tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14543399316159984902024-03-19T02:31:05.033-07:00Her own RenaissanceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-36972000462024349182010-06-30T21:53:00.000-07:002010-07-02T07:54:13.929-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX7Mjl087ERmGrCncZJI39K6lBn9Wr3xhIcizhc7InKGGw5FSY4C-coebkmdzgo_MWIMyA4FMLFxa1tPaY5D3xzZ5CQ55vf4m3TtJee706sYTF_oum3Lc3C5lRcqD5PpzoF4Y1QHhaMQ/s1600/final.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX7Mjl087ERmGrCncZJI39K6lBn9Wr3xhIcizhc7InKGGw5FSY4C-coebkmdzgo_MWIMyA4FMLFxa1tPaY5D3xzZ5CQ55vf4m3TtJee706sYTF_oum3Lc3C5lRcqD5PpzoF4Y1QHhaMQ/s320/final.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488796619129945394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I just delivered this commission to my client yesterday. Her little dog June Bug is actually smaller than the portrait.<br /><br />I currently have some health issues going on, so there will be a break in my creativity for a time (and hence the current break in posting).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-81771999756058891222010-01-24T15:28:00.001-08:002010-01-25T21:47:57.832-08:00Rheumatoid Arthritis and Renoir...<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIOfgrJlvX3qZlWC8LD96RX90-Devh8dY4knWx-JDBTcfC5IDRmyH1JdnDErx8qqacH-RI_IDtQT4KNAKTUmM2iUgnVgCfP50QuSeTPqoyOvdRf9x-bdxq4cU0feOMg_CeUQmdt2xONQ/s1600-h/loge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430453252611192738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIOfgrJlvX3qZlWC8LD96RX90-Devh8dY4knWx-JDBTcfC5IDRmyH1JdnDErx8qqacH-RI_IDtQT4KNAKTUmM2iUgnVgCfP50QuSeTPqoyOvdRf9x-bdxq4cU0feOMg_CeUQmdt2xONQ/s320/loge.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPj8RQIl3IkEA7xlpm3cZbpoXhWn_dFCEPF3Pg3AQa0AdIFpbWvmkbzI_pSy8eSps8YqmG9r8O3KxZlaM7RljdM1cfwAdNdlBIf_-Odj36lExWwxZSwEr18vr96qQnMJpd7aKp66bxgE/s1600-h/Renoir_Self-Portrait_1910.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430453245926614434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPj8RQIl3IkEA7xlpm3cZbpoXhWn_dFCEPF3Pg3AQa0AdIFpbWvmkbzI_pSy8eSps8YqmG9r8O3KxZlaM7RljdM1cfwAdNdlBIf_-Odj36lExWwxZSwEr18vr96qQnMJpd7aKp66bxgE/s320/Renoir_Self-Portrait_1910.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>There were a few artists with debilitating and chronic health issues. One such artist who painted regularly even when his hands were deformed from arthritis and he had to have his brushes tied to his hands in order to paint, was Renoir.</div><div><br /></div><div>(Frida Khalo is now thought to have suffered from Fibromyalgia, and painted from her bed).</div><div><br /></div><div>When you see these towering artists who set examples in their dedication to their craft, it makes our daily trial and tribulations seem like trifles. Who is your art hero who painted or sculpted on despite personal troubles?</div><div><br /></div><div>As always, if there is anything you want to know about an artist, wikipedia.org is always a great jumping off place.<br /><br />________<br /><br /><br /><div>"For me a picture has to be something pleasant, delightful, and pretty - yes, pretty. There are enough unpleasant things in the world without us producing even more." ~ Pierre-Auguste Renoir</div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-28747419744783272812010-01-10T20:37:00.001-08:002010-01-10T20:42:53.285-08:00Phrenological Excuses and ACEO sized thumbnails<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUF6__ZZj2UQEoawpgWWDpqEttpa3-4ysTXTM22nqS842JfiE2XKm4GGFB4LXwfr4GAHZv0zuxUvHGyTX1-OL6wbFivfvvdXDEdn0v7DmqEjfYZhrwCFzBRph4bh-QDMxzMpbaqs488DA/s1600-h/phrenology.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425336909846687442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUF6__ZZj2UQEoawpgWWDpqEttpa3-4ysTXTM22nqS842JfiE2XKm4GGFB4LXwfr4GAHZv0zuxUvHGyTX1-OL6wbFivfvvdXDEdn0v7DmqEjfYZhrwCFzBRph4bh-QDMxzMpbaqs488DA/s320/phrenology.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Somehow the holidays crashed onto my head, and I fell ill and fell behind on everything. The upside is that my darling lovely daughter came to visit for a week and she suggested that each day going forward this year, I do an ACEO sized sketch for no one but myself, to loosen up my creative juices (the last year of pet portraits has left me in a creative rut). This little exercise is great not only for creativity, but it is also great to hone up my drafting skills again on a different format than what I've been working in.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">How will you exercise your skills outside your comfort zone?</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">______________________</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves "It's pretty, but is it Art?"- </span><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/rudyardkip152252.html" roundtrip="0" lastvisited="0"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Rudyard Kipling</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"> </span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-37928359579865177732009-12-28T20:01:00.000-08:002009-12-28T20:09:08.122-08:00Master Monday: Movement with Vincent<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZi4ljGCqEKZvaD1uRjbENYhepaY0wR4elAfziFpQ1rJ9PJLX44A0HObqJbSjEe4s2qjFN61fBTPS_tKF0o5QHYIubdkcyX16V3neiVGSRaD6zbepEjKJOzMpcuI3VUycpwadCe19Jsk/s1600-h/8.+VanGogh++(detail).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZi4ljGCqEKZvaD1uRjbENYhepaY0wR4elAfziFpQ1rJ9PJLX44A0HObqJbSjEe4s2qjFN61fBTPS_tKF0o5QHYIubdkcyX16V3neiVGSRaD6zbepEjKJOzMpcuI3VUycpwadCe19Jsk/s320/8.+VanGogh++(detail).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420503808361193458" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaoVPCTk4ZAtetGD6ePxkkadmUVdIDpICaw_5ngSt_jecnQiqAcc-AOSSIGA943B9yQ7CfOSM1DaZli3wIRFuZe2p-J4Oqm44EQZHPEqp8RATEAPX224fOCDMU5lQURWGI2hy5vT9XDo/s1600-h/van_Gogh_self_portrait.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaoVPCTk4ZAtetGD6ePxkkadmUVdIDpICaw_5ngSt_jecnQiqAcc-AOSSIGA943B9yQ7CfOSM1DaZli3wIRFuZe2p-J4Oqm44EQZHPEqp8RATEAPX224fOCDMU5lQURWGI2hy5vT9XDo/s320/van_Gogh_self_portrait.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420503804211822418" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">I have had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Van Gogh Museum some time ago. When viewing so many of this talented and troubled man's work in chronological order, you can't miss his strong use of line, and brush stroke. He invokes such energy and visual movement throughout his paintings so effortlessly.