tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60309422024-03-13T03:59:32.780-04:00Draw Doodle and Decoratejust some musings, ponderings and pictures.....Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.comBlogger600125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-1159498181383682112019-08-29T19:30:00.000-04:002019-08-29T19:30:09.022-04:00Watercolor Portrait...daughter<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">In this age of social media and ALL the pictures being posted on various platforms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">a new challenge….Well, I’m sure you'd do exactly as I did. Snatch it and draw it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">It always starts like this….get a light underdrawing in…then start with the watercolor washes.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">Washes are so nice because they cover lots of area and they leave a type of variance to the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">painting, making it more realistic and interesting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">Her eyes, I just love her Big, Blue eyes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">I kind of liked her as a blonde and was tempted to keep her this way! Haha</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">That sweater…decided that I was not going to even attempt a realistic looking sweater.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">I’m pretty happy with how this is coming here in this shot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">Had to back up and take all things into account. Such as….HAIR…I do not like do hair in</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">Stalled on this part for a few months! Waiting for the guts....Hair and if I could do a background.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">So…as I kept looking at the picture..I tweaked it here and there…the eyes, the mouth, lots of things</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">of things. Then I pulled it up in photoshop and overlayed the original over the painting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">I messed up early…just an eighth of an inch. Too long from the right eye to the mouth. Ugh!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">Now…I know…do the important dimensions much earlier in the process, before I start putting in</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">Decided on a background…a very unassuming one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">My beautiful daughter! Hopefully next time I snatch a picture of her and decide to draw it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">I will have learned some important things from this first attempt at LARGE PORTRAIT paintings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;">Ya gotta start somewhere!</span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-81705379413575946012018-02-08T06:00:00.000-05:002018-02-08T06:00:32.910-05:00Thoroughbred….Finito<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z9_QsTMcG64/WnuxwS1qo3I/AAAAAAAALx8/sVrlMS0mQQIl-jcmlbYYnWQwOfwpGgM8gCHMYCw/s1600-h/Thor28%255B7%255D"><img alt="Thor28" border="0" height="825" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-30u5n0p0yiI/Wnuxw3P3UUI/AAAAAAAALyA/OtroiHiUGRo9AcEqBV1rdLZ8p8DBl7uYACHMYCw/Thor28_thumb%255B4%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="Thor28" width="621" /></a><br />
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I left off around here from my last post in June. <br />
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I procrastinated a lot because I really get scared when I know I have to paint hair. Once I regained my focus, sat down and settled into " just keep it simple" . Paint a strand at a time. I was able to<br />
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After the hurdle-of-the-hair…I could then get started on details! Oh, how I love the details! Because of that fact, I will probably never be able to paint a more flowy-moving watercolor abstract figure….but I can see myself trying.<br />
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It’s good to step back and take the whole picture in. I wanted to get each piece (horse body, jockey, head, saddle) to the same level of completion as I went along. Which is a little different for me, because I’ve been known to compartmentalize those sections.<br />
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I do like shadows, and I like folds! As you can see, because the folds kept getting deeper.<br />
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After this picture was taken, I realized how little color the jockey has in his face. I added more blush tones to his cheeks and lips.<br />
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If I were really good, I would do backgrounds with these beautiful animals….but I have zero confidence in my ability to paint decent backgrounds. Hopefully I’ll level-up and do a background soon.<br />
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This is about as good as he’s gonna get…So he’s off to the frame shop and the printer. I’m going to see what this will look like printed out on watercolor poster paper. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I left off around here from my last post. I need to step back and take the drawing/watercolor in as I proceed. Helps to see what needs to be done next.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">The horse’s head, first I need to make sure the straps and buckles make sense before I apply the watercolor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Then I put a light yellow wash down on all those straps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Since I was in the vicinity…..I adjusted some of the snout pigment using all my browns and purple. I’m always surprised at how versatile purple is! It’s probably my favorite underlying color. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">This ring was bugging me, so I got out my circle stencil and adjusted the lines a bit. But the problem coming up next…. is it’s a perspective circle….meaning it’s not straight on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Hopefully, I can just trick the eye here! Haha.</span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-23723082569881263222017-06-06T06:00:00.000-04:002017-06-06T06:00:09.844-04:00Thoroughbred….Eye<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WbIIIYq90lk/WTX7i1S6flI/AAAAAAAALwE/6QhAX1sormgUy6TFOcr9xIAh2CMrrMDAACHM/s1600-h/Thor17%255B12%255D"><img alt="Thor17" border="0" height="855" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hE9QR6BKGDk/WTX7ja2LkLI/AAAAAAAALwI/BXihzQB_ISECB2_l0hsmhtLeXwjH6yN7QCHM/Thor17_thumb%255B9%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="Thor17" width="643" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I’ve enhanced my jockey a little from where I left off in the last post. I’ll need to go back in and push the shadows and folds darker soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I seem to be all over the place with this horse, not working in sections like I had in my <strong><a href="http://geeden.blogspot.com/2013/07/horse-racingwin.html" target="_blank">previous horse</a></strong>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">The horse’s</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"> eye was creeping me out, it looked like a ghost’s eye…so I skipped ahead to give it some life.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_QRAa-5TDtc/WTX7k39I_WI/AAAAAAAALwc/x_16WLEY_dUNB5XFtGxikUL27IjX05tQACHM/s1600-h/Thor21%255B10%255D"><img alt="Thor21" border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZot8j6ViRaiWMmq5x5uvPgFrg0JJh7rN2Sojpx6UdyCbDDmAbKzDIHUlqg8ImFYm-RSCKXsXO8NI3P-O76jtULf7UCOXdCQBTFGvMBW1sTXeRu4yAtPld7kBv0iw-0rSSqxhzEw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="Thor21" width="652" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">The straps and harnesses on this horse are all dark…but I liked the lighter strap lines from the <a href="http://geeden.blogspot.com/2013/07/horse-racingwin.html" target="_blank"><strong>previous horse</strong></a>. I will pull in my creative license and try to change the dark brown straps to tan. Bummer…that I changed my mind here, cuz I already laid down some rust color for that strap on the upper left side.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_byklbCB7o8/WTX7lfbKEwI/AAAAAAAALwk/LtPYqzT8EzI5C6OfnUI-syj5Py34kMU-ACHM/s1600-h/Thor22%255B8%255D"><img alt="Thor22" border="0" height="490" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hbxsT4diAIc/WTX7lgzOAbI/AAAAAAAALwo/gjXxsb1WtTofyQWPPFlU5Cc_mG-z7LhmwCHM/Thor22_thumb%255B5%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; display: inline;" title="Thor22" width="652" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">These two are starting to take shape now. I’m trying to lay down color overall, before I get too carried away with the details! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-83352269902267299362017-05-26T06:00:00.000-04:002017-05-26T06:00:25.002-04:00Thoroughbred….Jockey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVohrYpZmNXnTv2M74ix_9Kw040yX2P1b00-FDvt8NiLdTGLtM-Mg6vi18oFGPpcZ7fPeSrTPVBvqYPeW2AX8oBuzEvzCKXJ-Cv2w7rjXfOKZUQU2kDzcES1EpiPjia6BaOzrRg/s1600-h/Thor11%255B11%255D"><img alt="Thor11" border="0" height="671" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sH--EhtSFsY/WSdjkcmE_8I/AAAAAAAALvM/h9dOFEVUY2QUi4rJ4ESN4WCNydwk2c9zwCHM/Thor11_thumb%255B8%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor11" width="639" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Mr. Jockey started off this way from the wash stage.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a0APfEuW-Ko/WSdjklPfYiI/AAAAAAAALvQ/d-dXIPRz5YwHL5mP4Dl9F1BUYUH6dXYegCHM/s1600-h/Thor12%255B8%255D"><img alt="Thor12" border="0" height="875" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1fGrZcVpMEo/WSdjlkqvZCI/AAAAAAAALvU/dpwIVGO_iWY0is-SHVc4zNUfcpIVvLzHACHM/Thor12_thumb%255B5%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor12" width="637" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Went in for some mindless coloring….which shouldn’t be a problem, but all my reds seem to be too pink or too coral. I have no plain-red!</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VLLkHiDm46s/WSdjlwXF3HI/AAAAAAAALvY/mU1v1ddZAXU5b80bTkm2V_Jz7cQjbu3HACHM/s1600-h/Thor13%255B9%255D"><img alt="Thor13" border="0" height="891" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Hdok0HA-eOA/WSdjmNPU9NI/AAAAAAAALvc/r3wJUX7SvJQmMZESlcUmWgXeVM2Scm_qwCHM/Thor13_thumb%255B6%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor13" width="642" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I must’ve been feeling fearless, because I started in on the goggles. So much color and reflection going on there…possibly I wasn’t so much fearless as the goggles are forgiving.