squwetchy Sometimes I run my paintings thru an AI filter to see if the algorithm and smoothing of some of the details improves it. Oddly enough there is something to be learned from this that helps me see colours and tonal elements more clearly. It’s like putting your writing thru a grammar checker so you can see where the run-on sentences are. The flaws stand out and you can see what you did wrong for next time. #flower #filter

8r4d For all of last year I didn’t even take my #bike out once. I tell you why that is other than we spent a lot of time on vacation and busy with marathon training so in the end, I barely took the bike off the rack let alone actually getting it out into the trails. Literally I did not take it out even once. So in order to remedy that in 2024 I made sure to do a nice long trail ride even before April ended and got my bike tuned up and out and about in the neighbourhood for a 17 km ride this afternoon.

squwetchy Take two: This is the second attempt, my “homework” attempt at the same #flower image as my last post from my #watercolour course night one.

pixelazy I am taking a #flower painting course this spring so this feed is destined to become a collection of flower reference photos.

squwetchy It has been almost a year since I took a #watercolour class at the local recreation centre. Last spring I took a course from a local teacher on painting Canadian landscapes in watercolours which taught me a whole bunch of new techniques and ideas for improving my personal sketching and painting. This spring, I signed up for a second course by the same teacher, but this time our focus is #flower painting in watercolour. we are encouraged to document the process each class by taking photos of the various stages of the artwork as we paint it as a group, but our instructor insisted obviously that none of those pictures that would hint or give away course materials be posted anywhere so while you will see a number of finished Paintings as a progress through the course over the next few weeks the closest I can give you to show some of the background is a picture like this of me documenting the colour I used to mix for one particular stage, which I don’t think gives much away.

pixelazy I was feeling photographic down at Terwillegar Park this morning. Enjoy this collection of random artsy photos.

8r4d Our morning #walk was full of interesting shadows.

8r4dsfeets My shoes this month are a pair of old recycled runners from a few years ago, but they are good enough for long morning #walk through the dog park on a quiet Tuesday morning. It may be #spring but there is still ice on the river. #rivervalley

adventuredog This little dog always seems to be a few steps behind. With it being #spring We’ve taken our morning walk to the local dog park where she can be off leash. That’s great and all but I spend most of my days shouting at her to keep up as she sniffs and wanders and occupies herself at her leisure.

adventuredog well, sure the rules are there for a reason, but they really count when the sign is on the ground and the sun is in the air? we went for #spring #walk turned into a photo expedition.

8r4dsfeets I like big bolts and I cannot lie…

8r4dsfeets Lurking above the whale at #westedmontonmall