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">(I confess he isn't one of my favorites, this Master Monday is brought to you in honor of @chancetrouble, who loves Master Vincent).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">_______________________</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="body" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><span class="bodybold" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/v/vincentvan120866.html" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Vincent Van Gogh</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-11866317745980988862009-12-21T05:22:00.001-08:002009-12-21T05:35:57.287-08:00A quick look at Lucian...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BrUeD5YXYHINsZUZvvHUFrB0CO-S8bfXLYV4VfoKZxF6S3DWq5e3qTU9QCRZGJ20ndBeD7LDkF-Oqa7Je4UC-sq2DYDDIxzYNAWEeiifVF593hdIT91VqYh3PU3kERe3B0YwJorXCts/s1600-h/freud+double+portrait.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BrUeD5YXYHINsZUZvvHUFrB0CO-S8bfXLYV4VfoKZxF6S3DWq5e3qTU9QCRZGJ20ndBeD7LDkF-Oqa7Je4UC-sq2DYDDIxzYNAWEeiifVF593hdIT91VqYh3PU3kERe3B0YwJorXCts/s320/freud+double+portrait.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417679463923696306" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsuGCvdO4GW7_wZqn8c1ttdao7YKcV-U_nhE9N0qo9G1lkuIkpoNjnXxNI_S22tkxQ9oFolA8WF-033W7gl7OR4ILbeCcnZNLE8LQz4lOh4sG4TSq_pcVc3hkcInwEOBn6rZBMF52hMA/s1600-h/lucien-freud.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsuGCvdO4GW7_wZqn8c1ttdao7YKcV-U_nhE9N0qo9G1lkuIkpoNjnXxNI_S22tkxQ9oFolA8WF-033W7gl7OR4ILbeCcnZNLE8LQz4lOh4sG4TSq_pcVc3hkcInwEOBn6rZBMF52hMA/s320/lucien-freud.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417679460065420258" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">I have been entranced with Lucian Freud's work since I first saw his paintings a few (ahem) decades ago. The power of his brush strokes, the energy of his brush work, and the honesty of his vision. Somehow his work pushes away the superfluous "gloss" and unflinchingly shows the model in harsh honest light.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">I strive to work with the honesty and energy of this master painter. What are you striving for in your work? Who is are the masters that inspire you?<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">_______________________________<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.-Lucian Freud</span></span></span></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-62350307038228333832009-12-14T15:03:00.000-08:002009-12-14T15:11:19.717-08:00Texture with Hans the Younger...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKlTxKGjr7-joKW61N8Oi3PwbTdquYCqFeVaH4Vp2tEStYM5If_m0RANaHTLngm2eYTPqFqfKUXkn6VAWtz3mcDUaBUKIqIS6QyHuO1Qj7qSYqhyphenhyphencely4yKFh7MSYPnB9tiZOK-1td40/s1600-h/holbein.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415231661070373266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKlTxKGjr7-joKW61N8Oi3PwbTdquYCqFeVaH4Vp2tEStYM5If_m0RANaHTLngm2eYTPqFqfKUXkn6VAWtz3mcDUaBUKIqIS6QyHuO1Qj7qSYqhyphenhyphencely4yKFh7MSYPnB9tiZOK-1td40/s320/holbein.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFiU2Qy12JkF-SYHnybs7tmASL06W1dxrwjFdEbDdXFIKmN7W2l95mb4GpUyLmbgrrkYdWbnU4kKFiXP0B-3mkJSeKDFewgkQqFQHqUSc4_TN3meKIo-Tg-4hTd1R61U4lyWhnrvU9mQ/s1600-h/holbein2.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415231666175694610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFiU2Qy12JkF-SYHnybs7tmASL06W1dxrwjFdEbDdXFIKmN7W2l95mb4GpUyLmbgrrkYdWbnU4kKFiXP0B-3mkJSeKDFewgkQqFQHqUSc4_TN3meKIo-Tg-4hTd1R61U4lyWhnrvU9mQ/s320/holbein2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"><br />Hans Holbein the Younger is probably best know for his portrait work in the court of Henry the VIII, however he is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">undoubtedly</span> one of the most powerful artists of the 16<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> century. I prefer his early work, when he not only focused on the sitter in a portrait, but also dealt with pattern, texture and color just as lovingly. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">From the wood, the satin and the peeling paint in the portrait shown here, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Holbein</span> had an exacting eye and hand. If you are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">interested</span> in a very interesting bio and views of his other works and periods </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Holbein_The_Younger"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Holbein_The_Younger</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"> has a very interesting article and further websites to explore.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">_______________________</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"></span> </div><div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"> “</span><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/every_portrait_that_is_painted_with_feeling_is_a/217378.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">”- </span><a class="sqa" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotes/oscar_wilde/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Oscar Wilde</span></a><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;"></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-74911390175087285192009-12-09T05:10:00.000-08:002009-12-09T05:27:10.516-08:00SQUEEEEE (validation feels soooo good)!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBdwmQot7D7mqbhQpyxSX0urdPEyJ9ajRpMcQiQOM14YpdJvsNx4JK7ScIOu8VUzmNJBHhwDhbAo6yPedyhDTIYhMqn3fdIQ2p-XBqCECNLXX_DAalW5DLDMWGQnwgXHuGhGMEL-Kggw/s1600-h/daniel-smith-artists-materials3-300x225.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBdwmQot7D7mqbhQpyxSX0urdPEyJ9ajRpMcQiQOM14YpdJvsNx4JK7ScIOu8VUzmNJBHhwDhbAo6yPedyhDTIYhMqn3fdIQ2p-XBqCECNLXX_DAalW5DLDMWGQnwgXHuGhGMEL-Kggw/s320/daniel-smith-artists-materials3-300x225.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413225129066529394" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">I have blogged before about how much I love Daniel Smith Art Materials (www.danielsmith.com) and periodically they have customer art contests and I have entered them a very few times over the years. This year they had a holiday card contest at the same time I was making my holiday cards by hand and I sent them a copy and entered.