tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42102786757776380982024-02-20T08:54:04.319-08:00I Want To Be An ArtistI Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-56605019497308887132009-08-29T11:31:00.000-07:002009-08-29T14:28:52.079-07:00Eggcitement - my life as art - or 'A Day In The Life Of A Daily Painter'<object width="325" height="244"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b3ICvvOK660&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b3ICvvOK660&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="244"></embed></object>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-77321664188120466882009-08-27T07:25:00.000-07:002009-08-27T07:26:17.009-07:00Lavender Conversation . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLD1Y-jyAfbs23vp_qQS2QoU_uuJ1TDLCi6Q4xLAAs_LpBgWeL-e9odQnYT1ZCkcMV_n3A1mI1BgiFxfD-gX41U8kKAPUfR49Qn5HqZBaAnT-6UUUzKYttigOvuZiU0AcK1DXz4Z2txQsS/s1600-h/conversation003a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374649684592467906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 351px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLD1Y-jyAfbs23vp_qQS2QoU_uuJ1TDLCi6Q4xLAAs_LpBgWeL-e9odQnYT1ZCkcMV_n3A1mI1BgiFxfD-gX41U8kKAPUfR49Qn5HqZBaAnT-6UUUzKYttigOvuZiU0AcK1DXz4Z2txQsS/s400/conversation003a.jpg" border="0" /></a> charcoal on canvas panelI Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-69512927034540131002009-08-27T07:24:00.000-07:002009-08-27T07:25:10.795-07:00Two Sisters . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIPyJx5d3HaAG_C_Sbr9aWzXT8ieMVEvrrgj3nFKyNbAoPy7KPSdr4uypwFeOPcqEkUNHJA98-eOSW2iLFhG-XRePP0gN3Ey6gtoD55IWAt732D2g021Qs2bX8pqAUi97RzuZ8R3XoK2i/s1600-h/TwoSisters005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374649370641651106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 386px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 343px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIPyJx5d3HaAG_C_Sbr9aWzXT8ieMVEvrrgj3nFKyNbAoPy7KPSdr4uypwFeOPcqEkUNHJA98-eOSW2iLFhG-XRePP0gN3Ey6gtoD55IWAt732D2g021Qs2bX8pqAUi97RzuZ8R3XoK2i/s400/TwoSisters005.JPG" border="0" /></a> Charcoal on canvas panel.I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-49846116279281041752009-08-26T08:55:00.000-07:002009-08-27T07:19:27.377-07:00Two Sisters . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQMEYSptYDjKLutR2Gc1eYWn5NlFNB3H7OFZ-f2Pu8a0wqsUWgX1q4q28tdubWWCtkANTbnzWL0UAoe50nafnXy1_x2rBu041cd7O3_j5kupzfj9qyvbq6qutq1HTa-JwUQqAP7Daa9BX/s1600-h/2009-08-23-1410-24.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374301810724385970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 376px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQMEYSptYDjKLutR2Gc1eYWn5NlFNB3H7OFZ-f2Pu8a0wqsUWgX1q4q28tdubWWCtkANTbnzWL0UAoe50nafnXy1_x2rBu041cd7O3_j5kupzfj9qyvbq6qutq1HTa-JwUQqAP7Daa9BX/s400/2009-08-23-1410-24.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is 6x6 oil on canvas panel.I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-3820706922249588772009-08-23T07:16:00.000-07:002009-08-23T07:18:57.777-07:00Reflection . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgcf04XxFaWficrys7vKULgEEq6p4_I8J7b0OX9Nk-SbfwvNKR2yX-Rs92v3hNwL3u5bta68iatHWA3EgpTDZ0UUl2GhxMYV9HrRqnwfcUoCCLgHvc4UREYJGjwsnXUhqI_-aqMm55Y1r/s1600-h/2009-08-08-0744-08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373163165585071922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 396px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgcf04XxFaWficrys7vKULgEEq6p4_I8J7b0OX9Nk-SbfwvNKR2yX-Rs92v3hNwL3u5bta68iatHWA3EgpTDZ0UUl2GhxMYV9HrRqnwfcUoCCLgHvc4UREYJGjwsnXUhqI_-aqMm55Y1r/s400/2009-08-08-0744-08.