tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25410020760498678312024-03-12T16:00:15.016-07:00Rita Kirkman's Daily Paintings(almost daily!) pastel, oil, and occasional drawings Rita Kirkman Daily Paintings and Art Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11172625565373258703noreply@blogger.comBlogger1762125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541002076049867831.post-35425150324731524442023-01-01T16:03:00.002-08:002024-01-01T10:18:08.131-08:00New Years Art Resolutions, and my Blog is Moving!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0DV8wJtwlzeAnPxB_kgzw8EpaNx74OkgoxcBxNKJ7RiTezLxpDt6jV0d8VApv8E_HRlab6DaKDmxBai_VW8xUQ5-y6EIsR54aFv6dOIHi7QJWoVWiyYtYRc5FVzPekAk86YLcwnRXxMMnaZP0s3KAkq-eyOymNoXb1otbvJd6l5DC8R9S7--YTYTgA/s1920/Park%20Trail%20%2362%20pastel%206x12%20rita%20kirkman.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1920" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0DV8wJtwlzeAnPxB_kgzw8EpaNx74OkgoxcBxNKJ7RiTezLxpDt6jV0d8VApv8E_HRlab6DaKDmxBai_VW8xUQ5-y6EIsR54aFv6dOIHi7QJWoVWiyYtYRc5FVzPekAk86YLcwnRXxMMnaZP0s3KAkq-eyOymNoXb1otbvJd6l5DC8R9S7--YTYTgA/w540-h265/Park%20Trail%20%2362%20pastel%206x12%20rita%20kirkman.jpg" width="540" /></a></div>"Park Trail #62" (pastel, 6x12 inches) <a href="https://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/1377373" target="_blank">bid or buy</a><br /><p></p><p> I wrote a really nice long inspirational New Years post today about painting more, and you can <a href="https://www.ritakirkman.com/blog/183583/new-years-art-resolution" target="_blank">read it here!</a> (or on my Patreon page.)</p><p>What I really want to say here is that my blog is moving! I'm retiring this location and continuing with the Daily Painting posts on my <a href="https://www.ritakirkman.com/blog" target="_blank">new website blog</a>... </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>(Update: Nah, don't go there either I decided not to use a website blog. Just go straight to my <b><a href="https://www.patreon.com/RitaKirkmanStudio">Patreon</a></b>, EVERYTHING gets posted there!! ð And tons of free public posts to entertain you if you don't want to subscribe yet.)</i></span><br /></p><p>But you can always find them also on my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/RitaKirkmanStudio" target="_blank">Patreon page</a>, and on <a href="https://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/rkirkman-19" target="_blank">DailyPaintworks</a>.</p><p>I won't delete this blog, I just won't post here any more. Thanks for being great fans! See ya around on the web in other places.</p><p>Happy New Year!<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">.
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