Kaaren Poole

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    An Inspiring Selection
    Kaaren Poole
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    An Inspiring Selection

    One of the first things I tackled when preparing for my up-coming cross-country move was to go through my stacks of magazines, mining...
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    Nothing Ventured
    Kaaren Poole
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Nothing Ventured

    There's that old saying "nothing ventured, nothing gained." Sounds so simple - simple to say and simple to do. But sometimes it's not....
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    Playing with Repeating a Pattern
    Kaaren Poole
    • Jul 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Playing with Repeating a Pattern

    For several years now I've known the basics about creating a pattern that could repeat across a surface, but I'd never tried it until...
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    How Large White Dogs came into My Life
    Kaaren Poole
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    How Large White Dogs came into My Life

    It was a dark and stormy night. Really. Thirst woke me, so I gathered my resolve to leave the comfy warmth of the bed and venture to the...
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    The Predictable Ups and Downs of Creating Art
    Kaaren Poole
    • May 26, 2021
    • 7 min

    The Predictable Ups and Downs of Creating Art

    My art journal spread from this past weekend presented me with quite a challenge, but, amidst all the angst, I noticed a pattern of...
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    Why I love Art Journaling
    Kaaren Poole
    • May 18, 2021
    • 5 min

    Why I love Art Journaling

    Lately, I've spent most weekends working on my art journaling, a practice which began for me by watching several Laly Mille videos last...
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    The Joy of Imagination
    Kaaren Poole
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Joy of Imagination

    Lately, I've been giving a lot of thought to imagination, inspiration, and creativity. A reaction I often get to my writing or visual art...
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    The Price of Focus
    Kaaren Poole
    • Mar 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Price of Focus

    This little painting is sitting on an easel on my hall table and I pass it several times each day. I find it so cheerful - the subject...
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    Color! - Adding fluid acrylic washes over graphite
    Kaaren Poole
    • Feb 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    Color! - Adding fluid acrylic washes over graphite

    Although I continued to draw in my sketchbook this week, the highlight for me came today when I added color to my graphite "formal"...
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