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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 6 years ago
Sketches and Thoughts
So much of the world has changed, it seems, in such a short amount of time. Out here in WA, we went from gorgeous spring-like weather where I was setting up a plein air sketch…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 6 years ago
Travel Sketches
I may not get to travel much, but I love that I can “travel” through sketching. This is the dovecot (or dove house) that is part of the ruins of 13th C. Newark Castle in St…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 6 years ago
Beauty in the Little Moments
We got so, so much water a couple weeks ago. It was startling to see, and the river raged through our property, muddy, fast, and deep. Thankfully, we were above most of the…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 6 years ago
Breakfast of Champions
There is so much I am thankful for this year. So, so very much. 💕 And today it is the day after Thanksgiving, and I am counting my blessings: a warm home, family, my…
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heatherthebard (60)in #music • 6 years ago
Thankfulness
Winter is practically at my door. After a few scant weeks of cool and damp weather, we have received several hard frosts. All traces of autumn are gone, and my elms, walnut…
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heatherthebard (60)in #ghsc • 6 years ago
Wandering
I have been composing quite a bit lately. Not as much put down on paper, but on my walks through the wilderness areas of my property, improvised tunes seem to float out of my…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 6 years ago
Returning to Roots
Lots of big, landmark changes happened in the last couple months. I came to the decision to close my Etsy shop, to better honor the path God set before me and devote more time to…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 6 years ago
The Last Days of Summer
I can’t believe Autumn is here already. It seems like just yesterday we were cooking even in the shade, and now the meteorologists are predicting snow by the weekend! 😱 I…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 6 years ago
Sketchbook Rambles
For not having that many farm duties, currently, life has been exceptionally busy. I am enjoying the cooler weather, though, as Autumn creeps ever closer...…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 6 years ago
More Snippets of the Journey
I wrote an article today for a Christian artist’s magazine about the Celtic concept of peregrinatio , or journeying for the love of God. Pilgrimage on steroids. I first read…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 6 years ago
The Rider
The gift has been given and now I can share! The owner approached me about a vision he’d had and asked me to put it on paper for him. As soon as I began the inking process, God…
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heatherthebard (60)in #ghsc • 6 years ago
Praying for a Bee
The other day, the boys and I were playing down at our creek, and in the splashing, some bees ended up in the water. Being a tenderhearted sort, I rushed over and started…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 6 years ago
Ink Work
I have been very inspired lately by different forms of ink work, although the pen and ink illustrations found in old books from the 1900s have always been a favorite. I guess you…
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heatherthebard (60)in #ghsc • 6 years ago
Winged Summer
As you may have surmised from my previous post, “Wild Blessing,” life around here has been exponentially busy. Between bringing in the hay and getting it stacked, picking our…
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heatherthebard (60)in #ghsc • 6 years ago
Wild Blessing
THIS is what blessing looks like, my friends. Unreserved, gracious, abundant blessing. ❤️ Back when the snow was still on the ground, God came to me when I asked His will for our…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 6 years ago
Summer is Flying By
I am amazed at how fast this summer has gone. I have almost filled up my first sketchbook — a proud accomplishment considering I hadn’t sketched or drawn in so many…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 6 years ago
Herbalist Notebook?
This last week was a bit of a blast as I began researching our local flora and their herbal/medicinal uses, and cross-referencing it with emotional healing notes. Quite the…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 7 years ago
Sketching my Walk
So I finally settled on a sketchbook kit: my old homemade “midori” traveler’s notebook filled with 3.5x5-inch Daler-Rowney sketchbooks + my fountain pen, water brush, and Cotman…
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heatherthebard (60)in #ghsc • 7 years ago
Outdoor Adventures
Here are some pics from this morning’s outdoor adventure. Lots of photos because I couldn’t get the littles to slow down enough to get some #sketching in. 🤣 We spent most…
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heatherthebard (60)in #art • 7 years ago
Pochade Boxes
So a lot has happened in the month I’ve been away from Steemit, I’ve been published in a Christian artists’ magazine, my love of plein air (outdoor) painting has escalated, and…
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