Archive - Art Studio Sketchbook

from two perspectives

Jul 21 •

marybeth bradbury

June 2024

Boo-Freakin'-Hoo

or, JUST DO THE WORK!

Jun 23 •

marybeth bradbury

Tag Team Painting

I have been ever so fortunate to have my sister Karen to travel from NY to NC to help care for me while I recuperate. Even more fortunately, I am…

Jun 5 •

marybeth bradbury

May 2024

Time for a Pause

Things have been quiet on the art front here recently. For the past several weeks I have been busy taking care of long overdue chores like…

May 31 •

marybeth bradbury

Diaries, Journals & Sketchbooks

May 5 •

marybeth bradbury

April 2024

Me and the Birds

I’ve never been an “animal” person. I had no personal pet as a child; we just had a series of badly behaved dogs that my father would bring home under…

Apr 27 •

marybeth bradbury

Stepping Stones

“All art is a work in progress” — Rick Rubin

Apr 9 •

marybeth bradbury

March 2024

Never Beyond Redemption

I haven’t been painting well lately. Nothing I’ve put my hand to feels successful. It’s frustrating beyond polite words. I’ve been here enough times…

Mar 31 •

marybeth bradbury

The Between Time

Except for these boots, I haven’t painted in over a month. That’s quite a dry spell for someone who usually paints at least a little bit every day and a…

Mar 9 •

marybeth bradbury

February 2024

Final French Thoughts

I’ve been trying for a couple weeks now to put into words how profoundly affected I have been by my time at Chateau Orquevaux last month. It’s been…

Feb 23 •

marybeth bradbury

January 2024

The Best Laid Plans

Or, it finally caught up with me

Jan 27 •

marybeth bradbury

Beginning With Intention

Or, what the heck am I doing???

Jan 17 •

marybeth bradbury

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