tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37323162543533040682024-03-13T20:24:44.065-07:00Pieces of EightPieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.comBlogger1201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-24889060266882647322022-04-10T05:13:00.001-07:002022-04-10T05:13:00.217-07:00Ballard Park, Original Oil on Canvas<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44jlMozmbFfr2FvqCh2UgzulLcqBBHW7uFzwIxPhv9POJ_TnwgIwh2Xfh8E8xslw-zHAmo-2q1SrRglreV3dkRLcfs28lfgFxr4gQLRp-0mlyYH1K6RfLtlRw4ON4sb-Uz1Owa9z5GQGQatI-JujWP__cFHzh3lcyVo7fuX-W9eq6zGAAmDLzqYrX/s3191/ballard%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #993322; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3191" data-original-width="2540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44jlMozmbFfr2FvqCh2UgzulLcqBBHW7uFzwIxPhv9POJ_TnwgIwh2Xfh8E8xslw-zHAmo-2q1SrRglreV3dkRLcfs28lfgFxr4gQLRp-0mlyYH1K6RfLtlRw4ON4sb-Uz1Owa9z5GQGQatI-JujWP__cFHzh3lcyVo7fuX-W9eq6zGAAmDLzqYrX/w319-h400/ballard%20copy.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="319" /></a></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;">I had not painted outside in two years, so this was quite a challenge. It was one of those paintings I had to improve upon in the studio. It was exhilarating to be outside in beautiful weather, painting with my friends.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"><i>Carmen</i></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"><i>https://carmensart.etsy.com</i></p>Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-75094381432622699172022-04-08T07:12:00.001-07:002022-04-08T07:12:34.677-07:00Polkadot Cottage Dancing<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQ49o8FPcOYnN6YzqPDVscRww2fkau8GagP_dKgRWN-AZh8v4Iou6nFpW3667E0SvPILgyPc9muRnF4HjxagSmMynbRetg3BiD_WRvZ82kjLPH4u2slhaSkcwobL8n7iaSE9X5ZSE1u_PZ0EiKP8S_Bi3mm7PIPGoQGlgXEVOttx7EbdCZihyqwgn/s2074/Scan%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2074" data-original-width="1879" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQ49o8FPcOYnN6YzqPDVscRww2fkau8GagP_dKgRWN-AZh8v4Iou6nFpW3667E0SvPILgyPc9muRnF4HjxagSmMynbRetg3BiD_WRvZ82kjLPH4u2slhaSkcwobL8n7iaSE9X5ZSE1u_PZ0EiKP8S_Bi3mm7PIPGoQGlgXEVOttx7EbdCZihyqwgn/w363-h400/Scan%202.jpeg" width="363" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yesterday our painting group, Pieces of Eight, had a fun challenge. We picked a noun, an adjective, and a verb from three columns of random words. I had "Polkadot Cottage Dancing." It was a relaxing and enjoyable day of painting and drawing silly things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Carmen Beecher</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>carmenbeecher.com</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div>Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-56958427090492807042022-04-06T05:13:00.004-07:002022-04-06T05:13:23.923-07:00Dreaming of Dali, 10x8 Original Oil Painting<p> </p><div class="post-header" style="color: #997755; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5058933571949785567" itemprop="articleBody" style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 748px;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH0f5iVzdweO_44QGvkBxhL2yi4tmvoELZ5tbkwkriUkWapFo3Yc-ymA4hB_aZczpUIzFtHSdD6OP6wSQBVbRNU37aUwLiBksjPUXB_3FdYFqpqZyYUIzwy2WF01rcoKkwrECA4rlRh3jySMUUn0m8G1dKn-nzxF20dIPEdb9rQij9sqsXUohyOgy/s2964/Dreaming%20of%20Dali.jpeg" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="2964" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH0f5iVzdweO_44QGvkBxhL2yi4tmvoELZ5tbkwkriUkWapFo3Yc-ymA4hB_aZczpUIzFtHSdD6OP6wSQBVbRNU37aUwLiBksjPUXB_3FdYFqpqZyYUIzwy2WF01rcoKkwrECA4rlRh3jySMUUn0m8G1dKn-nzxF20dIPEdb9rQij9sqsXUohyOgy/w400-h324/Dreaming%20of%20Dali.jpeg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">My niece Kate is the owner of Paradise Found, a wonderful succulent nursery in Sarasota. She gave me </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">these beautiful eggs from her free-range chickens, and I just had to paint them. We had been to the </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, and Kate loved his paintings with tiny figures and buildings in the background. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">That moved me to create this Dali-inspired work. You have to look closely to see Kate and her chickens.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Carmen Beecher</div></div>Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-75089525908341095602022-02-05T06:24:00.001-08:002022-02-05T06:24:31.953-08:00<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 30px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><a href="https://carmenbeecher.blogspot.com/2022/02/summer-storm-pasture-landscape-small.html" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;">Summer Storm, Pasture Landscape, Small Original Oil Painting 10x8</a></h3><div class="post-header" style="color: #997755; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1543372563301590986" itemprop="articleBody" style="line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 748px;"><p style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOhSFi89AVLla3LP8za-j2qCRYnWIzI6sEJV_jfule_JdBYEl43nsaHNHdH-WCy63eAHnHQdoHE9W8vfS5RXhMy-WuIRh1D0O8fgcJvgGmay02YgOQIJyHpHdnocn-6gy9Iyup9tlZkzLhGs1_bF1HtMt0SWHOifbWO3wSd5ICFFRI0s-f8izbIqYp=s2812" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2260" data-original-width="2812" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOhSFi89AVLla3LP8za-j2qCRYnWIzI6sEJV_jfule_JdBYEl43nsaHNHdH-WCy63eAHnHQdoHE9W8vfS5RXhMy-WuIRh1D0O8fgcJvgGmay02YgOQIJyHpHdnocn-6gy9Iyup9tlZkzLhGs1_bF1HtMt0SWHOifbWO3wSd5ICFFRI0s-f8izbIqYp=w400-h321" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1172685497/summer-storm-original-oil-painting-8x10?click_key=392cc8bb8a464a68c292164b8e23dab19824c692%3A1172685497&click_sum=75156f08&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1" style="color: #993322; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">$155</a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><p style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"></p><p>If you cross Highway 60 in Central Florida you will often see a scene like this, with dark storm clouds approaching and sun on the pasture in the foreground. I love this kind of light. This scene reminds me of my childhood in "Old Florida". </p><p><i>Carmen</i></p><div style="clear: both; font-size: 13.52400016784668px;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="border-top-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; color: #997755; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-63901865967326747022022-01-24T10:16:00.038-08:002022-01-24T10:16:00.265-08:00Yellow Tree, 8x10 Cold Wax Oil Painting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaotTTEsbMi0tEd_REFYCi8fsqC3RbAghsrhCXiWolhKdYJt78afZ_SH5BW-XvkbL2zYvFQPuulDtYasbYhkvznjgSKYcWlxTa1t1FilDU_9JnrjEf2096XVXER5Sw8XjB-D3m_y5ThL3weBRmKt7CZJfstyxYmiLAF6GLxqPsPzXuUIz8ISBuDcgj=s2633" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2633" data-original-width="2116" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaotTTEsbMi0tEd_REFYCi8fsqC3RbAghsrhCXiWolhKdYJt78afZ_SH5BW-XvkbL2zYvFQPuulDtYasbYhkvznjgSKYcWlxTa1t1FilDU_9JnrjEf2096XVXER5Sw8XjB-D3m_y5ThL3weBRmKt7CZJfstyxYmiLAF6GLxqPsPzXuUIz8ISBuDcgj=w257-h320" width="257" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I am experimenting with cold wax, which gives a finish similar to Encaustic (hot wax). It is tricky and messy, and this is many layers of oil mixed with wax. All the effort can't be appreciated on a computer monitor because the layers and the waxy surface aren't visible. A lot of artists do abstract art with cold wax, which is very effective. They just play around with each layer, putting it on, scraping parts off, scratching designs, etc. until they get the desired result.<p></p><div><i>Carmen Beecher</i></div>Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-6541541076689218762022-01-21T06:06:00.001-08:002022-01-21T07:03:12.654-08:00Pieces of 8 Rocks!<p>In the spirit of Brevard Rocks Florida, we had a rock-painting session this week. We are going to place them at "The Loom" installation in the Eau Gallie Square Park. The structure was an Eagle Scout project, an art installation featuring objects from nature. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R29XCg2hBbM/Yeq83f7rWXI/AAAAAAAACfs/_ACL0Hn1mTsNJ2vZZHcyOXOYuRm5OJAtQCNcBGAsYHQ/IMG_1590.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R29XCg2hBbM/Yeq83f7rWXI/AAAAAAAACfs/_ACL0Hn1mTsNJ2vZZHcyOXOYuRm5OJAtQCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_1590.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Above, l. to r., Carmen, Denette, Jean, and Donna.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lc19jXl4Usc/Yeq9dP4M7mI/AAAAAAAACf0/86XJ8K7YfxcOFq8k7Gn8lQRkkCC1Y7g9QCNcBGAsYHQ/image0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lc19jXl4Usc/Yeq9dP4M7mI/AAAAAAAACf0/86XJ8K7YfxcOFq8k7Gn8lQRkkCC1Y7g9QCNcBGAsYHQ/w227-h320/image0.jpeg" width="227" /></a></div><br />We got a good start, but we will be painting many more rocks to enhance The Loom. Stay tuned.