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Seagull Seascape Step 6 or Final Pic
January 24th, 2011
And here is the final version. I am pleased. It will soon go up on the website for sale.....
January 24th, 2011
Did I say I was tired of painting rope fibers????
January 24th, 2011
Here's our heroes, the local dudes, expressing their displeasure at the interloper in their territory....
January 24th, 2011
Here is the final version of the large menacing gull, complete with face and details....
January 17th, 2011
Update on the seagull seascape painting. Added a bit more to all of the seagulls, more highlights and shading to the pilings, and ropes around pilings and connecting them.
Now the painting needs to dry so I can then put a slightly greenish brown wash over the rope - give it that weathered, sea-algae coated look. Right now the rope is too white. The two gulls on the left are getting closer but need to dry before I can put in some defining highlights and shadows on the feathers, eyes and...
January 16th, 2011
Here is a break in the art week action: FOOD! I'm no gourmet, but today I did a pork roast, something I 've never cooked before, using a slow cooker I've never used before, with a recipe no one I know has ever tried before. And it was GREAT!!!!! Even I, the non-chef in the house (my husband is that), managed to do it. My gift to all of you on a Sunday evening: the recipe!
8 hours in a slow cooker and it fell apart and the apples became syrupy applesauce. Enjoy!!!!
Seagull Seascape - Progress #1
January 15th, 2011
Here's a current "painting-in-progress" I'll update with photos to show it's journey to completion. I love ocean scenes, seagulls, wood pilings, and I'm always looking for new ways to portray them.
January 14th, 2011
Something to share with you all - when I paint my sea creatures, I try to find as many pictures as possible so as to feel and hence capture their essence in oils. I did that with my squid painting at this site. And the attached video, from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute gives a REAL glimpse into how graceful and beautifully fluid these creatures are. Enjoy!
Click here to see the video. If it doesn't work, go to :...
January 12th, 2011
Let's switch animals for a moment from dolphins to sea turtles, another favorite of mine. And maybe a personal connection. My mother-in-law always promised to come back as a sea turtle and I bet she kept her word. :)
I've painted sea turtles, and will be doing a new painting shortly for a friend, that will be an undersea shot of a sea turtle, but this blog entry has to do with injured critters and a wonderful place I visited a summer or two ago, that does amazing rescue work....
January 11th, 2011
From my blog Soul Mosaic
The Post – Dolphins: An Ethical Problem
January 8, 2011 by debrabailey
Has anyone ever thought about dolphins in amusement parks / aquariums and wondered if they were happy? I have to admit I never thought about it much. I figured if they were kept humanely, fed well, kept active and busy, that was good. But maybe that’s not the case.
For any of you nature lovers who want to know just want "the case" is, just click on "Read More" then on...