Leanne Wildermuth : Artist by Nature

He’s done!!!

February

2005

THE MAN finished his LAST patrol, is back safe & sound and will start doing all those other odds & ends that will lead him to the plane and on his way home! Whew. I know for all of you guys it’s “gone by pretty fast”, but uh, no, it hasn’t! Not at my house! LOL I feel like I haven’t seen him in ten years. Alright, six. Months. But still, it’s a long time not to see your other half. And when I say “see”, I encompass every other sense as well.

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Boy have I got some painting to do! I’m going to start this morning with Sheeba’s background, I’d like to have her blankie finished and fully dry when I start working on her furry lil self. You can get a refresher on all of the paintings in progress right here. You can also do a “search” in my lil search box and pull up all of the entries that refer to any particular pet and see the whole work in progress! (I just tried that yesterday. LOL)

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Work in Progress #1 : Chelsea

February

2005

This lil girl reminded me so much of Autumn Eyes that I started her background using a similar color scheme on her. Nice & warm! (The background will get another coat, too.)

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Work in Progress #1 : Ashley

February

2005

Ashley is a silvery/gray kitty who I thought would just look stunning against this purpley-plum background. I’ve blocked in the background, her eyes and nose since Barkley is still somewhat tacky from yesterday’s session. I will probably get another one started too before I get back to Barkley.

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Mark and Painting and Stuff!

February

2005

I spoke with THE MAN lastnight, he is (unofficially) on his LAST patrol!! When he’s finished with this one, they’ll start turning things over to the new team. HOLY CRAP! (See Holy Crap Level Indicator™)

It’s so strange to think that the time is really drawing near now. I keep flash-forwarding to the day we’re getting ready to go pick him up! How surreal is that going to be!? Whooowie!

Getting back into the groove, I was on the treadmill really early this morning, ran an errand, showered and now I’m getting ready to head out to the studio for a day of painting. I’ve been bad about getting my morning walk in, and lately I’ve really been needing the energy boost.

Check the webcam, I’ll be painting!

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Work in Progress #1 : Barkley (PG-13!)

February

2005

Here he is, Playdog of the year, Barkley. This is just his underpainting. Both the background and Barkley will be getting another coat tomorrow.

I’m going to turn my cam off for now, I’m debating whether or not to start another underpainting tonight. I will update if I do!

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Painting on Cam

February

2005

Just flipped the switch in the studio, I’ll be painting today!

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Muffin the Maltese

February

2005

We’re dogsitting for my in-laws, this is their baby Muffin. I got the girls ready for bed tonight and Muffers stood in line for her pajamas, so being the spoiled little fluffball that she is, she got her pajamas. LOL

(I failed to take appropriate heed to Grandpa’s warning that Muffers enjoys eating undergarments. How was I to know she would rifle through my stack of laundry?? It’s not like I leave them strewn about the house. First, iew. Second, don’t wake me up at 3AM because you’re gagging on things you shouldn’t be chewing on. Third, iew again.)

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Blaylock Wellness Report

February

2005

I’ve just taken a speed-reader’s glimpse at the latest NewsMax headlines, which promotes Blaylock’s Wellness Report and offer a discounted subscription to monthly reports written by Dr. Blaylock.

It’s all about health. Wellness, obviously. The things I’ve always wondered about when I go for annual checkups, the things I question when the doc asks if I’m ready yet to vaccinate the veins out of my 3-year-old, he covers everything. What is an annual physical anyway? What do they look for? Apparently not the right stuff, as the “tests” are all standardized and not meant to target specific things. I started thinking about all of this when I went in for my physical last year and had to ask for a mammogram referral. I told my doctor I was surprised that it’s not required for all fully developed women, since breast cancer can hit any woman at any age. (Just read his report indicates they can increase your risk. hm.)

We’re very fortunate to have an amazing physician. He supports and respects my routine of asking a thousand questions, and choosing what courses of treatment are best for me and our kids.

I’ll omit further jabber on the topic, I just wanted to share the report with you as I feel it has some pertinent and very valuable information!

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Sketches : Next 8 Paintings!

February

2005

Here we go! I went ahead and sketched out 8 of the 11 paintings I’ll be working on over the next few weeks. I am still waiting on a few things for the other three, so I’ll get those up as soon as I get what I’m waiting for.

Since there are so many, and one of them is a PG-13 Pose (yes, it is an animal!), I’m going to “hide” them.

Just read on to see the eye candies!

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