Strange Look in Andreas

Flying Birds in Andreas

digital stencils (for Andrea and . . . ?)

I don't have a mole right now, so forgive me for sharing this--I know Andrea loves stencils. I've been playing with the stencils on artrage, a computer program that you can download free (smaller version) or $25 for full version.

Of course, you can't use it on moles, unless you paste your work on, but I thought if you didn't know about it you might enjoy it--maybe you all do already. These three were made from stencils. You can make your own stencils from art or photos. Or use theirs.

Two in Steve's

Explorer


Dislocated Cushions

Polychromos Pencils: The Vase

I ordered some Polychromos pencils, even though I knew that the
quality came from the artist and not the tools. This is my first
piece. It is very small, 3.75" x 5.75." It also did not scan very
well. But it is not as smooth as the work of certain other artists,
of course.

This is not in mole. It's in a little hardbound sketchbook that came
from Jerry's Artarama with my order.

fuss

Under Pressure in Andrea's Moleskin

slogging along

Here's what I just finished in Ian Russel's mole:









Sorry for being late again, again...
This next time I will be as loose and fast as a whore on Aurora Avenue.

I need some loose drawing... I just got finished shooting a convention of rock/art screenprinted posters that are as meticulous as can be and I'm all anxious and edgy from it. (Even though I'm inspired.)

Take care everyone! :)

The domino effect

I was equally oblivious, and once I got the one from Ammon I sent off mine to Mike in New Mexico. Nothing quite like a movable deadline. :-) Sorry Mike!!

I Completely Forgot About Everything!

When I received the new moleskin in the mail from Steve it reminded me of our monthly exchange. I just sent one dust-covered book off to Willie in Texas. My apologies to all.

7 and 8 in Johnny Norm's: a bit of silliness

This is from a Wings 4 you challenge called Zen Suitcase. I made a "Zen backpack." It's all the stuff I want to take with me into my new improved life: my husband, love, happiness, paintbrushes, camera and books, my manuscripts, and the paper dolls represent friends and family. LOVE, yeah love. The backpack is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, the dubloons represent abundance of all good things, LOL! Ink and colored pencil with gesso and Wite Out for white.

Process

Here are two of the pix BB took of me working and two I took myself. The last one shows the two-page spread of the "finished" images (sketches). I like to work outside, but don't always have all the pens and pencils I need out there, so I tend to go in and out.

page 6 in Johnny Norm's: Variation on a theme

Amanita Muscaria Revisited, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. I prolly won't make a habit of this, but I stuck the scan of this into Photoshop and fooled with it and put the results onto page 6 of John's Moleskine, paired with the other one. I applied various filters, did some burning and dodging and "re-painted" parts. I was going for taxture. I may post a couple process pix because BB kept coming and taking my picture while I was working. Filters used: colored pencils, rough pastels, poster edges, wind. Also some layer blending.

One for Johnny Norm's, page 5

Amanita Muscaria, the Fly agaric, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. Pen and Ink and colored pencil. OH, and I used gesso for the white--I hate the yellow paper! You could theoretically get high on these mushrooms, but the dose to get high is alarmingly close to the fatal dose. I'd rather just admire them.

2 more in Johnny Norm's: Sheeraffes and moonbirds

1)The Rendezvous of the Wild Mountain Sheeraffes, pen and colored pencil. 2)Why the Moonbirds Flew to the Sun, graphite pencil.

Now it is really on its way to the UK

2 in Johnny Norm's

1)"Madonna and Child," "Paintastics," colored pencil, ink. I wasn't crazy about those "Paintastics!" They were basically markers with a brush and didn't seem to work well on the yellow slick Moleskine paper, guess I'll try them on water color paper and see if they work better there.

2)"Power to the People." Ink and colored pencil. Used metallic pencils but they don't scan well. :-( (I seem to be good at discovering things that do NOT work well.)(Wahn!)

I really enjoy looking over all the wonderful art--each Mole that comes has more to see. So fun! (But feeling a little inadequte). Clicking on these makes them a little bigger for viewing details.

Johnny Norms Arrove

AND WHAT FUN LOOKING AT ALL YOUR WORK! YAY! Such a treat! :-D

Tamed with a twang

Three more in Ammon's:
Tamed with a twang.
Eruption in a boot.
Devil in the detail.
Also apologies for lateness, this is heading off to Baggelboy tomorrow.

Mike's Big Big Book

Sorry, I've been a bit tardy this month. Should've posted off earlier but the Post Office took one look at Mike's big book and said I'd have to come back as the on-duty postman's got a bad back and the other postman's on holiday. Well, I went back and between the three of us we managed to get it on the scales, but then we had to go for a cup of tea while they made the hole in the mailbox bigger and sent off for a custom-built envelope. Still, we got there in the end...

Only kidding. I've had so much on this month I forgot about the time!



from top: thought process, grab, mr. fleas goes walkies, long soak (with condiments), tail, the infernal piano.
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