art plus word combinations – sue clancy

Not my cup of tea

April 15, 2024

I was thinking of high tea as I worked on my last painting “Eager Beaver” so as I began a new artwork I continued thinking of tea related thoughts and phrases. At the time I was beginning the new painting some dear friends shared that they were taking a road trip to see the plants…

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Oops-a-daisy

March 4, 2024

I’ve been working on a new painting as I mentioned in my last post that illustrates an idiom often said when a small child falls – “Oops-a-daisy”. Yes, the idea for this painting was inspired by my falling and hurting my ankle. (See also my recent email newsletter about SOCK questions for how I use…

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carried away by a book illustrated poem

January 7, 2019

I’ve decided recently to practice my poetry and short-short story writing by writing something, no matter how bad, every day. If there’s anything illustration worthy I’ll illustrate it. Out of all I’ve done thus far this seemed worthy: Doing the poem text with a brush was new and different for me. It was looser and…

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