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nr8gJQiv0_w/WSdjmdDAn0I/AAAAAAAALvg/UaDFxHpJODkZhSgHrh5gKlfDLg87i6TIwCHM/s1600-h/Thor14%255B10%255D"><img alt="Thor14" border="0" height="679" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WD2pLQpAo9M/WSdjmqQoz6I/AAAAAAAALvk/TGsXzi4I6F885E6BaayTKnTe28oIlTmOwCHM/Thor14_thumb%255B7%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor14" width="649" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Started layering color in by brush for the face. Then evened out the color in the helmet.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g6G5-7n46xE/WSdjnBtXmSI/AAAAAAAALvo/rvg0pl3-l8oLSs6m0lO-Jv0oxz5oENB-QCHM/s1600-h/Thor15%255B8%255D"><img alt="Thor15" border="0" height="671" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jurAVR9tnsM/WSdjndqqE4I/AAAAAAAALvs/u42pWzYpOcUlavAjuV-_Hw2z-rAHkhZmQCHM/Thor15_thumb%255B5%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor15" width="650" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I’m surprised that with each piece I must re-learn how good these watercolor pencils are for bringing in contour and depth to sensitive areas, like the face. I seem to forget.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AZvNuuSL24c/WSdjnvCMQ4I/AAAAAAAALvw/bnbFSU19NogrDFc-y2BfVUt_3p1fQCsUACHM/s1600-h/Thor16%255B10%255D"><img alt="Thor16" border="0" height="915" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5X4olqTAX84/WSdjn91fAGI/AAAAAAAALv0/ixwPaPzGmKYQFbuSZP7Ek_BYN0OXvhyxwCHM/Thor16_thumb%255B7%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor16" width="654" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">He still has a lot of work ahead of him….or rather me!! But I’m liking his look so far.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-11023961240501644492017-05-22T06:00:00.000-04:002017-05-22T06:00:25.569-04:00Thoroughbred….Folds<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AcpajqQzWVM/WSI2xQ48UBI/AAAAAAAALuU/2s5MARFGzhwn5m99CTAQhS_5KuzsinzlgCHM/s1600-h/Thor6%255B12%255D"><img alt="" border="0" height="533" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zz2L7WYT9JA/WSI2x-MWsrI/AAAAAAAALuY/mbNjTAEzOOE1upTbm_BHqTAM_NQjmxQ7QCHM/Thor6_thumb%255B9%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="679" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">This is where I left off from the last post. Just getting started on the folds in the five saddle </span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TcvmiDrIvas/WSI2yVtKB8I/AAAAAAAALuc/ouvRJJMa8Gsf1x58XRMHvDQozIL4ZUJiACHM/s1600-h/Thor8%255B19%255D"><img alt="Thor8" border="0" height="913" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMo-4x9UFT_PIRMqNMoR5cF9f-B2d0QpMmlCLIDtezJZQE3-JTM311t5mQOyq72PpMEplGGAG_QksK_GSFWSGcU4Ibq8ArUv7J5CBO8yDMoZXgIynPcm8dT0GHlYJSKWv5v5ILQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor8" width="645" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">And working the cylinder of the boots and the folds of the pants.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BuTRAZ00jo0/WSI2zG_3UtI/AAAAAAAALuk/nF4lDcv34b0odpPOicAK02QspwYyP7luACHM/s1600-h/Thor9%255B10%255D"><img alt="Thor9" border="0" height="907" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yt1fogTbToQ/WSI2zpPue5I/AAAAAAAALuo/UflONH8EsxUyLyKD8kH4XuE6nQlaseHIgCHM/Thor9_thumb%255B7%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor9" width="648" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">If I remember correctly from my last horse….I’ll be bringing in India Ink to get those blacks darker. Watercolor is very translucent. It gets pretty redundant to keep adding black watercolor on top of black watercolor and it still won’t get as dark as you think it should be.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-57ggGshpOiU/WSI20PA_AbI/AAAAAAAALus/aaGlpq7brOc938Ih0fHpg9vYxiy1GAQOACHM/s1600-h/Thor10%255B9%255D"><img alt="Thor10" border="0" height="898" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kKAjXKMzeOI/WSI20W5rVhI/AAAAAAAALuw/7gA-tvMMhAoKM_AkWBdn6FlcsFC7aJ-dwCHM/Thor10_thumb%255B6%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor10" width="646" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">I’ve gotta be careful here, because I have about 7 tubes of various blue watercolors, and some of them are on the more turquoise side.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rli0aGnN87c/WSI200u7YrI/AAAAAAAALu0/P4XNBiAFowE4QiU2jTZX9twhKUB0IVI4wCHM/s1600-h/Thor7%255B13%255D"><img alt="Thor7" border="0" height="887" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JN2mo8uQmRM/WSI21KmAKyI/AAAAAAAALu4/yFpxaK6nNZYKL34dW98lsuNqdUuTsGHIQCHM/Thor7_thumb%255B7%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor7" width="639" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">The horse and jockey are coming together well, so far. I tend to save the really hard parts for last, <em>like the body of the horse</em>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;"><br /></span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-9673742590077514852017-05-17T06:00:00.000-04:002017-05-17T06:00:09.935-04:00Thoroughbred….Wash<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xu0DPylXr2w/WRubyuilt4I/AAAAAAAALtg/jlulCgDDRAomcbl9HPDVoD-EdKgikPz3gCHM/s1600-h/Thor1_thumb%255B6%255D%255B4%255D"><img alt="Thor1_thumb[6]" border="0" height="501" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XnGALthmilY/WRubzNXTO1I/AAAAAAAALtk/QVZgpVEkTLgQH9f9hnCkbxTUfPJ_9-0FgCHM/Thor1_thumb%255B6%255D_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor1_thumb[6]" width="635" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">All I can say is…. <strong>“it was time”.</strong> Time to draw another </span><a href="http://geeden.blogspot.com/2013/05/horse-raceshow.html"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">beautiful race horse</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">When my family came in town for some Kentucky Derby activities, I asked my son for </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">my framed horse back for the occasion. Since the framed horse is such a monster, It took up too much room in my previous home</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">. It measures 49 inches wide by 36 inches tall (framed). </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I consider it my best piece to date.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3ztd8QBK5UY/WRubzUfv0QI/AAAAAAAALto/AY8ATgSVYzciJSnt3gAQtTs-f_91v9W4ACHM/s1600-h/Thor2_thumb%255B5%255D%255B4%255D"><img alt="Thor2_thumb[5]" border="0" height="491" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_X06cf5wePE/WRubz3BtfkI/AAAAAAAALts/OjeiV0OqqPQMtjFDoYCy8H6GZDUzcBdXgCHM/Thor2_thumb%255B5%255D_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor2_thumb[5]" width="639" /></a> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">It was 4 years ago that I completed that horse, and I’m curious if I can repeat the challenge </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">of making another. I’ve been doing much smaller, “en plein air” drawings </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">and haven’t felt the push to do something this big in awhile. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>NOTE:</strong> Crescent #114 watercolor illustration board 30 x 40</span></span></blockquote>
<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zqRnJmLrY-s/WRub0EoNQXI/AAAAAAAALtw/rtIW6RZxX708ktQuWVDVNdHgyXy_i7WwQCHM/s1600-h/Thor3_thumb%255B6%255D%255B4%255D"><img alt="Thor3_thumb[6]" border="0" height="502" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qe94gno8Y8E/WRub0rp6r2I/AAAAAAAALt0/ARJTZrb28rYirl0s4Cl3jFMh-9g1thRwQCHM/Thor3_thumb%255B6%255D_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor3_thumb[6]" width="637" /></a> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">First things first! Get that wash down. </span> <br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sp6WFkb6_q4/WRub0_a06yI/AAAAAAAALt4/9vNkPM23tAQDZImEMQmViv1AwgyL0Z8PACHM/s1600-h/Thor4_thumb%255B6%255D%255B4%255D"><img alt="Thor4_thumb[6]" border="0" height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t9UiFAC7quw/WRub1XK3fjI/AAAAAAAALt8/rbkOBQ2ryEsFPxUAHFP2fyBJIKG5FAlPQCHM/Thor4_thumb%255B6%255D_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor4_thumb[6]" width="643" /></a> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Then I started drawing with WATERCOLOR pencils. There is a lot of play and adaptation </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">with watercolor pencils versus straight brush work. <em>Good for us more realistic drawers/</em> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>painters. </em>I will bring out the Faber-castell regular colored pencils later, when it’s time for </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">the finer detail work. </span> <br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DnP9SGDt0PE/WRub1l-XdHI/AAAAAAAALuA/QpnPW_9P-REWtOZBQNNQppORdRAT-XgPgCHM/s1600-h/Thor5_thumb%255B5%255D%255B4%255D"><img alt="Thor5_thumb[5]" border="0" height="514" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1mQ95gBc10o/WRub2AMQ4-I/AAAAAAAALuE/KLFS6KGWqNUh2BkuECsHLg74x_HS7ubmgCHM/Thor5_thumb%255B5%255D_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Thor5_thumb[5]" width="651" /></a> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">That stippling you see, will be smoothed out by applying water with a paintbrush. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Gotta be careful here, cuz too much water will play havoc. </span><br />
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-61608451111988467192017-03-23T12:00:00.000-04:002017-03-23T12:00:05.998-04:00Plein Air….Plants<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4EtP1rnIIvs/WNPUYg9JTWI/AAAAAAAALqI/N03fuVL3lqM/s1600-h/PhFl2%25255B1%25255D%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img alt="PhFl2" border="0" height="967" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Pp3XTRZNzJY/WNPUZJjAxmI/AAAAAAAALqM/FXsajs5YAJY/PhFl2%25255B1%25255D_thumb%25255B14%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="PhFl2" width="611" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hello….Spring!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I really enjoy this view from my study in my new house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So, one day I tried to capture it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I first, just got some basic shapes down, and lots of green for those trees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">When I was done, I went back in and outlined with my micro pen. The above portion is not outlined and the lower portion was. I prefer to outline but I don’t dislike the look when it’s not.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T8u5VSXYXPg/WNPUcTvKkKI/AAAAAAAALqw/IVtUK9yebZ4/s1600-h/Floral5%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Processed with VSCOcam with c1 preset" border="0" height="626" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WTF9EOKzUbc/WNPUcjaNbsI/AAAAAAAALq0/3u61cnxw9ww/Floral5_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Processed with VSCOcam with c1 preset" width="606" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here’s my cactus for my daily Watercolor month last July. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My front door with a potted plant that stayed strong the entire summer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My Christmas tree sans ornaments.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bDMu2FWHy2E/WNPUeYH16SI/AAAAAAAALrI/6NiE5oCpUZ4/s1600-h/Floral3%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Floral3" border="0" height="632" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vqIATCr87fc/WNPUe_5iuDI/AAAAAAAALrM/1AaP_ENO3qI/Floral3_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Floral3" width="612" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here’s a truck from a flower farmer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/floretflower/" target="_blank"><strong>(@floretflower</strong></a>) that I follow on instagram. Drawn from my ipad feed.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1EDGbkjI_kA/WNPUfLieUVI/AAAAAAAALrQ/wxYmBLDyOpY/s1600-h/floral18%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="floral18" border="0" height="632" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WRzN5CgAfYA/WNPUfRU9ucI/AAAAAAAALrU/0eTUTFjwQ68/floral18_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="floral18" width="612" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And most recently, my precious plant that was given to me a few years ago. Grown from a cut off of my grandmothers stock. A most interesting house plant that can handle my neglect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now, I’m off to enjoy this nice weather!</span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-15829441743050182062017-03-09T12:41:00.000-05:002017-03-09T12:41:56.502-05:00Fun Flowers in watercolor<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3M7GVXlThq0/WMF1IOFPP4I/AAAAAAAALow/v__aEuHHAbI/s1600-h/PjFl3%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="PjFl3" border="0" height="675" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9EnPrzVh_e0/WMF1IjCOtKI/AAAAAAAALo0/DWwnc55USrc/PjFl3_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="PjFl3" width="653" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">Took the above picture at Chelsea Market during my trip to NYC! Just looking at this makes me hopeful for an early beautiful spring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">Did some simple watercolor doodles in my moleskine one day….</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">Took that same page 6 months later and expanded on it. Amazing that I really have to look for the original forms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">Got one of my fun stencils out…and wanted to do a hawaiian type of design inside the petals.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pFSiCdEY9uo/WMF1LgeTcsI/AAAAAAAALpQ/nzLp4CbJKEE/s1600-h/Flo4%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Flo4" border="0" height="535" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w3LAVE4xIwc/WMF1MMDIBWI/AAAAAAAALpU/iLfIXB8hmX8/Flo4_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Flo4" width="681" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">Then I put in a black and white background. Fun illustration practice. I’ll do something like this again.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wZuzrFhLS_I/WMF1MafZYzI/AAAAAAAALpY/4grEm4nafyY/s1600-h/Flo5%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Flo5" border="0" height="539" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FJX2S3wru-I/WMF1Mv2-xhI/AAAAAAAALpc/7ePc3xFciHg/Flo5_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Flo5" width="687" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">No stencils here…just illustrated floral doodles.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P5q6YDZJVXg/WMF1NIggmJI/AAAAAAAALpg/gj5gmr1_454/s1600-h/Flo6%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Flo6" border="0" height="543" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2TpQPoIWwFw/WMF1NtcdGCI/AAAAAAAALpk/3IQJS5-f5Wk/Flo6_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Flo6" width="691" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">Then the fun part…..coloring <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTlv6uJjtNbYK0mIoKZBicBBTju9n28UpgLPNrkDQeOjFOeJ4lkzs-1svU2VCI9p3kHvbvIrsjTa2Ip6q0WDOjuZBn4gVmlzEI3kl_OfnPpwlM_5zuaJF0MZ__xRIMkvuH0FEJQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-thD7sJRoX8Q/WMF1OIlkCFI/AAAAAAAALps/NxWyCnILKWk/s1600-h/Flo2%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Flo2" border="0" height="896" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c-4BpeskxpA/WMF1Ohn9pOI/AAAAAAAALpw/HlvF2OntzqI/Flo2_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Flo2" width="687" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">Used a simple stencil to create the leaves, then colored in…I wanted to see how this inexpensive watercolor set holds up and if it looks vivid or watered out. I think it held up rather well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">My back porch is THE place that I gain Calmness! Drew this for the <strong><a href="https://doodlewash.com/world-watercolor-month-july-2016/" target="_blank">July World Watercolor challenge.</a></strong></span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o0kpsVVSsYo/WLHN6Rr3zFI/AAAAAAAALno/76AERW1JXZ4/s1600-h/Misc5%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Misc5" border="0" height="721" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qAsl68mn-k4/WLHN68DW8aI/AAAAAAAALns/qMr-KCA38No/Misc5_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Misc5" width="689" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I’m an inspiration “junkie”! I’ve had this little Angel for more than 10 years! </span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-laKrTVGs6js/WLHN7P-VjbI/AAAAAAAALnw/PJd3jkVzPTQ/s1600-h/Struct3%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Struct3" border="0" height="721" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_7X0PLhslb0/WLHN7snKVQI/AAAAAAAALn0/4RkzeaY8qjE/Struct3_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Struct3" width="698" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Since I wasn’t in Rome painting this weekend, I painted the next best thing.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oKy56vnml2I/WLHN77GrLDI/AAAAAAAALn4/90FQm2IsM8Y/s1600-h/Struct2%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Struct2" border="0" height="725" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nKr4thg5gV8/WLHN8c3okMI/AAAAAAAALn8/mh-8tHZ6X54/Struct2_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Struct2" width="702" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">My view from my desk chair, and just trying to keep things loose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">It’s really all about perspective…. and my entertainment center gave me lots of practice.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4Dexq7eISTg/WLHN9V2MLQI/AAAAAAAALoI/9v8Nkb37wW8/s1600-h/Struct5%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Struct5" border="0" height="719" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4qN0KS6EkHU/WLHN9kIDsdI/AAAAAAAALoM/lTD6VhmG4oY/Struct5_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Struct5" width="688" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Headed out to a local park last Fall and drew this helicopter. I’m trying to take advantage of those beautiful day, in a drawing kind of way! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I’m on board to “Make America Great Again”! But apparently I miscounted the stripes!</span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-37514105339598413212017-02-24T06:00:00.000-05:002017-02-24T06:00:28.963-05:00Plein Air….Birds-n-Bridges<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mIl-KML5NwU/WK-DPM_Z1vI/AAAAAAAALmU/ZRRG7mBcL7Q/s1600-h/Letter1%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Letter1" border="0" height="709" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9pRifzFxYBc/WK-DPmsRcHI/AAAAAAAALmY/SLKaICLjOxc/Letter1_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Letter1" width="678" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Lets hear it for Friday!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I have a thing for Cardinals, so during the <strong><a href="https://doodlewash.com/world-watercolor-month-july-2016/" target="_blank">July World Watercolor Challenge</a></strong>, I drew this candle holder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">On another day in July, I drew this bluejay off of an image on the internet.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZqWDu7_EH3c/WK-DRtu9MFI/AAAAAAAALms/4Y7UlO8fYs8/s1600-h/Bird3%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Bird3" border="0" height="711" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B9AWcBoWwh8/WK-DSBNQnGI/AAAAAAAALmw/symVth5mvKg/Bird3_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Bird3" width="688" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">You got me!!! This is not a bird, but she’s a bit of a beast! A lovely beast….Our City has many artistic horses throughout town in honor of Horse Country or Derby…not sure which? The program is called <strong><a href="http://gallopalooza.com/showcase/" target="_blank">Gallopalooza</a></strong>. Life size horse statues are painted colorfully and are bought by individuals or cooperations.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i22we117RBo/WK-DSZ__9sI/AAAAAAAALm0/TVnyzVuuUeg/s1600-h/Bridge3%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Bridge3" border="0" height="720" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-61Bt0HFOhuA/WK-DS1WCXXI/AAAAAAAALm4/JiD8JQ5mQ80/Bridge3_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Bridge3" width="688" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Took myself out to dinner last winter and found the perfect spot!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdeZERcqlLI5blJ-WNcy1Q8ZHiumUnVQds62cuqlGEYX7TC014MmKc5YQW9YQbm34nFRRPf-ho3tY7BKIKNj4DLtVrJILhjWDeEWlI0Cw7VTvaLG7ZuZ4sRXgL53uIDgrmmQoWA/s1600-h/Bridge4%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Bridge4" border="0" height="718" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V3xwNOyhpYo/WK-DTgd1TfI/AAAAAAAALnA/0NiuGFKFXBk/Bridge4_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Bridge4" width="687" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Bridges can be intimidating….but…the trick is to “see the patterns”, cuz they are there.