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />8x8 charcoal on canvas panelI Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-17626999887120437602009-08-22T12:48:00.000-07:002009-08-22T12:51:08.869-07:00Myra Anderson - A Quiet Moment . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMdQVflkrbMMA7OL4Pl_n_FZ65vOy6QZqHO1DcRrorlXO8sZ9nE5oPPdWrZpOfJzQnYqgoUnV4gviodmQsn9Iw_-sDZ8KEayYHXdqr1jJ53gVWQj7nsbmaom3Vr7sfGB6E5IV7lnNQHM-/s1600-h/carefreeCoffeeblog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372877707605541970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMdQVflkrbMMA7OL4Pl_n_FZ65vOy6QZqHO1DcRrorlXO8sZ9nE5oPPdWrZpOfJzQnYqgoUnV4gviodmQsn9Iw_-sDZ8KEayYHXdqr1jJ53gVWQj7nsbmaom3Vr7sfGB6E5IV7lnNQHM-/s400/carefreeCoffeeblog.jpg" border="0" /></a> Still working . . . this is 8x8 charcoal on canvas panel.I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-44351112569454650282009-08-21T15:41:00.000-07:002009-08-21T15:50:21.822-07:00Myra Anderson - Ballerina Tying Her Shoe . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLQrAWOfMCovzPs-gbJ5Wg2hyphenhyphenqmtoa7208k6VEV01Iak7ChVB80ftAtiVBxoE7aadSP8bgqQAnjfNby1NddDMEqKFCT1M860A7QmzvMkjoqBQbkNicS7Y3POQyMKbHwM0gKwl0hBQ7f-B/s1600-h/coffeeanddegas2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372551652713323586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 393px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLQrAWOfMCovzPs-gbJ5Wg2hyphenhyphenqmtoa7208k6VEV01Iak7ChVB80ftAtiVBxoE7aadSP8bgqQAnjfNby1NddDMEqKFCT1M860A7QmzvMkjoqBQbkNicS7Y3POQyMKbHwM0gKwl0hBQ7f-B/s400/coffeeanddegas2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Due to a very hectic schedule I haven't been painting <em>at all</em> lately. I have however been trying to keep up with all of the magnificent artists by drawing whenever possible. I love this little 'Degas' ballerina. I will be posting other drawings and oil sketches that I have done as I get back to work being an artist . . .I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-91658312647080357122009-07-22T07:55:00.001-07:002009-07-22T07:58:04.113-07:00Ballerina Blue Tutu . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAZ_0YpmSEpcOVuNY07tD1MoNWmfWa7WlQk81alPvXZ2rWSaur_kSSz56ZEvI1tKfbpdevh0D5hQkmn158D_xxnaQs7dyQ7w8PeqzDgMG6SBpnNuCxrZbtRYws1vzNcbKQES5vuuRCHLy/s1600-h/ballerinablue4a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361298406676969074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 323px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAZ_0YpmSEpcOVuNY07tD1MoNWmfWa7WlQk81alPvXZ2rWSaur_kSSz56ZEvI1tKfbpdevh0D5hQkmn158D_xxnaQs7dyQ7w8PeqzDgMG6SBpnNuCxrZbtRYws1vzNcbKQES5vuuRCHLy/s400/ballerinablue4a.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NvBXpRZYSjQFiz-XGhJjJD02CmOrtmLuKA_69FxtnXPXGs1XFRlCJHRCWsHJ2k51xfpOsmioAUE0Frg4aL121GhOzODjN_BGiBfczzR6o-QgT6addSAftR6zipEtUDZS2bwnZ7zmWfWa/s1600-h/25.00s.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361298406605271122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 115px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 96px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NvBXpRZYSjQFiz-XGhJjJD02CmOrtmLuKA_69FxtnXPXGs1XFRlCJHRCWsHJ2k51xfpOsmioAUE0Frg4aL121GhOzODjN_BGiBfczzR6o-QgT6addSAftR6zipEtUDZS2bwnZ7zmWfWa/s400/25.00s.bmp" border="0" /></a> Ballerina Blue Tutu is 6x6 oil on canvas panel. Please email me if you are interested. Thank you.I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-59590812382729947712009-07-22T07:41:00.000-07:002009-07-22T07:53:03.910-07:00Ballerina Pink Tutu . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cG4BX1BkULvbdtUhPn4F4Mr9oLU3vpYN6raj1_Vb1IviH_pSYFOGir6Z02Z1P7xL1-5tsA7cciTZqmQqML7Wp9qEJAndQ4adQgzGxeWMyeV8SP4w2Av0C0_dWuIOMltaCAbKf-M_aaVD/s1600-h/ballerinapink3a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361295563420733218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cG4BX1BkULvbdtUhPn4F4Mr9oLU3vpYN6raj1_Vb1IviH_pSYFOGir6Z02Z1P7xL1-5tsA7cciTZqmQqML7Wp9qEJAndQ4adQgzGxeWMyeV8SP4w2Av0C0_dWuIOMltaCAbKf-M_aaVD/s400/ballerinapink3a.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjfFNlmIxBOds_MF5d2QX8ROnFcG74ONOrW_foydaJVa7m6UqwlWgY1Fam2GQNz6L7OATPlBdrUQXbQwLYqBPfQAN5p_8RblLJimf4YXAzcdv2L4yTsfTBdNvbOxmUFXc_ev8iYcUVxqZ/s1600-h/25.00s.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361295563626205938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 115px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 96px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjfFNlmIxBOds_MF5d2QX8ROnFcG74ONOrW_foydaJVa7m6UqwlWgY1Fam2GQNz6L7OATPlBdrUQXbQwLYqBPfQAN5p_8RblLJimf4YXAzcdv2L4yTsfTBdNvbOxmUFXc_ev8iYcUVxqZ/s400/25.00s.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />Ballerina Pink Tutu is 6x6 oil on canvas panel. Please email me if you are interested. Thank you.I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-34346055675020938802009-07-21T13:37:00.000-07:002009-07-21T13:40:04.912-07:00A Real Treat . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyTXtppT2vyTaIF9UHU4X08gcmn-cSdQKHIkUBJH-9tK4gl4slyULa28hMpF0HLPVyMPRaA4qFxi9EUs19fCSE0b5xwJ7f5S3VweuFPBxpru7qDkB8SAWQz6nb2ntymQ9_GK684S1KSKB/s1600-h/banner.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361015328184010802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyTXtppT2vyTaIF9UHU4X08gcmn-cSdQKHIkUBJH-9tK4gl4slyULa28hMpF0HLPVyMPRaA4qFxi9EUs19fCSE0b5xwJ7f5S3VweuFPBxpru7qDkB8SAWQz6nb2ntymQ9_GK684S1KSKB/s400/banner.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.artofmyrajae.blogspot.com/">www.artofmyrajae.blogspot.com</a>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-31285402173106367962009-07-21T12:40:00.000-07:002009-07-21T12:41:34.103-07:00Watercolor Ballet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuHk_E7p2DdjLr-ZshyphenhyphenXZt3VxU2X9j7R5b5ov8Pg75kApIweBS6HyxkqhJg067ccSgIl2AjPDoYgMuuYjESW8aM9kuT1fpFZ2lQTGW2BlF8PnuXYVNvQkL5IoikhPGSpRnIpRIS1SSOnD/s1600-h/WaterColorBallet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361000721735659858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuHk_E7p2DdjLr-ZshyphenhyphenXZt3VxU2X9j7R5b5ov8Pg75kApIweBS6HyxkqhJg067ccSgIl2AjPDoYgMuuYjESW8aM9kuT1fpFZ2lQTGW2BlF8PnuXYVNvQkL5IoikhPGSpRnIpRIS1SSOnD/s400/WaterColorBallet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-44074440677317991412009-04-24T11:04:00.000-07:002009-07-21T13:06:05.428-07:00Myra - Little Ballerina in Blue<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-A-i4UkSVK-hzKd__klnp1-Tsh2BFJXhE0PaoIQ5HCYgBRT2A2vhGT3_R35C5PuOh3_i9PzvAmXdQnYEEBCmjr1Py3iN4iJMqtLIiMeCBSkOsj-3_AmF5jr64YFBIvziAUJTsR4bBjjOn/s1600-h/ballerinaBlue.