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Husky Portrait : Badger Complete
April
23
2008
I’ve just finished Badger’s portrait – now mom & dad will get to have a look at a larger photo of the painting and see if there’s any tweaking before it’s “officially” done.
Quite invigorating to paint on cam again – it’s been a few years! Way back when, in the land of LiveJournal, I started watching Jasmine Becket-Griffith paint on cam, and thought it was the coolest thing so I had to go get a webcam and do it myself. I stopped because I had some funky people stalking me (I did it on Yahoo IM then, and would get IM’s during my painting sessions, not very productive)! So now this little do-hickey seems to do the trick, and I’ll be able to paint live without a problem. Yay!
I’ll scan and post details when all is said & done on Badger’s painting. If you tuned in while I was in the studio, thanks for stopping in – and I’d love your feedback on the cam!
Husky Painting on Cam
April
23
2008
Hey all, I’ll be finishing up Badger‘s portrait on cam if you’d like to have a peek see over my shoulder. I’ve tested my studio cam in both Firefox and IE and it appears to be showing up well and has a decent refresh rate. You can find it in my sidebar, top right.
I will try to leave a note in front of the cam if I’m going to be away for any extended period of time, and if I happen to shut it off (or if the puppy chews through my USB extension cables while I’m not looking), it’ll say “offline”.
I hope I turned the volume off, ’cause I’m sure you don’t want to hear me sing.
4.22.08
Just added live studio cam to sidebar – top right – is it working for you? Testing…1-2-3. And all that.
Two Reasons Why Not.
April
21
2008
There are two reasons why I will not be giving you an update on my health & wellness progress this week:
So I’m going to have some of this, get over it, and get back to you next week.
Migration ROCKS.
April
19
2008
I love migration. It’s nature’s way of confirming spring has arrived when you see flashes of color out of the corner of your eye and have this dude reeeeaching his little head waaaay over so he can have a peek at the lady with the camera:
American Goldfinch, Male
And this guy, who I see flitting around in his typical skittish way, never too sure of what to land on until he hits a finch sock – then you couldn’t pry him off if you wanted to:
House Finch, Male
All of the other interesting birds will arrive soon and only be here for a week or so. Eastern Towhees, Grosbeaks, Creepers and Wrens will stop by, then my tried and true birds will stay here for the summer. This fella caught my ear while I was outside the other day:
Chipping Sparrow, Male
He was just singing away up in a tree, I did an overlay so you can see what he looks like singing, too.
I thought you’d like this one, since I was talking about how to identify males and females and mentioned the female Red Bellied Woodpecker had been by – but I hadn’t snapped a photo of her yet. I managed to do that the other day. Of course her hubby is here quite a bit, so here’s a new pic of him with her in the corner so you can see how they differ in appearances side by side:
And last, but not least, a squirrel with no tail. I have no idea what happened to him, and honestly it makes me sad to think about it.
It appears to be growing back, though, so I’ll be keeping an eye out for this guy (and yes, he’s a guy, he turned around and stood up and my eyes about popped out of my head), hopefully we’ll see some growth over the summer. I wonder how he communicates without his tail? Anyone know anything about squirrel behavior or communication to know how he might adapt to this injury?
4.18.08
Another Joey Atlas / EW custom blog design project launched – check out Optimum Flexibility for Golf! (#2 out of 6!)
Husky Portrait : Badger WIP #2
April
17
2008
I’ve just finished Badger’s underpainting. Now, don’t be frightened – I know it looks muddy and kinda blech right now, this will all be refined in the next stage, which is the addition of layers and layers of fur. She looks a bit flat, and a bit dark, and her eyes are not as glassy as they will be when I complete the portrait.
She is beauuutiful. I love Huskies, always have. When they are so well taken care of, like this one very obviously is, they are the most wonderful dogs. They love to please their parents and I’ve seen them become very sad and troubled when they go ignored. Very emotional creatures – and stunning, to boot.
