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There Is Art Everywhere

My husband and I have been traveling in the Mediterranean on a cruise ship. We arrived 3 and 1/2 days early in Barcelona, Spain. Neither of us had ever been to Spain. I find myself looking through the lens of

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New Branding

It was time for new branding. I was  off track in what I wanted.  I was looking at other artists and their branding. I love how there are looks putting multiple art pieces on a postcard. When I did it

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I See You

The library on the 10th floor of a cruise ship. Come down the stairs, walk through the library, to my left, down the hall and a few rooms down, and there you have our stateroom. Multiple times a day walking

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Emily Otteson Art

There is a sweet little girl that I had the honor of raising who grew up beside me with her paintbox, easel, and paint brushes. I had a furniture store. Before Emily even started school we had an easel in

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All The Images In My Head Start With A Blank Canvas

All The Images In My Head Start With A Blank Canvas. My brain is a Roledex of images filed away. My phone also helps with keeping those files organized. As I look to painting and creating different versions of who

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Now I Am Painting

It’s been a very busy few weeks. Getting ready for a glorious wedding party, family camp at the beach, managing two hoeseholds, walking, golfing and only once standing before a white canvas and pondering what to paint next. The artist

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Having Fun on TikTok

Not sure how I got there. Over 5K on TikTok. Come find me at @elizabethharrissss. In comments let me know you came over from my website.  Going to be doing more painting, more fun and everyday shares. Even more of

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Rainbow Story

Everyone has a, “Rainbow Story”. Plain and simple as that. We see them most while driving on the freeway with wide open spaces after a heavy rain. Sometimes if we are really lucky we see a double rainbow and shout

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Scheffler For The Win

It’s was a “Master’s” golf weekend. I really wanted to paint a green jacket. The esteemed green jacket for the winner of the “Master’s Golf Tournement 2022”. On the first day of the Master’s PGA Tournament I was watching one

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Kayzee

As an artist it is very hard to not take personally the critiques or negative statements one might make about our deeply personal and creative art pieces. Many years ago a customer came into my showroom and purchases an entire

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My Life Today

In the late 80’s I attended the Art Institute of Seattle. I was in their “Advertising and Graphic Design” program. We were given an assignment based on the details of knowing a client. The instructor said that within 30 minutes

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Early Sunrise Home.

I took this picture on our way home. We left just after 6am to beat the traffic. It was a bit of a blinding few moments as the visors in the car we’re not able to block the direct sun.

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My Toolbox

I was cleaning up my work space and had a good chuckle. I have three different mason jars with over 25 paint brushes in each jar. One jar for fine brushes, another with medium brushes and another with larger brushes.

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Keeping At It

For the ones who know that keeping at it creates the fun beautiful pieces we paint I am keeping at it. I am encouraging you to do the same. Designing, drawing, erasing and looking for inspiration in my painting. This

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“Your Secrets”

The play room holds all, “Your Secrets”. Every room of your house holds all your secrets and in some cases a lot of dust, too. I was painting this piece and thinking of people who have a lot of secrets.

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Elizabeth Harris