Author: Kieryn Darkwater

Tuesday was the last Oil Painting class (that I missed, stupid soup) so yesterday, I decided to move my materials out of the bag they were in and into my office. Somewhere between transport I actually looked at my office, and the closet doors ajar from cardboard boxes, the cluttered floor, and stuff everywhere, and…

1. I love waking up to your hugs and a smile every morning 2. I love your silly noises 3. I love the notes you leave around the house occasionally 4. I love your cooking 5. and your mad skillz 6. I love watching you sing and dance 7. I love how you listen and…

I usually move between the office and living room depending on the time of day that I paint. During the afternoon I’m in the office because Alex is working in the living room and there’s more room in the office. At night, I’ll move to the living room so we can watch TV or movies…

So I sort of made a mistake the other day. Mostly I just got carried away. I like coffee colors, my kitchen is done in coffee – reds, tans, yellows, I have a ton of Starbucks coffee on my table and pictures of cups of coffee on my wall and dish towels. So, I was…

I have to wait for iTunes to download it’s update and for my computer to restart (about 25 minutes), so I thought I’d take that time before painting to write down a few thoughts. I’ve spent the last month or so working on some unofficial goals/plans, I’ve sort of hinted at them, but I never…

Guess what I did yesterday? I spent most of the day making some watercolor illustrations and two hours later I made it to art class (yay!). I finished (for the most part) my Battlestar Galactica oil piece, complete with missing corners (well as close as I could get), multicolored space, and earth – “Starbuck’s Destiny?”

Last night I decided to try a mix of watercolor and ink for my illustrations. I did a test run with the paints when we got home so I could figure out how they work and what I wanted to do with them, and this morning I decided to paint the first picture and then…

Friday was my sister-in-law’s Birthday and for her present we decided to take her out and go to a movie in IMAX the next day. But we didn’t want to go up to her party empty handed so over the week I designed a card and had my husband fold an envelope (because I can’t…

Happy Birthday Laurah! You’re a great sister and I’m sooooooooooo proud of you! You have no idea. I love you so so so much and I hope that your birthday and this next year is amazing for you! I miss you and wish I could give you a big hug and dance with you. You’re…

Happy Birthday Hannah! You’re an amazing sister-in-law and I’m proud to know you. You remind me of me when I was your age (go figure) and it’s been awesome getting to know you over the last few years. You’re great and I hope this year brings you more joy and opportunities than the year before.…