tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82002541703861688642024-03-05T14:32:47.037-08:00ArtByShelA blog about my art, my life and thoughts along the way.hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.comBlogger431125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-88956170882741338152011-10-24T18:24:00.000-07:002011-10-24T18:24:38.963-07:00"The Invitation"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmAV_RAKy9ViORVcHjUhkFylZ4NBZob3KugxjSOM7XhTxbTKUAImc7T0vcfX20ec6o_lJZ86lCfUDOcDKAzKqyTJl3H3dq5RK2GVlhcEAEU5ekWFENklUOXl0wEZldb6umcI__KZ_q9Je/s1600/The+Invitation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmAV_RAKy9ViORVcHjUhkFylZ4NBZob3KugxjSOM7XhTxbTKUAImc7T0vcfX20ec6o_lJZ86lCfUDOcDKAzKqyTJl3H3dq5RK2GVlhcEAEU5ekWFENklUOXl0wEZldb6umcI__KZ_q9Je/s320/The+Invitation.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>I took the reference photo for this at the little marina down the street from where I live and have been wanting to paint it for quite awhile now...</div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-65023384073322672332011-10-22T07:53:00.000-07:002011-10-22T07:53:53.440-07:00In A Restless World<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGlBjdzKpTfBEcvl_jFxzVx1ojuUwe2njZsKnlprX5WCu3o3xmnZBC-oT_dBS0TGEIQLQURqscPus2QFVOd88Na1fzu8x_t0bn2LI-XYus2KdLY2Z46Npl7doo8QnT-aRH4WVRlaB-Qt_/s1600/In+a+Restless+World.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGlBjdzKpTfBEcvl_jFxzVx1ojuUwe2njZsKnlprX5WCu3o3xmnZBC-oT_dBS0TGEIQLQURqscPus2QFVOd88Na1fzu8x_t0bn2LI-XYus2KdLY2Z46Npl7doo8QnT-aRH4WVRlaB-Qt_/s320/In+a+Restless+World.jpg" width="228" /></a></div>Last weekend I took a monotype class... something I've been wanting to try for a long time. The background for this little painting is the ghost print from one of my monotypes. It was inspired by looking at some Paul Klee paintings. </div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-87432821210349132822011-10-12T19:48:00.000-07:002011-10-12T19:48:16.590-07:00Daily Paintworks Challenge...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPVpQi_CFRa401-WNkuTENzqP9Jg3Zrf8le0PNUeZdIMdOBAUOZAjchB3xDsgOOCGvr_nSPT1QmGmhny0cDHUHWw28xbaipxl0bQP7uN01hXnNqj0dBmColWZG3fq4UpsnhGDpq2p8qVL/s1600/stop+draggin+my+heart+around.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPVpQi_CFRa401-WNkuTENzqP9Jg3Zrf8le0PNUeZdIMdOBAUOZAjchB3xDsgOOCGvr_nSPT1QmGmhny0cDHUHWw28xbaipxl0bQP7uN01hXnNqj0dBmColWZG3fq4UpsnhGDpq2p8qVL/s320/stop+draggin+my+heart+around.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>This is my entry for this week's Daily Paintworks Challenge. I drew it in pen then added transparent watercolors over the top. Listening to Stevie Nick's "Stop Dragging My Heart Around"...</div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-55494037679390017112011-10-06T18:34:00.000-07:002011-10-06T18:34:34.740-07:00Finished Commission<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS855hm-3HGotT8eS5B6by0j7NcorpxJ4KtOiogLGA8BbDS_edFl5Dvhz6uedUlg2gsOk6hggKipQflouetzaoCIRhavhm5caqbuKriLQFfb_Zx1x7zIG6mNc3ABF8-hnvqgllhCutFvk/s1600/finished+commission.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS855hm-3HGotT8eS5B6by0j7NcorpxJ4KtOiogLGA8BbDS_edFl5Dvhz6uedUlg2gsOk6hggKipQflouetzaoCIRhavhm5caqbuKriLQFfb_Zx1x7zIG6mNc3ABF8-hnvqgllhCutFvk/s320/finished+commission.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Signed, sealed and delivered commissioned painting.