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328320550699767282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-A-i4UkSVK-hzKd__klnp1-Tsh2BFJXhE0PaoIQ5HCYgBRT2A2vhGT3_R35C5PuOh3_i9PzvAmXdQnYEEBCmjr1Py3iN4iJMqtLIiMeCBSkOsj-3_AmF5jr64YFBIvziAUJTsR4bBjjOn/s400/ballerinaBlue.jpg" border="0" /></a>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-12637889560492709562009-04-21T15:29:00.000-07:002009-04-21T15:33:21.676-07:00Myra Anderson Practice SketchThis is the first time I have tried this particular pose. It's 8x10 charcoal on paper.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzhu5voVPY1jwLBmvFa9l-zJ_8J5fH79xZRfD9l3ccwhadgaMeEhmG_sTQGzALS1SxOp9PKyv5qEWCVRYxQk0t4OQvZ93u-_pH0HAcGqEZYzNWL_VLrX_wkW6nh9v0KFJyXCL1GYIop0j/s1600-h/3431283103_1f1b8c8f6e_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327275787355199986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 217px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzhu5voVPY1jwLBmvFa9l-zJ_8J5fH79xZRfD9l3ccwhadgaMeEhmG_sTQGzALS1SxOp9PKyv5qEWCVRYxQk0t4OQvZ93u-_pH0HAcGqEZYzNWL_VLrX_wkW6nh9v0KFJyXCL1GYIop0j/s400/3431283103_1f1b8c8f6e_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-75516598766358541122009-03-26T06:12:00.000-07:002009-03-26T06:17:12.957-07:00Joe Martin - Beautiful Digital Artwork<div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDFWbNw1DEEzgmO9Js3seByZNeNNDg3OBdziclI7-tGsQMHjl2ZAffN9fbYTmdfvenndEPkXV_rDpOsZZ2X1PMRNcDsTkI4PjN4xdhclQhoQ-QVqwIL354QLWpb0Aeabd7CtOc8GZMZ1F/s1600-h/Ballet1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317484477566923458" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDFWbNw1DEEzgmO9Js3seByZNeNNDg3OBdziclI7-tGsQMHjl2ZAffN9fbYTmdfvenndEPkXV_rDpOsZZ2X1PMRNcDsTkI4PjN4xdhclQhoQ-QVqwIL354QLWpb0Aeabd7CtOc8GZMZ1F/s400/Ballet1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibwZUR-oVSM9dJHvUxAXUJQb4iSVBBXaGtMNZWW_5AhkqmYZ2IqF8vZWEx55vzBFxXo8cydd6ByYo19JG9WCbOvnU3eqYL8OCn_L4K8BWYoE8IMZvpMSMv3gLxVswCwZkFNal-APC0Mey/s1600-h/New+Picture.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317484482369259170" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibwZUR-oVSM9dJHvUxAXUJQb4iSVBBXaGtMNZWW_5AhkqmYZ2IqF8vZWEx55vzBFxXo8cydd6ByYo19JG9WCbOvnU3eqYL8OCn_L4K8BWYoE8IMZvpMSMv3gLxVswCwZkFNal-APC0Mey/s400/New+Picture.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-85205390619423290822009-03-25T12:57:00.000-07:002009-07-21T20:26:20.065-07:00Pat McDonald . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLN5fp99XV4ZFka-XIZinJvp35fBIhEr3Vom1fhpQGOsKHffS71y3fYv0wlAiIiVnu7ry_9_xkiMWPWeqCnpVGb3eqcu2mCR06zd9KYAS4GYdX287X0WBZ0B50Z87JPGAWOl1AZt2PhWl/s1600-h/1431626553_a8e165baf9_b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317217390569407394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLN5fp99XV4ZFka-XIZinJvp35fBIhEr3Vom1fhpQGOsKHffS71y3fYv0wlAiIiVnu7ry_9_xkiMWPWeqCnpVGb3eqcu2mCR06zd9KYAS4GYdX287X0WBZ0B50Z87JPGAWOl1AZt2PhWl/s400/1431626553_a8e165baf9_b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l4d9lEntYDlrNjRQf6si32bhdmoRBaekExPNN5pDkAcE2uSkacdImaTCxaNwWePBUsevCjI1ozIeIkjPshRnohEGH1tw5aOw4DXD9UuMcx-OvguI56aSTx07I5A5A3K4I63EH9q31UsK/s1600-h/2694414933_9ef8ecc005_b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317217382184285090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 244px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l4d9lEntYDlrNjRQf6si32bhdmoRBaekExPNN5pDkAcE2uSkacdImaTCxaNwWePBUsevCjI1ozIeIkjPshRnohEGH1tw5aOw4DXD9UuMcx-OvguI56aSTx07I5A5A3K4I63EH9q31UsK/s400/2694414933_9ef8ecc005_b.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pat_mcdonald/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/pat_mcdonald/</a></div></div></div>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-2939547587580347362009-03-22T18:50:00.000-07:002009-03-22T18:52:20.346-07:00Ballerina! Ballerinas!