Second Glances - more insomnia

Second Glance - Digital Illustration 8 x 8 inches

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Image Credits thanks to Finecrafted Designs,

Art by January, Tumble Fish Studio, Lorie Davison and

Holliewood Studios

 

....couldn't sleep

inSOMNIa - digital collage

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Image Credits - Holliewood Studios "Birds and The Bees" 

plus other images from the public domain

The pressure is on

to get this finished before Dec 24.  I am feeling it - even though it is all self-imposed.  I keep trying out different excuses in my mind as I paint, reasons to delay it so I don't have to hurry through.  Being a beginner at painting is really rearing it's ugly head and I haven't any techniques to draw upon apart from some of the You Tube videos I've watched.  If anyone out there has taken an on-line acrylic painting course (preferably portraits as opposed to landscape) I would love to hear from you!  I am also open to any suggestions!
Arrrgggggg....I think I need to take a chill pill.  I swear I've worn out my husband asking him to tell me what's right and wrong.  Damn insecurity.   If I were the type of person to be more gentle on myself, I'd give myself a pat on the back for getting over the dreaded fear of a paint brush that has plagued me for 3 decades.  Oh, I know, everything WILL be OK.  :0) 

Day 13 - work in progress
Study of Richard Phillip's "Scout" - 40x30 inches acrylic on wrapped canvas

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Progress Snapshots

Min's Christmas Cut

Min, Mini and Mindi (just don't call her late for supper) is our 6 year old Yorkshire Terrier. She weighs about 6 pounds - a good size for her breed.  She has never had her hair cut quite so short, so when I see her, it's a double take!  Especially how much bigger her ears look!

Swan Correspondence - digital meanderings

Swan I - digital illustration

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Image Credits - Tumble Fish Studio, Holliewood Studios

Swan II digital illustration 

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Image Credits: Holliewood Studios and Finecrafted Designs

"Dear God, Please send to me the spirit of Your peace. Then send, dear Lord, the spirit of peace from me to all the world. "                                                                                        - Marianne Williamson

Peace - digital illustration
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Image Credits - Tumble Fish Studio and Holliewood Studios

Oh My Gothic 4 x 4 Squares - Month 8

Working ahead of schedule on one of the collaborative projects I participate in, for January, it was my turn to create something for Leslie. She'd requested among other objects, eyes, vintage, clocks  and maps as some of her favorite images. 

I snapped several macro shots as well as added this new fabric collage to the ones I've completed and sent forward so far.

Thanks for your comments and visit - with two weeks to go before December 25th I'm sure everyone reading has a long list of things to do right now!

4x4 Fabric "Crazy Collage" - for Leslie January 2012

Most images from Tumble Fish Studio and map circles from Tangie Baxter

June to January 4 x 4's

Work in Progress - Sunlight and Textures

 Update 2 Day 11 - still working on the face......

Today the sunlight really captured the textures of an acrylic painting  I  have been working on  as a Christmas gift for my daughter Jill.  It is a study of a painting by Robert Phillips called "Scout" (see last photo below).  My daughter saw it on the set of  "Gossip Girls" and asked me if I would paint it for her.

I am about 60% done and am working on it for an hour or so a day, hoping that amount of time will allow me to finish it in time for December 25th.

 Work in Progress - Study of Richard Phillip's painting "Scout" 

 40 x 30 inches acrylic on wrapped canvas

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Above are photos of the work-in-progress, from top left down and then up again. Similar to looking at your work in a mirror, it's helpful to see a photograph for me to determine where I'm going wrong...or right.  I'm continually surprised at how the photographs change depending on the time of day, whether or not I've used a flash, sunshine as well as incandescent lighting in the evening shots.

Here's the photograph I am working from (it's also shown above as the last lower photo on the right in the series above as a reference) - 

Original - "Scout" -Richard Phillips

 Photo from the set of Gossip Girls - Original Painting "Scout" by Richard  Phillips