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Well, today I received a wonderful comment on my blog from them, that I was a runner-up winner. (here is their official announcement/blog post) http://danielsmithblog.com/2009/12/08/daniel-smith-handmade-holiday-card-contest-winners/ </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Its amazing what a small "nod" can do to put the wind back in your sails. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">My wish for everyone this year, no matter what your specialty is, I hope that you get all kinds of unexpected and sincere "nods" too. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">___________________</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="body" style=" ;font-size:10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">The biggest place I look for validation is from my mother. That's the little girl in me that will never grow up.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-</span></span></span></span><span class="bodybold" style=" font-weight: bold; font-size:10pt;"><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/n/naomiwatts411610.html" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Naomi Watts</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-22373143941340231172009-12-03T17:10:00.000-08:002009-12-03T17:14:35.173-08:00Zazzle.com, Etsy and ACEO's oh my...<embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.zazzle.com/utl/getpanel?tl=My%20Zazzle%20Panel&at=238090296976866818&cn=238090296976866818&st=date_created" flashvars="feedId=0&path=http://www.zazzle.com/assets/swf/zp/skins" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300" width="450"></embed><br /><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/">make custom gifts</a> at <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/">Zazzle</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;" >I haven't forgotten this lovely blog. The holidays are happening with or without me, and I've been hunkered down making an Etsy store, developing ACEO's of my work (I will do a post about these baseball sized art reproductions of my work later), and building a Zazzle.com store. Bear with me please.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-65434310047519018182009-11-12T06:58:00.000-08:002009-11-12T07:07:22.267-08:00Getting my (new) Etsy mojo going....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgWD2MHEBBUl_9DZPXuEiQK-VYv-RtjGtkZofOfoCgqCFBCeF3uT_StDsAiFvFYNVRBBMPiBIzA651J1LT-87ph8jmqtg-3EGaxMT4-Wk9jxhie9cYHLt9hHmQFjrE23irOHCeHto40E/s1600-h/red+card.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgWD2MHEBBUl_9DZPXuEiQK-VYv-RtjGtkZofOfoCgqCFBCeF3uT_StDsAiFvFYNVRBBMPiBIzA651J1LT-87ph8jmqtg-3EGaxMT4-Wk9jxhie9cYHLt9hHmQFjrE23irOHCeHto40E/s320/red+card.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403233266936626130" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDI6QCGVQN5gptzzFBkQdJbSSN86ZMgk3OrZ9ZFjP5mo685Ljn5JVYPYr2QwZIOhw2vuDw3TmYRQORvB7Lnj25VnZbWeZqK9VylkL9JmM6DpMK_sDggzZdJECzRCbv_OnzoT4afYGuoeo/s1600-h/cool+yule.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDI6QCGVQN5gptzzFBkQdJbSSN86ZMgk3OrZ9ZFjP5mo685Ljn5JVYPYr2QwZIOhw2vuDw3TmYRQORvB7Lnj25VnZbWeZqK9VylkL9JmM6DpMK_sDggzZdJECzRCbv_OnzoT4afYGuoeo/s320/cool+yule.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403233257421072850" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiJOZScH1dB9mYH9c0ziLeh4qV2OlLLqylCEJNijg42eRcb1P2xYGMo5bseTgOOMQ9HK7n8FyoMKUiQli1jGpTjWD87tNLGhJleUPnwWWUeg-5weB1eGbJY1hrI1gt8agxhcoKCjiHBs/s1600-h/card+dark.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiJOZScH1dB9mYH9c0ziLeh4qV2OlLLqylCEJNijg42eRcb1P2xYGMo5bseTgOOMQ9HK7n8FyoMKUiQli1jGpTjWD87tNLGhJleUPnwWWUeg-5weB1eGbJY1hrI1gt8agxhcoKCjiHBs/s320/card+dark.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403233255099605314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjfvZrN8AfzJtL6rvExAlRjcQVYpZmlvvIg2f9Bp4kpeWmEU3TyoezTsym5hW37cEsbs91_F4GJvvsGfnDy1LF4nbHiXahn0UAhBaXonpH0SqU1ch3ThFBLM13oGZD462mSvGld8VFqg/s1600-h/group+ofcards.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjfvZrN8AfzJtL6rvExAlRjcQVYpZmlvvIg2f9Bp4kpeWmEU3TyoezTsym5hW37cEsbs91_F4GJvvsGfnDy1LF4nbHiXahn0UAhBaXonpH0SqU1ch3ThFBLM13oGZD462mSvGld8VFqg/s320/group+ofcards.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403233245739301922" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">I have started building an Etsy store and I spend my day yesterday making Yule greeting cards from the carving of the snow leopard I made last week. Please stop by and share with folks who might love animals or love art. http://www.etsy.com/shop/Neotigress</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">_________________</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><big><strong style="font-weight: 400; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">"The Lord of Misrule - December 17th. </span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">This is the first day of the Roman festival Saturnalia. It was a period of great feasting and festivity, with a lot of drinking and eating. Slaves would become masters for the festival, and everything was turned upside down. This part of the Roman festival survived into the 17th Century.</span></span></big><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">- </span></span><a href="http://web.ukonline.co.uk/conker/archive/december.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Customs and Folktales for December</span></span></a></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-4553334457775599872009-11-09T11:42:00.001-08:002009-11-09T11:49:00.275-08:00Caravaggio upskirts the Gods....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgzdllnffdNk8UtgyfyXg67pRUmIwnLhI4N8t01M-kjd43aWB1T9aJaHWYiPP4CMXJhZt-1WQ_VUQ9RFvmXyeYxTby0vkdwMCx9R55MxcUAMgsU6qomQnpI9QYIBTuC18AnaOvh2Nf5I/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402192127924578386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgzdllnffdNk8UtgyfyXg67pRUmIwnLhI4N8t01M-kjd43aWB1T9aJaHWYiPP4CMXJhZt-1WQ_VUQ9RFvmXyeYxTby0vkdwMCx9R55MxcUAMgsU6qomQnpI9QYIBTuC18AnaOvh2Nf5I/s320/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArqPB96nEWGfC8tKdZHDRBzNDc8IxDTridcCcwqWR0Sp5-l4tnTHxqapU2H_HcaaDbBEoKp38BdfNxqqjDmj9ITSSQSw4pvmldFr0SXG6v5gzxu9k1eqOpdV4vOj2-kH82-Ji2tAAL_w/s1600-h/caravaggio3.