Today was an absolute disaster at work... I bugged out and left my boss to deal with it... cause I've got HOCKEY tonight.
“Born to Rake?” by Carl D’Agostino
1 day ago
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Oct30Art
Opportunities like this is why I carry my little digital camera everywhere I go. Walking to my car tonight... and found this fellow hanging out...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Oct29Art
Combat shoot tonight went well, only 3 misses out of 30. It's cold outside... but warm weather is headed our way soon.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Oct28Art
Rico loves those little red boxes of raisins, he'll hold the box with one foot and open it with his beak, then eat the raisins one at a time... or plop them in his water bowl.. or throw them at the dogs... he likes to laugh (like me) when he does that. He laughs at his own jokes how cool is that? :-)
MoonlitSky1
I think my dark cloud over the moon is too dark... I do like the highlighted clouds... but I too am weary of moody skies and ready to move on. Maybe I'll finish this one later.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
RainySky2
This exercise was supposed to be rain falling from the sky... tougher than I first thought... rain extended into and below horizon line...oops...
RainySky1
What went wrong here... well as the 'rain' started to dry... it disappeared... I tried to add more... BUT the paper was too dry... so tick this one off as a lesson learned.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Oct24Art
Dick Blick Customer Service shines, so add them to the list of 'good guys'. Rachael or Ky Farm Life sent me some handmade soap... totally yummy stuff, can't wait to try it out. I LOVE the stamps on the envelope from Michelle, which safely delivered my gorgeous beads from her... it was like Christmas morning around here... with all the packages in the bed with me. Went to the Dr... got drugs, I still feel bad... but hopefully getting better soon.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Oct22Art
I do love watching birds, all kinds of birds. Brown Pelicans are endangered but you wouldn't know it around here... they are everywhere on the water front.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
StormySkyStep2
This step is now drying... the exercise is focused on the stormy sky... I think I'm going to have some tide marks... but it really looks stormy I think.
Oct21Art
This is a totally imaginary cityscape... Charleston has no tall buidings... by ordinance no more than 5 stories allowed, it's one of the things that keeps Charleston's historic skyline. I'm going to miss my birds and squirrels... I think they'll miss me for a little while.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Oct20Art
Lots of new stuff to play with, new markers... I used them on this page. A new mop brush.. and a block of paper to paint on. One of the new bowls was broken in transit... bummer.. now I get to see how Dick Blick handles such problems.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Oct19Art
Used my micron brush pen to render the pelicans... not sure I like the bold lines it lays down... not that crazy about my pelican either... maybe I'll go knit for a while.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Oct18Art
What a GREAT day, met with my painting buddy and spent the better part of the day painting on her back porch... then opening season Hockey game... our team won, 5 to 3... Oh yeah.. it rained all day.
SullivansIsland1018
Rocks on Sullivan's Island Beach, used a photo Elizabeth had taken at sunset, we got together to paint, but had to use photos as it rained all day.
FallLeaves1018
Fall Leaves, used a book Elizabeth had unfortunately my evergreens didn't turn out too good.... I want to see if I can find that book..as well as some others that she has that I don't. :-) BEAS...
Friday, October 17, 2008
Oct17Art
Got a surprise package today, my friend Joy sent me a fabulous bead on a whistle to replace one I broke... and a little angel bead too...I am so blessed with artistic friends.
JoyBeads1
My friend Joy...of Limelight lampwork beads sent me this lovely whistle... check out her beads for sale at
limelight.etsy.com
JoyBeads2
My friend Joy...of Limelight lampwork beads sent me this darling angel... check out her beads for sale at
limelight.etsy.com unfortunately my scanner doesn't do her beads justice.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Oct16Art
My page is a poor copy ... check out the original...http://www.kbladosdesign.com/blog/blog.html
I used my watercolor pencils for the first time tonight, I don't think I like them... I'll have to work with them a bit more before I decide.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Oct15Art
Shot another personal best tonight, 30 points higher than my previous best score. Must have been in the 'ZONE'...
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Oct14Art
It's one thing to watch something like this on a nature show on TV, it is a whole different thing when it happens just outside your window... amazing to watch and over in a flash. I think I know now what those big birds I've been seeing are.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Oct12Art
I was watching Biography (which I do know how to spell) and was stuck by the shape of Bruce Willis head while he was being interviewed on camera... my drawing doesn't look like him but I do think I got his bald head correct :-)
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Sky-No1
Is that a WART at the end of the road.... ok this one is really, really horrid... but I was working on a sky technique... it didn't go well, added a road house, trees and fence didn't improve it one bit... This is a journey, this is a pothole in the road LOL
Friday, October 10, 2008
Oct10Art
I have this tower of stuff, that's been getting higher and higher... figured I'd draw it before it falls.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Oct09Art
This is what happens when I don't pay attention when I order stuff. I ordered a new handbook, except I ordered the wrong size... it's cute but that's about all it is. I got my enameled butcher tray... I LOVE it... I also ended up doing a spread sheet of my paint inventory... I'm almost out of Ultramarine Blue and yet I have 4 count um 4 tubes of Raw Sienna... what was I thinking????
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Oct08Art
I'm not used to working without a net... my pencil lines to keep my text straight...but this didn't turn out too bad, so I'm thinking it's a technique I'll be using more often in this Journal. Thanks for the tip Micahnova.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Horse-WIP_0002
Step 3 - add Burnt umber to the red and start trying to shade in his muscles and shadows...
Step 4 - add Ultramarine blue and Burnt umber to make black for mane and tail.
Step 5 use watered down version of this for hooves.
Now wait for it to dry.
Horse-WIP_0001
Step 2 - 50/50 mix of Aliz. Crimson and Burnt Sienna... instructions called for Light Red, but I didn't have any.
Messed up one of his ears... made it too long... oh well press on
Color-swatches
First I did color swatches, trying to decide what colors to use. I did these last night ... actually did a bunch more than these but the color top left is what I decided on for a base color.
Oct07Art
I'm not sure I like this journal's format... but it's such a beautiful book I'll press on. Spent last evening painting color swatches... I can't decide what colors to use on the horse.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Oct06Art
I think I must have eaten some bad chicken, Ron ate pork and he's fine.. I am one sick puppy... potato soup for dinner for me.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Oct05Art
Spent the day shopping, doing laundry the usual Sunday stuff. Bought some yarn at Michael's I'm going to knit some leg warmers. And I've been practicing drawing and listening to videos on drawing for watercolor paintings.
Horse-on-WC-Paper
This is the drawing on 9x12 Watercolor paper... now I want to re-watch the video on what colors to use... I'm pleased with the drawing... now if I can manage to paint it I'll be even happier.
Horse-wAcetate
On my way back from William Holland I stopped to take pictures of these Clysdale horses in a field. This is the horse picture with an overlay Acetate sheet so that I could define the horse's shapes to transfer it to my watercolor paper.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Oct04Art
Grand-daughter Laurel's birthday today.. she's seven. Got a new scooter today, this one is fast enough to go on the expressway... it's fire engine red... and way fun to ride :-)
Friday, October 3, 2008
WCS10-03-2008
This was an exercise in VALUES.. using 1 color, ultrmarine blue... to create sky mountains and water...this was very hard to do... I don't like the way my water came out... I may try this exercise again tomorrow.
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