<p></p><p><br /></p>Donna Vineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556890785766936808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-8498504262735930962021-03-27T08:29:00.000-07:002021-03-27T08:29:28.947-07:00Wildlife Refuge, Florida Landscape 8x10<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3hAGyW-HpA/YF9I0AevSKI/AAAAAAAACcE/G6tDIZsuBmoovjTaYy-5kloBV13c0MnPACLcBGAsYHQ/s1764/DSCN7934.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="1764" height="311" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3hAGyW-HpA/YF9I0AevSKI/AAAAAAAACcE/G6tDIZsuBmoovjTaYy-5kloBV13c0MnPACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h311/DSCN7934.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/989359509/wildlife-refuge-florida-landscape-8x10?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1" target="_blank">Buy on Etsy </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Graphik Webfont", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Droid Sans", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This is a scene from the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, which is a very diverse spot to visit. It has jungle-like trails, marshes and the Cape Canaveral Seashore. This marsh is on the Blackpoint Wildlife Drive, a popular spot for birders. </span><br style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Graphik Webfont", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Droid Sans", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Graphik Webfont", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Droid Sans", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Graphik Webfont", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Droid Sans", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Carmen</i></span></div><p></p>Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-22067623291329801982021-03-25T06:06:00.003-07:002021-03-25T06:06:59.170-07:00Shirley Temple Goes to the Royal Wedding, Papier Mache Doll<p><br /></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4512932964370769447" itemprop="articleBody" style="font-size: 13.52400016784668px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 568px;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><blockquote style="border: none; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DUzM3O4Jqkw/YFsO7qRohrI/AAAAAAAAGos/PlE0-9nNOCoU-d27pzEgS7thkevZ117JwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1516/papier%2Bmache%2Bdoll.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #993322; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="1245" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DUzM3O4Jqkw/YFsO7qRohrI/AAAAAAAAGos/PlE0-9nNOCoU-d27pzEgS7thkevZ117JwCLcBGAsYHQ/w329-h400/papier%2Bmache%2Bdoll.jpeg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="329" /></a></div></div></blockquote><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">I saw a paper mâché doll on a children's craft site and I was inspired to make one of my own. A toilet paper roll and a styrofoam ball are the basis for this. I found the hair and the fascinator in a craft supply store. When I was done, the name popped into my head. </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><i>Carmen</i></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-49953953498029719662021-02-28T03:00:00.092-08:002021-02-28T03:00:00.498-08:00February Challenge for Valentine's Day: LoveThe challenge for this month is to use the word "Love" in whatever decorative way we choose.<div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</div></blockquote><p> </p><div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Carmen's Entry:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bCemWamfVXM/YCfWI_jzXrI/AAAAAAAACbg/2P0gn6vLyVormiTolnJKxt8zUYrQ22vIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Love.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2048" height="289" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bCemWamfVXM/YCfWI_jzXrI/AAAAAAAACbg/2P0gn6vLyVormiTolnJKxt8zUYrQ22vIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h289/Love.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided that in these strange and dangerous times that I would put a message in my "Love."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">carmen beecher.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* * * * *</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kathy's Entries</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I had my sketchbook handy during a slow time at the Robot Love exhibit and doodled a few ideas and have just been using those to play around with different media. But, more importantly, to force myself to use my new laptop and all the newest versions of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.</div></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceAG1UKvvcE/YDfe0THvHGI/AAAAAAAADm4/wz8yEbRrWF42p-HqqngHXcpQrz990KLYACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/lovesketches_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceAG1UKvvcE/YDfe0THvHGI/AAAAAAAADm4/wz8yEbRrWF42p-HqqngHXcpQrz990KLYACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/lovesketches_0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a few ideas for our challenge...</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TFkh0loLljk/YDffmvc_OEI/AAAAAAAADnE/kT2gDiy66EQxzylcSJ3jETuYcYnMwUhYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCF3821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TFkh0loLljk/YDffmvc_OEI/AAAAAAAADnE/kT2gDiy66EQxzylcSJ3jETuYcYnMwUhYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSCF3821.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First one I tried watercolor with Elegant Writer Pen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QmOfo3khls/YDffmvQiGdI/AAAAAAAADnA/aNj5NgUYCKcbuVeGBs1GllfI8JdwICSOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCF3837.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QmOfo3khls/YDffmvQiGdI/AAAAAAAADnA/aNj5NgUYCKcbuVeGBs1GllfI8JdwICSOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSCF3837.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second try with Micron Pen and Markers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hz-QuaYJGGk/YDff7VPTMeI/AAAAAAAADnQ/NNXsNx-tWUQWRth3F1cMeEtl3vv9NbNdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/love_script_snail_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hz-QuaYJGGk/YDff7VPTMeI/AAAAAAAADnQ/NNXsNx-tWUQWRth3F1cMeEtl3vv9NbNdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/love_script_snail_02.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Third try with my CS6 Adobe Illustrator (it's going to be hard to give it up!)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--q1UJ5qx0KE/YDfgI5b-vlI/AAAAAAAADnU/AQs8v6Eybugj7gluFsE4o6M6POr5Nf1rwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1223/love_heart_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1223" data-original-width="1209" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--q1UJ5qx0KE/YDfgI5b-vlI/AAAAAAAADnU/AQs8v6Eybugj7gluFsE4o6M6POr5Nf1rwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/love_heart_poster.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fourth try, channeling Peter Max in the newest CC version of Illustrator <br />playing with it's new gradient options.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">******</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jean's Idea</div><br /><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bNp8LxgM3i8/YC7T-a9IEvI/AAAAAAAABhY/CEm24gEuOXsNLpNrMRIxY5mwH474VWGIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s728/DE973FAA-A761-4737-879F-C3BE02651CE5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="728" height="273" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bNp8LxgM3i8/YC7T-a9IEvI/AAAAAAAABhY/CEm24gEuOXsNLpNrMRIxY5mwH474VWGIgCLcBGAsYHQ/w385-h273/DE973FAA-A761-4737-879F-C3BE02651CE5.jpeg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tried my hand at Procreate. This was fun to play with the pen tool?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hug the one you love!</div><br />Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-41316651760617630932021-01-31T04:00:00.127-08:002021-01-31T04:00:00.711-08:00Challenge for January 2021:CMYK<p> The challenge for the Pieces of 8 for January of 2021 is "CMYK" suggested by member Jean Thomas. Jean left that wide open to interpretation so here are the results!</p><p>Kathy's response to the challenge:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mp29iFYfZMc/YAxbi9yJhiI/AAAAAAAADkg/e-F-8iMd1uMEbRz7lfHsiNGZH6-A9l59QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/butterfly_stamp_cmyk_01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mp29iFYfZMc/YAxbi9yJhiI/AAAAAAAADkg/e-F-8iMd1uMEbRz7lfHsiNGZH6-A9l59QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/butterfly_stamp_cmyk_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small 6x7 inch mixed media (postage stamp, micron pen, colored pencil, watercolor) <br />on 140 lb hahnemuele sample paper from Ralph's Art Supply.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E02WvMEHgkE/YAxbiwnZd-I/AAAAAAAADkc/v_XHNTAZ_Fs6HKq_iGEATRxNBQPwdrFagCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/butterfly_stamp_cmyk_02.