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402191949381332562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArqPB96nEWGfC8tKdZHDRBzNDc8IxDTridcCcwqWR0Sp5-l4tnTHxqapU2H_HcaaDbBEoKp38BdfNxqqjDmj9ITSSQSw4pvmldFr0SXG6v5gzxu9k1eqOpdV4vOj2-kH82-Ji2tAAL_w/s320/caravaggio3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"><br />Sometimes in art its a new look at the classics to make a composition interesting again. This work is painted by Caravaggio on the ceiling, thus the ancient Gods are looking at us from on high. Caravaggio was also a master of lighting and uncomfortable story telling, but those topics are for another day. If you are interested in the history of Caravaggio then as always there is a wonderful wiki here </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">What classic are you thinking of looking at from another direction?<br /></span><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">_____________________</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">All works, no matter what or by whom painted, are nothing but bagatelles and childish trifles... unless they are made and painted from life, and there can be nothing... better than to follow nature.-Caravaggio</span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-7322119928498576352009-11-06T04:37:00.000-08:002009-11-06T04:54:44.858-08:00Getting my mojo going... New Etsy store and a website....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLF0QJFSZpZqJ1YJ7xXjkiJZXpTjFU8ALLLOjEEM7mTSUAYlAVrjLVp6F8V4AulyztsVUHUawEjTlcdD2NRWm6Uvn-IwJCGhoM2qDferL6CSbEZhyphenhyphena0gdl5f6m2pOKgo2-G4V67aJsYCs/s1600-h/snow+leopard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLF0QJFSZpZqJ1YJ7xXjkiJZXpTjFU8ALLLOjEEM7mTSUAYlAVrjLVp6F8V4AulyztsVUHUawEjTlcdD2NRWm6Uvn-IwJCGhoM2qDferL6CSbEZhyphenhyphena0gdl5f6m2pOKgo2-G4V67aJsYCs/s320/snow+leopard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400969514762792306" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pFyuOV0P_GcPFRWWEj_7OGZD4mgwXC0QqW1EOK0gyhE_YBDkRdQll3eot0wn_xcfaD2-rRzLu8acHe1Vhy1TmgJgFno7NNP20npyikbtTel-7f3GsKn7qzmvsZgtZS7fwtJWxkYjW2k/s1600-h/orangecatblues.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pFyuOV0P_GcPFRWWEj_7OGZD4mgwXC0QqW1EOK0gyhE_YBDkRdQll3eot0wn_xcfaD2-rRzLu8acHe1Vhy1TmgJgFno7NNP20npyikbtTel-7f3GsKn7qzmvsZgtZS7fwtJWxkYjW2k/s320/orangecatblues.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400969511696662450" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DsIqRbj-MwLIl8UvHXiW_H7G-3sZbqjadPY9R2zX8u1GpQkzvPPF7thXXWblIE0265kMfh_bhAa4DZt18NxJJozbwwK5-7rHyvyU9WtAXo7cpHsOscQbRgELN8MUyLEBMkuLc2T1pw0/s1600-h/il_fullxfull.100368790.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DsIqRbj-MwLIl8UvHXiW_H7G-3sZbqjadPY9R2zX8u1GpQkzvPPF7thXXWblIE0265kMfh_bhAa4DZt18NxJJozbwwK5-7rHyvyU9WtAXo7cpHsOscQbRgELN8MUyLEBMkuLc2T1pw0/s320/il_fullxfull.100368790.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400969507455538290" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOYaRUM9KbuQV-5u16XjuGj2RaHt6ke4NWdU6flV4VT20W5a-U-20Bk2AP4DvUJl3G2xg_Pj5u095dz5SE-SJjaagQITQpp63w4ObUZs34uYWaL1DO2dimQb66Qi5tucZHdwD6sbFSqc/s1600-h/il_fullxfull.100361203.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOYaRUM9KbuQV-5u16XjuGj2RaHt6ke4NWdU6flV4VT20W5a-U-20Bk2AP4DvUJl3G2xg_Pj5u095dz5SE-SJjaagQITQpp63w4ObUZs34uYWaL1DO2dimQb66Qi5tucZHdwD6sbFSqc/s320/il_fullxfull.100361203.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400969499535956274" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">I have been away a bit from blogging because I've been using my free time to a. create new work and b. build a website and start an Etsy store. The above images are all in stock and available to ship today, with more on the way. You can visit my flickr page and let me know if there is a specific print you would like to see next in my store at http://www.flickr.com/photos/patricedeavila/ and I will announce the url for my website very soon. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">PLEASE remember that a portion of every sell from my etsy shop goes to help rescue and animals in need.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">_______________________</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="body" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span><span class="bodybold" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/tombarrett132437.html" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Tom Barrett</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-35790892275022293882009-11-04T21:19:00.000-08:002009-11-04T21:25:06.756-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOsmHS9WJ1SnIyz7eLZPwNzi5-imEEyrxtxiCbgZmeY_svpWO8O61XriNqFGO4UCoI38kfmVSoVTODvKQ2fRhWJbeG7u4bZPK4MVdqy_S6rwLEqyBNxwaqoOvlE_lGjQkD0mBv0oapg0/s1600-h/SV200062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOsmHS9WJ1SnIyz7eLZPwNzi5-imEEyrxtxiCbgZmeY_svpWO8O61XriNqFGO4UCoI38kfmVSoVTODvKQ2fRhWJbeG7u4bZPK4MVdqy_S6rwLEqyBNxwaqoOvlE_lGjQkD0mBv0oapg0/s320/SV200062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400485768046548850" border="0" /></a><br />Just pulled this proof. This is going to be my holiday card on dark paper with silver ink and says "Cool Yule" on the inside. Going paper hunting tomorrow.<br /><br />Who is your favorite paper supplier?<br /><br />_________________________<br /><br />Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.<br />-- Hamilton Wright MabieAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-74685991166611313932009-10-26T11:21:00.000-07:002009-10-26T11:29:18.857-07:00The power of $1 and "Furpower"... plus the chance to win custom art.From @romeothecat:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.romeothecat.com/2009/10/25/donation-update/">http://www.romeothecat.com/2009/10/25/donation-update/</a><br /><br />As a big THANK YOU to everyone who has been donating (we’re well over $2K now plus our $1K match from <a href="http://www.switchtonutrish.com/" modo="false">Nutrish</a>!) Patrice DeAvila is <a href="http://www.romeothecat.com/2009/10/24/special-donation-drawing">upgrading her lovely gift</a> to a free 24×36 custom portrait. We’ll be doing a drawing from donors at the end of the month. Thank you Patrice and everyone who has given their time, money, support and energy to helping animals! xoxo.<br /><br />From Patrice:<br /><br />Donate $1 to romeothecat's donation page and be entered to win a custom fine art portrait AND help save a life. Thanks for taking a minute to stop by my blog and for helping animals in need. I try to limit promotion, unless it's truly important. The work Romeo does every month is essential to non-profit rescues.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-69753658818268547112009-10-22T00:54:00.000-07:002009-10-23T13:58:30.430-07:00Prints of my work for sale...