. highplainsdem Jul 2022 #28

I'm happy to hear it has a name. Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #29

Love that! Beautiful contrast between the warmer colors and the blues and grays. highplainsdem Jul 2022 #27

Thank you so much, highplainsdem! Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #30

Great light! GPV Jul 2022 #31

Very very nice Diamond. Your artist's eye revealed. George McGovern Jul 2022 #32

Thank you so much, George! Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #33

Very Nice! electric_blue68 Aug 2022 #34

Wow, thanks, electric_blue68! Diamond_Dog Aug 2022 #35