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  • Saturday Painting

    November
    20
    2004

    I am beginning to think that I am going to have to wait until the girls settle in for the night before I can paint! It’s been a crazy Saturday full of games and sisterly catfights, pizza and hanging out.

    You can check back after 8:30PM CST on my Yahoo cam, I will try to update before I start but I really am wanting to just get out there and get going. Caitlin is having company tomorrow, so as much as I want to paint I just don’t know how far I’ll get with interruptions. (I’ll give it a go anyway!) We’ll also have to do a few things to get ready for company while I am having surgery. 😀

    Ok ok enough yackin, the girls are squealing!

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  • I like you!

    November
    20
    2004

    This is the cutest e-card I think I’ve seen yet! It’s a java card, about 5 minutes long.
    I LIKE YOU!

    I’ll be painting on cam this afternoon, I’ll update when I get started! I will be working on W’s eyes first, makin’ them shine. 🙂

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  • WB&F WIP #3

    November
    19
    2004

    Now don’t be frightened, this is FAR from what the portrait will look like completed! 😀

    In case you’re wonderin’, I’ll explain a little bit about how I do this. I start with the blank canvas in front of me, and the photos of who I’m painting, and start with the very first layer of color, the foundation color that I can see in the photographs. When you look at a piece of fur, from the root to the tip there are several shades. I start with what I see as the deepest layer, sometimes I see that the skin is visible, and I start there. This layer is the underpainting. From there, I build up. Layering the skin tones by deepening more, lightening more. Building layers of fur. The last things I paint are the things that are physically closest to you, the whiskers, the hair in the cats ears. In W’s case, the slight flyaway’s in her hair, her eyelashes, eyebrows, bangs. What you are seeing now is what I will build from, and I will paint over every inch of what is already here a couple more times to give it dimension and life.

    So as strange as my works-in-progress seem, I hope it is giving you more interest in how my paintings come to life rather than freaking you out!

    Ok here they are…

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  • WB&F Painting on Cam, Day 3!

    November
    19
    2004

    I just turned on my webcam (Yahoo cam link) and will be working on the underpainting of the cats tonight! (Right-click zoom to 200% then back to 100% for the full view)

    I know you all probably have great Friday night plans, eh? Me, I paint! I am anxious to get the cats base colors blocked in, so off I go! If you’re just hanging out tonight, stop by for a while! 🙂

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  • Happy Friday!

    November
    19
    2004

    This week has flown by!

    It’s going to be a busy weekend, I will be working on WB&F again probably later tonight. My schedule is a little out of whack this morning, I had the chance to talk to Mark for a while this morning and so that’s what I did! It’s not often we get to chat for more than 15-20 minutes. He’s doing well, he’s stiff and sore from the jolt of the blast and his hearing is still muffled but should return to normal in a few days.

    I know I mentioned a month or so ago after my foot surgery that I had one more surgery coming up, and that is taking place this coming Monday. I will still stay on schedule with everything, since I’ve known about this one for a while and planned accordingly, so no worries on that! I will be back to finishing up this piece probably the day after, if not Wednesday of next week. I still have a few painting days before surgery, so I’ll be pretty far along! 🙂

    With that, I am going to go get some things done and be ready to start the underpainting of the kitties shortly after dinner. I will paint on cam, and update when I start!

    Hope you’re having a great day!

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  • Mark’s first injury

    November
    18
    2004

    It’s happened, Mark’s had is first (and prayerfully last) injury over there. He’s fine, a few very minor schrapnal wounds, he was cleaned up and released back to duty. They were out on patrol and an IED was placed in their path and detonated when they drove over it. Thankfully we’re stronger than they are, and the guys are fine.

    Phew.

    Keep ’em in your prayers ok?
    xoxoxo

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  • WB&F WIP #2

    November
    18
    2004

    The underpainting is done on W. Tomorrow I’ll work on the kitties!

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  • WB&F Painting on Cam, Day 2!

    November
    18
    2004

    I just turned my cam on (Yahoo Webcam) and will be painting live today! Right-click zoom to 200% then back to 100% for the full view! If you download Yahoo IM, add my ID “intricateartist”.

    I may be turning the cam off for a little while at some point, and will update right below here if I do. 🙂

    UPDATES::08AM CST: Yahoo Cam is on!
    1:49PM CST: Yahoo Cam is off!

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  • WB&F WIP #1

    November
    17
    2004

    I’ve roughed in the background colors, pretty rich, eh? It’s a really beautiful red-wine/burgundy color with a warm peach/yellow glow.

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