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American Goth
Sketchbook, 9 x 7
For all you trick-or-treaters,
Going out tonight,
A scary jack-o-lantern,
Will give an awful fright.
There are spooks in every shadow,
And ghosts behind the door,
The creatures of the night,
Are with us ever more.
Watch out for those goblins,
And beware the tricky witch,
Take heed of headless horsemen,
Lest you scratch their itch!
But of all the creepy critters,
That come […]
Mysore Shoppers
Soft Pastel, 16 x 12
Hooray! My two shoppers are done! I got rid of those ridiculous looking flowers, and the two vendors behind the right shopper were smushed into the distance. The background isn’t so busy anymore, and I’m a lot happier with the composition.
Some skin tones were lightened, and darks were added behind […]
The phone company has “fixed” the problem. We now have a dial tone, but there’s also a terrible buzz on the line. I wonder… do today’s youth even know why it’s called a dial tone? Anyway, I can answer the phone, but I can barely hear our callers. Maybe it’s a cell phone disguised as […]
It’s getting to be that time of year again. Halloween. When ghosts and goblins come out to play, causing all kinds of devious mischief. Well, the spooks are out early this year.
Our phone hasn’t worked since last week. It rings, but goes dead upon lifting the receiver. There is NO dial tone. This might not […]
I found it! I found that lovely, rusty-orange pastel! The missing number is missing no more! It turns out that it isn’t orange, or rust. It’s Vermilion Brown. It’s as lovely as it’s name, and it’s number 78 on your Sennelier PDF color chart. Orange you glad I told you?
Now that I know what it […]
Over the last few weeks I’ve been watching my art supplies dwindle away, little by little. The 9 x 12 Wallis paper has been gone for a while, and that extra pad of 12 x 18 Belgian Mist was apparently not an extra. I’m almost out of workable fixative, but even more importantly, I’m running […]
Ballerina
Soft Pastel, 11 x 16
Oh dear, what happened here? Well, I was seeing some improvement in my work, so I decided to try another figure. Hehe. Okay, I confess, I did a couple of arms I was happy with, got cocky, and thought I could do a whole person.
I’ve heard that one must do at […]
One white pastel and 20 tints
When you paint, do you use white? Do you use it straight out of the tube? Do your paintings ever look washed out after adding those puffy white clouds to your landscapes? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I’ll let you in on a little secret I […]
Shell Seekers
Soft Pastel, 11 x 17
I love finding seashells. The best part about finding them is that I’m at the beach! Actually, the best part about finding seashells, is finding them at all. My husband usually beats me to it. Shells, sharks teeth, arrowheads, four-leaf clovers… you name it, he finds it!
Of course, I don’t […]
After Monet: The Boardwalk at Trouville
Soft Pastel, 11 x 16
Claude Monet began his illustrious career as a caricaturist. His early figures often featured his classmates or teachers, which he sold for 10-20 francs apiece. He eventually included townspeople and public figures, and began selling them at the local art gallery. He didn’t begin painting until […]
