Do-Something-Everyday: Pyro Doodles

Do-Something-Everyday, April 29, 2016

I did this wood burned drawing on a small plaque that I had picked from the craft store for a couple of dollars. It was made of thin plywood but I liked the shape of it. I did a little doodle art on one side and painted the surrounding area with white gesso which made the drawing pop out.

Do-Something-Everyday: Gulab Jamun

Do-Something-Everyday, April 28, 2016

This is what I made today.

Do-Something-Everyday: Prince at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Do-Something-Everyday, April 27, 2016

Last Thursday Prince died. His death, like Michael Jackson's, saddened me deeply because I lived on their music during the first few years of my life in the US. He, along with Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna were the earliest torch bearers of the fledgling MTV and, his risque videos both shocked and captivated me. The apartment we had rented had free cable television and, 'Raspberry Beret, '1999' and Little Red Corvette' on endless loop kept me company

Do- Something- Everyday: Cut Paper Art Flora

Do-Something-Everyday: April 26, 2016

Cut paper art is something that I have always liked. In the past, I had confined myself to cutting maps. A few days ago, I picked up a book called The Art of Papercutting by Jessica Palmer. This book has inspired me to move  up my papercutting skills a notch or so.  The top picture is an original mixed media which I then made into a papercut. The one below is a watercolor painting of a tulip. After cutting it into shape, I mounted it on a bright yellow paper.

Do-Something-Everyday: Spring Awakenings

Do-Something-Everyday: April 25, 2016

The pear tree bloomed last week and became an inviting spot for all types of birds.

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Do-Something-Everyday: Happy Earth Day

Do-Something-Everyday: April 22, 2016
Today is Earth Day and I celebrate it with sights and sounds of avian visitors to my backyard. They are not exotic birds but common ones but they seem to like what they find here: water, flowering trees and shrubs. Spotted today:

Do-Something-Everyday: Georgia on My Mind

Do-Something-Everyday: April 20, 2016

I did this papercut of a photo I took of the exterior of  Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe last November (see below). O'Keefe, a former New Yorker, lived the last five decades of her life in Abiquiu, New Mexico, capturing its magical landscape in oil paintings. The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe houses the largest permanent collection of her work in the world. When I was visiting Santa Fe in November 2015, the museum was running an exhibition titled "From New York to New Mexico: Masterworks of American Modernism".