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"Crow Study #3", mixed media on canvas, 8"x10"
This crow was just calling for me to paint it. I started it back in November over Thanksgiving weekend. I was stuck at the BWI Amtrak...

Lisa Wiertel
Jan 25, 20232 min read
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New Year's Resolutions
Does the title of this blog post make you cringe? Me too. If you look up the definition of "resolution" on Google, it states that...

Lisa Wiertel
Jan 9, 20233 min read
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Fear Walking
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our...

Lisa Wiertel
Aug 31, 20225 min read
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New Zentangle-Inspired Pumpkin T-Shirts!
I wanted to do this last year but I never got around to it. I have wanted to create my own fall themed t-shirts. The one that I thought...

Lisa Wiertel
Aug 18, 20221 min read
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George Rodrigue's Gallery in New Orleans
One of the most fun art projects that I did with my 3rd graders a couple of years ago was to learn about George Rodrigue and his "Blue...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 26, 20222 min read
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New Orleans Style Urban Sketching
I was lucky enough to go on vacation last week to New Orleans with a friend. I have never been there so my expectations were what I had...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 25, 20222 min read
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"Seymour", acrylic on panel, 8"x10"
I finally finished this commission piece so I am excited to share it. Seymour is a cute dog, isn't he? Here is the photo that I used as a...

Lisa Wiertel
Jun 28, 20221 min read
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A Few of My Favorite Things
Did anyone else think of Julie Andrews when you read the post title? I can't count how many times I have seen "The Sound of Music" All...

Lisa Wiertel
Jun 22, 20223 min read
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Hot off the Easel!
"Crab in the Chesapeake", mixed media on canvas, 8"x10", framed. Hi Email and Blog Readers! I wanted you all to be the first to see my...

Lisa Wiertel
Jun 21, 20221 min read
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Zentangles for Self Care/Special Offer!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I have been reading a lot of interesting articles and blog posts on mental health and the...

Lisa Wiertel
May 23, 20222 min read
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Welcome Spring! Newsletter/Blog Post
Current Situation: Listenting To: Calming Classical on Spotify Reading: The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink Watching: Yellowstone, Season...

Lisa Wiertel
Apr 29, 20222 min read
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Netflix: The Andy Warhol Diaries
Irony is telling you in my last post that I don't make watching TV a priority and then writing my next post about something I just...

Lisa Wiertel
Mar 26, 20223 min read
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Draw every day.
I finished today the charcoal drawing above. I was asked if I could provide some artwork for an upcoming auction(this weekend!) for my...

Lisa Wiertel
Mar 16, 20223 min read
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Valentine's Edition Newsletter
Life Currently: Listening To: Vivaldi on Spotify Reading: Love People, Use Things by Joshua Fields Milburn Watching: Guilded Age(HBO...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 15, 20222 min read
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Weekend Update-January 22, 2022
Currently: Listening To: Best Classical Music by Peaceful Classics on Spotify Reading: The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly Watching: ...

Lisa Wiertel
Jan 22, 20222 min read
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Little Devils Stairs Hike
My son and I took a trip out west towards the mountains last weekend. He has been itching to go out and do another difficult hike. I am...

Lisa Wiertel
Nov 15, 20212 min read
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Day 7-Nature Journal
I have been taking my dog for walks back behind my parents' house in New York. When I was growing up it was all wetlands and fields and...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Day 6-Nature Journaling
An absolutely perfect night for nature journaling. My mother's backyard was again my subject. Sat back there and was able to do a...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 12, 20211 min read
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Day 5-Nature Journaling
Continuing on with my nature journaling project. Day 5 was not a good weather day for nature journaling. It was raining pretty hard in...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 10, 20211 min read
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Day 4-Nature Journaling
I have a pastel drawing of a robin that I did on one of the bottom shelves of a bookcase. It is not displayed. I really do not like it,...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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