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E02WvMEHgkE/YAxbiwnZd-I/AAAAAAAADkc/v_XHNTAZ_Fs6HKq_iGEATRxNBQPwdrFagCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/butterfly_stamp_cmyk_02.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small 6x7 inch mixed media (postage stamp, micron pen, colored pencil, watercolor) <br />on 140 lb hahnemuele sample paper from Ralph's Art Supply.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lcg9tHWZhBY/YAxbipVUpUI/AAAAAAAADkY/HeXf7BWqb-g5uEE1iVfu5WQHqAWQFrRBACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/cmyk_flower_jan_2021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lcg9tHWZhBY/YAxbipVUpUI/AAAAAAAADkY/HeXf7BWqb-g5uEE1iVfu5WQHqAWQFrRBACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/cmyk_flower_jan_2021.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10x10 inch acrylic on wood board</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I had a little fun just playing with only three colors and black in each painting above. </p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p><p style="text-align: left;">Carmen's response to the challenge:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MIsd-Mynpdw/YAnMYChWRaI/AAAAAAAACbE/swYLL-8xfbs8fJvnITmjoP4dYYvMLNnlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/God%2Bgave%2Bus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="2048" height="238" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MIsd-Mynpdw/YAnMYChWRaI/AAAAAAAACbE/swYLL-8xfbs8fJvnITmjoP4dYYvMLNnlgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h238/God%2Bgave%2Bus.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used one of my paintings as the background, then cut out letters over it. This was all done in Photoshop. I spent two weeks in ICU at Holmes Regional Hospital and the nurses were amazing. I resolved then to do something for them, so today I finally felt good enough to make this banner on the computer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">carmenbeecher.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">carmenbeecher.blogspot.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* * * * *</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jean's response</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Lately I've been doing small sketchbook watercolors, and did a series of fish. <br />I looked at this one and thought, "cyan, magenta, yellow, and black." <br />With a graphic arts background, this format is very familiar to me. That is what makes everything in print, "full color!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">He's not any type of fish, just a CMYK fish!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BG18WVUC9Ig/YBBjtVFqXsI/AAAAAAAABgw/OfTs-0sLPfAr-x0upq-UFbFQ6IyupyMlACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="320" height="269" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BG18WVUC9Ig/YBBjtVFqXsI/AAAAAAAABgw/OfTs-0sLPfAr-x0upq-UFbFQ6IyupyMlACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h269/fish.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kathy Garveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145502368157591606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-4557377091408362522021-01-07T14:11:00.000-08:002021-01-07T14:11:31.864-08:00<p> </p><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Quick Post of Recent Work <br />by Fay Picardi</h4><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Several of
you have expressed an interest in finding out about the recent class I took on
Comic Poetry with David Laskey, a former student of mine at McLean High School.
P</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ortfolio: </span><a href="http://www.laskycomics.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.laskycomics.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Comics and Art for sale: </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaskyArt" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaskyArt</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Wikipedia
defines Comic Poetry as </span><i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">a hybrid
creative form that combines aspects of </span></i><em><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #5f6368; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;">comics</span></b></em><i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> and </span></i><em><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #5f6368; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;">poetry</span></b></em><i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">. It draws from the syntax of </span></i><em><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #5f6368; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;">comics</span></b></em><i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">, images, panels, speech balloons, and so on,
in order to produce a </span></i><em><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #5f6368; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;">literary</span></b></em><i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> or
artistic experience akin to that of traditional </span></i><em><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #5f6368; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 107%;">poetry</span></b></em><i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In
other words, almost anything goes. Try googling “Comic poetry definition” and
then go to “images.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Well,
if you are like me, you are still confused. David made it really easy to
understand, so I will share some of the examples and assignments he gave us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">With David’s
direction, we did several exercises using either a simple traditional poetry or
an original poem which we wrote. Start easy. David supplied stimulating
inspirational visuals and further explanation about them.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M2SdiicR7xA/X_eCbuYUPlI/AAAAAAAAAQI/cGh93Ix8ns0tUz_Pk_R3HEz58X5mlQKjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s768/126272288_5095318250486303_2190714946192143138_o-768x720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="768" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M2SdiicR7xA/X_eCbuYUPlI/AAAAAAAAAQI/cGh93Ix8ns0tUz_Pk_R3HEz58X5mlQKjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/126272288_5095318250486303_2190714946192143138_o-768x720.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
first original poem I tried to make into a comic poem was based on the photo
and an article about sleeping whales. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tZSZq_37mCk/X_eGKLDV7DI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/omxMgXFmKvQtg01_TPzmCw7JwDqYCvT-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2240/Corrected%2BComic%2BPoem%2Bof%2BWhales%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="2240" height="172" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tZSZq_37mCk/X_eGKLDV7DI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/omxMgXFmKvQtg01_TPzmCw7JwDqYCvT-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h172/Corrected%2BComic%2BPoem%2Bof%2BWhales%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I had a lot of fun doing this
one. It gave me some practice with water colors as well. It reads either across
the top and bottom or up and down within the panels.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">*****</span></div>Fay Picardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735821854796877435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-56533566155668992962020-12-31T03:30:00.157-08:002020-12-31T21:45:02.128-08:00Challenge for December: Joy to the World<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> Joy to the World</b></span></p><p>Our Pieces of Eight Challenge for December was to paint something that gives us joy!</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p><p style="text-align: center;">Carmen Beecher’s Painting</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-135eQ4LVKPg/X9-pRiteLXI/AAAAAAAACaM/Rmkyn_9rmaIOWTyKjIdepSVin4Hb8KjWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Scan%2B3%2B1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-135eQ4LVKPg/X9-pRiteLXI/AAAAAAAACaM/Rmkyn_9rmaIOWTyKjIdepSVin4Hb8KjWQCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/Scan%2B3%2B1.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Since having a health crisis in November, I have not been able to paint. My recovery will take a while, so I am posting one of my favorites from the 1990s, when I was doing magazine cover illustrations. Our dog starred in this one.