Author: Denise Hopkins

Day 29. Probably had been for quite some time.

“Expanded Horizons” 10×10 oil on canvas This bird has been my mind all month, but I’ve resisted the urge to do 31 paintings of her. I’ve seen several since the start of the month: on a drive where she flew over me for at least a mile and I had to force myself to focus […]

Day 28. For A New Beginning

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Day 27. The bird is coming from inside the house.

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Day 26. Easy to miss

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Day 25. Go far, go together

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Day 24. Complicated dinner recipes and photographs of birds

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Day 23. Nostalgia

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Day 22. You do not have to be good.

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Day 21. Leaning in, looking.

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