Tag: Autumn
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Love Shack, Baby!
Ok, I’m wrong, my devotion to the B52’s not withstanding. It’s a love nest. My friend looked at it and said ” You must have been a little squirrely when you drew this. “. Another friend chimed in, “No, she was just plain nuts!”. Well, so much for my friends. It is a squirrels’ nest.…
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Blown Away
What do I think of other artists’ work? I love it! I love it better than my own work, if I am honest. Mostly, I prefer representational work, although some abstract blows me away, too. What I really like is work similar to my own, only better. Frustration hits, though, when something in the non-art,…
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Autumn Already?
Yes, it’s fall, and I’m enjoying it. Today was a crisp, bright day, with a sapphire sky. I went to the local farmer’s market. Apple and pears abounded-not to mention pumpkins. No, I’m not talking about my cat again. I’m talking about the raw materials for jack-o-lanterns. My very first autumn picture in colored pencil…
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It Sort of Makes Sense
So, in tribute to Autumn coming – hard to tell with the summer weather we’ve been having-I did this drawing, “September Field”. I’ve always been attracted to drawing landscapes, and now I realize why. Landscapes capture moods in complex way. I’m not talking something simple like a sunny day being happy. I’m talking about the…
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The Seasons Changed, and So Did I
Okay, when I posted back some time ago, I was complaining about drawing foliage. This started a downward spiral to me hating doing artwork all together, and hating my finished drawings. I’d see ideas for artwork, but I’d shiver in disgust at the thought of drawing. So, I stopped for a while. I don’t make…
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Let’s Get Small!
I’ve worked in the same size for finished drawings since the 1980’s. In those days, I would do copy after copy until my frustration limit, or until I got the drawing as I wanted it. Truthfully, I mostly compromised between those two points. It would take maybe five efforts, and I managed to complete only…
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Happy Halloween, Samhain,….or October 31
Sad to say, I have to take a bit of a break from drawing…I’m having trouble with my thumb due to a repetitive motion injury. I can’t grasp a pencil very well….but fortunately, I can type one finger at a time. I can’t let this day go by without some commemoration. So, tomorrow is November…for…
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I Miss New York! Well, Not Exactly….
I actually miss Manhattan. Unfortunately, there was no magic way to teleport from Queens to Manhattan, and vice versa, so I was stuck, along with millions of others…with the subway. I’ve seen some beautiful artwork romanticizing the subway, but it’s not a romantic memory to me. But yes, I do miss Manhattan. It’s the part…
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Merry Christmas…..Oh, Wait!
Yes, it’s only October, and Halloween is still a couple of weeks away….but anyone who has a large portion of business in the dreaded fourth quarter, is gearing up for the onslaught. That is me, for instance, in my day job. Soon, I’ll be concentrating on my little quick holiday cards..no time for anything else….…
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