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xGCZxxKc0gw/WK-DUDFmB5I/AAAAAAAALnE/IBJ4DO8_IqY/s1600-h/Bridge6%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Bridge6" border="0" height="721" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NwqOC2LVe2g/WK-DUaaAgzI/AAAAAAAALnI/k0U-c71nwLc/Bridge6_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Bridge6" width="689" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">That same bridge, but on the Indiana side! Beautiful day for drawing too <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3Ez1BUydRQw/WK-DU5vNLcI/AAAAAAAALnM/VUakOV1UAL8/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-78795641582294213762017-02-22T06:00:00.000-05:002017-02-22T06:00:14.436-05:00Block Color Subjects<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TmsSfaP_ZAc/WKzj5FsoZII/AAAAAAAALlE/NRI09GFNK2U/s1600-h/Girl2%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Girl2" border="0" height="858" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1QBiG9rKntc/WKzj5mC2LZI/AAAAAAAALlI/rra1tE_lhXs/Girl2_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Girl2" width="651" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Saw this picture on <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bestillclothingcompany/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></strong> and I immediately wanted to draw it.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e2ONBHmqPFE/WKzj54IE1EI/AAAAAAAALlM/oG5PZrYCfVc/s1600-h/Girl1%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Girl1" border="0" height="876" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XAmWW3ZZzvw/WKzj6rcqVnI/AAAAAAAALlQ/bvH4f5y2D-c/Girl1_thumb%25255B13%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Girl1" width="653" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">First….I made a grid for the blocks of color….Then I drew the contour of the subject.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SFeSUE16ENE/WKzj7MXNj1I/AAAAAAAALlU/sVT4aI0TLEM/s1600-h/Girl3%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Girl3" border="0" height="843" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gCT0FTij1MA/WKzj7ZXO3JI/AAAAAAAALlY/KxApms2g4ZM/Girl3_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Girl3" width="654" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I adjusted a few things, and played with the watercolor. A good simple exercise to get me back in line to draw people in watercolor.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LTJkAeurQOs/WKzj737kM9I/AAAAAAAALlc/hxWFC044YQg/s1600-h/Heart2%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Heart2" border="0" height="723" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N8IM4TuHt-4/WKzj8bRNffI/AAAAAAAALlg/QowXGBgc46s/Heart2_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Heart2" width="652" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">On another day…I didn’t want to think about drawing, but I wanted to paint. So I made a bunch of random squares and rectangles, then proceeded to color them in.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WhM9Nu5hnp4/WKzj8nSRj6I/AAAAAAAALlk/lGM79fpbcSU/s1600-h/Heart3%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Heart3" border="0" height="682" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3va2R3OVnM0/WKzj9PZA6GI/AAAAAAAALlo/RHzp4k7vtcU/Heart3_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Heart3" width="652" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j3wsjSR1NVo/WKzj9q5rS7I/AAAAAAAALls/t8L2X8YKC9c/s1600-h/Heart4%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Heart4" border="0" height="683" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--rvZnw1cUa0/WKzj-IC6l8I/AAAAAAAALlw/5bwp2u8Y4zY/Heart4_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Heart4" width="643" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Zoned out to Adele….</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w-HGx0FXaGo/WKzj-kBKTyI/AAAAAAAALl0/pFwOSvz6oQQ/s1600-h/Heart5%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Heart5" border="0" height="677" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6xGoWlSWDtw/WKzj_NjrmUI/AAAAAAAALl4/ZL-R1iP8uu8/Heart5_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Heart5" width="639" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">This quote has stuck with me. I know there’s One that wants me at my best… </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-92193141655663552732017-02-18T12:00:00.000-05:002017-02-18T12:00:27.418-05:00Plein Air…. Drink and Draw<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lhj4xaPGvAE/WKh2f5QQHRI/AAAAAAAALjc/A_FXu3YFwNA/s1600-h/Pub5%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Pub5" border="0" height="551" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nf2SYufl2Uk/WKh2gRCNoeI/AAAAAAAALjg/OOLJKcXnhvA/Pub5_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Pub5" width="702" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">This is my favorite Adult Beverage….but I was not drinking it when I drew this pic off of an image on my ipad. This drawing was for the <strong><a href="https://doodlewash.com/world-watercolor-month-july-2016/" target="_blank">July World Watercolor Monthly Challenge.</a></strong></span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T-k7XupebU4/WKh2g9kd72I/AAAAAAAALjk/0YrG8jEkmNM/s1600-h/Starbuck%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Starbuck" border="0" height="739" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M8TM6IQ8SE8/WKh2hC8NRLI/AAAAAAAALjo/OzOzIFJGr7k/Starbuck_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Starbuck" width="707" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">And this one was at Starbucks….where it’s White Chocolate Mocha’s that I digest! Yum!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">And another Starbucks setting, where I wanted to capture the subjects in a bigger mode, as in, the people take up all the space in my moleskine….Ran out of time ….again!</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7S33o9Ng3nc/WKh2id7YJwI/AAAAAAAALj0/um66-r26dOE/s1600-h/Game1%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Game1" border="0" height="740" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zXykY3SXAl4/WKh2igEPW8I/AAAAAAAALj4/YJlwvSIK4SQ/Game1_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Game1" width="705" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">This one is hard…College football games can be quite distracting…lots of movement, lots of Energy! Love that Energy, unless it’s being directed to me in the form of “Why aren’t you paying any attention to the game?”! Gotta love the honesty of loved ones (<em>offspring</em>), but you also gotta do what you gotta do to survive a 4 hour event <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ipaezBGcGVw/WKh2jDeRO-I/AAAAAAAALj8/uINpyyGPBiY/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> .</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eLwHNeFSWVo/WKh2ja9FdMI/AAAAAAAALkA/73JgQML_IKc/s1600-h/Game2%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Game2" border="0" height="551" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ou-YGPUf3HE/WKh2j6KgnWI/AAAAAAAALkE/LEJHRc3AuwM/Game2_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Game2" width="702" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">During this football game….less energy than the seats in the middle of the “student/band crowd”….where I could actually capture some details….And to my chagrin, enjoy the game.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tPj89DMyUyA/WKh2kCHid5I/AAAAAAAALkI/FaPuPMZ_EEY/s1600-h/Pub1%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Pub1" border="0" height="728" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iMzx1vAVXSI/WKh2kvxEn7I/AAAAAAAALkM/sxg4vVeAITk/Pub1_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Pub1" width="705" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">With my schedule…I’m usually ready for dinner at 4pm…so on the days that I’m not responsible for dinner at home….I’ll head out to a local restaurant where hopefully people have bellied up to the bar and I can practice my art! And by the time I’ve consumed a beer or two….I’ve made some new friends out of the staff or the patrons.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-COl-6WgMTTc/WKh2kyPaZ3I/AAAAAAAALkQ/Tv_MSr8RL3w/s1600-h/Pub2%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Pub2" border="0" height="724" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tW-MB9B6NJw/WKh2lZvmv-I/AAAAAAAALkU/DmLePkDenIM/Pub2_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Pub2" width="692" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">The absolute hardest part about drawing people in public….is them spotting me! Cuz sometimes they’ll totally change stance, or they keep looking my way….hard to notice details when I have to keep averting my eyes! I swear the guy in green was on to me! </span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WO16VJwurwI/WKh2lqonJRI/AAAAAAAALkY/Zlwit09YjQU/s1600-h/Pub3%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Pub3" border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-sUO_xIDD6SL87GeH1foiACJsYIUbWhVQXodZweq9C-pmZG6CLrtC4Z7G84djLEbKZoEjD24LM2aeBn6E5xWsvQQF1u-Wt6L4QiThydXtzspp4bgfT-Aj7yPKgNcdJkDYLAvLw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Pub3" width="695" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Pubs are a really good place to practice brick-painting. As in copying the look of brick in watercolor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I learn the best from my pieces after posting them somewhere. Here is no exception….those table angles look like the back wall was not even. I now know I’ve got to get that perspective right early on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">This piece was done last week….I really tried to use the lesson from the last piece and keep those table angles in line! I could do this every day! I’d learn something new everyday too!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-4434678624463015392017-02-17T06:00:00.000-05:002017-02-17T06:00:11.300-05:00Plein Air….Florals<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zt-AzhhK_Po/WKZAvJL3wsI/AAAAAAAALiI/9Ws5Yg_8hhk/s1600-h/Floral16%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Floral16" border="0" height="721" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ltUKy1RjBDA/WKZAvtRsKtI/AAAAAAAALiM/Yf98tCTLlsM/Floral16_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Floral16" width="698" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So for the July Watercolor Challenge….I thought I’d try florals in a still-life mode. It was fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Then later that month, I thought I’d try a single rose.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qp6n5ASHtXk/WKZAwtahMVI/AAAAAAAALiY/NjsVxeVsS6k/s1600-h/Floral4%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Floral4" border="0" height="738" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RIg7mv6_IqU/WKZAxD-HsNI/AAAAAAAALic/SGmBmm_xf_Q/Floral4_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Floral4" width="714" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In August….I tried this floral. Should’ve done more flowers…I think I was concentrating on the greenery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And who amongst us does not like hanging florals? Good July purchase which doubled as a Daily July watercolor challenge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Another July watercolor daily challenge piece! I believe in florals…bring them in to add to environmental beauty and health benefits! All that Oxygen (O2)…gotta love it <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2GfIq42qYHI/WKZAzLNVMxI/AAAAAAAALiw/LTIN-NaY2Wk/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K1o3YjCyKB4/WKZAzTs0QmI/AAAAAAAALi0/AHa_a0I8R7E/s1600-h/Floral1%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Floral1" border="0" height="753" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j9qrGbWVQh0/WKZAzyu0xNI/AAAAAAAALi4/Et_NQBFN-So/Floral1_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Floral1" width="719" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">One early summer day….I stayed in the car and painted these gorgeous hanging florals from an outdoor nursery…..then it started to rain! Thankful for the cover.