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Carmenbeecher.com</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carmensart.etsy.com</div></div><p style="text-align: center;">*****</p><p style="text-align: left;">Kathy Garvey's Response to the Challenge:</p><p style="text-align: left;">I haven't painted this month because I am busy prepping all my tiny polymer clay robots for the Robot Love exhibit at the Foosenar Gallery starting January 16, 2021. One of The Pieces of 8, Fay Picardi, encouraged me to contact the sponsoring group, about my several hundred "zip-robots" I've been making ever since my daughter took a temporary job as a baggage handler at the Melbourne Airport in 2018. So I sent them some photos. I was excited and surprised that they want all 250. (Thank you, Fay.) For more information on the Robot Love exhibit and events, check it out here at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RobotLoveArt/">https://www.facebook.com/RobotLoveArt/</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v2bSOfMmz9U/X-NNcZdPdEI/AAAAAAAADiU/QruPOAlLLBwnyTzhk-m2E4hA2mzvc5qewCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/joytotheworld_01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v2bSOfMmz9U/X-NNcZdPdEI/AAAAAAAADiU/QruPOAlLLBwnyTzhk-m2E4hA2mzvc5qewCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/joytotheworld_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Just a few of the miniature zip-robots I've been making this month. They are so fun to make that they bring me Joy! <br />Each one is inspired by a lost zipper pull recovered from our own MLB airport and doomed for the dustbin.</i></span> </td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br />*****</p><p style="text-align: left;">Donna Vines Response to the Challenge:</p><p style="text-align: left;">I have felt satisfaction, relief, happiness, pride and many other things when I have finished certain paintings but joy is a whole different feeling. I think I have only felt that a few times and one of them is when I did a collage for my niece when she was expecting her first baby. It had been a long, hard fought, painful and emotional battle for her and her husband but it was finally happening. I wanted to do something for the baby's room and I had had some wonderful photos of our pet sheep with their lambs. I smiled the whole time I worked on this little collage for Josiah.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HZKGP2gWuwg/X-iwIqAAVzI/AAAAAAAAD2s/9oSUwp_YM_UUqZICD5V0qS3y0YJMCr2RQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_8435.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HZKGP2gWuwg/X-iwIqAAVzI/AAAAAAAAD2s/9oSUwp_YM_UUqZICD5V0qS3y0YJMCr2RQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_8435.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucy and Max<br />for Josiah</td></tr></tbody></table>Donnavinesart@etsy.com<div><br /> ********<div><br />Jean's response to the challenge:</div><div><pre class="msgPlainWrap" style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: auto; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 925.6px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For the holidays, I tried a different creative approach. These are origami and not quite origami trees I made for
Christmas cards. It all starts with a square, with folds and cuts. I ended up making an entire forest!</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", "Lucida Sans Typewriter", monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
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Let’s hope 2021 will have more joy for us!</span></pre></div><div><pre class="msgPlainWrap" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Courier New", "Lucida Sans Typewriter", monospace; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: auto; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 925.6px;"><br /></pre><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div></div>Kathy Garveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145502368157591606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-79970792233872647252020-11-29T19:00:00.211-08:002020-11-29T19:00:00.389-08:00Challenge for November: Hyper-realistic Painting <p> The goal of the Pieces of 8 challenge for November is to paint something hyper-realistic. And oh, there are so many definitions of what that could mean! Is it something that looks totally real, like you could pick it up off the paper? Or something that looks real but has an added dimension? As the term has many definitions, it's up to each artist to determine what "hyper-realistic" means to them and paint accordingly. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Carmen Beecher's Challenge Entry</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KDUgK_gLlg0/X8KCVXzehqI/AAAAAAAADgw/JkYPWZ0nvOkUPo475fMtxp7Tq9kccHmvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5994.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KDUgK_gLlg0/X8KCVXzehqI/AAAAAAAADgw/JkYPWZ0nvOkUPo475fMtxp7Tq9kccHmvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5994.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Glass and it's shadows and reflections are always a challenge!</div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Kathy Garvey's Challenge Entry</b></p><p>I totally love, follow and admire the works of great hyper-realistic artists like <a href="www.marcellobarenghi.com Official" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marcello Barenghi.</a> Accomplishing that level of realism eludes me. But, I'm practicing for this challenge. Here's my progress so far...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7PKHvfAM5Yc/X7HKiBrqnjI/AAAAAAAADfs/Ryl4OyaG3BU3ANB2dJcchgzZ9FlFvciCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCF2313.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7PKHvfAM5Yc/X7HKiBrqnjI/AAAAAAAADfs/Ryl4OyaG3BU3ANB2dJcchgzZ9FlFvciCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSCF2313.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First attempt: I tried to recreate my eraser in my sketchbook <br />(before I realized I had zero interest in hand drawing text).<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3_7BntpXdRo/X7HKh9SLhXI/AAAAAAAADfo/O60OzLRglzEAujlJtX4cn1DjzuXJtlztQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCF2335.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3_7BntpXdRo/X7HKh9SLhXI/AAAAAAAADfo/O60OzLRglzEAujlJtX4cn1DjzuXJtlztQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSCF2335.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second attempt: That's a real Oak leaf on right top. A real pond snail shell is on the left bottom. <br />My attempts at realism are opposite each. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">The results here make me realize I stop myself before going dark enough. Since this is watercolor, I need to be patient and add another 10 or so layers of color to match reality. Patience is not a virtue of mine, but maybe, I'll keep at it for this challenge. If I improve, I'll post it below.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">***</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>"ELIZABETH'S KITCHEN"</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">by Denette Schweikert</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2NIQjB8HdFU/X8K3mevMXRI/AAAAAAAACZ0/Q0pDc9M7g3AAw9InObSCOYOekAv3UDipACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/PXL_20201128_201938064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2NIQjB8HdFU/X8K3mevMXRI/AAAAAAAACZ0/Q0pDc9M7g3AAw9InObSCOYOekAv3UDipACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/PXL_20201128_201938064.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I painted this picture from a photograph I took while staying with my son and family in Atlanta. Since I paint hyper-realistically anyway, this is my hyper-realistic painting. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">********* </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Donna Vines</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rocky</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Realism is so not my thing but I do have one painting that fits the category. My brother-in-law has always had cats and when I was visiting once I took some photos of the majestic "Rocky". I decided that I would surprise him with a portrait for his birthday. He really treasured this painting not because I painted it but because he really loved Rocky.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRFzkhn6BdU/X8PbtLxlRoI/AAAAAAAADz8/W2hslrgOlUQuETxjh_4vpb2-c_WF_nkRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/IMG_0002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRFzkhn6BdU/X8PbtLxlRoI/AAAAAAAADz8/W2hslrgOlUQuETxjh_4vpb2-c_WF_nkRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rocky </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">**********</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Herb Series I</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A few weeks ago I decided I wanted to try watercolor again and especially with a collaged background. I used a special water </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">paper ground to prepare the paper on which I had already collaged artificially aged pages from a book about the use of herbs in the Middle Ages. Quite an enlightening book. Now all I had to do was make some art, in this case, Basil.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T5ADl2K0jYU/X8Qhe6Oop7I/AAAAAAAAAPE/LVGdvzO88M42hgFKF0RkJSUJWx3lEZt-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1628/Scan_20201129%2B%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="1628" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T5ADl2K0jYU/X8Qhe6Oop7I/AAAAAAAAAPE/LVGdvzO88M42hgFKF0RkJSUJWx3lEZt-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Scan_20201129%2B%25288%2529.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Herb Series I </i>by Fay Picardi</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, this is it: the most realistic you are going to get from me. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not Surrealistic, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">hyper-realistic or even Photo-realistic, but lots of fun. I will be redoing this painting because the background is too light and the movement of the watercolor is not to my liking. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">*****</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Kathy Garveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145502368157591606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-45078455145217029172020-11-28T20:18:00.001-08:002020-11-28T20:18:00.504-08:00My Fall Inspiration<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;">My Fall Inspiration</span></h2><div>Here are some beautiful fall leaves that I picked up around the cabin in
