Daily Grind

Year of Sketching

Posted on Dec 17, 2010 in Daily Grind, My Thoughts On... | 0 comments

This year for my birthday Matt gave me a “sketch a day” journal. It has a space for each day and the idea is that every day I sketch something and over time I can see how my styles have changed and (hopefully) grown. I figured it would be fun to try but wondered how long I would be able...

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Oil Painting

Posted on Dec 8, 2010 in Daily Grind | 0 comments

I really enjoyed the oil painting I did a few months ago and was eager to share this re-discovered hobby of mine with anyone who was willing to give it a shot. Jason Shelfer is into art and was also wanting to try out his new art studio… so we decided to have our rendition of a...

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Back from Ireland

Posted on Nov 15, 2010 in Daily Grind | 0 comments

So we’re back from Ireland and we had a great time! I’m still sorting through all the photos but I thought I would go ahead and post one that I particularly liked of a waterfall we saw in Killarney National Park. In spite of the near constant rain we found Ireland to be one...

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Fall Photos

Posted on Oct 24, 2010 in Daily Grind, Joplin/4-States, Photography, Rural America | 0 comments

While I have been so busy with everything lately that I haven’t been able to find time to blog, I haven’t been too busy to take some photos of the nice fall weather we’ve been having. The other morning I got up early in an attempt to take some spectacular sunrise photos from a...

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Roaring River

Posted on Sep 27, 2010 in Daily Grind, Day / Weekend Trips, Photography | 0 comments

Roaring River

Saturday I decided to introduce Emma to one of my favorite places – Roaring River State Park. I remember the first time my parents took me there and how cool I thought it was. I’ve probably been there 100 times by now but it never gets old. So I was excited to have a conservation...

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Weekend

Posted on Sep 7, 2010 in Daily Grind | 0 comments

Labor Day weekend is always a good time. We stared off with a couple days at the lake, including an afternoon at Silver Dollar City. I could have chosen dozens of photos to post, but I particularly enjoy this one. In typical fashion, Emma sees some water and has to be right in the...

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