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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Pretty Bikes Are Like Pretty Shoes

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I bought this pink Diamondback, Della Cruz, bike because it had an awesome chain guard, wide cork patterned seat with spri...
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Sunday, July 18, 2010

ACEO ATC Pop Art Doodle

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Artist trading cards are 2.5" x 3.5" and were traditionally traded among artists and were never intended to be sold. ACEO, art ca...
Friday, July 16, 2010

Bearded Iris Abstract Painting

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I did this acrylic painting for a lady who is a member of the red hat society. The members wear red hats and purple dre...
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Monday, July 12, 2010

Standup Chef Menu Chalkboard

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I saw a chef similar this in front of a cooking school a few years ago, I drew a pattern and my husband kindly cut it out for me. He stan...

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, Daisy Poster

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The poster has a field of Illustrator drawn daisies on a grass background that was created in Photoshop.
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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Maple Tree Helicopters

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I was in the hammock watching the helicopter seeds fly around the yard.
Saturday, July 10, 2010

EDM 1 Draw a shoe and 2 Draw a lamp

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I thought it would be fun to combine some of the challenges and so the canvas shoe now has a lamp print fabric instead of the existing blue.
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Green Concealer Is Not To Be Confused With Color Changing Lipstick

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My daughter left some cosmetics on my vanity that she bought and decided that she didn't want. I thought the green lipstick was the co...
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Friday, July 9, 2010

Godzilla vs The Burbs

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There was a bad thunderstorm and the dogs refused to go outside. I found a nervous pile of poo which I unfortunately stomped like Godzilla...
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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Chauffeur Zentangle Doodle

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I've been doing a lot of waiting for my daughter and this was a nice way to kill time in a semi-mindless fashion that was still fun. Z...
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Cabin Sketches

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I was at our cabin over the 4th of July and here are some of the sketches that resulted. Eagles nest on a nearby mountain, it's Minnes...
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Oil Change Portrait

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I went in for an oil change and there was nothing to read or draw so I was a little bored. The woman was in an issue of Time magazine that I...
Thursday, June 10, 2010

Woman On A Painted Table

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I had this metal table at the cabin and always meant to paint cherries on the dangling drops but went a different way after I put my purse o...
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Thank You Poster For Meals on Wheels Volunteers

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I made this poster for a local chapter of Meals on Wheels using photographs of volunteers supplied by Meals on Wheels. They wanted to put...
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Saturday, June 5, 2010

How To Clean Up Artwork Edges In Illustrator CS4 Tutorial

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Most of the time it doesn't matter if your art work extends onto the desktop but sometimes you want to tidy up the edge...
Friday, June 4, 2010

How To Use The Rotate Tool To Make A Simple Flower Tutorial Illustrator CS4

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The purpose of this tutorial is to show how to use the rotate tool; if you've ever done this by hand you will particularly appreciate ho...
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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Blurred Background with Clipping Mask With The Pen Tool In Photoshop CS4 Tutorial

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Sometimes a photo has too much going on in the background and it's distracting from the focus of the image. I chose to use the pen...
Sunday, May 30, 2010

Itasca State Park

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The stone path where you can cross the Mississippi River. The lake in the background is Lake Itasca. A closer view of the Missis...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

EDM 273 Draw a Collection of Tools

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This is the all in one tool that I keep in my purse. I bought the tool at Cabela's, the carabiner with the compass is from Coleman an...
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Quilt Show Poster

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I recently completed this poster in Illustrator. The fabrics were all made on the computer
Monday, May 10, 2010

Raining Birds Linocut Print

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The birds are flying through heavy rain and are being buffeted by the storm. I cut the image from a 12" block of linoleum.
Sunday, May 9, 2010

Island in the Sun Driftwood Sculpture

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This 38" high, driftwood sculpture was inspired by the Caribbean Steel Drum song Island in the Sun. I've been asked to exhibi...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

2 New Illustrator Drawings

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Veggie Dip. Broccoli diving into a bowl of dip. Abstract elephant peaking through jungle foliage
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Abstract Plaster Carving of the Word Arbitrate

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This is the carving about half way through. It started as a large, 3 sided block and then I used a chisel to rough carv...
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