Wells Park, Michigan and Escanaba, Michigan Day trip

Hello and welcome. I am guessing by now you thought I had given up on the blog… Yet again in my life. The answer is NO! I have just had an overwhelming April. As you may know, I have been in the 100 Day Project, and I dedicated a large part of my time to it, as well as giving love, support, and encouragement to others in the community. Enjoying the conversations and sharing and the beautiful art! The creativity was astounding, well still is! Today’s the 100th Day! Wooohoooo! Shouting that out. As a woman with ADHD combined type, I am not a quitter but I let other things consume me and what I want to do goes by the wayside. Not this time!! I completed the 100 Day Project and I am so proud of myself and others in the community online. Bravo everyone!!!  As I said we went into the unknown, traveled a bit in the liminal and came out glowing stars! ⭐️ I’m still smiling. 

Now to what happened on this day. Alexis and the boys had arrived Friday night to come visit us and Saturday Garrett was coming up. I had suggested to Bruce let’s do something as most days I never leave my house. Well rarely. So I mentioned it to Alexis and everybody was ready to go. We started off at Wells Parks first, it was very chilly. We were in coats well at least the “old people” Bruce and I. Haha! On the beach we searched for rocks. I waited for my grandsons to bring me rocks and I would scan them on my phone to tell them how old they were or what type of fossil was in the stones. Everyone brings me the rocks so fast that I couldn’t even keep up, lol. While out on the Lake Michigan, I saw the boat and painted it in the car as we were heading to go out to eat. My SIL took us which was so very nice. It was a great day!!! Relaxing and enjoying family. My SIL even suggested I get a margarita so they brought out the pitcher and three of us had one. It was great. Not many places have the pitchers anymore. I can remember going over to Newport News to meet my dad (RIP) at a Mexican restaurant off of Jefferson Avenue. We all would get the pitcher of margaritas, the band would come over and play. It was awesome. I am always thinking of him. We miss Richard!!! 

So to get back to the day…..as you know I gotta share everything! So these paintings you see here are just tiny paintings and not even trying to impress or get it perfect through the 100 day project I have learned to JUST SHOW UP! Make something, paint something and that’s what I did! I still did the 100 Day project of my mushrooms but I painted other things as well. It has been a true gift for myself. Just sketch just draw who cares if isn’t perfect it’s the process the learning that counts. It’s FUN! 

Because of all the inspirations and ideas and this year learning so much about not being perfect or painting the most perfect thing I now have freedom that I never had before I tell you guys this because it’s been a freeing experience. Now I can pop out the sketch book and draw or watercolor on the location. Good memories and enjoyable. Now I will have this tiny little paintings I will remember the day! 

The conifer 

The lake 

I was doing these in the car while Bruce was driving. 

Back at the house Garrett was playing the drum I had out it always gets everybody making music. Love it! 

Garrett had brought me back earrings and a necklace from Buc-ee’s I love them. Thank you. He thought of me and said she will love these. They are tie dye earrings and necklace. ❤️

Lake Michigan Ledger and Riggs on the rock 

Do look at this beautiful mushroom heart signing a red belted bracket fungus it’s beautiful!!

After we left Wells Park Garrett suggested we go to Escanaba. Here we were out looking at the museum’s display outside as they were closed. Riggs smiling. 

The art birds are amazing and so creative. 

Inside the museum I took the picture through the door 

The lighthouse 

Sand Point Lighthouse 

I am always taking pictures of trees these two are joined together 

A beautiful chilly day the boys enjoyed the park 

Ledger at Wells Park 

Alexis at Wells Park Shep too 

Here is the boat I painted I didn’t even see the house until later so I added that in 

In my mushroom book I did this for Day 87 

 

This was the boat I painted on location but I didn’t see the house until later in the picture so I added that as well. 

Bruce and I shared the fajitas for one. As that is still too much for us. It was definitely delicious!!! The waiter was fabulous! 

I hope you enjoyed the day at Wells Park Michigan. As well as Escanaba, Michigan. We certainly did. Thanks to Garrett for buying our lunch and margaritas. Alexis and the boys and Garebear I enjoyed your visit. It was nice to get out together and see something new. Thank you so much. Take care everyone and I will talk to you soon. Wait my granddaughter Samantha is going to her prom tonight…… more to come. 

Mush love 🍄 and good vibes, 

Dawn Gallop 

Yay for the 100th Day!!!!! ❤️✨✨✨✨

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100 Day Project Scribbles Days 60-70

Hello and welcome here are the 10 Scribbles for the Days 60 through 70. I am now working in a watercolor sketch book but it doesn’t seem to like inks or really wet medium. It does love acrylic paints. This one is one of my favorite doodle's so to speak. If I sit somewhere I start drawing these kinda flowers. Remember the Scribbles are anything you want to do from the simplest mark or crayon slash to a quick sketch or a simple mark making. It’s all good it’s about moving ENERGY and NO MORE JUDGMENT!! 

This one was an acrylic wiped paint that was extra and I can’t waste paint like leaving it in the pallet. Then I added watercolors. Posca pens for the leaves. 

