Ten seconds into this one and I nearly stopped—what was I thinking? Yes, they’re really cute, but there’s a heck of a lot going on there! I had their outlines, then Giuseppe stretched as far as he could and flipped his head upside down. I had to give it a
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The Fantastic Four, inspired by Warhol, especially since I spent some time today looking at his artwork. After all, I do live in his home town, we have a museum, and images are everywhere. I don’t usually do a sketch with any intent on style or medium, in part because
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I love to browse the whimsical, imaginative and brightly-painted details on the Oaxacan wood carvings in Mexico Lindo Mercado y Galeria de Artesanias in Pittsburgh. Shop owners Lisa DiGioia Nutini and Jean-Pierre Nutini travel to Mexico a couple of times each year to visit the artisans and purchase directly from
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These two were curled up together on the rug on the landing, in very diffuse sunlight, not the bright morning light we often have, but it reflected off the white walls and created some interesting color combinations in their fur as well as reflected areas. Nice composition they made, and
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Hmmm, testing some new/old watercolor pencils found in a box of stuff, not sure but they might be ready to retire. These weren’t quite the colors I was expecting, some blended nicely, others ended up with a lot of scribbling. Nice composition, though, always nice when Giuseppe and Mr. Sunshine
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Well, I have a lot of sketches of cuddles, I have to come up with some new names and apples are red and green, most of the time. In this case, it’s Jelly Bean and Giuseppe, who cuddle after they wrestle, especially on a dark and rainy day when I
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Don’t worry, she’s just stretching! Poor Mewsette; I got a start on this but since the walking stretch is a fleeting thing we had to “pretend” she was doing this a few extra times for me to get the placements of paws and such. Sketched in red watercolor pencil for
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Giuseppe at the top, Bean, left and Mimi, right, the three are cuddled on a fleece bed. I finally found my watercolor pencils, or colored pencils with leads made of compressed watercolor; could not purchase another set while there was still one in the house, a very old one from
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