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Yes, it's another little girl portrait. I had to figure out something to do while my watercolors were drying, and I ran out of Threadless submissions to score. These little girls are fun, but I'm getting really frustrated with the scans. The actual images are really delicate, but it just doesn't translate well to the digital format.
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Well, I sat down at my desk today, meaning to work on another ghost, but those colored pencils were just too enticing, and I couldn't think of anything to draw that didn't have big, fuzzy ears. (Just as an aside: if I had ears that fuzzy, I'd make a coat out of them.)
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I've been mulling over the concept of a series of ghosts of St. Louis for a while now, and I think I may have just stumbled on the beginning of it. I was actually just trying to use up some of that mat board that's left over from the window mats I've been cutting, but I think this is the right direction for me. If I can get some scans that I'm actually pleased with, I think I'll begin with scenes around my parents' house. They have a creepy old turn-of-the-century house, and I've always been terrified of ghosts there. The time has come to face another fear via my artwork.
Also, I'd like to thank all the things that turned this very crummy day into a nice relaxing one: Neko Case, cake, colored pencils (even if I didn't use them yet, they're still on my desk), a significant reduction in the ant population in our house, soup, Willy Wonka, a sudden and inexplicable understanding of how to keep the windows open in our house, Miho Hatori, a nicely orgainized file cabinet, flip flops, recently shaved legs (I only did it because I had to go to the foot doctor, but now I'm glad I did), and the two lovely ladies that checked in my artwork for the jurying of the Forces of Entry show I did the cloud piece for.
And, of course, long sentences ending in prepositions.
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Here are the inner workings of a cloud, laid out for all to see. In case you didn't know, there's a large resevoir of water for all the drops, a bunch of gears powered by a tiny running man, timpany drums hooked up to speakers for the thunder, and a Tesla coil in the middle for the lightning.
Limited edition prints available.
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Yet another drawing for an upcoming digital painting. I really have been doing work, despite the fact that I've been MIA. It's just one of those weeks where nothing I do turns out quite right. Hopefully things will turn around before my deadlines catch up with me.
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This is the drawing for another piece that I'm going to finish like my works for Venus Envy. I'm hoping to submit it to the Women's Caucus for Art juried exhibition. I hope I can get it done on time. I also have another juried exhibition with the theme "Forces of Nature" that needs to be done by the 27th, the Munny show, which needs to be done by May 12th, and two newly comissioned works for the woman who purchased "Sky Above, Earth Below" at Venus Envy. Who needs sleep?
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There they are, up on the wall. The show went really well. I sold three pieces and met some incredible artists. I can't wait to do it again next year. There was a lot of positive response to my work, which always feels good, but my favorite part was that the first person to comment on my work to me was a twelve-year-old girl who introduced herself as an artist and said that she love my pieces.
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My tornado print is a hand-picked item on Etsy. A nice little bit of encouragement.
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I've finally (almost) finished my Web site. Take a look around, and, if you don't mind, let me know if you see anything wrong. It's still very much a work in progress. Still, it's been a couple of years since I've had a Web site that's even close to current, so I'm happy to have something online now.
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It's covered with scales, hence it's a reptile house. I wasn't sure if I was going to color it. Then I went out for a beer, came home, saw the word of the week was "green," and decided to make it more reptilian.
Details, details:
Don't forget to stop by Black Bear Bakery to see me tomorrow.
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Somehow this looks like a 70s record cover to me. Any thoughts?
Here she is surrounded by disapproving faces.
All my Venus Envy pieces are done. I just need to pick up the last one from the printer, frame it, and I'm all set to install on Saturday.
P.S.: This spoof of 300 is really funny.
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Aha! Proof that I've been doing something! (Sort of.) I listed the acetaminophen on Etsy now that I have them all ready with their tags.
I also forgot to mention earlier that I will be Black Bear Bakery DIY Festival this coming Saturday.
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I assure you, I have been toiling away these past few days. I just don't have much to show for it. I've been working on contacting stores around St. Louis to carry my work, and so far I've heard back from one. (More on that later, if all goes well.) I framed four of my five pieces for Venus Envy, but they're sitting in my dad's basement, so they aren't exactly picture worthy, yet. I've been working on setting myself up as a business. I sent in my registration for a fictitious name Saturday, and I'm trying to figure out the rest of the tax forms, as well. I also put up some more prints in the shop and finally finished a banner for it.
I did get a chance to go to the Queeny Park Fine Arts Festival, which was really pretty cool. I bought a paper cut of a squirrel by Lou Hii, which is incredible. He had so many other great pieces, but they were all out of my price range. I also got a hand-colored etching by Jan Havens, which is too cute to believe. The title is "Frogs Learning Table Manners," and the caption around the edge reads, "Don't let your food fly away. Don't eat with your fingers; use your tongue. Try the ants. Eat fast before it crawls away." I love frogs and couldn't resist.
We bumped into Kieran's old art teacher, Joan Marie, who must have been the best high school art teacher ever. Mine was an absolute nut, who would wear one sneaker and one pump to school and who gave the wrong grades all the time because she didn't feel like figuring out what line grades were supposed to go on in the grade book. This woman was so encouraging. I usually don't like this kind of art, since I get rather burnt out on it, but I really like hers, particularly this piece. It's nice to hear about the art world from someone who's really made it.
I guess that's enough talk for now. If you made it down to the bottom of this post, congratulations. I will reward you with pictures in the next day or two.
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