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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Snow Day!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Portrait Studies
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Benedict Cumberbatch |
These were from class requests and let's just say Benedict Cumberbatch was suggested with much swooning.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Book Signing at Blue Manatee!

It is also Groundhog Day! Sadly, no Puxatony Phil though...
Event here: http://www.facebook.com/events/193433200801706/
Hope to see you there!
Labels:
a warm winter tail,
blue manatee,
book signings,
sylvan dell
Monday, January 21, 2013
Austin Sketching II
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Sketch of the Driskill Hotel where the Anniversary Party was held |
Our purpose for the trip was for our friends' Bob and Maureen's 20th anniversary party at the Driskill Hotel. It was a lovely bash. This sketch is our gift to them.
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Congress Street leads to the capitol building... |
Troy and I walked from our hotel to the capitol building on Saturday. It was only in the 60s but so humid. I can only wonder what it is like when it is actually hot.
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The Frost Bank Building AKA the Nose Hair Trimmer Building... |
My next post will have a couple pictures of the city (We also spent a bit of time shopping on South Congress street.) as well and a bit about the BBQ in Lockhart.
Labels:
Austin,
sketchbook,
urban sketching
Friday, January 18, 2013
Woozy Frog
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Definitely a picture in need of a story... |
I have been listening to a lot of Tolkien podcasts on The Tolkien Professor site while finishing The Fort on Fourth Street for Sylvan Dell. (Out Fall 2013!)
I discovered the podcast listening to Geeks Guide To the Galaxy, another podcast I highly recommend.
Anyway, after 30 or so hours of listening to Silmarillion discussion, fantasy is on the brain (in addition to the Fort on Fourth Street)...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Austin, Texas and an Ode to Grackles
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The view from the patio of our hotel in Austin. |
I was later informed by our friends that grackles are the bane of outdoor eating and patios and keeping areas "poo free" is very difficult.
I suspect that these are the birds that Hitchcock was depicting in his movie...
So I did this:
On the last evening of our vacation, we had another encounter. We went to see Django Unchained at the insistence of our friends at the Alamo Drafthouse. After, we got dinner at a Chili's at one of those fancy outdoor malls they have been building.
The trees were so covered in grackles that you could hear their calls in the car. Even to me, who is hard of hearing, they were loud. As we left, Troy had to dodge poop.
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NOT an exaggeration... |
Labels:
Austin,
grackles,
journal sketching,
urban sketching
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
A Little Bowie Interlude
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Happy Birthday David Bowie! A quick sketch... |
This is a doodle of David Bowie. I think he looks more distinguished as he gets older.
Labels:
david bowie,
portraits,
sketchbook
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Encyclopedia Britannica Kids TouchTAB Illustrations
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From the Sensational Beginnings website |
http://www.sensationalbeginnings.com/Item--i-E-6-8119
I illustrated the Mammals in the basic pack and the Ocean Life expansion pack.
It was a fun project! As usual, I had to illustrate some animals for the first time including the right whale.
I have a couple new animal projects on the horizon and am learning a lot about more animals I had no exposure to.
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Expansion Pack! |
Monday, January 7, 2013
More Characters from The Ultimate Sinister
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The Sinister blows off a little steam in the library... |
I really think Shirley MacLaine needs a spin off show. She is a wonderful addition. I love the flashiness of her character design.
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As promised, a character based on a chinchilla... |
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Happy New Year!
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Little sketch done at my friend's New Year's Day brunch |
Those who have kindly commented that they enjoy the sketches I post, thanks! You are all enablers to my addiction... But it is a good one right??!!
Actually, one of the benefits of sketching a lot is the general improvement of painting and drawing skills overall. I have a long way to go but I feel it helps me grow in expected and unexpected ways.
Labels:
happy new year,
journal sketching
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