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MzICV38_hv_Wp_nZjN4J3mgm0-3pQTaDy4q9rNDh5zymghZEcl1KXH20qYwNSmIw98VDp1h-mpisyNrSbJcUZlCo4E8tkydAujs2OU7EN8FHRh4c6665AWS1n6LwvYOqY4y20NREUjUO/s1600-h/paintedsketch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316194806562170962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 326px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MzICV38_hv_Wp_nZjN4J3mgm0-3pQTaDy4q9rNDh5zymghZEcl1KXH20qYwNSmIw98VDp1h-mpisyNrSbJcUZlCo4E8tkydAujs2OU7EN8FHRh4c6665AWS1n6LwvYOqY4y20NREUjUO/s400/paintedsketch.jpg" border="0" /></a> The small paintings is 6x12 and the large painting is 16x20.I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-74953353506370741322009-03-17T16:11:00.000-07:002009-03-17T16:12:38.020-07:00Ocean Song<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyms41bBtfQ1yAqWa7DYIdZbwgLkIVgMRUuSlILqeo2s6UGQyxVXXf3rZmcZH-WFxDuxSwVESwFDg4SB7WR2UVppuZfghyphenhyphenPLkuOFCHxf6YVMRK7JAEJZGyTJQE0UYo4hm5MLYxrN3Zw8L/s1600-h/OceanSong2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314298496951610914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 372px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyms41bBtfQ1yAqWa7DYIdZbwgLkIVgMRUuSlILqeo2s6UGQyxVXXf3rZmcZH-WFxDuxSwVESwFDg4SB7WR2UVppuZfghyphenhyphenPLkuOFCHxf6YVMRK7JAEJZGyTJQE0UYo4hm5MLYxrN3Zw8L/s400/OceanSong2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-34767544092407398612009-03-16T16:11:00.000-07:002009-03-16T16:13:19.795-07:00pastel ballerina blue<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6KeuRRlXEffeatkl49aGTcYgWx_TMAk9AEufPZZ6vA8vETjluCnJxlVcmY5o1NS12eiHbpH-5KNi5lagb5P6q6GRymT1kxq0uSsoZOMxa4p6GPWEMpKRvmN4vDcQSUDbMaso7hnKcq_I/s1600-h/pastelballerinablue.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313927543340806738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6KeuRRlXEffeatkl49aGTcYgWx_TMAk9AEufPZZ6vA8vETjluCnJxlVcmY5o1NS12eiHbpH-5KNi5lagb5P6q6GRymT1kxq0uSsoZOMxa4p6GPWEMpKRvmN4vDcQSUDbMaso7hnKcq_I/s400/pastelballerinablue.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-78566771310531061062009-03-12T18:12:00.000-07:002009-03-14T12:41:11.572-07:00Note to self . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5PHC_7K0KDEPVJWoZlHEqcqxVznSgOmb0ZYKBf19fHzLn17hvsDR9TSDJyTUbFx_3ytp8KIksbR3Rj7I6Ud4t3IoGk1HNjqklmpSac17lYyQfBwFG9HItdlEsqynGlo1yPrAMigg1uL7/s1600-h/wanttopaintdegas2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312474428462230322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5PHC_7K0KDEPVJWoZlHEqcqxVznSgOmb0ZYKBf19fHzLn17hvsDR9TSDJyTUbFx_3ytp8KIksbR3Rj7I6Ud4t3IoGk1HNjqklmpSac17lYyQfBwFG9HItdlEsqynGlo1yPrAMigg1uL7/s400/wanttopaintdegas2.bmp" border="0" /></a> Don't forget to paint a ballerina.I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-62573536064483537862009-03-08T08:10:00.000-07:002009-07-21T10:26:22.018-07:00Painting by Sally Rosenbaum and Myra 'the week' . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VvbTdtj0wHRenF4j2iuRL9fJkqYzZlkW5ZsXhyceZEpqf9v3oidxAkStAGgJE6KGtYmjf8fYQg5hDQftuLosWV2pO0T63fT6bqT00JxDf_DZDPqPsIhS5gHnwE0Lg77lmIodIdEVjHuf/s1600-h/00000000sally1a.