Virtual Paintout–September
19 Sep 2010 6 Comments
in Art Tags: Art, drawing, police, Virtual Paintout
Well, I’m back in the saddle, so to speak, with the Virtual Paintout!
This month’s location is Manhattan in New York City.
Since my son-in-law is a police officer, I was thrilled to discover this gentleman standing proud at 130 E. 49th St.
I’ve titled the drawing “To protect and serve.” Enjoy!
In a Last Minute Fashion
07 Apr 2010 7 Comments
in Art, Family, kids, Life, painting, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Women Tags: Art, drawing, fashion, fashion sketch, furniture design, kids, mothers, N. Carolina, painting
I thought I’d post some fashion sketches I did yesterday for my daughter, the furniture designer. She’s going to the big furniture market in N. Carolina on Sunday and she asked me (kind of at the last minute…ahem) if I would do some sketches from fashion magazine photos that were her inspiration for several of the pieces in her current furniture line.
Kind of reminds me of when I used to hear “Mom, I need a diorama of the solar system for Mrs. Krabopple’s class today” as the kids were getting ready for school.
So, like the wonderful mommy that I am, here they are:
Going “Rogue-y”
10 Feb 2010 8 Comments
in Art, Cartoons, Humor, Politics, ramblings, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Venting Tags: Art, cartoon, drawing, Dummies, G.O.P., Humor, Palm Reading, Politics, Republicans, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin’s Next Book
Last Call for Corsica
28 Jan 2010 Leave a Comment
in Art, Life, painting, ramblings, Thoughts, Travel, Women Tags: Art, Corsica, drawing, Google street view, Peg Man, Virtual Paintout, watercolor
I decided to do one final (yeah, I know, you’ve heard that one before) entry to the Virtual Paintout for January, located on the beautiful island of Corsica.
I wanted to have some fun with this one and not angst over it too much (yeah, sure, like that’s going to happen!) so I did this one rather quickly while my grandkids were here watching some cartoons and having their weekly dose of Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles. (Am I a swell grandma or what?)
This one is 4 Boulevard Albert, Ajaccio, Southern Corsica. There were no people around to include in the picture, so I naughtily put Mr. Peg Man from Google street view search in front of the house. I thought he could be kind of like the Roaming Gnome in those travel ads. Maybe I’ll include him in other paintings in the future–I might hide him like Waldo for people to find. hee hee So, click on the image to enlarge it and, by all means, click on the above link to view the many wonderful entries for this month. What will February bring us for the new location? Stay tuned….
Corsica Paintout #2
22 Jan 2010 3 Comments
in Art, Life, painting, ramblings, Thoughts, Travel, Uncategorized, Women Tags: acrylic painting, Art, bus stop, Corsica, drawing, Virtual Paintout, Women
Since I’ve sworn off politics, I’ve found that it had been a huge time suck in my life. I spent way too much time checking in on Huffpost, Politics Daily, Politico and the like when I could have been doing something more productive—like plucking my eyebrows or flossing my teeth.
That being said, since I have more time on my hands now, I had no excuse not to do another entry for the Virtual Paintout for January, located in lovely Corsica this month.
Ever since I’ve been doing these I thought it would be fun to paint people waiting at a bus stop and was always on the lookout for some interesting characters. I happened upon a couple of ladies at a bus shelter at 10 Cours Napoleon, Ajaccio, Corsica and although I’m sure I haven’t done them justice, at least I’ve gotten my bus stop fixation out my system for now. haha
Click on the image for an enlarged view, and be sure to click on the link above to visit the Virtual Paintout site to see all the amazing art from other artists from around the world who have met “virtually” to paint Corsica this month.
Jan. Virtual Paintout
17 Jan 2010 4 Comments
in Art, Life, painting, Thoughts, Travel, Uncategorized, Women Tags: acrylic painting, Art, Corsica, drawing, Virtual Paintout
Well, I finally got off my duff and did a painting for the January Virtual Paintout! About time.
This month the destination is the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean. It’s considered part of France but it’s actually closer geographically to Italy. It’s a very beautiful location with lots of wonderful landscapes but, of course, I chose to paint a street scene, the Boulevard Paoli in Bastia in northern Corsica.
I liked the way this girl was chatting on her cell phone in front of a clothing store, her body language somewhat mimicking the mannequins in the window. (Click on the image for an enlarged view.)
As always, click on the above link to go to the Paintout website where you can see all of this month’s entries and ones from previous locations.
Riding Herd with a Pencil
11 Jan 2010 5 Comments
in Art, Family, Life, Nostalgia, ramblings, Texas, Thoughts, Uncategorized Tags: 1950's, Art, cowboys, drawing, longhorn cows, Nostalgia, ranches, sketching, Texas
I’ve been working on some Texas related drawings lately and thought I’d post a couple of them. The first one is of a Texas longhorn cow done with a fine point Sharpie pen. We have a family of three of these amazing animals down the road from us. We often stop and talk to them when we go for our two mile walks.
There are a bull, a cow, and young bull calf in this lovely family unit. Their horns are just huge and sometimes they put them to good use by delicately scratching hard to reach parts of their bodies with the tips. Such beautiful colors in their hides too—tans, browns, rusts— with lots of spots.
They always solemnly observe us as we go by. My husband’s grandfather had a large ranch in Gilroy, California, back in the ’40s and ’50s and my husband used to help him with the cattle in the summertime. Grandpa Joe told him that the cattle were much more at ease with a rider on horseback than with a person just walking around them. It seems that us two-legged humans just ain’t natural, in their eyes. Maybe that’s why this threesome stares at us with such interest when we pass by.
A couple of Christmases ago we went to the local parade in town where all the entries are decked out in lights. One entry was a big longhorn that had a saddle and rider on board, with Christmas lights strung between its horns. Very festive!
The other is a quick pencil sketch of a cowboy on his horse. It’s from an old photograph that I found when searching images on Google.
I liked the way he sat in the saddle–kind of self-assured and relaxed. There’s just something about a cowboy, isn’t there?
Feliz Navidad–Virtual Paintout Dec.
14 Dec 2009 6 Comments
in Art, Family, kids, Life, painting, Thoughts, Women Tags: acrylic painting, Art, drawing, kids, Mexico, Mexico City, mothers, Virtual Paintout
Hola! Just in time to warm you up for the holidays—the Virtual Paintout location for the month of December is South of the border in Mexico City.
My entry is for the area called Stand de Tiro. As before, you can view all the entries for this month and past months on Bill Guffey’s great website. Just click on the link above. While you’re there, click on any photo to see an enlarged view.
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
02 Dec 2009 1 Comment
in Art, Cartoons, Humor, Politics, Thoughts, Venting Tags: Art, cartoon, drawing, Humor, Michaele Salahi, Politics, Secret Service, state dinner, Tareq Salahi
“Honey, do we know anybody named ‘Salahi’?”
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