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvV6w_afAciOrKkpPLax1jW1T8EguJPGNNdqPdCkq1Dezb630lJr5WkvPaDL7KpMpjvJRaqvrxPAgb44D3U3dRSEneJXWgphENLIYRNv5-p-0SpRs47qC7w0pMi24g1AXI3sICnW1i834/s1600-h/Gibralter+final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvV6w_afAciOrKkpPLax1jW1T8EguJPGNNdqPdCkq1Dezb630lJr5WkvPaDL7KpMpjvJRaqvrxPAgb44D3U3dRSEneJXWgphENLIYRNv5-p-0SpRs47qC7w0pMi24g1AXI3sICnW1i834/s320/Gibralter+final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395817491839444002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosWaDfDvbOjshZOreXnRIqS3i_PNSccfi5NkocW-KUYmm1Z7zaW7nWwng_zlFyG6LZHYBPKVA3tamKYg0bfzwWKtvSoBCWzj_nH-BG4S5wCU808Qi2iG1vcLMZOeJ9K6Uhxmx4N0ZJd4/s1600-h/Stranger+in+the+Garden.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosWaDfDvbOjshZOreXnRIqS3i_PNSccfi5NkocW-KUYmm1Z7zaW7nWwng_zlFyG6LZHYBPKVA3tamKYg0bfzwWKtvSoBCWzj_nH-BG4S5wCU808Qi2iG1vcLMZOeJ9K6Uhxmx4N0ZJd4/s320/Stranger+in+the+Garden.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395807706289122898" border="0" /></a><br />I am really excited to announce that I've got giclee prints available of my work. They run $28 and free shipping for approximately 8x10 inch on archival paper. I'm really delighted with the quality of the print and you can truly see the pigment strokes so clearly that it looks like the pastel would come off on your fingers! Please email me at patrice.deavila@gmail for questions comments or orders and if you look at my flickr galleryhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/patricedeavila/ you can see other images that are available as prints (same size same price).<br /><br />Wait! There's more, when I hit 100 followers to my blog, the 100th follower and 4 other followers randomly drawn from the previous 99 followers get a giclee of my work.<br /><br />_________________________<br /><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td align="right" valign="middle"><b>Main Entry:</b> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom">giclée</td></tr><tr><td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="middle"><b>Part of Speech:</b> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><i>n</i></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top"><b>Definition:</b> </td><td align="left" valign="top">a printmaking method using an ink-jet printer for photographic images of paintings to produce high-quality reproductions; also written <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/giclee">giclee</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top"><b>Example:</b> </td><td align="left" valign="top">In giclee, the ink is sprayed on to your choice of media in millions of colors utilizing continuous tone technology, retaining all the fine detail of the original.</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top"><b>Etymology:</b> </td><td align="left" valign="top">French 'sprayed ink'<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-91420233486785219142009-10-10T17:53:00.000-07:002009-10-10T22:34:52.918-07:00Sublime Hiroshige...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BFZdZFjxDO0417U9fLnpx3gf4x8hgxzEWYvcNiAQpm8nvNKnvEUhrYfxH9usW25aRoNY8sbBhT8e7w6qyFAQOLBqxr3o0tZo6RxhHhmYlIuIAq2oH4vyVm3eL7Gl9Yf0X_ZMugODoxI/s1600-h/267px-Hiroshige_Roseau_sous_la_neige_et_canard_sauvage.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BFZdZFjxDO0417U9fLnpx3gf4x8hgxzEWYvcNiAQpm8nvNKnvEUhrYfxH9usW25aRoNY8sbBhT8e7w6qyFAQOLBqxr3o0tZo6RxhHhmYlIuIAq2oH4vyVm3eL7Gl9Yf0X_ZMugODoxI/s320/267px-Hiroshige_Roseau_sous_la_neige_et_canard_sauvage.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391139866861147714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yHZpj42vRadQyhkC7Vya0F4DDePQd97ViR9CO6fg9bgPycHK0HvmvXWI5Ob8xI_HTUlUBFKU4gwlPWanZhdRy6NF2Im7FSdZNZG3xKG5FllHPVi6djmxTaFel6G52rHQa6l5F_4IGm4/s1600-h/414px-Portrait_%C3%A0_la_m%C3%A9moire_d'Hiroshige_par_Kunisada.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yHZpj42vRadQyhkC7Vya0F4DDePQd97ViR9CO6fg9bgPycHK0HvmvXWI5Ob8xI_HTUlUBFKU4gwlPWanZhdRy6NF2Im7FSdZNZG3xKG5FllHPVi6djmxTaFel6G52rHQa6l5F_4IGm4/s320/414px-Portrait_%C3%A0_la_m%C3%A9moire_d'Hiroshige_par_Kunisada.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391139865512312914" border="0" /></a><br />I turned recently from pastel painting, to a relief printing project. Naturally, great print masters from various times and places are attracting me at this time. And no master exemplified the Japanese art of Ukiyo-e better than Hiroshige.<br /><br />To me there is no other word for his work than sublime... so delicate and perfectly composed.<br /><br />Composition, craftsmanship, and color can all be learned from looking at this artists work. He did several prints of winters snow scenes and his greatest strength may actually be his use of negative space and lack of color.<br /><br />Please take time to Google his work.... who is your master of negative space?<br /><br />_______________________________<br /><br /><dl><dd><i>"I leave my brush in the East</i></dd><dd><i>And set forth on my journey.</i></dd><dd><i>I shall see the famous places in the Western Land."-Hiroshige</i></dd></dl> (The Western Land in this context refers to the strip of land by the Tōkaidō between Kyoto and Edo, but it does double duty as a reference to the Paradise of the Buddha)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-7347765214618411622009-10-05T05:13:00.000-07:002009-10-05T16:41:13.981-07:00Whistler, not just a Momma's boy....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5myFqnM2koqV3bI59gIxZWES-s9UflbZ14tO9YmT6WolPJHrsO7AFNE1MYO4YZZVtYvTUorXMllT20XEF2mdD_vyag-dOLbB_ywwLYjIGhCcPDm2p1pYmX1pHdxFRhGWom5-fAcFN_8/s1600-h/self_portrait-400.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389088799698765698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 201px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5myFqnM2koqV3bI59gIxZWES-s9UflbZ14tO9YmT6WolPJHrsO7AFNE1MYO4YZZVtYvTUorXMllT20XEF2mdD_vyag-dOLbB_ywwLYjIGhCcPDm2p1pYmX1pHdxFRhGWom5-fAcFN_8/s320/self_portrait-400.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrx-NSZzDpyqFOHsPKz6wxkDT37KJrzKj6PbnhBTS-Ibu24JBlRZKBY9dbgECie1PlHPLWe-MpT05vYhkbXd73aCN2kdQ2VIOH_Yrfjkd7dCgtnpvjydsRrRZQmx0MGrSlVJUVKqFr5E/s1600-h/20090513valentin.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389088789944352322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 220px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrx-NSZzDpyqFOHsPKz6wxkDT37KJrzKj6PbnhBTS-Ibu24JBlRZKBY9dbgECie1PlHPLWe-MpT05vYhkbXd73aCN2kdQ2VIOH_Yrfjkd7dCgtnpvjydsRrRZQmx0MGrSlVJUVKqFr5E/s320/20090513valentin.