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CyI0Ctc7unE/WKZA0DtC1ZI/AAAAAAAALi8/6Tesg3q0KOk/s1600-h/Floral7%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Floral7" border="0" height="835" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FsP9dZRt8to/WKZA0rYkHdI/AAAAAAAALjA/KJdgyzNqo0k/Floral7_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Floral7" width="648" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And most recently….last week…my view from my studio! My <strong><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=christmas+cactus&rlz=1C1SKPL_enUS480US481&espv=2&biw=1536&bih=760&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiSofnK65XSAhUBxSYKHVC_CMgQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=2w6ZALThVs-hIM:" target="_blank">Christmas cactus</a></strong> is blooming…so I must doing something right <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2GfIq42qYHI/WKZAzLNVMxI/AAAAAAAALiw/LTIN-NaY2Wk/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-36650434579135601372017-02-16T06:00:00.000-05:002017-02-16T06:00:15.268-05:00Plein Air….Beaches and Boats<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w71XcWdFdOg/WKUKwMO_IDI/AAAAAAAALg4/1vbsz5wAbJA/s1600-h/Per6%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Per6" border="0" height="686" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CXHTE2wgULc/WKUKwox4fQI/AAAAAAAALg8/G_pt8M8tX_g/Per6_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Per6" width="655" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Mid-February in the Ohio Valley has me daydreaming of warmer days!</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gbO8ImkO3A8/WKUKw2qbLPI/AAAAAAAALhA/1ArVPu5sUwM/s1600-h/Beach3%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Beach3" border="0" height="681" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bKhPgyCo3y8/WKUKxIGxSEI/AAAAAAAALhE/Wx698SVjptY/Beach3_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Beach3" width="659" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Brought my moleskine out to the beach one day last summer! Watercoloring in this environment is a lot harder than I thought it would be…..Sand is always shifting and winds are always blowing.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E6v5x401EBE/WKUKxj-qVZI/AAAAAAAALhI/tB57Qrhv7XQ/s1600-h/Beach1%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Beach1" border="0" height="853" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-um_nQqneltU/WKUKx17yAxI/AAAAAAAALhM/N-pjApH4XWM/Beach1_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Beach1" width="662" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Had a nice meal at a beach-side pub one afternoon. Then I ran out of time to really get my watercolor on.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UPFAOPGeE70/WKUKyPzb1CI/AAAAAAAALhQ/ycZZ9U0pPhE/s1600-h/Beach4%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Beach4" border="0" height="686" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rpKgm2tVJBM/WKUKyjEdVWI/AAAAAAAALhU/SO6zNVBR_gw/Beach4_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Beach4" width="664" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Hung out at a marina another morning before it got too hot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">On this outing, I stepped back to try and capture all the boats under a covered dock.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Hm5iBHxC9FI/WKUKztkxm1I/AAAAAAAALhg/eSTqZ4FDq4U/s1600-h/Beach8%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Beach8" border="0" height="681" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q2OkODj8Ntc/WKUKz9Kj4ZI/AAAAAAAALhk/IUFnZJ25hb8/Beach8_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Beach8" width="656" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Apparently I only saw the left side of boats on this drawing day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">And last, the great lawn of a popular local restaurant with all these fun chairs.</span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-75825412909826005332017-02-13T06:00:00.000-05:002017-02-13T06:00:07.295-05:00Plein Air….Hands and Tools<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bDRiCV5Xf58/WKDR4Wd8aVI/AAAAAAAALfE/Uvv8omNWbE8/s1600-h/Art1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Art1" border="0" height="738" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9b9U-s-Qp-U/WKDR4lh9qGI/AAAAAAAALfI/ITECLBKcMt4/Art1_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Art1" width="697" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Just like any other trade or skill….even artists use tools to help them perform their task. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I used this compass to help me make even wedges for for the above color grid watercolor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">And the tools I used here were gray & black watercolor, a ruler and a black micron pen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I bought these three hands a few years ago at Hobby Lobby and <a href="http://geeden.blogspot.com/2013/10/gallery-wall.html" target="_blank"><strong>painted them</strong> <strong>white</strong></a><strong> </strong>for my Gallery Wall<strong></strong>. I was looking for something to watercolor each day when I was participating in the July <strong><a href="https://doodlewash.com/world-watercolor-month-july-2016/" target="_blank">World Watercolor Month</a></strong> daily challenge. So I picked these quirky hands.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o1lI61HHPn4/WKDR6y8aTLI/AAAAAAAALfk/X1LijWvMxCE/s1600-h/Misc1%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Misc1" border="0" height="798" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6rP1HOyzl2w/WKDR7UkpqbI/AAAAAAAALfo/tuwdAz3KWqE/Misc1_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Misc1" width="612" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">When I was stuck on what to draw in the July daily challenge, I drew some of my Art Supplies…because who doesn’t love art supplies? And I especially like drawings of art supplies!</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bUc1ycJbvE0/WKDR7vGRQOI/AAAAAAAALfs/_kFtu89EgTQ/s1600-h/Hand4%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Hand4" border="0" height="716" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4FHQSvx3rB4/WKDR7-u81TI/AAAAAAAALfw/dYUSGe--Pzs/Hand4_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Hand4" width="685" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">And to close here is another oldie…. a collegiate swimmers hand. She was a team-mate of my daughter’s…a very good backstroker. This was how her hands entered the water…….So Graceful!</span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-22738888481089015272017-02-12T06:00:00.000-05:002017-02-12T06:00:13.713-05:00Plein Air….Sports<br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5976kDHzCcg/WJ97BOjtaiI/AAAAAAAALeA/c07HlR1clNI/s1600-h/Surf_thumb19%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Surf_thumb19" border="0" height="911" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mhrsXB_7Fk8/WJ97BX0hadI/AAAAAAAALeE/xDHMVZEp7xE/Surf_thumb19_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Surf_thumb19" width="644" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;"><em>I have used <strong><a href="http://openlivewriter.org/" target="_blank">Windows Live Writer</a></strong> as my blogging editor since 2010. I loved it and it was intuitive and Free! But Windows dropped supporting it back in Oct 2015, which left me in a bind. I posted a few posts thru blogger in 2016, but found it cumbersome and lacked much of the functionality that I enjoyed with Live Writer.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;"><em>I am happy that Live Writer went open source and there are people out there that have figured out a way to make this work for your average <u>non-html code writer</u> like me. I’m back to blogging and will be posting picture/drawings here that I drew last year but was unable to post. If you follow me on </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/eden921/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Instagram</em></strong></a><em> you will be familiar with some of the drawings. Since my head likes to keep things organized and I have missed this way of indexing my art. I will be posting them now with my notes about the process.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">I was getting stir crazy to draw after Christmas last year and found my way onto some competitive wind-surfing sites. So….I did what I do and drew a picture from my computer monitor.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ic-zATtjqVU/WJ97Bx4K_5I/AAAAAAAALeI/88OQpCENmDQ/s1600-h/Surf1_thumb7%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Surf1_thumb7" border="0" height="694" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F4on2yBLnn0/WJ97CDB-6rI/AAAAAAAALeM/yTSqNfNSymE/Surf1_thumb7_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Surf1_thumb7" width="655" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">Ideally I would’ve rather drawn these in person….or better yet…wind-surfed myself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">But alas, since I haven’t wind-surfed since my late 20’s, I don’t think I would’ve been up for the physical challenge…so that left me with the mental challenge.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7JSH3fr1il8/WJ97CXwxvzI/AAAAAAAALeQ/pITzIDomvGM/s1600-h/Surf2_thumb5%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Surf2_thumb5" border="0" height="677" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QPGcQgdt-cs/WJ97ChxriII/AAAAAAAALeU/S7xaylpXF-s/Surf2_thumb5_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Surf2_thumb5" width="655" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">Every time I sit down to watercolor things like this, I picture beautiful and whimsical watercolor paintings, where you catch a glimpse of small details thru the way the colors of watercolor have been absorbed onto the paper!…..