I was one of a large group of artists in attendance this past weekend at the opening of the Artists for Conservation juried show “The Art of Conservation”, which is at the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum in Oradell, New Jersey. There were two full days of activities planned for us and we made the most [...]
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A Special Visit to the American Museum of Natural History
Posted in Environment/conservation, Mongolia, North America, Paintings and process, The Artist, Travel, Wildlife, tagged American Museum of Natural HIstory, dioramas, Flaming Cliffs, fossil dinosaur eggs, fossils, protoceratops, taxidermy on September 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Plans are Coming Together
Posted in Environment/conservation, Equipment, Mongolia, Mongolia 2009-AFC Flag Expedition, The Artist, Travel, Wildlife, tagged AFC Flag Expedition, argali, Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve, Mongolia, radio telemetry on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s see….my Flag Expedition page should be live soon over at Artists for Conservation. I have confirmed that the weather is likely to be hot, hot, hot. Unless it rains, in which case it could be cold enough that I’ll want my down bag.
I spent three hours on the phone last night with Gana Wingard, [...]
Should Artists Go To Game Ranches To Shoot Reference?
Posted in Animal welfare/rescue, Environment/conservation, Paintings and process, Photography and equipment, The Business of Art, Wildlife, tagged game ranches, Thomas Mangelson, Wildlife Art Journal, wildlife photography on June 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Every artist and photographer will have to decide for themselves. For me, after having been to two of game ranches and having been involved in animal welfare and rescue for the past four years, the answer is “no”.
I do want to make the point, as did Mangelsen, that I am specifically addressing game ranches; not [...]
It’s Official! I’m Going Back to Mongolia!
Posted in Environment/conservation, Making a living, Mongolia, Mongolia 2009-AFC Flag Expedition, The Artist, The Business of Art, Travel, Wildlife, tagged AFC Flag Expedition, argali, Artists for Conservation, Flag Expedition Grant, Ikh Nar, Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve, Mongolia on May 1, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Visit the AFC site here
Gallimauphry
Posted in Book reviews, Environment/conservation, Equipment, Gardening, In our own backyard, Planet Saver Tip of the Day, tagged Aperture, eat locally, Flick!, Gardening, iTunes, Michael Pollan, Ominvore's Dilemma, Photoshop, Terry and the Pirates on February 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A great old French word that I picked up many years ago when I was active in the Society for Creative Anachronism. It means “a jumble or hodgepodge”. Which is kind of what today’s post is.
SOFTWARE THAT I USE to keep things moving and, with luck organized. FWIW.
I switched to Apple at the end of [...]
Seeing the Light
Posted in Art Thought for the Day, Environment/conservation, Paintings and process, The Artist, tagged afternoon light, color, color hue, color temperature, color value, landscape painting, morning light, Painting, plein air painting, small oil studies, storm light on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve spent a good chunk of this last week or so working on the “light thing”, which, when you get right down to it, is what representational painters are painting. Or, in other words, the effect of light on an object, whether is be a tree, a barn or an apple in a still life. [...]
Friday Features- I’m Invited!
Posted in Environment/conservation, Planet Saver Tip of the Day, tagged John Muir, Planet Saver tips, Rachel Carlson, Thoreau quotes, Wendell Berry on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This will be the last one until probably October since we are approaching the final countdown to departure for Mongolia on the 24th.
However, I’ve just gotten a letter informing me that I am invited to participate in the 2009 Marin Art Festival and bypass the jurying process! The answer is “Yes!”, so my first festival [...]
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 Allen's hummingbirds, fox sparrows, hummingbirds, J.W.M. Turner, red crossbills, Robert Bateman, Royal Academy, verbascum, William Mallord Turner 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 [...]
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 animal drawings, badger, bobcat, climate change, collie, drawings, energy conservation, Julie Chapman, lion-tailed macaque, rough collie, sketches 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 [...]
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 art quotes, birds, cat, collie, icanhascheezberger, skunk 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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