I am a Kansas City based artist. I love to paint, inspire, hike, trail run, and be Supermom.I'm trying to live by my own rules and make most of it up as I go.
Art Blog: Stroke of Red Studio
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Adventure Challenge – Day 25: Trying something from the past
A very long time ago I was in the corporate world. I noticed that as the only female sales person in the office I was often left out of golf trips. I also noticed than many times these trips involved … Continue reading
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Adventure Challenge – Day 24: Cubs game at Wrigley Field
I am not a sport fan. However, I do love live events just because of the energy, the people, the atmosphere. Last night I went to the Cubs game at Wrigley Field. It was cool being able to go to … Continue reading
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Adventure Challenge – Day 23: Driving a Giant Van
My current contract is with Ford Transit. Ford is getting rid of their E-series vans and replacing them with the Transits. Today, I was told that I would be driving these gigantic vans around some pretty major cities. I know … Continue reading
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Adventure Challenge – Day 22: Unknown Trail
I had to fly to Chicago today to start training for a new contract. It doesn’t leave much time for finding an adventure. I was a little worried when I got to the airport and a woman zeroed in on … Continue reading
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Adventure Challenge – Day 21: Prairie Fire Museum
On the weekends my adventures usually involve my little man. He has been asking for about a month to go see the dinosaur bones. I had no clue what he was talking about. Then, recently, someone was telling me about … Continue reading
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Adventure Challenge – Day 20: Hike through a Nature Sanctuary
I decided that I love trail running and hiking so much I needed to invest in a pair of trail running shoes. Unfortunately the only color available was purple/pink. They are bright. I downloaded a new app to my phone … Continue reading
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Adventure Challenge – Day 19: Purple Hair
So for this adventure challenge I decided to play with my hair a little. My hair is my signature. It’s a big red curly mop. Little girls stop me constantly and ask me if I’m the girl from Brave. As … Continue reading
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Adventure Challenge – Day 18: Fishing on Father’s Day
Fishing on Father’s Day seemed like an appropriate adventure for today. Last year was a rough year. My step-dad was diagnosed with throat cancer and he was very sick while he went through treatment. We weren’t very close when I … Continue reading
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Adventure Challenge – Day 17: Photo hunt
I got back to my home city late and was driving home. I opened the moonroof and it was just gorgeous outside. The weather was perfect in the 70’s. The air was crisp. The moon was heavy and full in … Continue reading
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Adventure Challenge – Day 16: Stranger Danger
It’s so easy to become self-involved and forget about all of the other people around us. I love that quote about how we are all just walking each other home. We all share so many experiences, we all have fears, we all have hopes. Really, strangers aren’t that different than ourselves. Go talk to a stranger. 😉 Continue reading
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Break the Rules 