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    WB&F WIP #5

    November
    21
    2004

    W is coming along very nicely, the shape of her face, her eye color, teeth, everything – I am very pleased. (You like, J?) It’s like I had painted this piece so much in my head that it’s painting itself now! I am on about my 3rd layer on her face and neck skintones, and have probably one more, just enhancements to what is already here. Her forehead and brow area are far enough along that I roughed in her bangs, deepened her hairline and started working on her hair a bit.

    Her shirt is “finished” right now. I do not anticipate having to make any revisions to it, it’s a beautiful warm chocolate color and the highlights of the fabric turned out beautifully.

    Her arms look pretty pale against the rest of her now, huh? I will work on her arms next, after her shirt dries (probably Wednesday), and once she is complete I will work on the cats (the whole background/foreground layer thing). Anyhoo, this will be my last work in progress until Wednesday I’m guessing, and I’ll stop in tomorrow morning and update before I head to the hopsipsal! (yes, that’s how the girls say it!)

    Have a great night!!

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  • WB&F Painting on Cam, Day 5!

    November
    21
    2004

    My webcam is on! (click here) Right-click zoom to 200% then back to 100% for full view. Yahoo Messenger ID: “intricateartist” 😉

    I will continue working on W’s skintones, and will probably move around to whatever I am inspired to work on.

    I just created a webpage about my surgery, so those of you who know what’s going on (or those who don’t and are curious!) and want access, the files are password protected so drop me an e-mail for more info!

    Going to get ready to paint, it’s going to be a productive and painterly day!

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  • Wile E. Coyote

    November
    21
    2004

    A few months ago, at Mark’s request, I created a stencil of Wile E. Coyote for the guys to use on their equipment etc. as that is their call sign. Apparently, the stencil is reallly popular over there, Mark says they’ve painted it on refrigerators, machinery, all kinds of things. It sounds like it’s become a “this is ours, hands off” symbol. LOL

    So he’s been saying for months that he’d get me some photos of it, and here ya go. I’m just going to link them here:

    Wile E. Coyote Humvee1
    Wile E. Coyote Humvee2
    Wile E. Coyote Bradley

    Pretty neat to see it all over their stuff! Even though the character isn’t my creation, I searched everywhere for a stencil to purchase and couldn’t find one. Sorry Warner Brothers, the guys want a coyote, they get a coyote! (P.S. I’ve not made any profit from the creation or personal use of this piece.) LOL.. just covering my artistic butt there. ;P

    It’s a clear day, I took another digital pic of W and modified the last WIP entry. I’ll paint today, the girls should be ok. (I hope!) I’ll update when I turn the cam on!

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    Filed under: Completed Paintings, Home n' Hearth, My Fondest Memories, The Photog in Me, Wildlife Paintings

  • WB&F WIP #4

    November
    20
    2004

    I worked on W’s facial features, as you can see from the pics below! Ok yes the pics are horrible when I take them at night, I have to adjust them just so they aren’t yellow and then they get grainy. Imagine that. Plllbt! Ah well you get the idea. I put a closeup pic of her face side by side with the last WIP shot. She’s coming along nicely!

    I’ll get daylight pics one of these days, if I finish painting by 3PM (when it gets dark, phooey winter junk)… seriously I’m going to have to, or you all will think my paintings really look like this. ;P

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  • WB&F Painting on Cam, Day 4!

    November
    20
    2004

    Just flipped the switch, watch me paint! (Right click zoom to 200% then back to 100% for full view.) If you have Yahoo Messenger, I’m “intricateartist”.

    I’ll be back there in a few minutes!

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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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