Dear Liza,
I have started an art challenge: To make a piece of art everyday for the whole month of October. My friend Ruth Inman posted a list of things to give us ideas, like ‘bread’, ‘sea creatures’, ‘salt water taffy’, and all sorts of things.
Auntie Bridgett, who is very sweet, gave me a big hardback, spiral bound notebook to use. It has nice heavy paper so I can draw, paint, or even glue things down to make a collage!
I started with decorating the cover in Fall colors. All our magazines are full of oranges and browns, so it was easy to put together. I even found a nice picture of Multnomah Falls to be right in the middle.
The first page came from my own need to make something seasonal and orange. Crayons, then watercolors, then some words, and taaa daaah!
The first of the challenges was ‘bread’. When I think of bread I go straight to a French baguette, eaten on the banks of the Seine at sunset. This piece is watercolor, colored pencils, and waterproof ink.
Ruth’s second challenge is “alcohol”, so I thought of wine enjoyed while looking out the window of a classic California winery… yummy.
The one I did this morning was my favorite so far, because it was about YOU. The actual topic was sea creatures, but I painted them at the Aquarium, with you.
I am going to take a break for the evening and not look at the challenge for tomorrow…. until tomorrow.
Keep making art!
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 
I love how you have stepped into this challenge! And you’re doing great! I too had the Deep desire to create things in autumn colors. Just wait until you see today’s project! I think you’re going to love it.
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