I just finished her – wet paint, glare, will scan when she’s dry!
Life, Love, and Critters – of course!
Er ist in Deutschland!
March
12
2005
Just got a call from The Man, he’ll be stateside TONIGHT!
WAHOO!
Update on Caitibug: Blepharitis. Ever heard of it? “An inflammation of the eyelids, usually caused by an excess growth of bacteria that is ordinarily found on the skin, and occasionally caused by allergies.” Iewww! She’s on antibiotic eyedrops and oral antibiotics for a week now. The clinic was jam packed, so I’m sure I’ll start coming down with something in the next day or so. Why not? Daddy’s coming home, so we must all be unhealthy for his arrival! That’s the way to do things at my house! Bah! 😛
Ouchie!
March
12
2005
Miss Caitibug had a little swollen eyelid lastnight so we had hot compresses on it until she fell asleep. This morning she got up and her eye was swollen completely closed. Ouchie! I think it’s a sty, obviously she needs medicated cream ’cause the hot compress isn’t helping.
Makes your eyes water just looking at it doesn’t it? My left eye is having empathy pains.
I’ll be finishing up both Kayda and Dixie today, I’ll update my Studio Cam status when I do. I’ll be busy this morning taking care of an 8 year old eyeball.
Completed Cat Portrait : Angel
March
11
2005
Wet paint, digital pic, will post scan when dry, you know the drill by now yea? 😉
Work in Progress #2 : Kayda
March
11
2005
Here’s her second work in progress, this is her full underpainting. The next layers will all be done wet-in-wet, finishing her up. She’s a purdy girl!
Two New Sketches – Dog & 2 Macaws
March
11
2005
I wanted to get these sketched out this morning so that I can start painting them as soon as I finish the kitties.
The first one, Riley, I’ll be working on the beginning of next week (starting Sunday, I think), he’s 16×20 on gallerywrapped canvas. Of course I’ll be painting both of these in oil.
The second one is an 18×18 (upgraded to 24×24, there will be a new sketch) of two macaws, the left is Thor (red) and the right is Oz (green). I’ll be painting them the second half of the week, and once they’re finished I will break from painting to welcome my hubby home and take some time off. (Yea, right! He’s going to have to chain me to the couch!)
Travel Update
March
11
2005
Poor guys, they have SO much to go through before they finally get back to their homes. I would be pitching such a hissy fit! Jay-Jay the jet plane says “won’t be long before they’re stateside!” and that’s as much info as I will disclose right now.
For those of you reading who are planning on being there upon the unit’s arrival, I will give you some information in advance. The area is going to be very crowded. Immediate family, close friends and press will be the only ones allowed in to be present for their final formation and release. Everyone else will be asked to wait outside. Also, parking passes were issued to the Soldier’s method of transportation only. Only those with a parking pass will be able to park in the parking lot. All other guests and visitors need to park against the curbs in the surrounding area, leaving room for their bus to arrive.
The Man is not anticipating hanging around for too long after being released. He would like to ‘just get home’. That’s NOT to say he won’t be grateful and happy to see people, just that he wants everyone to understand the “I wanna go home” factor. 🙂
As far as the welcome home party goes, we’ll do that AFTER things settle down, probably some time in May.
Ok? Ok. I’ll update with more info as I receive it, expecting not to have anything firm until about 3 days out.
Experts Aren’t Worried
March
10
2005
If they’re not worried about it, heck, why should we be?
Lava glows in this time-exposure photograph taken just after nightfall at Mount St. Helens in Washington State Wednesday, March 9, 2005 from the Johnston Ridge Observatory. Reporters and photographers were given access to the currently closed observatory to view the mountain a day after a sudden eruption sent ash and steam 36,000 feet into the air. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
From Yahoo, you can read this article. Here’s a portion from it:
The blast of ash and gas was not powerful enough to visibly scar the surface of the crater, but it was strong enough to destroy several monitoring stations used by scientists to keep tabs on the mountain, officials said.
Scientists did not know what caused the larger-than-normal plume, but noted that in the hours preceding the incident the seismograph readings had changed. While the peaks, indicating the strength of each seismic burst, were no higher than normal, the line separating them had become “noisier,” said Major.
“Usually that line is nice and flat. Instead it was creeping up and getting noisier and noisier,” he said, drawing on his pad a vertical squiggle that became darker as he drew it out horizontally.
But volcanologists had seen that pattern before when it did not lead to such a large belch.
I dunno, bunch of ash, a glowing dome, I’d be getting the H-E-double L out of there, wouldn’t you? Time for a nice long stay with some relatives back east, eh?
Work in Progress #1 : Kayda
March
10
2005
>>stops painting
>>runs for the camera
>>clicks
>>runs to computer
>>uploads
>>posts partial underpainting pic
