After a summer of being focused more on learning about chickens than on doing artwork, I have once again picked up my writing tools and paintbrushes. The August colors and fragrances of the garden have inspired me. The piece I'm working on isn't finished, but in looking at the sequential photos I've taken of the progression of it, I found myself enjoying the detail photo below of the floral bouquet part of the composition. The colors of daylilies and dahlias together in a vase struck me as so beautiful. The watercolor was first painted on Arches cold press watercolor paper, then the sumi ink was applied from a very fine-tipped bottle. The full piece will be posted at a later date.
Close-up: August in the Garden
November 23, 2025
Did I need a deep plunge into a new blog site, right when such a time-consuming challenge really didn’t fit into my crowded calendar? The answer, no surprise, is “no” but at least I was able to navigate the mind-befuddling process of transferring the data from my old platform to this new, AI-enhanced version of good ol’ WordPress. My previous experience of working on good ol’ WordPress wasn’t stellar, so I’m hoping to improve my relationship with it asap. So far I have been able to upload my seasonally appropriate squash painting! But now, HOW do I get rid of “Hello World!” which was placed there by Good Ol. I’m not sure about this, but I think Good Ol’s default tips will stay on this, my First Post until I figure out how to discretely remove them without being told “This is not a good idea.” At least I got my squash up on this new site for your viewing pleasure! Happy Thanksgiving :-).
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Jocelyn Curry 
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