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">The following excerpt is from the wiki page for Whistler:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">"...After West Point, Whistler worked as draftsman mapping the entire U.S. coast for military and maritime purposes. He found the work boring and he was frequently late or absent. He spent much of his free time playing billiards and idling about, was always broke, and though a charmer, had little acquaintance with women. After it was discovered that he was drawing sea serpents, mermaids, and whales on the margins of the maps, he was transferred to the etching division of the U. S. Coast Survey. Though he lasted there only two months, he learned etching technique which later proved valuable to his career..."</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">Sadly, as with most artists that are accomplished etchers and engravers (Durer is another example), Whistler actually made more monies from his print work than from his painting.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">I have been focusing more on painters, or wood carvers who are also master printers, because of my relief print project that I'm immersed in at the moment and am taking so much inspiration from these masters.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">Who is your inspiration for your current work?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">_______________________</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.”<br /></span><a class="sqa" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/it-takes-a-long-time-for-a-man-to-look-like-his/380387.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">James Whistler quote</span></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-46820111500464446162009-10-02T15:10:00.000-07:002009-10-02T15:17:56.617-07:00Buck's Portrait<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FEr6Sj0NFjumE-k4KEgzW4eDJnHjz4xXFKCK9cX-O8RjbDnk-8Z5ekkMkugN567CdM5Q1_P0y5Fl9t8XZnFH6FGcxdFJTuzuOIM_707NRrmZAHCDvb47ZHjiYr5Mhve6nHInwZ-pwV4/s1600-h/Buck+Final.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FEr6Sj0NFjumE-k4KEgzW4eDJnHjz4xXFKCK9cX-O8RjbDnk-8Z5ekkMkugN567CdM5Q1_P0y5Fl9t8XZnFH6FGcxdFJTuzuOIM_707NRrmZAHCDvb47ZHjiYr5Mhve6nHInwZ-pwV4/s320/Buck+Final.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388129631890653202" border="0" /></a><br />This is being delivered to the client tonight and is 36x24" soft pastel on stretched watercolor canvas. (all I can say is Unison pastels are the BEST).<br /><br />_________________<br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace." - Milan Kundera </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-39722952196593589882009-09-30T10:28:00.000-07:002009-09-30T10:33:56.565-07:00Too Sexy for her hat... carving project cont.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAM8JPYVYyOMm_WWR0WAcVFy3luQWrY05Lsx_X3KqfK4z5Wa-FJk7Hgv2S8-So06PqY7h7hwu1w6bPr9z5lK6vbFfAX4eMJQRiHQhKfI89gy52dy4HagnshZpwcXrwBVOSJ8mxUaVkSrQ/s1600-h/SV200042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAM8JPYVYyOMm_WWR0WAcVFy3luQWrY05Lsx_X3KqfK4z5Wa-FJk7Hgv2S8-So06PqY7h7hwu1w6bPr9z5lK6vbFfAX4eMJQRiHQhKfI89gy52dy4HagnshZpwcXrwBVOSJ8mxUaVkSrQ/s320/SV200042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387314460402370194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uHT3bzLRHR4k2Yo2Wf25UHJ_LQ_zsBWeExlgjaV3_5Dt9CQpYEfbd-UDhf_VPAIR00kGK7oWW5pfmwPxbiHNjO5dAuL8u_nt1e5QmlHI-7yU4u2Y6ia46PMoxUvQLrt-sdAMunt4hNw/s1600-h/SV200037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uHT3bzLRHR4k2Yo2Wf25UHJ_LQ_zsBWeExlgjaV3_5Dt9CQpYEfbd-UDhf_VPAIR00kGK7oWW5pfmwPxbiHNjO5dAuL8u_nt1e5QmlHI-7yU4u2Y6ia46PMoxUvQLrt-sdAMunt4hNw/s320/SV200037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387314453950558418" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-57960873859040380392009-09-29T04:43:00.000-07:002009-09-29T04:56:43.243-07:00Color theory 101 with Jan (Van Eyck)<a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3XfOGVTjbzwqjO5E2A3oFr6jzWWwOi2WkUCcynnmlk-oa7ToBoj2wXCJwGi-eq63gCK8bVUscO8O6hLX_wbBKqFda1E8d6_lcGzIiNKOQQwdbsm8XXuikR273LlNkPoUwUA6VxjxgUQ/s1600-h/pagan-philosophers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3XfOGVTjbzwqjO5E2A3oFr6jzWWwOi2WkUCcynnmlk-oa7ToBoj2wXCJwGi-eq63gCK8bVUscO8O6hLX_wbBKqFda1E8d6_lcGzIiNKOQQwdbsm8XXuikR273LlNkPoUwUA6VxjxgUQ/s320/pagan-philosophers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386854038005389858" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SRFv1pqoXulOJfpB9cDC3Gw-AmuziNBBnfiPvj3iZQrVcUTXOcJPzIuTiIchkDplo0x5i2pi2jAVtnAOPV8TJkOJGqCJ0_gPMSyoe5Lj-qJ2lrh8zLCdaliMhCwnsPx8N0oC17yjXvU/s1600-h/13turban.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SRFv1pqoXulOJfpB9cDC3Gw-AmuziNBBnfiPvj3iZQrVcUTXOcJPzIuTiIchkDplo0x5i2pi2jAVtnAOPV8TJkOJGqCJ0_gPMSyoe5Lj-qJ2lrh8zLCdaliMhCwnsPx8N0oC17yjXvU/s320/13turban.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386853948774266626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Jan is considered the father of oil painting for perfecting the medium, yet I wish to examine his use of bold and contrasting color to manipulate the viewer and compose a painting. <br /><br />With the use of colors Jan can tricked the veiwer's eye into moving throughout the painting. The eye wants to travel from primary color to primary color and is fooled into following the lines of the browns, yet he uses darks as anchors that always bring you back to the start or center of the composition.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">The greatest art school we have is the legacy left by those who came before. As always a great jumping off point to learn more is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Eyck</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">What artist do you admire for their use of color?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">__________________________________</span><br /><br /><br /><p style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="thequote"><q>Painting is a form of profound creative release.