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310837833987577970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 371px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VvbTdtj0wHRenF4j2iuRL9fJkqYzZlkW5ZsXhyceZEpqf9v3oidxAkStAGgJE6KGtYmjf8fYQg5hDQftuLosWV2pO0T63fT6bqT00JxDf_DZDPqPsIhS5gHnwE0Lg77lmIodIdEVjHuf/s400/00000000sally1a.bmp" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RukN0TMNBokva-yMJwhX6URcIede-6lqeN4FzMxzBpBFR0YTM8TY4D5HyDpq6h6Ein8U1Bsj1e-TXsoWIX0lpwABy13cW7Pd11oaMhyIR2f2CkwEgw9DkS43-pmJF6X1aUd1pxx0-Z6F/s1600-h/MyraWeek2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310834747925939074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RukN0TMNBokva-yMJwhX6URcIede-6lqeN4FzMxzBpBFR0YTM8TY4D5HyDpq6h6Ein8U1Bsj1e-TXsoWIX0lpwABy13cW7Pd11oaMhyIR2f2CkwEgw9DkS43-pmJF6X1aUd1pxx0-Z6F/s400/MyraWeek2.bmp" border="0" /></a></div><br />What a <em>beautiful</em> painting by Sally Rosenbaum. Like many other artists she is truly as they say <em>'one of the hardest working people in the business'.</em> Her paintings really tell a story. I would call her a modern day Cassatt with her 'women reading' series. <span style="color:#ff6600;">Also,</span> this was a pretty good week for me. I truly enjoyed discovering watercolor board and experimenting with watercolor and pastel. I received wonderful encouragement and enlightenment this week -<em> especially</em> from PM and MP (who turns out to also live in Texas). <span style="color:#ff6600;">Now,</span> I won't lie to you . . . I wish that<em><strong> I</strong></em> had done this painting by Sally Rosenbaum. Well, I always have a goal for the Spring and Summer. I was surprised by the sense of joy and satisfaction I felt in using pastel and watercolor. This summer my goal is to teach myself more about these mediums. I want to do beautiful paintings that tell a story. <span style="color:#ff6600;">And,</span> I want to follow MP's advice who said 'don't be afraid to 'attack the canvas' with bold, beautiful, color'. And I will . . . right after my prune juice vodka-tini and a nap . . . see you next week . .I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-10853966346655368952009-03-06T13:22:00.000-08:002009-03-07T09:18:05.521-08:00In a pastel garden . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4sDdPd2oY8geL9N-WNVXdTsKnycO19TTCcK5CJa9rz1sVA-J9ytGqI2Gg4uPYUOYHPnb_CJd9dgxaLA27gj-ru29LtxH9WCssjH0ND0X-sB_VC4UingPQ09K1G_uCV2CSxYF4WAIqiX6/s1600-h/pastelgarden.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310188501642562002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4sDdPd2oY8geL9N-WNVXdTsKnycO19TTCcK5CJa9rz1sVA-J9ytGqI2Gg4uPYUOYHPnb_CJd9dgxaLA27gj-ru29LtxH9WCssjH0ND0X-sB_VC4UingPQ09K1G_uCV2CSxYF4WAIqiX6/s400/pastelgarden.jpg" border="0" /></a> I heard someone screaming 'not another ballerina today' and it was me. So I thought I would do a little self portrait. This is me - if I were 20 years younger, 100 lbs lighter and had long brown hair. Otherwise it's me. (Pastel on heavy cardboard). <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;"><em>PS This is an actual scene I saw one summer. I would like to do several versions of this composition with different figures and with flowers.</em></span>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-68177378061404876742009-03-04T09:42:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:47:30.753-08:00Comfort . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGeyhF5qPustFKuNzjmvLYKRZofnIFISsn697QAplsRPZJcqMiJN0S5ObBC196VQYVoOEVemEpvTdsYihyphenhyphenyCdgqOuhTYURp_5BwG7phfNidpxHjhBRqStQw_JrtOVBOsLhtNZ2hAEcxwO/s1600-h/comfort.