</div></div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-85588946885259008402011-10-01T17:10:00.000-07:002011-10-01T17:10:24.153-07:00"Mike's Place"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrMLF6PQGh6Dbf_xBXjSCQI-qrjOgv1cJVgC9KoNJn2VRGDeE7th10Np3siZWkGGhX4noSut_qZ7DJCkgzw-Uywo36SjiJA_PixI_DkhRn-Aemv2CDeeuYXxhBMrKOI9NY8H7TVFqVeoP/s1600/Mike%2527s+Place.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrMLF6PQGh6Dbf_xBXjSCQI-qrjOgv1cJVgC9KoNJn2VRGDeE7th10Np3siZWkGGhX4noSut_qZ7DJCkgzw-Uywo36SjiJA_PixI_DkhRn-Aemv2CDeeuYXxhBMrKOI9NY8H7TVFqVeoP/s320/Mike%2527s+Place.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Earlier this week I treated myself to dinner at a wonderful little diner on the south side of this island I live on. I'm sure the waitress thought I was very odd taking pictures of the salt and pepper shakers but I thought it would be a fun painting and it was!</div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-84417061906999864842011-09-22T17:20:00.000-07:002011-09-22T17:20:01.930-07:00Give Us this Day Our Daily Red<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qbv7Wr15fejbvg4cayPqq9YoTP5wCv0QXVBLKAXW0CuKHbHbdbBzcoopWdzwjXetUEETQW5l_0Hpg7T_TiWS1Wqztphfk-hxLr7h8q7oeUx8pu5x0aFR-Kw5bcquPlbP9mEdw8qVjdUN/s1600/give+us+this+day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qbv7Wr15fejbvg4cayPqq9YoTP5wCv0QXVBLKAXW0CuKHbHbdbBzcoopWdzwjXetUEETQW5l_0Hpg7T_TiWS1Wqztphfk-hxLr7h8q7oeUx8pu5x0aFR-Kw5bcquPlbP9mEdw8qVjdUN/s320/give+us+this+day.jpg" width="319" /></a></div>My husband worked late tonight so I got in a little painting time... a little 6"X6" whimsical watercolor painting.</div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-76024432919331156492011-09-16T09:01:00.000-07:002011-09-16T09:01:22.678-07:00Finger Pickin Good<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7yTRNgo-A-53uhKxRS7reHxIR-v05eqG7haQyViG27AtgCtcoqCNIB4MdLq7lH-O9qo_3_jSBnTPDhWYWntmqjCDOFOtfNOyO-XrogjGHmjZitV3wZrmTTrEOy6B1EwExvp38qC-pTkl/s1600/finger+pickin+good.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7yTRNgo-A-53uhKxRS7reHxIR-v05eqG7haQyViG27AtgCtcoqCNIB4MdLq7lH-O9qo_3_jSBnTPDhWYWntmqjCDOFOtfNOyO-XrogjGHmjZitV3wZrmTTrEOy6B1EwExvp38qC-pTkl/s320/finger+pickin+good.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I took the reference photo for this painting at this year's local art festival. I loved how oblivious this man was to all the commotion going on around him as he sat on the curb playing his guitar.</div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-77065483836878311952011-08-28T12:07:00.000-07:002011-08-28T12:07:32.646-07:00Sleep Peacefully on Summer Lawns<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7d2aKSX6Mk7y5xB-Pv6wOjYCF6kd5Tq_N-hzxO2oeslps_EBCK-zqen3X4beEKTrC7TVHAszEb7qbTMQkPaYXoP7NxODozcnOdfmuyBhAedjLBWCetDxEv66lxBqs5fjFPxy_VkkC73Z/s1600/sleep+peacefully.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7d2aKSX6Mk7y5xB-Pv6wOjYCF6kd5Tq_N-hzxO2oeslps_EBCK-zqen3X4beEKTrC7TVHAszEb7qbTMQkPaYXoP7NxODozcnOdfmuyBhAedjLBWCetDxEv66lxBqs5fjFPxy_VkkC73Z/s320/sleep+peacefully.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is my entry to the Daily Paintworks Challenge - this week the challenge was to do a painting in rectangles.