Tennessee. These were a gift from Mother Nature! It was a real treat to see the leaves, especially since we have been so restricted in most of our travels. This is my realistic painting in Watercolor. Jean Thomas</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2xxMJzkE5jE/X73fkb8McKI/AAAAAAAABek/jwLjfnZEE5875lzqVIADh5l2ERsPDyAQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="2048" height="306" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2xxMJzkE5jE/X73fkb8McKI/AAAAAAAABek/jwLjfnZEE5875lzqVIADh5l2ERsPDyAQwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h306/IMG_0595.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div>J E Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17261398140621047730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-59082166958732799422020-11-08T19:00:00.001-08:002020-11-08T19:00:50.621-08:00Something Fishy This Way Comes<p>by Kathy Garvey</p><p>I have been busy working on projects unrelated to art and in wanting to get back to it, explored my old online portfolios. I was surprised how many fish there were. I haven't done a fish in ages. Here are a few, all from 2010. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I_14bldbXN0/X6iup2u23-I/AAAAAAAADeU/djbA4_oEN0UZ-_y6akzfdsVRhuZDu_trgCLcBGAsYHQ/s504/catchoftheday_3fish_onblack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="504" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I_14bldbXN0/X6iup2u23-I/AAAAAAAADeU/djbA4_oEN0UZ-_y6akzfdsVRhuZDu_trgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/catchoftheday_3fish_onblack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iu1qbOIroSM/X6iup_f-RlI/AAAAAAAADeY/ZJ1sA5N742ERLUTAFAoiZJpNGuaNWDxMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s504/colorfulfish_liquified_withreflection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="504" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iu1qbOIroSM/X6iup_f-RlI/AAAAAAAADeY/ZJ1sA5N742ERLUTAFAoiZJpNGuaNWDxMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/colorfulfish_liquified_withreflection.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvVhTBEtUnI/X6iup1PdqjI/AAAAAAAADec/1GdMjjoG24MEiOn_vj_yZbUmVz9TGEEtwCLcBGAsYHQ/s504/fishlogo_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="504" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvVhTBEtUnI/X6iup1PdqjI/AAAAAAAADec/1GdMjjoG24MEiOn_vj_yZbUmVz9TGEEtwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fishlogo_02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-umFaU4lqGR8/X6iuqTrOczI/AAAAAAAADeg/f6g4lDxph3sp9-zujsrGy7mc_DDUPwo0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s504/freshfishonmenu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="504" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-umFaU4lqGR8/X6iuqTrOczI/AAAAAAAADeg/f6g4lDxph3sp9-zujsrGy7mc_DDUPwo0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/freshfishonmenu.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eplCtxRrMDs/X6iuqn5uU-I/AAAAAAAADek/Kv4flmDu5I4RPW_ui1oMXMXflnvUB2yWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s504/goldfish_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="504" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eplCtxRrMDs/X6iuqn5uU-I/AAAAAAAADek/Kv4flmDu5I4RPW_ui1oMXMXflnvUB2yWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/goldfish_02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JuYxceBupSc/X6iurO4JHII/AAAAAAAADeo/j3d4dHNSjL4vfk0GSgsUlbgZSB4YEp__wCLcBGAsYHQ/s504/hipfish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="403" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JuYxceBupSc/X6iurO4JHII/AAAAAAAADeo/j3d4dHNSjL4vfk0GSgsUlbgZSB4YEp__wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/hipfish.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Gfis-kaQXc/X6iurnzCwtI/AAAAAAAADes/EOAXk1VRGmI7sJ10Omt5Orjh94lx1nbFACLcBGAsYHQ/s836/myfishatemyhomework_really.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="836" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Gfis-kaQXc/X6iurnzCwtI/AAAAAAAADes/EOAXk1VRGmI7sJ10Omt5Orjh94lx1nbFACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/myfishatemyhomework_really.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LZwbRNFQezU/X6iusHpvJ5I/AAAAAAAADew/JAvLpw2xMhkIub5YKKwg0ZlhbXvu8jg-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s504/onefish_bluefish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="504" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LZwbRNFQezU/X6iusHpvJ5I/AAAAAAAADew/JAvLpw2xMhkIub5YKKwg0ZlhbXvu8jg-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/onefish_bluefish.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I3zkaYunrw8/X6iu8oYMcdI/AAAAAAAADfI/69PkIf8R4PMiSjJg0JAeLTSOHnYZLj_dACLcBGAsYHQ/s504/modfish_7371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="504" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I3zkaYunrw8/X6iu8oYMcdI/AAAAAAAADfI/69PkIf8R4PMiSjJg0JAeLTSOHnYZLj_dACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/modfish_7371.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I just noticed that they are all facing right! I also noticed they are all done in Photoshop and Illustrator which I have been trying to wean myself off of because of the monthly cost. But, these make me remember how much fun I have with them.</p><p>I hear Procreate is a much more affordable creative tool and it works on an Ipad. I've downloaded it and just need to learn it. And when I do, I could maybe point one to the left and see what happens! Perhaps there are more fish in my future.</p><p> </p>Kathy Garveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145502368157591606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-59596148315206995342020-10-31T00:00:00.233-07:002020-10-31T07:33:31.615-07:00Challenge for October, Small 10x3 Inch Artwork<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is a lot of fun to completely change the usual format for a painting. Our challenge this month was to create 10x3-inch art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* * * * *</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Donna Vines Collage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just after we got our challenge for October I received a special card. As soon as I saw it I knew it would be my 10x3 collage for this month. I loved the muted colors and simple design. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-55Xjubt_-gM/X5IfWugAyqI/AAAAAAAADrE/VFbVrgeIuy4IISK_gsxkPIE7L0ME8SWhACLcBGAsYHQ/s3097/IMG_0612.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3097" data-original-width="1016" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-55Xjubt_-gM/X5IfWugAyqI/AAAAAAAADrE/VFbVrgeIuy4IISK_gsxkPIE7L0ME8SWhACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0612.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black Vase 10x3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">mixed media college</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">donnavinesart@Etsy.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carmen Beecher's Painting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kLJjNbxgSDE/X377O_zfTtI/AAAAAAAACZE/4yQAGbie944cAmRjaF1KpLlwQY8KMouYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2088/Alaska%2BLandscape.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="2088" height="116" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kLJjNbxgSDE/X377O_zfTtI/AAAAAAAACZE/4yQAGbie944cAmRjaF1KpLlwQY8KMouYQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h116/Alaska%2BLandscape.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Alaska Landscape</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was a magical time when my cousins took us on a tour around their state, beautiful Alaska. This particular day was cloudy but a break in the clouds created a beautiful path of light in the valley. Just the kind of drama I like in a painting.