Hear ye, hear ye! |
MySpace annoys the hell out of me with its slowness and general Safari-unfriendliness, so I probably won't be posting here anymore. Please come visit me at my LiveJournal blog.Hope to hear from you s...
Posted by Dawn on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:03:00 PST |
A rose, by any other name, still dies. |
Jennifer Neubauer (a fellow artist whom I became acquainted with at EBSQ) asked me some time back to post pictures of dead and dying roses, in case she found them interesting as painting references.. ...
Posted by Dawn on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:52:00 PST |
This above all else; to thine own Art be true... |
Today I'm contemplating a revolution. I don't necessarily want to turn my world upside-down, but what if it's the best thing to do, for everyone? (it goes without saying that any changes being conte...
Posted by Dawn on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 02:55:00 PST |
The Face of Bram |
Not quite done with Bram's face, but getting much closer. Can you believe I spent several hours on this cat's face today? I know it doesn't look like it, but honest, I spent a LOT of time. I am rap...
Posted by Dawn on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:35:00 PST |
The price of birthday cake. |
This last Sunday, my husband, myself, and our beloved dog made the trip up to the Islands to help his grandmother celebrate her 84th birthday. It was a gorgeous day, everyone felt good, the dog was o...
Posted by Dawn on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:34:00 PST |
Cats, cats, and more cats. |
This is where I am so far with Traceys cats. Working a lot on Bram. I want you to know its very difficult to paint a black cat. Ive begun (but not nearly finished) defining his fur with small highl...
Posted by Dawn on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 04:38:00 PST |
To MINI or not to MINI... was there ever a question? |
I spent the day yesterday test-driving and dreaming of a MINI Cooper. Yes, I know, its silly, especially at my age. But who can resist the complete and total cuteness of a MINI Cooper? And thats be...
Posted by Dawn on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:40:00 PST |
Life is like a ball of yarn. |
I got the background, the rug, and this ball of yarn painted yesterday. I worked the ball of yarn for some considerable time, trying to get something approaching realism. My goal is to be as good as...
Posted by Dawn on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:34:00 PST |
Let's try these cats again.. |
I was so totally NOT thrilled with the way my first attempt at painting Traceys cats, that I trashed it, and started again on a different canvas. This is the rough rough underpainting of the new work...
Posted by Dawn on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:08:00 PST |
Progress continues with Tracey's Cats. |
This is where I am today with Traceys Cats. I think Ive got Bram (black kitten, left) pretty much fully painted in.. from here, its minor adjustments and detail work. I still have a LOT of work to d...
Posted by Dawn on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 02:01:00 PST |