</div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-37760222816497840922011-08-27T21:18:00.000-07:002011-08-27T21:18:00.181-07:00Inspired by Thomas Merton<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZuZRMEDoEBYYqxXQaJ9AViv709oM0RRTObGBTLuNW95W4gf9AU3fz53aBX06BtMMrizrc4yHo0DKGF6gyVk8qLiibz95v5pMANkgrrkKcyKatqfMVti3J8pXaOv5rW339gwKGMX4wQpm/s1600/wear+your+life.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZuZRMEDoEBYYqxXQaJ9AViv709oM0RRTObGBTLuNW95W4gf9AU3fz53aBX06BtMMrizrc4yHo0DKGF6gyVk8qLiibz95v5pMANkgrrkKcyKatqfMVti3J8pXaOv5rW339gwKGMX4wQpm/s320/wear+your+life.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Wear your life like a peacock it's plume." - Thomas Merton</div></div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-56547300066898728582011-08-13T19:37:00.000-07:002011-08-13T19:37:26.068-07:00Plein Air<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNIkvLkA45whpoa5wdTofvykLa-uSVzFabpTyMnGM02DFnYnVwZDd9rYLeAkKCQfm9JJZsEftiWRpfQlw0LchgorJK465qa4JWSW8tjN-spIOY4VDcGxaytuJHd307XeBlcnvuvf4kqfx/s1600/campground.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNIkvLkA45whpoa5wdTofvykLa-uSVzFabpTyMnGM02DFnYnVwZDd9rYLeAkKCQfm9JJZsEftiWRpfQlw0LchgorJK465qa4JWSW8tjN-spIOY4VDcGxaytuJHd307XeBlcnvuvf4kqfx/s320/campground.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>Such a wonderful day this was - sitting on the beach painting with my dear friend, sister in law, amazing artist... I still have a lot of work to do to be comfortable painting plein air style but really enjoyed every minute of it today and look forward to trying it again soon!<br />
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</div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-46750489331625704952011-07-24T19:07:00.000-07:002011-07-24T19:07:11.019-07:00Corner Chair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82EDl_C2nfj3X0mp4MEUKZWat3LgxURYFRzUxX5I5osMdAxcAuG_DlUFs_uSB6YbvUNjClI09asSoYWfDwXWPnJVmB9-ybxUdUI1-8_MyoGAvmCshfizm-EIc-cq9HFNPXIZ6-r6Whpia/s1600/Corner+Chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82EDl_C2nfj3X0mp4MEUKZWat3LgxURYFRzUxX5I5osMdAxcAuG_DlUFs_uSB6YbvUNjClI09asSoYWfDwXWPnJVmB9-ybxUdUI1-8_MyoGAvmCshfizm-EIc-cq9HFNPXIZ6-r6Whpia/s320/Corner+Chair.jpg" width="319" /></a></div>As soon as I first saw the sun spilling in on this lovely chair at my brother's condo I wanted to paint it. That was in April and I finally got my chance today!</div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-23641848062431467642011-07-23T21:09:00.000-07:002011-07-23T21:09:56.026-07:00A study...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2gFe0JBxO6gZcL2swa4PT7zr1rTC01-SKLg2EW28lwwvEl-biKPMXQ9ISY_10zIFN5bW2S_1OUBHU0jyvj7bNkpZGLCHbRBP4OdQT-I28CTCWmqll82tuyyIGU7oLnV0XEy8kk_S_X6m/s1600/poppies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2gFe0JBxO6gZcL2swa4PT7zr1rTC01-SKLg2EW28lwwvEl-biKPMXQ9ISY_10zIFN5bW2S_1OUBHU0jyvj7bNkpZGLCHbRBP4OdQT-I28CTCWmqll82tuyyIGU7oLnV0XEy8kk_S_X6m/s400/poppies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I finished this graphite and watercolor study of poppies just in time to go out and enjoy the reverence of watching the sun set behind the water... the best church of all:)</div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-70675645311060242952011-07-20T19:26:00.000-07:002011-07-20T19:26:21.445-07:00Two little cattle dog paintings...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYM0FK3_zpJZBOjou0a4htBWcfKuaPVno1I4RKmART1FovoH6MDLcq3FqshUVhAf8FtCSBgxxw_yVwayH6AyMXjTy8GtoJzuLWlYi_5ZFk19LnbdVgNTP4eiBjtlT6NXjmMadglUhBBOP/s1600/wish+you+were+here.