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Aspiring to Mediocrity
Sometimes, good enough is good enough. My speech comes from a full heart. It may be mediocre, but it's authentically so. I hope it will...
Brenda Ehly
Mar 61 min read
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I Dreamed a Dream
Well, this thing happened. So unbelievable, in fact, that I decided I’d better write it down quickly, while it’s fresh in my mind. Before...
Brenda Ehly
Aug 21, 20245 min read
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So, Where's My Stuff NOW?
It's hard for me to believe that only a mere year ago, I didn't have stuff - art inventory, that is. My business consisted solely of...
Brenda Ehly
Jul 30, 20192 min read
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Paint Duluth 4 isn't QUITE Over!
Over fifty artists decended upon Duluth, Georgia from May 9-12 to participate in Paint Duluth 4, a plein air festival sponsored by the...
Brenda Ehly
May 13, 20191 min read
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Honorably Mentioned at Tannery Row Exhibition!
Saturday night marked a new experience for me - my first juried exhibition opening night! This event featured over 70 works of local and...
Brenda Ehly
Mar 11, 20191 min read
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ANTS! by the Numbers
I can hardly believe it, but as of December 3, Duluth, Georgia's Hill Street mural, Dream Big, is officially, and finally complete. It...
Brenda Ehly
Dec 19, 20182 min read
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It's a Trap!
How to Make Your Own Admiral Ackbar Christmas Ornament It's not an original idea. I saw an image of a mouse trap converted into Admiral...
Brenda Ehly
Dec 19, 20183 min read
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Hill Street Blues
For days, I have been humming the theme song to the 80's TV show, Hill Street Blues. Strangely, I didn't watch the show, but the...
Brenda Ehly
May 8, 20182 min read
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Pushing a Rock (or Olive) Uphill
A professional photographer named Bruce happened by the other day while I was painting. Turns out that murals are a passion of his. He...
Brenda Ehly
May 3, 20182 min read
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On the Street Where You Live
Today, I enjoyed the Escher-esque experience of being painted while I was painting. Duluth water-colorist Sue Adams dropped by, and did...
Brenda Ehly
May 2, 20181 min read
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The State of the Art
Duluth got a little smaller today, in a good way. Today was another just-me-painting day, and for the most part, I was really digging...
Brenda Ehly
May 1, 20182 min read
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From a Distance
Kind people, who have only seen Dream Big on a 2" screen, have occasionally opined that the mural looks "done". I will admit that from...
Brenda Ehly
Apr 30, 20181 min read
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And Now, the End is Near . . .
Maybe! I keep telling people a mural is like a big funnel. At the beginning, progress happens FAST, and it's exciting to see the paint...
Brenda Ehly
Apr 27, 20182 min read
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One Day More!
The changes are less dramatic from a distance, but the progress made today was tremedous. Moving to smaller, better-quality brushes to...
Brenda Ehly
Apr 25, 20181 min read
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Rainy Day and Mondays
“The rain it raineth on the just And also on the unjust fella; But chiefly on the just, because The unjust hath the just’s umbrella.” -...
Brenda Ehly
Apr 22, 20181 min read
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I Get By with a Lot of Help from My Friends
Another incredibly beautiful day to be outdoors painting! Another humbling day to be helped by so many generous people. If I had more...
Brenda Ehly
Apr 21, 20181 min read
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What a Wonderful World (City)
I really had no idea how much we'd get done today. I set a goal, and we far exceeded it! So much so, that one sweet helper volunteered...
Brenda Ehly
Apr 20, 20181 min read
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Gonna Fly (Ant?) Now
Well, the design is tranferred to the wall. What looked so manageable on my computer monitor quickly became overwhelming in the context...
Brenda Ehly
Apr 19, 20181 min read
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Gridding Like the Old Masters
Sometimes a muralist can transfer an image to a wall using a projector, or just by eye-balling it. I chose the grid method, which you...
Brenda Ehly
Apr 18, 20181 min read
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We've Only Just Begun
Well, thanks to a friend (who I can never repay, but is pictured two entries down), the wall is primed! There's an old saying that a...
Brenda Ehly
Apr 13, 20181 min read
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