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>carmenbeecher.com</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*************</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: trebuchet;"> <b>Very Horizontal and fun!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: trebuchet;"><b>Just trying to capture some beautiful fall colors. Driving in the neighborhood, the trees are turning more vivid by the day! Here are the colors applied to some Thanksgiving pumpkins that I imagined via Procreate... Jean Thomas</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: trebuchet;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5APV8-LE9X8/X5N45R6pBzI/AAAAAAAABdA/8yq6fHBGQ5wbLx2-EFVumMiEQew-4lbaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1446/A9F79FCB-C163-4173-8740-2552328D7783.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="1446" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5APV8-LE9X8/X5N45R6pBzI/AAAAAAAABdA/8yq6fHBGQ5wbLx2-EFVumMiEQew-4lbaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/A9F79FCB-C163-4173-8740-2552328D7783.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>Kathy Garvey</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">A 10x3 format works well for a single line doodle. The shape this one took, the long time it took me to fill it in, and the randomness of it made me think it had something to do with the times!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: trebuchet;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_3BxPdWtNUo/X5SAHoKyTfI/AAAAAAAADcI/UccwbyxVCfgaB4oEQd_bYvDsB3BypJlpACLcBGAsYHQ/s3000/doodleintimeofcovid_02.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="3000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_3BxPdWtNUo/X5SAHoKyTfI/AAAAAAAADcI/UccwbyxVCfgaB4oEQd_bYvDsB3BypJlpACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/doodleintimeofcovid_02.jpg" width="320" /></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><i>"Doodling in the Time of Covid"</i><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">10x3 inch Watercolor on 140 lb Cold Press Paper<br /></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div>The 10x3" format also lent itself to one of my favorite inspirations, Liguus Tree Snails. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wnf77O4hNyU/X5SB5I0MZKI/AAAAAAAADcc/NWumIe92h_UyGp6gp2cadNQmK_zEtIKhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3000/hideandseek_01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="3000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wnf77O4hNyU/X5SB5I0MZKI/AAAAAAAADcc/NWumIe92h_UyGp6gp2cadNQmK_zEtIKhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/hideandseek_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Hide and Seek"<br /></i><span style="font-size: x-small;">10x3 inch Watercolor on 140 lb Cold Press Paper<br /></span><a href="http://www.snailflower.etsy.com" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">www.snailflower.etsy.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-weight: 700;">*******</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I Like Dreaming</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-leMgJVcvrIw/X5lxdh4SAJI/AAAAAAAAAOg/s6zNeFxqbZQ0qPtZ7vc4DScKcUQeSTN0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2147/Scan_20201028%2B%25285%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="2147" height="90" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-leMgJVcvrIw/X5lxdh4SAJI/AAAAAAAAAOg/s6zNeFxqbZQ0qPtZ7vc4DScKcUQeSTN0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h90/Scan_20201028%2B%25285%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>My inspiration for this challenge is a charming oil on wood landscape of the Bay of Naples. I definitely don't have the talent or the patience to replicate something as well executed as this little gem, but I was inspired to start reminiscing about this and other favorite views from my travels.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hvboif1MdAs/X5lxxxDzNKI/AAAAAAAAAOo/3T_gtllqa2EcUTQSsmH2EBhdbdXNpxFiwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2063/Scan_20201028%2B%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2063" data-original-width="664" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hvboif1MdAs/X5lxxxDzNKI/AAAAAAAAAOo/3T_gtllqa2EcUTQSsmH2EBhdbdXNpxFiwCLcBGAsYHQ/w129-h400/Scan_20201028%2B%25283%2529.jpg" width="129" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /><b></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Dreamin'</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>by </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Fay Picardi</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>-------------------</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>From Mary Warnick</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8hJyVG3Qzn8/X511caafDdI/AAAAAAAADd0/2bLfz7-mxXwqhLhDnM0cE8fO9-PD5sPAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s628/mary_w_fromherwindow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="628" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8hJyVG3Qzn8/X511caafDdI/AAAAAAAADd0/2bLfz7-mxXwqhLhDnM0cE8fO9-PD5sPAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/mary_w_fromherwindow.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a 10x3 Watercolor of the beach view from my window.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b></span></div></span></span></div><p></p>Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-81023981937182161822020-10-27T06:16:00.005-07:002020-10-27T06:16:57.722-07:00Florida Road, Original Oil Landscape Painting 10x8 Oil on Canvas Panel<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-03P9aK-3W3w/X5gcbHPLVJI/AAAAAAAACZY/e02bxsEOvaI09KR2AZRQfY-ycZlLR9qIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Florida%2BRoad.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="2000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-03P9aK-3W3w/X5gcbHPLVJI/AAAAAAAACZY/e02bxsEOvaI09KR2AZRQfY-ycZlLR9qIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Florida%2BRoad.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is one of my favorite places, North Captiva Island. It represents Peace. Relaxation. Beauty. Seclusion. Exquisite Beaches. Expensive Food (nothing's perfect). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Carmen</i></div><p></p>Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-76080283965932119662020-10-24T18:04:00.001-07:002020-10-24T18:06:13.840-07:00Draw the Fall<p>by Kathy Garvey</p><p>I'm just back from a trip to Maryland and Virginia where the leaves were just starting to change colors and fall to the ground. It's one of my favorite times of year. And I love leaf shapes. I gathered some pretty ones on my many walks. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QdBdlDz9BQs/X5TJKuxPeyI/AAAAAAAADco/qKqnckL9rcQrNtHwbtd099cnPval5zq7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCF2146.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QdBdlDz9BQs/X5TJKuxPeyI/AAAAAAAADco/qKqnckL9rcQrNtHwbtd099cnPval5zq7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSCF2146.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />Later, I slid them into the pages of my sketchbook to flatten them. </span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Excn63k9NBs/X5TJ-V9jDzI/AAAAAAAADdo/keKM0v4wMOAHCSpnrl7FG6uKqW_Xv2hzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2400/leaves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="2400" height="154" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Excn63k9NBs/X5TJ-V9jDzI/AAAAAAAADdo/keKM0v4wMOAHCSpnrl7FG6uKqW_Xv2hzQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h154/leaves.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">And when I had time to draw, I gathered them up and played with arranging them on my pages. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aW-4YJ6R_q0/X5TJgFcKI8I/AAAAAAAADdA/dzQmGbXR4BESX-vugnarZXqUAOhNbsa3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/trace.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aW-4YJ6R_q0/X5TJgFcKI8I/AAAAAAAADdA/dzQmGbXR4BESX-vugnarZXqUAOhNbsa3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/trace.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">But I didn't sketch. I took the easy way out and just traced around my leaves. <br /></span><span style="text-align: left;">Next, I drew some of the veins in, and then filled in the sections with designs. <br />Easy, fun, satisfying. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8HRb1rydn-Y/X5TJsBvOIWI/AAAAAAAADdQ/pmw9x-ZcslI2hLsDn0VlMWqdSJlFp6vgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/leaf_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8HRb1rydn-Y/X5TJsBvOIWI/AAAAAAAADdQ/pmw9x-ZcslI2hLsDn0VlMWqdSJlFp6vgwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/leaf_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;">(Note that some people refer to this type of art as a "Zentangle". <br />Way before that word existed, it was just called doodling!)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AqAWMjqkUfY/X5TJrwV6moI/AAAAAAAADdM/LPHBW15B6o4tpCQY8NoZgJq7lYjNh0kgACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/leaf_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AqAWMjqkUfY/X5TJrwV6moI/AAAAAAAADdM/LPHBW15B6o4tpCQY8NoZgJq7lYjNh0kgACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h255/leaf_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Find some leaves and give it a try for yourself!