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309389848512202210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 396px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGeyhF5qPustFKuNzjmvLYKRZofnIFISsn697QAplsRPZJcqMiJN0S5ObBC196VQYVoOEVemEpvTdsYihyphenhyphenyCdgqOuhTYURp_5BwG7phfNidpxHjhBRqStQw_JrtOVBOsLhtNZ2hAEcxwO/s400/comfort.jpg" border="0" /></a> Someone mentioned on their blog that every once in a while artists need to come out of their 'comfort zone'. I am not very comfortable out of my comfort zone but here is a painting I did to remind me to do so.<br /><div></div>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-58622864533627734142009-02-26T13:01:00.000-08:002009-02-26T13:05:01.907-08:00Apple with personality?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1C3-48j4KWP7MDubOTT7vxryX35SvEwqORgRc0GiNUDyLC-6y2_TW2VX7mwZSGzKHT1svIH7QCzpnhVTJ3nIW-8jUGqtBvmzGBgzoPJOGosiwFE-z4VqT8R4RHkYkHo4EX0Wn28tyidW/s1600-h/MyraApple.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307214445304273394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 394px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1C3-48j4KWP7MDubOTT7vxryX35SvEwqORgRc0GiNUDyLC-6y2_TW2VX7mwZSGzKHT1svIH7QCzpnhVTJ3nIW-8jUGqtBvmzGBgzoPJOGosiwFE-z4VqT8R4RHkYkHo4EX0Wn28tyidW/s400/MyraApple.jpg" border="0" /></a> Since I 'complained' that my ballerinas needed personality I thought that I would practice painting an apple to see if I could give <em>it</em> a little personality. Okay . . . I don't<em> hate</em> it . . .<br /><div></div>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-58366333476793481622009-02-26T09:27:00.000-08:002009-02-26T10:33:10.475-08:00Pastel Study<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBkPJE6o2SCWbu5tOAT7HveES2yxV4NNPWW3XZUgA3Wa7dYAuZ1NGkqVmWSQzNHopXKvWwKvhZXl5iY7ZG6rQP-R1a9_zU32kuUDSP-xiCzE2UNwJwLjWtAuvWooj1KbVPUHox95YJOlm/s1600-h/pastelballerina.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307160930086045522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 361px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBkPJE6o2SCWbu5tOAT7HveES2yxV4NNPWW3XZUgA3Wa7dYAuZ1NGkqVmWSQzNHopXKvWwKvhZXl5iY7ZG6rQP-R1a9_zU32kuUDSP-xiCzE2UNwJwLjWtAuvWooj1KbVPUHox95YJOlm/s400/pastelballerina.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Unlike the other two pastels, I sprayed this one <em>after </em>I finished it. It gave it a little more grainy effect. I like this one - a little - but I wouldn't spray a pastel<em> after</em> on this particular cardboard again. <span style="color:#ff6600;">Question:</span> How would I ship a pastel if I ever sold one?I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210278675777638098.post-72655080361466580202009-02-04T12:09:00.000-08:002009-02-04T12:11:28.145-08:00Myra Movie - A Line Ment - The Painted Sketch<div><embed src="http://widget-fa.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=576460752342754810&site=widget-fa.slide.com" style="width:350px;height:270px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:350px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=576460752342754810&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fa.slide.com/p1/576460752342754810/bb_t043_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=576460752342754810&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fa.slide.com/p2/576460752342754810/bb_t043_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=576460752342754810&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fa.slide.com/p4/576460752342754810/bb_t043_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>I Want To Be An Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645809104195392761noreply@blogger.com0