Anyone who has been to art workshops knows that there always seems to be someone who is almost obsessive about finding out what paint, brushes and supports the instructor uses. The idea seems to be that if they can use what the teacher uses, by some kind of magical osmosis they’ll be able to paint [...]
Archive for July, 2008
A Pot of Paint
Posted in Paintings and process, The Artist, Wildlife, tagged four color palette, oil painting, paint colors, painter's palette, Painting, plein air intensive, Scott Christensen on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mongolia Monday: The Five Snouts, Part 2
Posted in Mongolia, Travel, tagged arats, five snouts, Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve, Mongolia, Mongolian cattle, Mongolian cows, Mongolian herders on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Most of us don’t think of Mongolia as cattle country, but I did see at least a few most places I went. Needless to say, they are as hardy as the other animals the herders keep. There are a number of breeds and they have also been crossed with yaks to create a hybrid the [...]
Friday Features
Posted in Art Thought for the Day, Backyard bird list, Environment/conservation, Gardening, Paintings and process, Planet Saver Tip of the Day, Wildlife, tagged Robert Bateman, Allen's hummingbirds, red crossbills, fox sparrows, hummingbirds, verbascum, William Mallord Turner, J.W.M. Turner, Royal Academy on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BACKYARD BIRD LIST
Six or so red crossbills are still showing up most days. There was a group of fox sparrows last weekend. Our hummingbird-friendly plants are really starting to bloom. I was sitting here at my desk and look who showed up outside my french doors? I was able to grab the camera and get [...]
Bobcat and Bighorns
Posted in Art Thought for the Day, Equipment, North America, Paintings and process, Wildlife, tagged Add new tag, Aperture, bighorn sheep, bobcat, Denver Zoo, Doug Lindstrand, Glacier National Park, Laney, Mountain Royalty, wildlife art on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The bobcat painting is done. I’ve called it “Stepping Lightly”. It will make it’s debut at Wild Visions2, the group show with five other Humboldt County artists next month. The opening reception will be August 9 from 6-9pm. More later about the show and the other artists.
“Stepping Lightly” oil 18″x24″
Now, a cautionary tale about reference [...]
Mongolia Monday: The Five Snouts, Part 1
Posted in Mongolia, Travel, tagged bactrian camels, cattle, five snouts, goats, Mongolia, Mongolian horses, sheep, Story of the Wheeping Camel on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My understanding is that, to this day, around half of Mongolian population of 2.9 million people still live as the Mongols always have, as herders. Their animals are, of course, central to their lives and provide income, food, clothing and shelter. There are five species: horses, goats, sheep, cattle and bactrian camels. Collectively the Mongolians [...]
Friday Features
Posted in Art Thought for the Day, Backyard bird list, In our own backyard, Photography and equipment, Wildlife, tagged AF-VR-Nikkor 80-400 lens, art quote, art thought, backyard birds, bird conservation, goldfinch, Nikon D80, osprey, Red crossbill on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BACK YARD BIRD LIST
Red Crossbills showed up at the sunflower seed feeder yesterday and made a serious dent in it. A group came through last fall, but moved on after a couple of days. We’ll see how long these stay.
The goldfinches and sparrows are emptying out two thistle seed bags in less than 48 hours. [...]
Drawings from live animals and new painting
Posted in Art Thought for the Day, Drawings and sketches, Environment/conservation, North America, Paintings and process, Pets, Planet Saver Tip of the Day, Wildlife, tagged badger, sketches, drawings, rough collie, Julie Chapman, bobcat, collie, lion-tailed macaque, climate change, energy conservation, animal drawings on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the stats it looks like the post of my pet sketches was one of my most popular so far, so here’s more. These are done the way I usually work, with a fine tip gel pen. They’re done fast. Under five minutes, sometimes under two.
Niki, our tri-color rough collie
From the San Francisco Zoo. He [...]
Mongolia Monday
Posted in Mongolia, The Artist, Travel, tagged aruul, buuz, Khomiin Tal, Mongolia on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was given a bag of aruul on my last trip to Mongolia in the fall of 2006. I’ve kept it in the freezer and have been eating a little at a time to make it last. I’m now down to the final three or so pieces, plus some bits of dried cream. So, I’ve [...]
News Flash!
Posted in North America, Paintings and process, The Artist, tagged bison, Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Yellowstone on July 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Autumn” has been accepted into the 16th Annual Juried Art Competition Show and Sale at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center! It will be there from August 25 through September 28.
Friday Features
Posted in Art Thought for the Day, Backyard bird list, Environment/conservation, In our own backyard, On a Lighter Note, Pets, Wildlife, tagged birds, skunk, collie, cat, art quotes, icanhascheezberger on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
IN OUR OWN BACKYARD
Last night my husband and I were sitting in our spa at dusk and what should we see ambling along the edge of one of the flower borders but a mom skunk with one baby. Niki the collie, who got thoroughly skunked a month or so ago, immediately went to the other [...]
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