<em>Well, that’s what I pictured…</em>but what happens in real-time….. <strong>details</strong>…..I start drawing in all those little details. </span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EP3r_Cf99Rw/WJ97C2G5_zI/AAAAAAAALeY/YarZZMsV7OE/s1600-h/Sport1_thumb10%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Sport1_thumb10" border="0" height="681" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tYBocs4_rGQ/WJ97DdMQylI/AAAAAAAALec/oo3lCFPLhQg/Sport1_thumb10_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Sport1_thumb10" width="659" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">When I come to terms with the fact that detail-painting seems to be my style… I’ll take a shot at something like this. I find that I can relax amongst all those angles, features and components. And....change the color of my bike in an instant, haha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rJiTuD23EgI/WJ97DoCUdEI/AAAAAAAALeg/-mJSoDTEDAM/s1600-h/Sport3_thumb6%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Sport3_thumb6" border="0" height="708" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-isFWznkneH0/WJ97D8_6SOI/AAAAAAAALek/aXidiIdR8Ek/Sport3_thumb6_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Sport3_thumb6" width="685" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">When my instagram feed was loaded with images like this during the Summer Olympic Trials last July……Again….my head saw more flowy-colors and swirling-whimsy…but my hand drew details.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Et6Fwara4Mo/WJ97ENAWbDI/AAAAAAAALeo/dbBwmzrLhBI/s1600-h/Sport2_thumb6%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Sport2_thumb6" border="0" height="875" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3fef0HjFft5Na3gxn8K1pKgAISo94YAYfBZSU75lHSj9GdiG9v2BCEi24Y0v-Nu1MUxNzSfgIT3RdUol_4fU0oXZvQBq9gVAXj0GuB9g45W07as-abViSb5YjGCnhi1lOhQVKQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Sport2_thumb6" width="679" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">So…for this drawing I girded myself to just go-for-the-detail and not worry about recreating a whimsy-watercolor piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YXp1X72wOA8/WJ97EjnyEKI/AAAAAAAALew/lK9vDreqzlU/s1600-h/Sport4_thumb5%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Sport4_thumb5" border="0" height="697" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gyQbNb9W9QY/WJ97FH0iOrI/AAAAAAAALe0/zFPpjtLvYC4/Sport4_thumb5_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Sport4_thumb5" width="675" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">And to close… a simpler piece from a few years ago…that I took out and touched up last year…..Detail-Apparent!</span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-60811020600777915812017-02-11T06:00:00.000-05:002017-02-11T06:00:05.998-05:00The Human Figure In Motion<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I recently bought this book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Human-Figure-Motion-Eadweard-Muybridge/dp/0486202046/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486765382&sr=8-1&keywords=the+human+figure+in+motion" target="_blank">The Human Figure in Motion</a> by Eadweard Muybridge and proceeded to draw some of the figures portrayed in this large book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">The book contains 195 “plates/pictures” of a person taken in burst mode. The book was published in 1955 so it took a sophisticated camera and lots of editing skills to create this wonderful aid for artists.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-APeegWLQrHU/WJ5enB38DDI/AAAAAAAALbc/J0ZNnIoalmQ/s1600-h/File%252520Feb%25252010%25252C%2525205%25252020%25252059%252520PM%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="File Feb 10, 5 20 59 PM" border="0" height="550" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1pOjCGJ19ks/WJ5eniqqWKI/AAAAAAAALbg/rl5-P8l-8dY/File%252520Feb%25252010%25252C%2525205%25252020%25252059%252520PM_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="File Feb 10, 5 20 59 PM" width="700" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Here is Plate 5. Much of the plate pictures are smaller than these here, and Yes….lots of the people are nude! Oh My!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">When I draw these people…a particular section of a plate….it forces me to pay attention to the angles of the knees, ankles, wrists, necks, elbows, etc. Lots of things that would be hidden if they were fully clothed.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Aba_V08hDN4/WJ5en22BTfI/AAAAAAAALbk/4sQoC2cq-po/s1600-h/Ppl1%25255B1%25255D%25255B15%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Ppl1" border="0" height="974" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2qp5RkpDZbo/WJ5eoOvOc0I/AAAAAAAALbo/0VSAb5KyCVU/Ppl1%25255B1%25255D_thumb%25255B15%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Ppl1" width="698" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">The other thing that it forces me to do….is to paint in the less-is-more technique. To use white space.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dP5JndJU8cA/WJ5eoay2FBI/AAAAAAAALbs/eIOomR3Ylh8/s1600-h/Ppl2%25255B1%25255D%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Ppl2" border="0" height="726" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IPPIJDBJcHk/WJ5eo1w1CgI/AAAAAAAALbw/J_LGl6MMef4/Ppl2%25255B1%25255D_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Ppl2" width="697" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">First I contoured the lady’s figure.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RPoHfn1uLSE/WJ5epG6WFFI/AAAAAAAALb0/UJa0Ht4vUhY/s1600-h/Ppl3%25255B1%25255D%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Ppl3" border="0" height="734" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Jh7TuF1Et5o/WJ5epQ6onxI/AAAAAAAALb4/f5KDcov3HF8/Ppl3%25255B1%25255D_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Ppl3" width="695" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">And for some reason….I thought she’d look good in purple! </span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e4FFG4IfK3g/WJ5epiNK2jI/AAAAAAAALb8/CoLZ4tb-tZ0/s1600-h/Ppl4%25255B4%25255D%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Ppl4" border="0" height="960" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EjPDX8vdL3Y/WJ5epyO9fYI/AAAAAAAALcA/BEn1-CAc4s0/Ppl4%25255B4%25255D_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Ppl4" width="692" /></a><br />
<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i86HRyuHHGE/WJ5eqdTvetI/AAAAAAAALcE/gQiLwnZtT0o/s1600-h/Ppl8e%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Ppl8e" border="0" height="616" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eDBkYQb26NU/WJ5eqpTB8pI/AAAAAAAALcI/gb-85orTNJQ/Ppl8e_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Ppl8e" width="687" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">This lady cracks me up…..her pose and her cigarette! What a rebel!!</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M4Ey-2KoSKY/WJ5eqz0Xs6I/AAAAAAAALcM/Od6-ggqwSFI/s1600-h/Ppl5%25255B1%25255D%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Ppl5" border="0" height="956" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oILoggKwE1M/WJ5erGDAOQI/AAAAAAAALcQ/ETnKNYrrm-g/Ppl5%25255B1%25255D_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Ppl5" width="688" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Going with the negative white space….I really wanted to try my hand at creating shapes with better shadows.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-om1MfcTE0dU/WJ5ercREy4I/AAAAAAAALcU/W-7iHanan-w/s1600-h/Ppl6%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Ppl6" border="0" height="899" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2YYeSnbMi6Q/WJ5er9458KI/AAAAAAAALcY/_5qGArwXPn0/Ppl6_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Ppl6" width="697" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Painted these in a faster clip to get the jest of the movement.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zVteL86DSIU/WJ5esERYxyI/AAAAAAAALcc/X_gHS1HVXU4/s1600-h/Ppl7%25255B4%25255D%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Ppl7" border="0" height="555" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3dcSev8_5HY/WJ5esTd-_2I/AAAAAAAALcg/_04R1b1kdd8/Ppl7%25255B4%25255D_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Ppl7" width="704" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">And my handstand guy! If people know me they will know that I too, like to get inverted when I can…haha!</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zT-aKWTzOxc/WJ5esiczFhI/AAAAAAAALck/_0NUGtxLzeY/s1600-h/Ppl17%25255B1%25255D%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Ppl17" border="0" height="914" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lTzXhlZyV2E/WJ5es6XL2mI/AAAAAAAALco/H4NwQr8jCG0/Ppl17%25255B1%25255D_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Ppl17" width="706" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Training the hand to imitate the eye ….Once done, that’s where I recognize my mistakes!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">All in all, a very good exercise! I will re-visit this soon <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vTM1FagCSa8/WJ5etCtrlsI/AAAAAAAALcs/AHAqfVTeqbA/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"></span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-14826998759626867362017-02-10T06:00:00.000-05:002017-02-10T06:00:12.812-05:00Architecture….En Plein Air<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l1FJBj1GtXM/WJ0HCANLJdI/AAAAAAAALaI/iSGPavklF14/s1600-h/Archi1%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Archi1" border="0" height="627" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dt9KbpnKLSs/WJ0HCmQLr_I/AAAAAAAALaM/Qan-UVQ4g9c/Archi1_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Archi1" width="607" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">When I don’t know what to draw, but I really want to draw….I will often just draw buildings or houses. This beautiful home is behind my house.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t4bafqwL_OQ/WJ0HC4UJamI/AAAAAAAALaQ/N_DMCkFuxm4/s1600-h/Archi4%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Archi4" border="0" height="625" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aeNlDQ4lUi0/WJ0HEfM8RvI/AAAAAAAALaU/bVZrEdb_rFI/Archi4_thumb%25255B14%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Archi4" width="605" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">This building has always fascinated me. Since I was losing sunlight, I never was able to finish it.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XnZrOrDYgwA/WJ0HEh97TxI/AAAAAAAALaY/XlQNA7BVCRQ/s1600-h/Archi3%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Archi3" border="0" height="798" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n9-_Yxl343E/WJ0HE8bjUYI/AAAAAAAALac/6nPB8RwW944/Archi3_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Archi3" width="612" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">Hung out at Papa John’s headquarters for an hour one Friday night.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MkIpegsDiC8/WJ0HFW_QmLI/AAAAAAAALag/W4GBCvmatNQ/s1600-h/Archi6%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Archi6" border="0" height="628" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-58h6eIqvcy0/WJ0HFkGChhI/AAAAAAAALak/KYxE71lsuAc/Archi6_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Archi6" width="608" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">Stopped by this new Sports Academy in town because I like the modern architecture. But I never went inside.