Dog A Day

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My Adventures With Scratchboard

DREAMTIME

Two cockatoos becoming stars.

Rattlesnake Test

Small Flamingo

This semester I was able to play around with different styles and mediums...

We used scratchboards briefly. I like that scratchboard can be fast but it might be a while before I do any more...

2nd Place

Illuminated Duke

My painting of my dog "Illuminated Duke" won a 2nd place in the National Arts Program for Carlsbad. :)

How to Draw a Giraffe!

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Pastel

This was my latest attempt at pastels...

It was for an illustration project in school. I had to illustrate

"Aunt Matilda was always a bit odd"... (I think that was the line...)

I haven't worked with pastels so this was a very educating experience!

I find it pretty agitating but I know it has to do with my frustration with not knowing the materials. I'm going to do a little more research and some practice before I start another project. If you know of any good videos or books... leave a little note below... ;)

How to Draw a Chameleon!

Above is the newest "how to" page... print it out and enjoy!

And a coloring sheet! ;)

Click to print out...

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And... a Crab!

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Octopi!

Above is the newest "how to" page... print it out and enjoy!

And a coloring sheet too!

Don't forget to put in an environment for your Octopus!- Seaweed, Rocks, etc...

I have 3 more ready to go for the next 3 Sundays....

So check back!

I had problems with my computer earlier but all is well now. :)

Thanks for coming!

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How to Draw a Whale!

Greetings to those that attended "Splish Splash Art" at the Oceanside Library this Saturday! :)

As promised here is a how-to sheet for you to print out at home... hope you enjoy it! (Place your print setting on landscape)

I will be putting up a new one on each Sunday for 2 more weeks...

What will show up next week...?... Stop by and find out!

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Thar Be Whales Here!!!

Here's a little volunteer project I did this weekend for the Dove Library in Carlsbad. As soon as I get more pictures I will upload them so you can see how it was put together. We are promoting their Science Saturday program! Every 3rd Saturday come down to the library and see what we are doing! Or check out my Life Inspired Art Link for Facebook on the left. ;)

PS-- I'm going to show you how to draw these Whales Dec. 18 at the Library... Fun!

*Sorry it's been so long since I posted something... I've been a bit preoccupied with school and other projects...

Practice

Practicing some of my line work... :)

Coming soon...

*****Update***** Click on pictures to print them out**** Sorry it took so long!*******

**For the fish (not the seahorse) you will need to put your printer settings on landscape... Or else you will only get part of the fish when you print them. ;) **

I will have scans of fish you can print out and color soon....

I have to fiddle with my scanner...

Sorry it's taking so long kids!

(This is a note to all the kids I talked to- at the art classes I taught this past week) ;)

More animal sketches :)

This is one of my dog, Duke.

This is Holly with her ball.

Holly hanging out...

Random cockatoo picture I was practicing with... ;)

Not much to report right now...thought I would post some pics. I am going to start classes at Watts next week! I'm very excited to learn new stuff. I will be doing more Oil paintings and some landscapes! WooHoo! :D

King of the Jungle!

This is a graphite drawing I was working on in my Animal Portrait class.

Well, I was working on it so long I started to hate the sight of it... and put it away for a while.

I've decided to start on it again...

I will post a picture of the final project when I'm done.

It was at the point where I was afraid to mess it up too... but I think I'm over it. ;)