Showing posts with label Different Strokes from Different Folks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Different Strokes from Different Folks. Show all posts

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Here It Is The Fourth, Already!

Yikes...this year is already going fast. I hope I can keep up. One of my goals for this year is to post to the blog at least four times a week, or more. I have Alison Stanfield's book, I'd Rather Be In The Studio, but I can't find it. And the plan was, and is, that I follow her plan to a t. As soon as I find it, I'll get started.

Here is my painting for Karin Jurick's Different Strokes From Different Folks. 

It has been sitting here waiting for me to finish it while I organized my studio, which I did. Yeah! Now I have lots of bins and baskets with various stuff in them. I hope I remember where I put everything.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Out With the Old......

There has been no work posted because I've been trying to straighten out my studio. Yesterday and today I spent hours in there, and I can tell you.....my cats have been seriously offended that I moved their scratching box. Well, hmmmpf!!

 It's very frustrating to try to do the things that would be so easy if I could stand up and walk. Several times I've just about fallen out of my chair when I was reaching for things, but because of past experiences, I know how far I can reach. I think, with the help of my cleaning ladies tomorrow, I'll have everything in a more user friendly place. 



While I've been doing nothing, I've been lurking around some cool art sites. Geesh. Hours can pass before I realize what has happened. It's just so riveting to read about other artists and see their work. I've discovered two very creative and different artists, well, actually, they are kind of like each other in their drawings. But you just have to see them!

 The first is Jen Stark, and she has done some mind boggling things with construction paper, and look at her drawings, too. I just love them. Watch the video at the top of her page.
The other artist is named Yellena. Her drawings are almost other worldly. Her shapes are sometimes  organic, sometimes just unbelievable! Evidently she has gotten lots of attention. I think she is an fulltime illustrator.

I'm still working on my portrait for Different Strokes From Different Folks. It needs some minor adjustments and then I think I'll be pretty happy with it.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Submission for Karin Jurick's DSFDF



Did the DSFDF confuse you? That is an acronym for Karin Jurick's new blog, Different Strokes From Different Folks. 
Every week artists do their own take on a photo Karin posts. It's really kind of exciting to see how others think, and how your art compares to other artist's work. So, as far as comparing my little contribution goes this week, well, let's not compare, ok? My big problem here was trying to use acrylics like water colors and not knowing what I was doing. So, let me now go and bury my head in a good art book and try to learn something.