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UCKkaD5RS6k/WJ0HF0l4bOI/AAAAAAAALao/XIpMIoL3CGA/s1600-h/Archi2%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Archi2" border="0" height="620" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ow0Lb7xBer0/WJ0HGS5X0tI/AAAAAAAALas/NL5Q3Dfp-bU/Archi2_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Archi2" width="600" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">Had a late lunch at an outdoor grill, and decided I’d draw the cars in the parking lot.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2NDNNDFLUaU/WJ0HGjFxZFI/AAAAAAAALaw/xBUY8k5hiFU/s1600-h/Archi5%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Archi5" border="0" height="615" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y2P9Vi5sGPk/WJ0HG35ql2I/AAAAAAAALa0/xRrM5ChYHAA/Archi5_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Archi5" width="595" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">The backyard view from my previous home one fine summer day.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UP7prAMpdYQ/WJ0HHGLNHNI/AAAAAAAALa4/rHCtGDGhOfU/s1600-h/Archi7%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Archi7" border="0" height="473" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K8i1_WPw2_A/WJ0HHZCpAeI/AAAAAAAALa8/vLVxQcj2fSs/Archi7_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Archi7" width="590" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">And last this cute little shop that has a lot of interesting objects outside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: small;">This is such a good way for me to zone out as I pay attention to lines and angles. It’s also nice that I don’t have to divert my eyes when drawing buildings like I do when I’m drawing people in public.</span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-79347105903263774312017-02-08T06:00:00.000-05:002017-02-08T06:00:03.885-05:00Portrait Confusion<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jEAFKXSfUrQ/WJpI0YAgTmI/AAAAAAAALZE/ZS9jC3WJ4FU/s1600-h/Deb14.jpg"><img alt="Deb1" border="0" height="688" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CLVQrWsQkvU/WJpI0qjoWoI/AAAAAAAALZI/udPeX5QYX3o/Deb1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Deb1" width="688" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span> <span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">I’ve been working on these two cuties for awhile now. I got a little side tracked with some</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">relocations! But I’m ready to tackle this portrait again!</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zq2C0xIODVs/WJpI1BumY3I/AAAAAAAALZM/UestFE1z0Vc/s1600-h/Deb24.jpg"><img alt="Deb2" border="0" height="724" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ih6SzPMjMmY/WJpI1QJeFTI/AAAAAAAALZQ/stxi2JJEbZw/Deb2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Deb2" width="690" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span> <span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">I started out with watercolor! Cuz I want to get better at watercolor.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yT1L08M8WIc/WJpI17jpMQI/AAAAAAAALZU/Ijt0W7-U3dg/s1600-h/Deb2a4.jpg"><img alt="Deb2a" border="0" height="693" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LN4MnJbz7yA/WJpI2IsFrYI/AAAAAAAALZY/Gls6sWrMEl8/Deb2a_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Deb2a" width="693" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">But then once we settled into our house and I pulled this out, I was missing my colored pencils.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-seXIiu03D0g/WJpI2oLbYQI/AAAAAAAALZc/2Z37f6yGuto/s1600-h/Deb44.jpg"><img alt="Deb4" border="0" height="693" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iGwWtDvqvHc/WJpI21gsfpI/AAAAAAAALZg/1OW1QnTw3LA/Deb4_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Deb4" width="693" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">I switched back to watercolor for the hair.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zl2SH3OL0hc/WJpI3d9WEWI/AAAAAAAALZk/nXBLoDZXFAc/s1600-h/Deb54.jpg"><img alt="Deb5" border="0" height="920" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3m37LEDjrqI/WJpI3r65HBI/AAAAAAAALZo/kQXYFDTvcsQ/Deb5_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Deb5" width="691" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">I brought in my watercolor pencils to help add texture.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4Ug51wW0M-4/WJpI4LrHbLI/AAAAAAAALZs/i8WRLjdecAQ/s1600-h/Deb65.jpg"><img alt="Deb6" border="0" height="692" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O_S5FRzuQHE/WJpI4bNa_xI/AAAAAAAALZw/XO55F0gFN14/Deb6_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Deb6" width="692" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">I’ve only used watercolor with this sweet girl.</span><br />
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kRXXdDvvFqk/WJpI4y4SdtI/AAAAAAAALZ0/n_boFH7P9SE/s1600-h/Deb74.jpg"><img alt="Deb7" border="0" height="908" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TMTy1gCgSd8/WJpI5XqKelI/AAAAAAAALZ4/1PxH4nbv-vI/Deb7_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Deb7" width="682" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">It’s time to go in and add more definition. I’m so confused at this point because he’s</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">done in mostly colored pencils and she’s done in watercolor. If I can pull this off and make the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">whole portrait </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">look somewhat cohesive…that will be my lesson!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><br /></span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-26510492150391450902016-04-07T10:00:00.000-04:002016-04-07T10:00:20.273-04:00Block Letters.... I, B, ZAfter nearly 2 years, I’ve completed this <strong>Alphabet Block
Series</strong>. I liked it and it was lots of fun.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJtjKsYWUch_gsCgfle8R7Kuu_8lqd4SsPXBsqiCwjGCcC2vf7sxDvr7rv6oMfhHd7TpRVZItfrtFP51NwQbgQEIQqHNpWbV7L5_UsYtxf-CI6msRCompkHPrSyMn_UV5H6_fbQ/s1600/File+Apr+05%252C+8+34+09+PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJtjKsYWUch_gsCgfle8R7Kuu_8lqd4SsPXBsqiCwjGCcC2vf7sxDvr7rv6oMfhHd7TpRVZItfrtFP51NwQbgQEIQqHNpWbV7L5_UsYtxf-CI6msRCompkHPrSyMn_UV5H6_fbQ/s640/File+Apr+05%252C+8+34+09+PM.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br />
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If I had a scanner with me on the go, I would’ve scanned each letter at this
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But hence….I own no such on-the-go scanner. Bummer.<br />
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And here’s the B…..I did two B’s, the first one back from this <a href="http://geeden.blogspot.com/2014/06/block-lettersbeginning.html" target="_blank"><strong>post</strong></a>, was a freehand B. Early on I started
using alphabet stencils. Kept things consistent.<br />
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And to finish this series off, here is the Z.<br />
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Now….what to do with all these letters!! Oh my, the options are limitless.
I cannot wait to get started!<br />
<br />Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-4820172344488636552016-01-21T06:00:00.000-05:002016-01-21T06:00:06.431-05:00Block Letters….P.V.Q.F<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOR9-CQ4dFqWu425Z48hS2KZGNRCkmrlgpkCeoiRYT550AdunYvww7bP3e58fiSQ8hFaEzgMyk54DMoUuap3eQTRSXVhdvP6vGnElVKfLuuAhBUUFaSORWm0iilD5-9UJtYAcnA/s1600/File+Jan+03%252C+4+44+10+PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOR9-CQ4dFqWu425Z48hS2KZGNRCkmrlgpkCeoiRYT550AdunYvww7bP3e58fiSQ8hFaEzgMyk54DMoUuap3eQTRSXVhdvP6vGnElVKfLuuAhBUUFaSORWm0iilD5-9UJtYAcnA/s640/File+Jan+03%252C+4+44+10+PM.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Here are a few more block letters for you. The P…in it’s barest state.<br />
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Free hand circles to color in.<br />
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Shadowed this P with purple….fitting I’d say.<br />
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And then the V…<br />
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I was given this Pantone color palette from a Sherwin Williams decorator! Which
makes that V pop!<br />
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And then the Q….<br />
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All freehand stripey doodles.<br />
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Super fun to color!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx9IQGhBdE9fZPfk_6nRBIseirvy10fkkQyWQVGmWRtWUmilTBqVvRgOgQP1KQ9sfNFKvXsk7aHZbu7uvzmubCQ6CyJ52wyEMgfu2-qUgNoq-RjPSQIrom9jVtGEEnt8BDrv5zA/s1600/Q.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx9IQGhBdE9fZPfk_6nRBIseirvy10fkkQyWQVGmWRtWUmilTBqVvRgOgQP1KQ9sfNFKvXsk7aHZbu7uvzmubCQ6CyJ52wyEMgfu2-qUgNoq-RjPSQIrom9jVtGEEnt8BDrv5zA/s640/Q.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Love this Quirky Q !<br />
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It’s always best if I can remember to snap a picture of the letter in this
coloring book stage.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRKgdzeOaZkbUnolTtO6gsr6PTUtJsLjpOGESrEMri5wuq4FmKwNRmtL0TMRQ1XUVofteZdQkgg7vXED_944j35qUzEYUJXnVze7k_ifzeGtUa0FyNLTNpuAwZiuSes5ytcspvQ/s1600/File+Jan+03%252C+4+27+51+PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRKgdzeOaZkbUnolTtO6gsr6PTUtJsLjpOGESrEMri5wuq4FmKwNRmtL0TMRQ1XUVofteZdQkgg7vXED_944j35qUzEYUJXnVze7k_ifzeGtUa0FyNLTNpuAwZiuSes5ytcspvQ/s640/File+Jan+03%252C+4+27+51+PM.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br />
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This was just Fun to color.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx8rBEFkbLJ4YaK-E3P5C_0mqc6MXJsKRKZH3IXoPXQxI0MoULu3FCOAFn_4t59yNuck5wyVwG_w2gLeNyaeD3vTx-I03mAIP2Unk_XjGtAf4sVDNiMXkgpUzWy6XgiSqyzShNA/s1600/File+Jan+03%252C+4+29+01+PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx8rBEFkbLJ4YaK-E3P5C_0mqc6MXJsKRKZH3IXoPXQxI0MoULu3FCOAFn_4t59yNuck5wyVwG_w2gLeNyaeD3vTx-I03mAIP2Unk_XjGtAf4sVDNiMXkgpUzWy6XgiSqyzShNA/s640/File+Jan+03%252C+4+29+01+PM.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Then I re-enforced the boundaries.<br />
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Haha...I just realized I didn’t Finish the F…ah well!<br />
<br />Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-83120303962370240492016-01-07T10:20:00.000-05:002016-01-07T10:20:03.890-05:00En Plein Air....Catch up<i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_plein_air" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">En plein air</span></a></b></i><span style="font-size: small;"> is a phrase borrowed from
the <span style="color: #333333;">French</span> equivalent meaning "open (in full) air".
