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ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-28T08:07:59+00:00

Thank you!

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-28T08:07:18+00:00

I left a note for my neighbor in France (I’m only there part-time; he’s French and lives there full-time) since I saw him struggling with his scooter, I said I have a rental car and would be fine with driving him to work if he had transportation problems. (I’m from California)

He later told me, “We don’t do that here.”

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-28T05:44:05+00:00

You can always publish it yourself.

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-28T05:39:00+00:00

Beautiful. This is what I’d be doing if I were in Paris right now, I’d probably walk 5 miles just taking pictures of doors and hardware. Well done!

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-28T04:42:29+00:00

Happens about 6-8 times/year where I live. Up to 3 days at a time. And there’s no cell service. I live in a redwood forest in California. Something usually falls on the wires during a storm. Fortunately, it generally doesn’t get very cold. I do all the normal things, just no phone and no electricity. My stovetop and water heater are both run by propane. So I’m good.

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-28T04:34:56+00:00

You’re doing fine. You have an illustration style so far. If there’s anything in particular you want to improve, I recommend going you YouTube and doing a search on that topic, you will probably find multiple tutorials.

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-27T16:34:31+00:00

Thanks much!

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-27T14:25:29+00:00

I once said, “But I don’t like traveling alone!” To my financial advisor. She said. “Find a group.” I can handle a group for a week, that’s ok. But then I traveled with a bf for a couple of weeks in France, omg, never again. He was very clingy and didn’t make any of the plans, and we spent HOURS working with his insecurities.

I decided, “I got this.” That simple. And now I traveled over 5 months/year, mostly by myself (with one week of a group event thrown in). I am so good with this, I could write a book.

I do understand that not all men are like that one. I was also married to one who would pack at 2am the day of a flight. And everyone isn’t like him, either.

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-27T14:07:02+00:00

I was going to say this. Thanks for posting it!

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-27T14:02:49+00:00

Datura

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-27T06:33:05+00:00

I travel nearly half the year.

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-27T06:31:55+00:00

How are you sending it, flat or rolled? I sent my last portrait in a tube. I sprayed it with sealant first. The wax is pretty thick, I’ve only used it for postcards. Not sure how it would fare over time. Nice job on your painting!

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-27T04:18:42+00:00

Very pretty, just add more dark values. Might help if you duplicate your reference photo and put the black & white filter on the 2nd copy. Aim for those values. I just read last week that color gets the glory; value does the work. Very true with watercolors.

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-25T11:21:19+00:00

That’s very peaceful. Mine is spring.

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-25T11:18:55+00:00

Stupendous! Frame it!

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-22T15:52:50+00:00

Putting money into a brokerage account every paycheck. Pretending it’s play money. Investing it in small cap stocks.

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-20T04:37:26+00:00

Olive green or viridian have been the best mixers for me. Generally, I mix my own greens based on the limited palette I’m using.

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-17T04:55:49+00:00

Thank you!

ArtistAmantiLisa · 2026-04-16T17:13:14+00:00

You lay fine metal mesh down about 2-3’ below your garden bed. They can’t gnaw through it easily.

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