</q> </span>- <a href="http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/quotes/favourite/jan_van_eyck">Jan Van Eyck</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-34352275975234129872009-09-24T14:35:00.001-07:002009-09-24T15:03:37.891-07:00First relief print done... (thanks @Orangecatblues for modeling)<a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiBTQXsmFA2Nbdj-hs39ZS70iINPSRta40wu1aksmfFypT2wt943lv7Ajr7m_6bKqaqhFQLPGntkNE6logPR396icW_TrA3XIlJaykQQ2QiH2QszqPX0GFkEd0VUtbGgfq4v3k6olYPQ/s1600-h/SV200033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiBTQXsmFA2Nbdj-hs39ZS70iINPSRta40wu1aksmfFypT2wt943lv7Ajr7m_6bKqaqhFQLPGntkNE6logPR396icW_TrA3XIlJaykQQ2QiH2QszqPX0GFkEd0VUtbGgfq4v3k6olYPQ/s320/SV200033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385156640316880114" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7tViy9xoAGNAFn2P9IZgsYzOASBvuVW5dCLqj2kDulO9XQm3-fG9xd2ZWUn0lDY5yVgvoCeTAhA20DjhlWjML2ju9oaHDa1X4EAYtR-Y5vwkn3CbjjAn7y5osFa0ydmPw9VrCCFQb2Q/s1600-h/SV200030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7tViy9xoAGNAFn2P9IZgsYzOASBvuVW5dCLqj2kDulO9XQm3-fG9xd2ZWUn0lDY5yVgvoCeTAhA20DjhlWjML2ju9oaHDa1X4EAYtR-Y5vwkn3CbjjAn7y5osFa0ydmPw9VrCCFQb2Q/s320/SV200030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385156377411734882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> Here are two versions of the first proof. One is just the print itself and the colored one was colored with pencils and this print is 5x5 inches. Only 11 more to go. Thanks to Loki at http://www.Orangecatblues.com for being such a marvelous model!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-2850936204898526282009-09-23T08:50:00.000-07:002009-09-23T09:14:06.976-07:00They Wear it Well... (beginning)<a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHT48St9R3DaTZ4dgPwm1uU01gAlL8GBw2Vsemaq-fBPVs-cUs2gG5d_siNP3gW0gzTmi1Y7YkyEmaYIgrAvFsDVxHp8NaprZLaHi8ULbS-Qbas-agNQ4k_v3zwiUC-BpzQnslO1yNlI/s1600-h/SV200021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHT48St9R3DaTZ4dgPwm1uU01gAlL8GBw2Vsemaq-fBPVs-cUs2gG5d_siNP3gW0gzTmi1Y7YkyEmaYIgrAvFsDVxHp8NaprZLaHi8ULbS-Qbas-agNQ4k_v3zwiUC-BpzQnslO1yNlI/s320/SV200021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384695139589064274" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvxk3dK3bdYpR5oMBQ-X-IKZeLad8Bdmf06hCuwEWlOb6fYUkKz4HhyOaQT4vY1f34BujgEyooo6tQqCx-u3UPUcDQOI9jGYJRQgqmSxeSAgKQ5zSnMcfStgwZc0dc2Zo2e5nevgnBnE/s1600-h/SV200027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvxk3dK3bdYpR5oMBQ-X-IKZeLad8Bdmf06hCuwEWlOb6fYUkKz4HhyOaQT4vY1f34BujgEyooo6tQqCx-u3UPUcDQOI9jGYJRQgqmSxeSAgKQ5zSnMcfStgwZc0dc2Zo2e5nevgnBnE/s320/SV200027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384691124075311426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">I was recently invited back by the gallery that hosted my last show. (they do stipulate that it revolves around cats, which is fine). I coincidentally, heard the same week a very thought provoking podcast from http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/09/believe.html and lastly, I've been down with pnemonia and anemia, so I've been a wee lethargic. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">All of these factors and bumping into a large block of carving material that I've been schlepping around my travels and moves for the past 15 years, sparked the idea of doing block prints for this next show. (I can carve anywhere including bed). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">At the same time these factors were happening, there was an inside joke circulating about my cat Pinkerton and hoop skirts and Marie Antoinette wigs.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">So I am embarking on carving twelve 5x5 inch different pet portraits with the caveat of them in some type of clothing that expresses their particular personality.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">___________________________</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">“</span><em style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Carving</em><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> is easy, you just go down to the skin and stop”. -Michelangelo</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-26308123017443331082009-09-21T13:39:00.001-07:002009-09-21T14:14:43.415-07:00Master Monday with Barry Moser...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrKi-5_Ehs0qjaht_FUqWyQ5cdAXsMSwku63VSzRlcgW_TgDFiirbmaw_lGesRWBrMDXW2Ez3T95LdeqD9_J8cQHlHgGq7wEy8EbjTRu043mc9NN5AyLrNjeVfiKZ5YhsWSfgdxj8BbA/s1600-h/jonah.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384023487479376738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 197px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrKi-5_Ehs0qjaht_FUqWyQ5cdAXsMSwku63VSzRlcgW_TgDFiirbmaw_lGesRWBrMDXW2Ez3T95LdeqD9_J8cQHlHgGq7wEy8EbjTRu043mc9NN5AyLrNjeVfiKZ5YhsWSfgdxj8BbA/s320/jonah.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQSVEa99UKJ9eFHcM0hyphenhyphenxqRbb_BcsDvRvqCqPLqyNfO7lqEleQptqXsI640Ou93Yxbgq_PdmMNpGIJS5KB_BIvs17zv7mshArRwDYSmuLQSqNyo8AyTxPjc_PO4pkgjkv7EKVzAoWVQs/s1600-h/Blessings,%20Moser.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384023476251219906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQSVEa99UKJ9eFHcM0hyphenhyphenxqRbb_BcsDvRvqCqPLqyNfO7lqEleQptqXsI640Ou93Yxbgq_PdmMNpGIJS5KB_BIvs17zv7mshArRwDYSmuLQSqNyo8AyTxPjc_PO4pkgjkv7EKVzAoWVQs/s320/Blessings,%2520Moser.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Another one of my favorite living artists, is Master Illustrator, Barry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Moser</span>. I first discovered his work <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">thru</span> my love of the book <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Moby</span> Dick. </div><div> </div><div>A lot of his engraving work is published <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">thru</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Pennyroyal</span> Press and here is the link to his gallery of work there. <a href="http://www.moser-pennyroyal.com/moser-pennyroyal/Galleries.html">http://www.moser-pennyroyal.com/moser-pennyroyal/Galleries.html</a> Please take a few moments to be stunned, amazed and awed.</div><div> </div><div>What is your amazing adventure with block printing, engraving or lino carving?</div><div>I've been revisiting Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Moser's</span> work as I am embarking on a year long project that involves creating one 5x5" detailed block print per month, and<br /><br /></div><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-91561739630842191332009-09-03T12:05:00.000-07:002009-09-03T12:11:15.111-07:00No animals were humiliated in the creation of this concept.<a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kmHZCjY1BuYVO_1FmNBcQrRRbCEBdI9-JJzxUiRq47VZzMmbXDfmYeVXCp5k711lCShCHj8Bou_8u2jMUtTpJtqz_qjMccI1tKUXmcn_1YIot96T4i1hbDnxlrBNlCifxkTru_fyq9E/s1600-h/SV200016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kmHZCjY1BuYVO_1FmNBcQrRRbCEBdI9-JJzxUiRq47VZzMmbXDfmYeVXCp5k711lCShCHj8Bou_8u2jMUtTpJtqz_qjMccI1tKUXmcn_1YIot96T4i1hbDnxlrBNlCifxkTru_fyq9E/s320/SV200016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377319753335067298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Inspired by both my daughter's great costume and a little girl in a magical sparkly princess dress, I decided that this would be a great look for Pinkerton and am going to make a graphite drawing of it just for fun. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">______________</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" class="sqq">“I have seen all, I have heard all, I have forgotten all.”</span><span class="sqc" style="float: right; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><img src="http://thinkexist.com/i/sq/c5.gif" alt="" height="15" width="13" /> <a class="sqc" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotes/sent-by/santiz/">santiz</a></span><img style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" src="http://thinkexist.com/i/sq/as4.gif" title="Author Popularity 9/10" alt="" align="middle" height="9" width="11" /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> </span><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" class="sqa" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/i_have_seen_all-i_have_heard_all-i_have_forgotten/341133.html">Marie Antoinette</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-3085336060336890202009-08-31T05:27:00.000-07:002009-08-31T10:33:39.623-07:00Wyeth Cubed, or 3 masters & one family...<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BMJ1E0kmllBr-jPVGwiJ7n7JnQarePs90G59rYjk2BNNZoXIE4GLlbMN-7fNKPI5oEO8nlnxKgABVF_82CD9XOkyZNfYH1M7Ykl6LJWQ0Q0xo_Ax3UTL6ZxhAcFZIROIPvfNFkhplyA/s1600-h/andrew-wyeth-1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376179781735941954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BMJ1E0kmllBr-jPVGwiJ7n7JnQarePs90G59rYjk2BNNZoXIE4GLlbMN-7fNKPI5oEO8nlnxKgABVF_82CD9XOkyZNfYH1M7Ykl6LJWQ0Q0xo_Ax3UTL6ZxhAcFZIROIPvfNFkhplyA/s320/andrew-wyeth-1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#999999;"> <strong>~Andrew~</strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span></strong> </div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="color:#999999;"></span></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWdXJ1R29t81xHkZO4HH9FcUbjm3rgaVnjEZF-DBA70tGB4Equgtci3n-mf-st1PbfRGIgHefCHHAFBqtO5FxNHDuESEY9GzLeIWx15yoz9cpIhiGPkWN82pJzzs3DTAAboMoOs2A2dQ/s1600-h/draft_lens2080487module13725276photo_1233400106Andrew-Wyeth-Snowflakes.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376179784247849394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWdXJ1R29t81xHkZO4HH9FcUbjm3rgaVnjEZF-DBA70tGB4Equgtci3n-mf-st1PbfRGIgHefCHHAFBqtO5FxNHDuESEY9GzLeIWx15yoz9cpIhiGPkWN82pJzzs3DTAAboMoOs2A2dQ/s320/draft_lens2080487module13725276photo_1233400106Andrew-Wyeth-Snowflakes.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">~Jamie~</span></strong></div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><span style="color:#999999;"></span></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVykPow9Hw1Qs3tgPPmu5IReYKzqMZnnH4d2A2FId8nsIl1XCOCCOG9Cgd2ZkBSy_gEn9RGHZnFGcjJE6cZZAih461SIS0jyggH2RahrhhxLxmbmLwAUgcdks50Fph3y1vTiJe5eQtG8/s1600-h/AIH7_loner.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376179769173110466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 257px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVykPow9Hw1Qs3tgPPmu5IReYKzqMZnnH4d2A2FId8nsIl1XCOCCOG9Cgd2ZkBSy_gEn9RGHZnFGcjJE6cZZAih461SIS0jyggH2RahrhhxLxmbmLwAUgcdks50Fph3y1vTiJe5eQtG8/s320/AIH7_loner.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"> <strong>~N.C.~</strong><br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">Three generations of talent in one family. And the impact of their geography and climate similarly on each painter's art. There is a book of Jaimie's work called "Wonderous Strange" that I strongly encourage anyone who loves art to check out from their library.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">I learn much about atmospherics from all three Wyeths'. Their time and place weighs so heavily in all of their work.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">When I look at the work of all three together, it is really amazing to see the almagamation of fantasy and bleak painterly skill in the grandson. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">Who is your Favorite Wyeth? And which painting touches you most?<br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">_____________________________</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span> </div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show.” -Andrew Wyeth </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">“I think one's art goes as far and as deep as one's love goes.”- </span><a class="sqa" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/i_think_one-s_art_goes_as_far_and_as_deep_as_one/222469.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999999;">Andrew Wyeth </span></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454339931615998490.post-22775366555207971042009-08-26T10:44:00.001-07:002009-08-26T13:03:52.305-07:00How Buck looked in process....<a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinntLnLi2ZBYXXAs_PoghWKV1S31gQJwNSAwXPI6NX6dlU8au_AF0GMEiNolV4mxRRoXcJR8H8A-H0oIMIx_TRPXF_bOqKpbPpaes_g2hGDzihky5l65LqUqgTj5E5M8gHpDeZnWzPV6o/s1600-h/SV200001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinntLnLi2ZBYXXAs_PoghWKV1S31gQJwNSAwXPI6NX6dlU8au_AF0GMEiNolV4mxRRoXcJR8H8A-H0oIMIx_TRPXF_bOqKpbPpaes_g2hGDzihky5l65LqUqgTj5E5M8gHpDeZnWzPV6o/s320/SV200001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374330089249210018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">I have still not had the opportunity to deliver this work, so I can't show it to you in it's completed state, here it is in process. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Have an inspired day.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">_____________________________</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" class="sqq">“<a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/the_great_thing_in_the_world_is_not_so_much_where/146522.html">The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.</a>”</span><img style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" src="http://thinkexist.com/i/sq/as4.gif" title="Author Popularity 8/10" alt="" align="middle" height="9" width="11" /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> </span><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" class="sqa" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotes/oliver_wendell_holmes/">Oliver Wendell Holmes</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704130349928897495noreply@blogger.com0