Archive for 2008
November 1st, 2008
Army Graduation Photos

The drive was not as long as I thought it would be, about 6 hours from my house to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The scenery? UN-believable. What a beautiful time of year for that road trip! Illinois was boring until we got to Peoria, then boring again until we hit…
October 29th, 2008
Army Basic Training
My sis is graduating Army Basic Training tomorrow! I’m taking the girls to see the pomp & circumstance, a truly patriotic experience. Will post pics when we return!
October 27th, 2008
I Want To Blog, But…
October 24th, 2008
Kona’s Completed Portrait and Work in Progress
aka “How to furry up your bald cat.”

From my previous work in progress, you can go ahead and admit it - you were frightened. It is hard for some people to envision my finished portrait when they view the underpaintings, and that’s okay. I mean, as long as no…
October 20th, 2008
Intricateartist @ Etsy
Just opened up an Etsy Shop today, do you Etsy? Help a newbie out!
I’ll be finishing Kona’s portrait tomorrow, stay tuned!
October 15th, 2008
Cat Portrait : Kona WIP #2

Just finished Kona’s underpainting! So good to be out in the studio again.
I’ve kept my palette to a minimum, using just 8 colors. Indigo, sap green, burnt umber for my darkest darks, magenta, ochre, winsor yellow and cadmium orange for Kona’s coat, and white. Oh, yes, and I pulled…
October 13th, 2008
2008 Pumpkin Carving Contest
The 2008 Pumpkin Carving Contest has been canceled. My sister will be graduating from Army Basic Training and I will be attending her graduation ceremonies, so I will not be able to hold the contest this year.
My most sincere apologies to everyone who looks forward to viewing such awesome…
October 10th, 2008
Desktop Wallpaper Freebies!
I’ve just updated my Freebies page with a few really beautiful nature photos for you to download to your desktop. *Sunday update* 10 new wallpapers added!
Army Graduation Photos

The drive was not as long as I thought it would be, about 6 hours from my house to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The scenery? UN-believable. What a beautiful time of year for that road trip! Illinois was boring until we got to Peoria, then boring again until we hit…
Army Basic Training
My sis is graduating Army Basic Training tomorrow! I’m taking the girls to see the pomp & circumstance, a truly patriotic experience. Will post pics when we return!
I Want To Blog, But…
Kona’s Completed Portrait and Work in Progress
aka “How to furry up your bald cat.”

From my previous work in progress, you can go ahead and admit it - you were frightened. It is hard for some people to envision my finished portrait when they view the underpaintings, and that’s okay. I mean, as long as no…
Intricateartist @ Etsy
Just opened up an Etsy Shop today, do you Etsy? Help a newbie out!
I’ll be finishing Kona’s portrait tomorrow, stay tuned!
Cat Portrait : Kona WIP #2

Just finished Kona’s underpainting! So good to be out in the studio again.
I’ve kept my palette to a minimum, using just 8 colors. Indigo, sap green, burnt umber for my darkest darks, magenta, ochre, winsor yellow and cadmium orange for Kona’s coat, and white. Oh, yes, and I pulled…
2008 Pumpkin Carving Contest
The 2008 Pumpkin Carving Contest has been canceled. My sister will be graduating from Army Basic Training and I will be attending her graduation ceremonies, so I will not be able to hold the contest this year.
My most sincere apologies to everyone who looks forward to viewing such awesome…
Desktop Wallpaper Freebies!
I’ve just updated my Freebies page with a few really beautiful nature photos for you to download to your desktop. *Sunday update* 10 new wallpapers added!
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