It is particularly used to describe the act of <span style="color: black;">painting</span> outdoors, or ("painting of the object(s) or what
the eye actually sees"), where a painter reproduces the actual visual conditions
seen at the time of the painting. This method contrasts with studio painting or
academic rules.</span><br />
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<em>(picture from @jannerobinson on instagram)</em><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And this “en plein air” is what I’ve been up to lately. Putting
my house on the market last fall didn’t leave much time, energy and space to
work on big projects before the house sold. And lets just say….space has become
an issue since the the house sold. </span>But alas…..where there’s a will there’s a way.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Saw this girl on </span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/281404676690785425/" target="_blank"><strong>pinterest</strong></a><span style="font-size: small;">…and decided to draw off of the monitor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">That hair was just fun to color!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Then one day I had some time to kill, so I hung out at Starbucks.
Easier to draw ppl when their back is to you and you know you won’t get caught!!
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<span style="font-size: small;">And another day I went back to Starbucks…..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">On this day in Starbucks…not many people present…so I attempted to
draw the above scene.</span><br />
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Lots of repetition going on here.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Then I ran out of time….Fun exercise!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Later…I hung out at Barnes and Noble. This guy was cool….cuz he
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On another visit to Barnes and Noble I was inspired to draw the
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But….they didn’t stay long. Frustrating!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This child holding his water bottle had very nice features.
And, I should’ve let his mouth be what it was in the earlier stages…but I got to
tinkering!! And I did a number on his lips! Note-to-Self…”Less is
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<span style="font-size: small;">I’ve been posting so much on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/eden921/" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><span style="font-size: small;"> lately and forgetting to
document my art here. It’s always better to get those pictures off my phone and
organized on my computer. Blogging helped me to do that. I need to get back
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<span style="font-size: small;">Happy New Year friends!!</span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-62979004362724512992015-10-29T12:00:00.000-04:002015-10-29T12:00:05.839-04:00Block Letters…. U.K.J.Y<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kbLd5k7iQ04/VjI-Ey0b64I/AAAAAAAALMw/ja5cx12M1Aw/s1600-h/File%252520Sep%25252003%25252C%2525208%25252023%25252006%252520PM%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="File Sep 03, 8 23 06 PM" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1MqxchFByoE/VjI-FlNt1PI/AAAAAAAALM0/z7ScDiHlKDc/File%252520Sep%25252003%25252C%2525208%25252023%25252006%252520PM_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="671" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="File Sep 03, 8 23 06 PM" width="644" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ahhh…..what’s there not to like about “U”. Literally and figuratively! You Rock!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And this U Rocks too…why, cuz she’s not afraid to express herself and she uses all the colors.</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_tfDPHZR37U/VjI-HSsMlDI/AAAAAAAALNM/9r1P9EmwnJM/s1600-h/K1%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="K1" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D6Zx9nemA-8/VjI-H-gutGI/AAAAAAAALNU/ED3WodHT8HU/K1_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="961" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="K1" width="636" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Then there’s this “K”. I was good and remembered to scan this before coloring in. Which has not been my habit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I went really swirly with this K. Funny cuz the K is full of perpendicular lines. They balance each other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And on to the “J”. I like this J, everything about this J. I liked they way she evolved. Just simple parallel lines.</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KhlGPlCTIzQ/VjI-M5EJxZI/AAAAAAAALOM/ZzoHiJzt6Xo/s1600-h/J2%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="J2" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9TJeMs-GpGk/VjI-NuAxk4I/AAAAAAAALOY/FbVqDFx80Os/J2_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="636" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="J2" width="620" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This Jasmine background works too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And the last letter for today is the “Y”. Just used a standard stencil shape for the interior flower, and grew it from there in freehand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I was looking for POP…..the pop that only <strong>white</strong> can bring in. So I had to make the white noticeable….hence the black and white striped background.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I’m pretty stoked….I’ve only got 6 more letters to complete this <strong>Block Alphabet</strong>!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Yahoo!</span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030942.post-45666474159415611802015-10-20T06:00:00.000-04:002015-10-20T06:00:02.256-04:00Block Letters….W.M.T.X<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aCr-Y9UhE0I/ViVkIRCv7iI/AAAAAAAALKE/b5LsiUZLBVs/s1600-h/IMG_20150408_123206%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_20150408_123206" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eRVIhFE8xrU/ViVkJLhfNiI/AAAAAAAALKI/vhwbEcb56zQ/IMG_20150408_123206_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="821" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_20150408_123206" width="586" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here are four more alphabet block letters I’ve recently completed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I’ve been better at posting my W.I.P. shots on instagram than on here. </span><br />
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<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pn7inYa1kuI/ViVkLxijgYI/AAAAAAAALKg/w0YW_o7zmOI/s1600-h/IMG_1448%252520%2525282%252529%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Processed with VSCOcam with kk1 preset" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1OZC--lqw2E/ViVkMtaenJI/AAAAAAAALKo/LIPBfXycKUI/IMG_1448%252520%2525282%252529_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="608" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Processed with VSCOcam with kk1 preset" width="593" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I used watercolor for this one, and outlined the brick shapes with my micron pen. Watercolor just makes things interesting.</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J_jO_k-ZjTg/ViVkNCUIReI/AAAAAAAALK0/NRgJ_KRn2CI/s1600-h/File%252520Sep%25252013%25252C%2525204%25252019%25252032%252520PM%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="File Sep 13, 4 19 32 PM" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0k49cBbEAQo/ViVkN3ZJrTI/AAAAAAAALK4/8fOrDQ18AOU/File%252520Sep%25252013%25252C%2525204%25252019%25252032%252520PM_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="601" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="File Sep 13, 4 19 32 PM" width="586" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Unfortunately, I’ve lost a few of my progress shots.</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PAEmbMrCl8g/ViVkOdyCHTI/AAAAAAAALLA/ljE3zcsHyRs/s1600-h/File%252520Sep%25252013%25252C%2525204%25252019%25252058%252520PM%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="File Sep 13, 4 19 58 PM" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DF9tY85Y2nM/ViVkO3qjENI/AAAAAAAALLI/pU9GVAfPsm0/File%252520Sep%25252013%25252C%2525204%25252019%25252058%252520PM_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="587" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="File Sep 13, 4 19 58 PM" width="582" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This one was done all in markers.</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0Rz9RCtcX_U/ViVkPisN0kI/AAAAAAAALLQ/b4wUE0lIqhY/s1600-h/File%252520Sep%25252003%25252C%2525207%25252004%25252024%252520PM%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="File Sep 03, 7 04 24 PM" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7qRxZJg8fjM/ViVkQMLLi-I/AAAAAAAALLY/jYlKeA2U2zU/File%252520Sep%25252003%25252C%2525207%25252004%25252024%252520PM_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="803" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="File Sep 03, 7 04 24 PM" width="588" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lmy4WcvS_zI/ViVkQ2iC0VI/AAAAAAAALLk/KSv7pplcrdU/s1600-h/20150610_154211e%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="20150610_154211e" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E09p-Kc7H3Y/ViVkRura5uI/AAAAAAAALLs/stRbeM371n4/20150610_154211e_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="900" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20150610_154211e" width="587" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Personally, I think this “T” looks Terrific <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-slm3t2szyig/ViVkSFjU0eI/AAAAAAAALLw/N1P_obs6Wlw/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
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<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vs8Mb3mPxOE/ViVkSq_rUjI/AAAAAAAALL4/5id3GPp_QvA/s1600-h/File%252520Sep%25252003%25252C%2525208%25252025%25252052%252520PM%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="File Sep 03, 8 25 52 PM" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2ZS8J-B5jp4/ViVkTWJA7kI/AAAAAAAALMA/ffZAVeGUguc/File%252520Sep%25252003%25252C%2525208%25252025%25252052%252520PM_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="600" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="File Sep 03, 8 25 52 PM" width="577" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This was simple line work. Just kept changing the direction of the parallel lines.</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jdqb4zjnslQ/ViVkT84oznI/AAAAAAAALMI/0QBua4UgvvE/s1600-h/File%252520Sep%25252003%25252C%2525208%25252025%25252033%252520PM%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="File Sep 03, 8 25 33 PM" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_nxqlQk18Y8/ViVkUbaR3iI/AAAAAAAALMQ/Rq1CwH7k-0Y/File%252520Sep%25252003%25252C%2525208%25252025%25252033%252520PM_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="599" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="File Sep 03, 8 25 33 PM" width="576" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And….that’s all folks! Hopefully I’ll have some extra progress shots next time <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-slm3t2szyig/ViVkSFjU0eI/AAAAAAAALLw/N1P_obs6Wlw/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516726506697280345noreply@blogger.com1