{"id":9793,"date":"2025-12-14T12:27:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/?p=9793"},"modified":"2025-12-14T12:27:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:27:37","slug":"snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We love snow! Pastel artists get wonderful opportunities to learn about the nuances of light, shadow, reflection and values when we make snow. I won&#8217;t share last week&#8217;s works since they&#8217;re gifts. Enjoy the snow! This week UPSIDE DOWN SANTA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"881\" data-attachment-id=\"7733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/negative-space-positive-art\/snowday-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/snowday-copy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1851,1593\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"snowday copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Snow Day&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/snowday-copy-300x258.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/snowday-copy-1024x881.jpg\" data-id=\"7733\" src=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/snowday-copy-1024x881.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/snowday-copy-1024x881.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/snowday-copy-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/snowday-copy-768x661.jpg 768w, https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/snowday-copy-210x181.jpg 210w, https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/snowday-copy.jpg 1851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Snow Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"550\" data-attachment-id=\"9794\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/snow\/wolf-moon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wolf-moon.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"533,550\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wolf-moon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wolf Moon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wolf-moon-291x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wolf-moon.jpg\" data-id=\"9794\" src=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wolf-moon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wolf-moon.jpg 533w, https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wolf-moon-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wolf Moon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"634\" data-attachment-id=\"6585\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/giving-thanks-2\/turkeysinthesnow-m-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/turkeysinthesnow-m.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,634\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"turkeysinthesnow-m\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Turkeys in the Snow&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/turkeysinthesnow-m-300x297.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/turkeysinthesnow-m.jpg\" data-id=\"6585\" src=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/turkeysinthesnow-m.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/turkeysinthesnow-m.jpg 640w, https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/turkeysinthesnow-m-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/turkeysinthesnow-m-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/turkeysinthesnow-m-210x208.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Turkeys in the Snow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background has-background\">CLASS SCHEDULE<br><strong>TUESDAY<\/strong>, Dec 16,\u00a04-5:30 Down &amp; Dirty with pastels\u00a0UPSIDE-DOWN SANTA<br>Amy<br>Grace<br>Drew<br>Viv<br>Bea<br>Emma<br>Jillian<br>FULL<br><strong>WEDNESDAY<\/strong>, Dec 17,\u00a03:30-5:30 Advanced Art Salon<br>Megan<br>Caroline<br>Molly J<br>Lilah<br>Fanoula<br>Dylan<br>FULL<br><strong>THURSDAY<\/strong>, Dec 18, 4-5:30 Down &amp; Dirty with pastels<br>Char<br>Peyton<br>Ellis<br>Cece<br>Penny<br>Elana<br>Molly H<br>FULL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-ocean-gradient-background has-background\">HAPPY HOLIDAYS \u2013 Classes resume JAN 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love snow! 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