Thursday, November 24, 2011

"EXOTIC"


COREL dooodle.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

IF/ 'VANITY'


"VANITY" is 
the word-of-the-week on
ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY.

This unique flower sprouts little mirrors
from its center.
This little guy is all eyes!

Monday, November 21, 2011

Faster!

Out for a spin.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

LIFE DRAWING


Once a month
for three hours.


I pasted scraps of Canson papers
on left over foamcore.



Then I could just walk around the model
to grab a pose.



Ha! They sure look like different models...






Tuesday, November 15, 2011

"TWO PEEPERS"


"TWO PEEPERS"

on a blue background.
How have I put white into this tiny piece?
Let's see: the birds are transferred  
typo film. The mosaic pattern is tiny
acrylic brushwork.
Oh yeah; I cut through the blue background
to make the strigil designs up top.
A little colored pencil colors the top bird and triangle below him.

About 6 x 4.5 inches.



Monday, November 14, 2011

"YUP!"


THIS PAPER
carries a lot of color
and some
calligraphic brushwork.
I just turned it into a landscape
by adding a sun-ball and leaves.
He is content with his roll across the sky.

Acrylic and pencil on collaged
scans of antique tile.
Typo film for bright lettering.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

"BUD"


I REDUCED
one of my paintings to its
simplest line form
and printed an edition of 25 prints.
Added various collage stripes along one side
and
a little colored pencil.
I know so many veterinarians now!

Friday, November 11, 2011

'SILENT'


ALL  STAGE SOUNDS
have stopped unexpectedly
as
Brunhilde storms out of rehearsal!
Who will replace the diva? Who? WHO? WHOOOOO?

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY's word is "SILENT."
Drew this today....in Painter 12.
Remember : EGOMANIACS are easier to draw when they've huffed off-stage!

"SOUTHWARD"


THE WEATHER
in Key West is breezy and bright.
Parrotheads are in town for the sun and music
and it's nicely social at our gallery.

As my other recent posts,
this is a smaller work on paper board.

Embossing, oil pastel, watercolor and ink.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

TRIOS


TRIO EQUIVALANT. 
Acrylic and watercolor.


OR THREE SINGERS.
Acrylic and watercolor.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

"SUN, TOO"


WATERCOLOR
on transparent gesso.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

"SUN"


WATERCOLOR
on transparent gesso.

Monday, November 7, 2011

'SUNSET'


Acrylic, watercolor and typofilm.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

"STRIPES"


ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY
has spoken:
this week's word is 'stripes.'

She could not change her spots, and had been assured
by her friends (principally the zebra and bumblebee) that all males
adored stripes.
"Doesn't it make me look, err, heavy?"
The bee and zebra eyed each other's forms.
The buzzing friend's eyes were inscrutable,
but the zebra spat out a large mouthful of grass
and snorted,"Nonsense!"

NOVELTY ACT


A Juggler.
Acrylic and watercolor.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Monumental wedding gift


Painter.
Coffee's ready.

Friday, October 28, 2011

SCARY!!!


Pretty in Pink for
Illustration Friday!

"SCARY" is this week's word.

IT'S FANTASY FEST
IN KEY WEST.
We close the gallery:
it's pretty incredible
people watching.

We hide out at night like the
smart cat.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

ETHANOL


ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY
word-of-the-week
was(!)

"FUEL."

'Thought of this last night.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

A GOOD DAY



"AGAIN"

Collage of painted papers
with digital image, stamping
and 23 carat gold.

A varied series of collage with this sweet dog.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

MY HUMBLE OPINION


Collage of papers
and
digital image
with 23 carat gold.

I'm doing a series of collages 
with this image.

Monday, October 24, 2011

'MISTER FLOWER'


Acrylic and watercolor.
About 6 inches square.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

MINI-KING


Everyone likes presents!

"IT'S GOOD TO BE KING!"

3.5 inches square.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

TINY GARDENER


'MOON GARDEN'

Acrylic and typo film.
Wee:  3.5 inches square.

Friday, October 21, 2011

"TRANCE"


SEE how irregular
the edges are?

I want to show 'em before they're 
covered by the frame.

Oil enamel, acrylic, ink and watercolor.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

'PRO SHOP'


MY DOGS
aren't fond of tennis balls...
This one is.
What's wrong with this collage?
'Got my "N's" wrong.

Acrylic, water color, pencil, ink.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

MONOGRAM


I'll use my
initials for my
profile photo.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

BIRD SONG


PLAYING
in Painter.

He plays a simple song
to the bird in thanks for
the feathers.

EVENING LIGHTS


Yves and Alan
have a great garden.
There are all sorts of well-loved
and well-placed plants
in the deep, long lot.
Even water lilies!

We strolled over with our cocktails to join them there.
Alan had suspended scores (!) of tiny votive lamps
among the shadows. Bewitching!

Some final sunbeams on the glossy leaves 
were easily confused with the tiny flames.

Mike the sproodle guards the beaujolaise.

"NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH"


MAKING COLLAGES
to fit some
double rag mats
(which will cover the uneven edges);
this is called
"The Best Time of the Day."

Monday, October 17, 2011

THE LOST PEARL


ONE
of the neat options in Painter
is a 'mirror' drawing tool.

The face structure
and
radiating leaves are drawn with it.
You can position an axis point
(or multiple points!)
in the composition and rotate its angle.
I dragged it off the picture
to finish the lettering, etc.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Three Tree Moon


What it is. Painter 12

The future...


An exotic fortune teller.
Painter 12.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

SEATED NUDE

PAINTER quickie

Friday, October 14, 2011

I'M NEW HERE...


I'M NO HUMAN
but I'll have a look.

'SCATTERED PINATA SPIDERS'


"SCATTERED"
is the word of the week from
ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY.
'Drew this, this morning in Painter
'cause I'm on vacation.

Pinata Spiders are great:
you can play with them or eat them.
But I think little bunny boy
was hoping for candy corn.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Green Wood Smoke


Some wood
does burn green.
We used to cook with cut alder wood from the creekside
north of San Francisco.
'Must be thinking of firewood
because I want it to get cool enough
to light one in the evening.

88 f. yesterday.....

Thank you note...


The fine folks
at the


are getting ready for this year's
Beastie Ball
and
Holiday Market.
Those people love their animals
and know how to have a good time!

This guy was a quick doodle attached to a note.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Oh, "K."



Here's "K."

"HURRY, HERALD"


THOUGH HARDLY GREEK,
this messenger has the
quality of black-figure painting
on ancient pottery.
The silhouette is
established and details removed
by scraffito technique.

In this case, I drew with a sharp eraser
in Painter 12. 

CANYON POOL

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

SPRITE


The winds of Autumn
begin to stir the garden.

Monday, October 10, 2011

PLAYFUL ALPHABET


PLAYING in Painter
'til
I heard the wine being opened.
That was right around 'U.'

Huh, skipped 'K,' too! I'll give that letter its own post.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

PIRACY!



RECENTLY
I dedicated a humorous nude
to the client's husband.
"Could you make it to 'The Bikini Thief,' please?"

It was their anniversary.

You'll notice Corel Painter has not improved my spelling...

Astronaut with Ranch-style House


The week's word is
'CONTRAPTION.'
Anything that is tagged with that derogatory moniker
usually flies and is new-fangled.
But if you're a kid in your yard in
 the '60's,
your best bet to fly is a cardboard box.
The colander helmet: optional.