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYM0FK3_zpJZBOjou0a4htBWcfKuaPVno1I4RKmART1FovoH6MDLcq3FqshUVhAf8FtCSBgxxw_yVwayH6AyMXjTy8GtoJzuLWlYi_5ZFk19LnbdVgNTP4eiBjtlT6NXjmMadglUhBBOP/s320/wish+you+were+here.jpg" width="225" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Wish You Were Here"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvt04ZS0IQdwthcyKrp9Sa-KjK5vyvPetQXC6bjnsIWEcaNJzv_IXdRMuUguEAejWrRf7xD-6Yt8nM2-3fIojkBnETIC00zDDwPlOiBoHfUlVd1uk2OBlREOHWb5gfY78FD0fdaAdwi_z/s1600/cool+blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvt04ZS0IQdwthcyKrp9Sa-KjK5vyvPetQXC6bjnsIWEcaNJzv_IXdRMuUguEAejWrRf7xD-6Yt8nM2-3fIojkBnETIC00zDDwPlOiBoHfUlVd1uk2OBlREOHWb5gfY78FD0fdaAdwi_z/s320/cool+blue.jpg" width="227" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Cool Blue"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
</div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-16274483136582539932011-07-18T05:57:00.000-07:002011-07-18T05:57:39.292-07:00I Carry Your Heart With Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ67pMLjk3Ncf_uR_fSUJou7_BMABOFY0_jBMpajazAL2XX5BtQsI4YEmVfYs8kRa5fOy6mpdKUSjGPn52i75X0bqvB9a48tKZFHVhuwa_Quc6DmQoDss5ywK3FY9Zd-y1c5zbcr-b0jrU/s1600/I+Carry+Your+Heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ67pMLjk3Ncf_uR_fSUJou7_BMABOFY0_jBMpajazAL2XX5BtQsI4YEmVfYs8kRa5fOy6mpdKUSjGPn52i75X0bqvB9a48tKZFHVhuwa_Quc6DmQoDss5ywK3FY9Zd-y1c5zbcr-b0jrU/s320/I+Carry+Your+Heart.jpg" width="160" /></a></div>Inspired by one of my favorite poems by ee cummings. One of the most beautiful love poems of all time.hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-61585339085583586022011-07-16T17:11:00.000-07:002011-07-16T17:11:39.072-07:00Red, white and a little blue...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedaslVwnh5q5diinCp7ewn0mKZeqXtH7HcRMK7BPnjs5t3vOm_mSum4FnUoIzFqnhGk62A7SLglOrdbBCKSJrVMYwJTm0b7Wsxwi4RSYu9naVGu_nl_j395BjJr4yITjqpjCI7g4ZcMOx/s1600/red+white+and+a+little+blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedaslVwnh5q5diinCp7ewn0mKZeqXtH7HcRMK7BPnjs5t3vOm_mSum4FnUoIzFqnhGk62A7SLglOrdbBCKSJrVMYwJTm0b7Wsxwi4RSYu9naVGu_nl_j395BjJr4yITjqpjCI7g4ZcMOx/s400/red+white+and+a+little+blue.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm always working on doing better portrait paintings - and the work continues...</div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-788435032058838812011-07-16T11:05:00.000-07:002011-07-16T11:05:55.970-07:00Good Day Sunshine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0f1MeLNNujZ8TTqIgl9ZrWbAAlIFIeVCv3FyhfZXL33hHJn6_UimA257eYM2LL4eDXmt11hUBTZc3PBhKr3VXXgj747JDl84nyreYgZ5l-2Uvn8hD5hSZHY2lp3NPSgIKpVgCgi0YGRo/s1600/Good+Day+Sunshine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0f1MeLNNujZ8TTqIgl9ZrWbAAlIFIeVCv3FyhfZXL33hHJn6_UimA257eYM2LL4eDXmt11hUBTZc3PBhKr3VXXgj747JDl84nyreYgZ5l-2Uvn8hD5hSZHY2lp3NPSgIKpVgCgi0YGRo/s400/Good+Day+Sunshine.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I need to laugh, and when the sun is out I've got something to laugh about</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I feel good, in a special way</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm in love and it's a sunny day.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">-The Beatles</span></div><br />
