Day 21 #stradaeasel My second Empty Bowls donation, for the Reno Sparks Food Pantry event. The auction will be on September 27th at 11am....

Day 20 #stradaeasel My Empty Bowls entries for the Food Bank fundraiser, are paintings this year and they will be up for auction on...

Day 19 #stradaeasel No pancakes today. I’m going to throw the lemons into some refreshing iced water for this evening. Actually, I’m...

Day 18 #stradaeasel I have a craving for lemon pancakes (English pancakes), with sugar. I figured that if I finished this sketch before...

Day 17 #stradaeasel The same funky red apple as yesterday, but from a different viewpoint. Mindful repetition is a great way to sooth the...

Day 16 #stradaeasel Another of our organic apples from our apple trees. Very tasty, but also very weirdly shaped :-) #dailypainting...

Day 15 #stradaeasel An apple a day, keeps the smoke away? Well, maybe not. #dailypainting #oilpainting #caroleannricketts

Day 14 #stradaeasel I was challenged today by my mentor artist Sarah Sedwick, to paint a raw egg. Not the easiest of challenges, but I...

Day 13 #stradaeasel Sketchbook Sunday is indoors again as the local air index went up to 440! I drew one of my little embedded...

Day 12 #stradaeasel I am returning to an old inspiration here. I used to make a lot of artwork based on, or inspired by ammonites. I...

Day 11 #stradaeasel Feeling fabulous today. It’s one of those days where I feel that I can tackle anything. I have an itch to clean out...

Day 10 #stradaeasel The wind dropped and the wildfire smoke is back, booo. I got up early and returned to painting (and eating) eggs.

Day 9 #stradaeasel I abandoned the eggs, as the East wind blew away the smoke. I grabbed acrylics and pastels and painted a rock fountain...

Day 8 #stradaeasel Sketching eggs today (and maybe this week) as we bought WAYyyyy too many for last weekend. I’m debating whether to...

Day 7 #stradaeasel All I can say is, there was supposed to be two chocolate croissants in this composition. #dailypainting

Day 6 #stradaeasel Sketchbook Sunday. We still have thick smoke outside (that must be nearly a month now!), so I can’t see any Plein Air...

Day 5 #stradaeasel These flowers have definitely reached the end of their wilty lives. I managed to push one more painting out of them...

Day 4 #stradaeasel I had a some fun with painting an unusual viewpoint. I painted the flowers from above and looking down. The light...

Day 3 #stradaeasel I have loosened up a little from yesterday and the flowers were perky enough to do a different angle. Hopefully I can...

Day 2 #stradaeasel I bought a pack of these canvas panels, as they were a solution for the quick decision on taking the challenge. I’m...