</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kathy Garveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145502368157591606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-42466172824523996192020-10-12T22:30:00.005-07:002020-10-12T22:30:02.579-07:00Talkeetna Cafe, Alaska Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Panel by Carmen Beecher<p> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hYEOz2O4-zs/X4Cv4BZOVTI/AAAAAAAAGjs/pwhgbdNHEsElyEwvr2BJNRMsuBQ3UglOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Talkeetna%2BCafe.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1604" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hYEOz2O4-zs/X4Cv4BZOVTI/AAAAAAAAGjs/pwhgbdNHEsElyEwvr2BJNRMsuBQ3UglOQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h314/Talkeetna%2BCafe.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><br />This is an out-of-the-way spot in Alaska, Talkeetna, a little town at the base of North America's tallest peak, Denali. This cafe was rustic, beautiful, and served delicious food. <p></p><p><i>Carmen</i></p>Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-31325288072079993722020-10-04T08:24:00.003-07:002020-10-04T08:24:23.661-07:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8i3icRE7oSE/X3nnL6orpRI/AAAAAAAAAN8/TO8cCHSqsogmV36028FqcauCyHpL1u7dACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Scan_20200929%2B%25282%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1528" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8i3icRE7oSE/X3nnL6orpRI/AAAAAAAAAN8/TO8cCHSqsogmV36028FqcauCyHpL1u7dACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Scan_20200929%2B%25282%2529.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Coq au Vain</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">by Fay Picardi</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here he is, the rooster that incorporates three challenges; the gold, the crazy color and the chicken one. Just check out the strut, not to mention the eye, and you will see why I have called him the Coq au Vain. The collage looks simple, but paraphrasing Dolly Parton, "It takes a lot of time to look this easy." </div><div style="text-align: center;">(This is a repost. The one posted with the rest of the challenges was somehow erased.)</div><p></p>Fay Picardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735821854796877435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-28699003965295061932020-10-01T13:30:00.014-07:002020-10-01T13:30:05.249-07:00Bwauk!! Late chickens and some other fun, by Jean Thomas<p> I was working on these chickens, really I was. Lately though, I'm not good at drawing in the car, which is where I've been lately. The chickens in hats were inspired by my old "chickens in underwear and high heels" sketch. (don't ask where that idea came from!) I saw a picture of some women in big hats and that was the inspiration for the three. Hope to make you smile. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Chickens in Hats</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3CvG-odeQ-4/X3Y4sg43WJI/AAAAAAAABbo/MLFxnUwr--EfDdAcr92p9Bn6txym9lrOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1348" height="406" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3CvG-odeQ-4/X3Y4sg43WJI/AAAAAAAABbo/MLFxnUwr--EfDdAcr92p9Bn6txym9lrOwCLcBGAsYHQ/w268-h406/IMG_0501.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chickens in Pants</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FDOjfO3lKyc/X3Y4weErTCI/AAAAAAAABbs/8JuYpHyADiMNTnCHDwSaoB8I_A6zuqU6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="2048" height="335" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FDOjfO3lKyc/X3Y4weErTCI/AAAAAAAABbs/8JuYpHyADiMNTnCHDwSaoB8I_A6zuqU6gCLcBGAsYHQ/w379-h335/IMG_0499.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bonus Sketch<br />This guy was inspired by a new ink pen I received.</span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hg9mg7ljGMI/X3Y41It74TI/AAAAAAAABbw/u_EMTL3guCMUxmAs1qJAkCe5xnw-Ag2vACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hg9mg7ljGMI/X3Y41It74TI/AAAAAAAABbw/u_EMTL3guCMUxmAs1qJAkCe5xnw-Ag2vACLcBGAsYHQ/w405-h320/IMG_0514.jpg" width="405" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Fall!</div><br /><p><br /></p>Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-16322296079076353832020-09-30T00:00:00.138-07:002020-10-01T13:02:27.507-07:00Challenge for September, Chickens<p> The theme for this month's challenge is, simply, Chickens.</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p><p style="text-align: center;">Carmen Beecher's Chicken</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-le5BL_1noCo/X2dBO3p3BsI/AAAAAAAACY4/VRM28VlQEFs_X5ltXdvbWjla1Mdr2mikACLcBGAsYHQ/s1402/Chicken.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1402" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-le5BL_1noCo/X2dBO3p3BsI/AAAAAAAACY4/VRM28VlQEFs_X5ltXdvbWjla1Mdr2mikACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Chicken.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Are YOU Talking to ME?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the comical look that chickens can have, and this one made me think of Robert di Niro's classic scene in <i>Taxi Driver. </i>Sometimes the title comes before the painting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CarmenBeecher.blogspot.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CarmenBeecher.com</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kathy Garvey's Chickens</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CStiMO0Rbmc/X2ekCj0sH1I/AAAAAAAADZ8/M3LJC4ftU9E01CzBMnsDWI5eglshnvP-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2887/DSCN5978.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="2887" height="151" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CStiMO0Rbmc/X2ekCj0sH1I/AAAAAAAADZ8/M3LJC4ftU9E01CzBMnsDWI5eglshnvP-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h151/DSCN5978.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rulers of the Roost 6"x16" Watercolor on 140 lb Cold Press Paper<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I went and photographed chickens for this challenge, and sketched up my plans, but then ran out of time for painting as I'm prepping for a trip and will be out of town before the challenge ends. Since I haven't painted chickens in over twenty years, I had to dig deep to find a stand in for the challenge. Here it is...from 2001! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i>More Watercolors and Home Goods at <a href="http://www.snailflower.etsy.com">www.snailflower.etsy.com</a>.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i>Fabric Designs at <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/kgarvey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/kgarvey</a>.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">*****</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Donna Vines Chicken</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fp6jA6R4UE4/X2jpiaqoQPI/AAAAAAAADoY/dQVl21RAabAY4rbLFhiEpAisHf960323gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1513" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fp6jA6R4UE4/X2jpiaqoQPI/AAAAAAAADoY/dQVl21RAabAY4rbLFhiEpAisHf960323gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0602.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Miss Chicken </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">12x14 collage</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mfleNaIFuDU/X2jp_5Uv0HI/AAAAAAAADoo/nRWBIq9QC5c-MMsA4HAwvPWagde3jvK9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2595/IMG_0604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="2595" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mfleNaIFuDU/X2jp_5Uv0HI/AAAAAAAADoo/nRWBIq9QC5c-MMsA4HAwvPWagde3jvK9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0604.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I used this beautiful paper that reminded me of eggs in a nest as the nest.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I wanted to do a collage chicken for my challenge. Up until now I had only done landscapes or stationary objects, doing this was a great lesson in the difference between a living subject and a teapot. I am o.k. with my first attempt but am going to try again using my lessons learned. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">donnavinesart.etsy.com</p></div><p></p>Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-16544705035986412612020-09-21T11:33:00.009-07:002020-09-21T11:33:03.332-07:00<p style="text-align: center;">"</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"CHAIN AND ROPE"</span> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">by Denette Schweikert</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">8" X 10" </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This has been really fun painting. I think I took the picture on a family trip in the coast of New England twenty years ago. Going over old photos, I have found so old gems that I am starting to paint. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IdnaQHfFveo/X1klXg5BBOI/AAAAAAAACYo/CmUIG-rD0cAHtmKolFMi3jzNpjFOtuDbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_20200909_132118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IdnaQHfFveo/X1klXg5BBOI/AAAAAAAACYo/CmUIG-rD0cAHtmKolFMi3jzNpjFOtuDbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_20200909_132118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">********</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p>Pieces of 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02790002640501974251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-56720034353019107772020-09-14T00:00:00.000-07:002020-09-14T00:00:06.956-07:00Gelli Plates mania<p> New toys are a dangerous thing to an artist and there is no such thing as too much of a good thing!! I got my new Gelli plates a few days ago and I have been playing ever since. I have been making lots of new papers trying everything from rice paper to copy paper. I have also been experimenting with lots of different textures, design and next is lifting magazine photos.</p><p>I can justify all this because A. I have lots of papers from rice, tissue, cotton and copy B. I need these papers for my collages and I know I can squeeze them in with my reams of other papers which I have for my collages C. I have lots of unused acrylic paint and..... D. I wanted the darn Gelli's.</p><p>There are lots and lots of YouTube videos out there to help you with anything you might want to do or try. They are a lot of fun and the results are always interesting if not beautiful.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZNLQXemDCQg/X1eQcWYAy7I/AAAAAAAADmI/dSwA7ZPHNfI30lkVmKIZxa8NZQa_9OFqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1706" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZNLQXemDCQg/X1eQcWYAy7I/AAAAAAAADmI/dSwA7ZPHNfI30lkVmKIZxa8NZQa_9OFqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0581.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tools of the trade<br /> Gelli plate, brayer and acrylic paints<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YoBCOHqLl5k/X1eQcl9iakI/AAAAAAAADmM/bSjvT7Ne-kcrtXiAiUcwvzuGUCAZTTlUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1972" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YoBCOHqLl5k/X1eQcl9iakI/AAAAAAAADmM/bSjvT7Ne-kcrtXiAiUcwvzuGUCAZTTlUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0582.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />tissue paper with two colors</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eXOcf2kl098/X1eQhaxNnYI/AAAAAAAADmU/EXZWXmp9vNgL0g6JHnXHjU0fmEyE51ARACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eXOcf2kl098/X1eQhaxNnYI/AAAAAAAADmU/EXZWXmp9vNgL0g6JHnXHjU0fmEyE51ARACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0584.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />tissue paper with bubble wrap texture </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tylBLGCQiV4/X1eQkT9gHuI/AAAAAAAADmc/O96gjqcqARYifUZ-bk14dlKntym0UWFfACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tylBLGCQiV4/X1eQkT9gHuI/AAAAAAAADmc/O96gjqcqARYifUZ-bk14dlKntym0UWFfACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h240/IMG_0585.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />the gelli plate is clear and clean when you get it and cleans off pretty easily<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1vHXA4LLVpg/X1eQkS8zURI/AAAAAAAADmY/E9smk33RhggPeGyDoBF0GzwZlHS8BXiIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="2048" height="272" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1vHXA4LLVpg/X1eQkS8zURI/AAAAAAAADmY/E9smk33RhggPeGyDoBF0GzwZlHS8BXiIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h272/IMG_0586.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />this piece is for a special project.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Donna Vineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556890785766936808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732316254353304068.post-41080474524617408872020-09-10T00:00:00.026-07:002020-09-10T00:00:09.049-07:00Doodling 101: Taking a Line for a Walk<p> Doodling 101, Lesson 01: Taking a Line for a Walk</p><p>by Kathy Garvey</p><p>I've always been a doodler and I find it's the fastest way to get children drawing and to loosen up adults. It's also my way of not feeling guilty watching mindless TV when I feel like taking a break from physical activity. And, it often leads to fun results or inspiration for other artwork. </p><p>During Covid Isolation I've had a lot of time for doodling and thought I would write up some of my methods for anyone who wants to play along for themselves or the little ones in their lives.</p><p>Here is a totally easy simple method to get started and I think it was one of my favorite artists, Paul Klee, who gave this exercise it's name "Taking a Line for a Walk."</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Grab a piece of paper and a pen or a pencil. </li><li>Draw the pencil from one side of the page to the other- but
don't go straight. Meander, wander, loop, scribble, and zigzag your way across.</li><li>You can then go fill in loops, add crosshatching, shadows,
doodads, etc. Does it look like something? Have fun with it.</li><li>If you want, take another line for a walk right above or
below. Again, meander, wander, etc. You can even let the first line guide you.</li><li>Two lines are great as they give you a space to fill in between them. But don't let that limit you. There are no real rules. Need a new line? Add it! Let the design grow as you work.</li><li>Have fun filling it all in.</li></ol><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O1DGS4CApEY/X1ZoZ5PiBcI/AAAAAAAADYw/g-p15YiG7rEJOiLh91VvtlLmdlhVA0luQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/lines_that_went_for_a_walk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="309" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O1DGS4CApEY/X1ZoZ5PiBcI/AAAAAAAADYw/g-p15YiG7rEJOiLh91VvtlLmdlhVA0luQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h309/lines_that_went_for_a_walk.jpg" width="400" /></a><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Below is a step by step example of my process from the multiple lines to the finished picture.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T3vBbEJnk04/X1ZoaMTzxgI/AAAAAAAADY0/vBCOir0eJhgKsmNND5HycRwQemmavKFpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3039/series_two_lines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3039" data-original-width="1034" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T3vBbEJnk04/X1ZoaMTzxgI/AAAAAAAADY0/vBCOir0eJhgKsmNND5HycRwQemmavKFpwCLcBGAsYHQ/w170-h500/series_two_lines.jpg" width="170" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most of my doodles are in a sketchbook and made with a micron pen. But during Covid Isolation, I've made some much bigger ones on good paper. The size of the paper you use doesn't really matter for doodling. It's the quality that can make a big difference. I use anything from 4x6 card stock to 9x12 multimedia paper. If you use heavier weight paper, or even good watercolor paper, then you are not limited by the media you use to fill in your design. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kcyXSaqNRjc/X1ZqDRlWRvI/AAAAAAAADZM/EA6lLijC3SkUjiVWlcIWNNfRcQjTdNdxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2400/walk_line_multimedia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="2400" height="239" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kcyXSaqNRjc/X1ZqDRlWRvI/AAAAAAAADZM/EA6lLijC3SkUjiVWlcIWNNfRcQjTdNdxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h239/walk_line_multimedia.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Challenge: See what you get if you close your eyes and draw your lines. I call this Blind Inspiration because it usually takes me someplace new!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oGdpyiaZuaA/X1ZqDdgdERI/AAAAAAAADZI/9m04JX5mJ1gmGdNF-DpDLvyQudW0X1EPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2400/BlindInspirtion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="2400" height="226" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oGdpyiaZuaA/X1ZqDdgdERI/AAAAAAAADZI/9m04JX5mJ1gmGdNF-DpDLvyQudW0X1EPwCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h226/BlindInspirtion.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you doodle anything from this exercise, let me know in the comments. I can show it off and write about it in a later blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Upcoming Doodling Lessons: The Robot You Need, Mystery Monster Challenge, Shape Shifting, X Marks the Spot, Growing a Pattern from Seed. <br /></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">Visit <a href="http://www.snailflower.etsy.com">www.snailflower.etsy.com</a> for some of my watercolors and home goods.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Visit <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/kgarvey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/kgarvey</a> for some of my fabric designs.</p><p></p><p></p>Kathy Garveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145502368157591606noreply@blogger.com1