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Happy Thanksgiving

11/28/2014

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Lydia Makepeace

11/26/2014

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Lydia & I have know each other for almost 10 years. We were paired as roommates, in the now shuttered NYCAMS program. What impressed me then & what impresses me now is Lydia's determination & commitment to research. She is always looking at new sources & incorporating them into her vast knowledge base. Her answers below are generous & I have elected to not place them in the Q&A format as the questions are self evident in the answers. If you enjoy Lydia's work please check out & follow her on all of the social media: facebook, instagram, etsy (her paintings make great gifts), pinterest & her newly redesigned website. Thank you Lydia for sharing your work with us! 
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You’ll notice that the first picture is of my work surface. I do not use a palette for my current series of abstract watercolors inspired by aquatic life. I use Dr. Ph. Martin’s Hydrus Fine Art Watercolors, which come in bottles with droppers, and I don’t premix colors before applying to the paper. Paint is either applied right from the dropper or diluted in varying amounts of water in medicine cups before being poured onto wet paper. 

No brushes are used to apply paint, only to pre-wet the paper. I find a Hake brush to be ideal for applying large amounts of water and evenly coating full sheets of 22” x 30” watercolor paper. Arches 300lb watercolor paper is my paper of choice. Arches is readily available and the heavier weight paper is especially suited for large paintings and heavy washes.

My favorite color is Ph. Martin’s Quinacridone Magenta because of its vibrant warmth, energy and the varied colors it creates as part of my glazing process. I’m forever running out. My least favorite colors are probably the brown shades because I am so drawn to vibrant colors. My love of color is limitless!
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Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans reading this & I'll see you on Friday! 
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Let Us Work for Good & Beautiful & Kind 

11/25/2014

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Tired 
By Langston Hughes

I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two--
And see what the worms are eating
At the rind.

Uncollected Poems, 1931-1940
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Food, Sculpture, & Scenery 

11/24/2014

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Best Gluten Free Pasta Ever! With Pesto, Pinoli, Almonds & Red Sauce, Cinque Terra, Italia
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Beautiful Sandwiches: I heard they weren't so good, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Best Cappuccino, Venezia, Italia
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Portofino, Italia
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Church, Cinque Terra, Italia
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Waiting Gondolas, Venezia, Italia
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Venetian Canal, Venezia, Italia
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Outside the Bridge of Sighs, Venezia, Italia
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Diocletians Palace, Split, Croatia
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Filigree Door & Impressive Handle, Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Coastline, Dubrovnik, Croatia
This week will resume the usual blogging schedule, but one final overview of Dalmatia & Italia starting with some food photos & ending with scenery. 
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Serious Mozzarella & Prosciutto, Milano, Italia
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Gluten Free Macaroons, Venezia, Italia
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Delicious drinkable strawberry sorbet on a plastic doily, Rapallo, Italia
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Santa Margarita, Santa Margherita Ligure, Italia
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Little Succulent Garden, Cinque Terra, Italia
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Letters to Juliet, Verona, Italia
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Four Tetrarchs, San Marco, Venezia, Italia
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Inside the Bridge of Signs, Venezia, Italia
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Boat Basin, Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Main St. Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Flooring

11/21/2014

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Ljubljana Streets, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Train Station, Cinque Terre, Italia
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Portofino City Seal, Portofino, Italia
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Galleria Olive Branch, Milano, Italia
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Galleria Star Floor, Milano, Italia
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Highlighted Cobblestone Fans, Rapallo, Italia
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Il Duomo, Milano, Italia
It seems I must have been looking down a lot & I was. In cities where a: the streets are uneven & b: people don't pick up after their dogs this is a necessity, but when there are gems like these to see, it's not a problem. The streets, walkways, floors were amazing! Again some images are blurry, but included because they still give a sense of the pattern & detail. Enjoy 
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San Marco Floors, Venezia, Italia
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This images also highlights the hazmat style boots sold to tourists when Venezia floods...
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Mis-mash in Rapello, Italia
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Herringbone Floor in Rozzoli, Galleria, Milano, Italia
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Storm Covers

11/20/2014

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There was such a variety of storm covers in my latest peregrination that I was able to document. Some of the photos are blurry and many contain my feet as most were in thoroughfares where tourists & locals do not take kindly to you stopping to compose the perfect shot. I still think it is worth it, however, to share these images as the variety of patterns & civic branding is very intriguing. 
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this one was on a relief map of a city, but fits the theme of metalwork & city crests
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Mark-Making 

11/19/2014

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Leonardo & a face: the art history reference makes me smile
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"I think I love her" & then more obscured but still visible, "Don't Panic." (A classic Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy line)
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Woodland Creatures
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I love looking at graffiti. It tells a quick story & is often thought-provoking/ relevant. Hope you enjoy this urban palette. 
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Instead of King of the Jews this crucifix proclaims Christ as King of the Euro & Dollar perhaps implying that the church is in the pocket of the wealthy.
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This take on the traditional crosswalk figure is intriguing because the figure is either reading a book or holding a weapon, in the case of the book, both.
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Mr. Universe
Disclaimer: I am not in favor of tagging or destruction of private property.
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Let there be Light

11/18/2014

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My Christian faith does not extend to lighting candles as a form of prayer or as placing an offering before a saint, but I find the displays in churches & cathedrals mesmerizing. I encourage you to take time to play all of the clips gathered during my pilgrimage thru Dalmatia & Northern Italy as most are 8-10 seconds long. Enjoy 
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Dalmatia & Northern Italy

11/17/2014

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St. Lawrence Fort, Dubrovnik, Croatia
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A Dalmatian in Dalmatia
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River in Downtown Ljubjana, Slovenia
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The river in Verona was raging, Italia
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Watching Rowers in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italia
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Il Duomo, Milano, Italia
I am back from vacation in Dalmatia & Northern Italy. It was an amazing trip. I saw so many things that informed & inspired me. I am excited to share more images with y'all in the upcoming weeks. For starters here is a one image overview of some cities I visited. Enjoy 
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Diocletian's Palace Bell Tower, Split, Croatia
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Rainbow over a town outside of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Venetian Canal, Italia
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The Sun was shining in Cinque Terra, Italia
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Church in Portofino, Italia with the most intense church bell sequence I have ever heard
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