This one was inspired by a lot of the girls on the group are collage artists and I felt like making one too. We had got all those strawberries that Colby picked up. http://creationsbydawn.blogspot.com/2026/03/strawberry-jam.html

This one was a happy accident I spilt a whole lot of liquid watercolors that I keep referring to as 🫟 

This was one of my favorites 

I have been just making marks and playing it can be so addictive you just keep painting and having fun no judgment no excuses just fun 

This was in our Inner Magic Art Club “spirals” was the prompt it was so much fun and relaxing. 

Here again just making marks having fun 

Same…

This one was feelings missing my grandchildren and the scribbles was their artwork I put into the background. Like a boarded up window. With lilac background. It was so fun and relaxing it has a bit of new look as the “ink” leaked on it. 

If you would like to see the others,http://creationsbydawn.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-100-day-project-scribbles-days-50-60.html

http://creationsbydawn.blogspot.com/2026/03/days-31-40-scribbles-project.html

http://creationsbydawn.blogspot.com/2026/02/days-21-30-scribbles-project.html

http://creationsbydawn.blogspot.com/2026/03/100-days-of-scribbles-days-40-50.html

http://creationsbydawn.blogspot.com/2026/02/days-11-20-scribbles-project.html

http://creationsbydawn.blogspot.com/2026/02/10-days-of-scribbles-10100.html

Those are all the “scribbles” feelings, energy, and ART!! 

Art on, 

Mush love🍄, 

Dawn Gallop 

 

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The 100 Day Project Scribbles Days 50-60

Hello and a warm welcome, thanks for stopping by the blog. I want to tell you something about the 100 day scribble project. It started on our group with Jessica Swift we are on day 63 now. If you have been following along you know it’s about moving energy and doing whatever mark you want to make. I have been producing whatever comes out on that particular moment. It has truly loosened me up. In my art journey I have always had the feeling that if I’m going to create it has to be something meaningful or something that is really a perfect……yes that’s what you heard. Not perfect in the sense of a perfectionist (although I do have those tendencies) as well as when I first got married I would come home and ask my husband (we had three children) why he moved the pillows?? Yes I was 21 and obviously had serious OCD. I knew it! It was something I would work through in counseling and still continue today. So in essence I couldn’t make art unless it was going to be a perfect piece of art. Yes even if someone else thought it was not perfect in my mind it was. So I couldn’t practice or as one of my favorite writers says Make Shitty Art!Art Even if you or someone believes that you can’t make shitty art! I doodled all my life. On everything from a grocery list to a contract. Yep you might see a very important paper with one of my doodles. I seriously will not even notice I’m doing it but if I have a pen and paper that’s what’s happening. Well I could of not just put it in a journal it was on yellow sticky notes, lined paper etc. it never went into a book. Well when Jessica said about the scribble project it just opened a world to me…. JUST MAKE SOMETHING!!! So I started the scribble and it was freeing just letting go. I was it first just making marks then it went into a more detailed creation which I understand it wasn’t just a scribble anymore. The idea is I was letting go and making something if it wasn’t so called perfect anymore. I was enjoying the process and not expecting anything. No JUDGEMENT!! Enjoy the journey and whatever comes out it’s out. It doesn’t matter what anyone thinks or says as long as I enjoy it, that’s the idea. 

Here I am on day 63 still making these paintings or drawings or whatever one calls it. It makes me happy and filled with joy. 

The tree above 👆🏻 is just a watercolor painting that came out and I love it!!! On Day 57 I had to switch to a new journal as I finished the dog chewed up and water spilt on the journal sketchbook. Yay! A new journal to start. This picture right below in the cadmium red light. 😊 it’s on my journal shelf now. 

A North Carolina From Mountains to Sea. You know I am missing NC right now. Not to mention we have went through 39 inches of snow during this 10 days with still huge amounts still left out there but at least yesterday I did get a walk in. It was lovely. I added more books to my little free library and it felt good to be back outside. 

This one I just wanted to share all the energy I am feeling right now. Just one of the girls I like to draw from my brain. 

This was just made from the inks I had on the angel fish below. 👇🏼 It’s called Artistic Rorschach Ink bots.  Andy Warhol is one of the artists that has these kinds of paintings. Look in the painting and see what you see. 

This was an angel fish that came out from the ink I cleaned up that leaked out. 

It was St. Patrick’s Day 

Highlighters and mushrooms of course 

Just another girl I paint 

Just playing 

This one I love I used gouache paints. So you see if I worry about making it perfect as I was basically taught to be. I wouldn’t have these paintings nor would I have the muscle memory of making something. It feeds my artist soul. It keeps my hand moving and my brain learning. Plus it’s FUN! So be free and just let the art flow. No matter if it’s just a few marks or a full day of painting. Mush love, 🍄‍🟫Dawn Gallop

See all the paintings here http://creationsbydawn.blogspot.com/2026/03/days-31-40-scribbles-project.html

http://creationsbydawn.blogspot.com/2026/03/100-days-of-scribbles-days-40-50.html

 

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