It's raining here on Whidbey Island this July morning but this song about sunshine offered the perfect title for my new watercolor.hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-66627278402297322092011-07-16T11:01:00.000-07:002011-07-16T11:01:59.684-07:00Ever made up your own creature?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxaQkCZsYswc2mODNmQRtVexEyJgpuQqpNw_0pMi1ARrL4EIwWxbdUV0HI6tJ-u8qQ78jAzyXEaHITFsw1mev0TmdusD0aZPN7xqj5Wvf9A7hya_sLrc-W7Lt5LnTAWYRAfENbv_9tMkd/s1600/creature+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxaQkCZsYswc2mODNmQRtVexEyJgpuQqpNw_0pMi1ARrL4EIwWxbdUV0HI6tJ-u8qQ78jAzyXEaHITFsw1mev0TmdusD0aZPN7xqj5Wvf9A7hya_sLrc-W7Lt5LnTAWYRAfENbv_9tMkd/s320/creature+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This month's Nibblefest on Ebay has the them of imaginary creatures so I've been sketching some ideas... it's much harder than you might think to make up a new creature... hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-8257653782234382872011-07-16T10:59:00.000-07:002011-07-18T05:55:58.025-07:00You are my sunshine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpDi1dyrcRicxdL6JhwrsIUGCw6lsjjA_TqvRTZqDq0Yt7xdi270Mbg-QT4AOZ2fmnlutFfj4Yb3mvNP-yl1gEizQ4Yzd1dnEY9mmoAscHh9TVUwZ4SkASc5BfSu2kA7Thk0dL4Fng9VS/s1600/You+are+my+sunshine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpDi1dyrcRicxdL6JhwrsIUGCw6lsjjA_TqvRTZqDq0Yt7xdi270Mbg-QT4AOZ2fmnlutFfj4Yb3mvNP-yl1gEizQ4Yzd1dnEY9mmoAscHh9TVUwZ4SkASc5BfSu2kA7Thk0dL4Fng9VS/s320/You+are+my+sunshine.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>Here's a fun little sketch I did at work this week and added watercolor when I got home...hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-64900056828684736972011-07-04T17:37:00.000-07:002011-07-04T17:40:03.219-07:00Nature<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlh3rcoehuBkUVamaZHKkPqK3xvx8WE0SNaOWE-0Mwsbw_itVQmEfFnnYgXjZnz2AOqoClJAzfziwkMA4b0sNaHdHWWdsVsCg56hb8xrbLGSOpgr_0q6soQi0Ve8S8irjPZi7BPVaOCTc/s1600/skagit+valley+waterway+finished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlh3rcoehuBkUVamaZHKkPqK3xvx8WE0SNaOWE-0Mwsbw_itVQmEfFnnYgXjZnz2AOqoClJAzfziwkMA4b0sNaHdHWWdsVsCg56hb8xrbLGSOpgr_0q6soQi0Ve8S8irjPZi7BPVaOCTc/s400/skagit+valley+waterway+finished.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I painted this sitting outside enjoying this beautiful Pacific Northwest day. It was really nice to paint by birdsong and the sound of the waves lapping on the shore. </div>hissnhowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692059001057628264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200254170386168864.post-1186648501870779832011-07-04T09:55:00.000-07:002011-07-04T09:55:45.636-07:00She Sells Seasmiles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA9FXIVwBvn8WZlFb1RP1Mc3OHgwxcr9rCZCBoEZOrNFlZaeBYjGm4q04-jwEIPcYmoowkj0xn4nOTIO8UjORF2Oziq3aFxnJt5_jxNPd5SzCH9sh1P9PJuThu6SMpFspzu9bnbhTXxiD/s1600/she+sells+sea+smiles+completed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA9FXIVwBvn8WZlFb1RP1Mc3OHgwxcr9rCZCBoEZOrNFlZaeBYjGm4q04-jwEIPcYmoowkj0xn4nOTIO8UjORF2Oziq3aFxnJt5_jxNPd5SzCH9sh1P9PJuThu6SMpFspzu9bnbhTXxiD/s400/she+sells+sea+smiles+completed.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who doesn't love the sound of the ocean... makes me smile just thinking about it:)</div><br />
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