Here are the work in progress photos. I’m wrapping the cats around the sides of the canvas. I’ve got a LOT of work to do on them still, and now I have an appointment in the morning so I will probably not be painting until late morning/early afternoon tomorrow.
My webcam is on, I’m using my Yahoo connection today.
Yahoo Messenger ID: Intricateartist
If you’re viewing through the link above, you can right click the cam image and zoom to see the full viewing area.
Here she is, I’ll post the final scan of her sometime tomorrow afternoon.
I’ll begin working on the duo (Sebastian & Scarlett) tomorrow as well.
This is Carly Sue’s underpainting. She’ll dry tonight and I will start from the top tomorrow and work the details, ear by ear, eye by eye, hair by hair!
I know many of you have seen my works in progress before, and I know is must seem wierd, especially if you are the parent to one of my pet portraits! I just have to say “stick around”! Once you see how I work on a regular basis, you’ll know why none of my clients have been disappointed. 😉
Trust me, I’m the artist.
Here’s Carly Sue, she will be getting special attention today! The webcam is on (I’ve left it on since yesterday), and I’ll be back there in a minute!
I kicked off the program today for my new (increased) 25 pound goal. In case you’re wondering how I do it, I drink a minimum of 64 ounces of water a day, treadmill 30 minutes at 2.7 MPH to start (I will increase this gradually as I go, maxing out at about 45 minutes at 3.4-3.8 MPH), and I WRITE DOWN every single thing I eat/drink. I weigh-in after treadmilling and showering, and I’ve usually already had coffee/water for a couple of hours when I do that, so it gives me a better idea of my progress. I write down what the scale says underneath the date in my notebook.
So today I walked 1.3 miles in 30 minutes, and I’ve already had about 15 oz. of water. Ooh yea, I have to recommend getting the huge sports bottles that are 32 oz. or larger, get a couple to swap out in the fridge. I write in my notebook “Water – 1/2” and then “x” through when I finish each one, and if I haven’t finished by bedtime I down it. Drink water when your tummy rumbles!!! That is a MUST.
Ok there are my diet tips. No carb counting, no heavy protein. Eat a light lunch and whatever you want for dinner, just don’t have more than one helping. Drinking all the water makes you feel full all the time so it helps you control your snack intake & stuff.
Ok NOW I’m going to get out into the studio!
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If any of you were ever wondering what it looks like where I live, here ya go. We hit the road today visiting family, this is the scenic route. LOL
I did finish backing up my entire hard drive to CD this morning before we left. Now I’m going to cook up some grilled ham & cheese and chicken noodle soup for dinner, and I hope to get four pair of eyes painted this evening.
I’ll go ahead and turn the webcam on, I may not be out there for a little while yet but you can hang out or check back in at your liesure! I’ll use my cam, which is this one: Leanne’s Cam if for any reason I need to switch to Yahoo, I’ll let you know!
**I also just listed my Wine Painting on eBay, see it here**
Hope you all are having or have had a good relaxing weekend!
UPDATE 8:36PM I finished blocking all of their eyes in. Now I’ll work on each piece individually until it’s finished, beginning with Carly Sue (top left).
Whee! I’m rearing to go! Here are the next three pet portraits on my schedule, oooh I can’t wait to get painting tomorrow! I may even work on all three simultaneously. I will let you know in the morning when I’m going to start painting. We’re going to have company so I will be back & forth all day, and I’ll move the webcam back so you can see all three if I do get going on them all. 😀
Just so you know, Tim McGraw will be hanging out with me tomorrow singing everything off his new album, and I think Uncle Kracker will make a guest appearance as well. (Thank you walmart.com!) I’m so lucky! ;P~
I’ve got a couple of paintings to ship yet, too. I will do that Saturday morning since all three (four) of these cute critters will still be drying.
See ya in the AM!
xoxoxo
I finished it. I don’t know what to call it now. Seems things change every couple of hours around here, so I need to think of a more appropriate title. Strange, normally my paintings “tell me” what their titles/names are while I’m painting. This one has had quite a few since I started it, and none of them fit how I feel about it right now or how I would like others to feel when they look at it.
I’m going to go paint the edges, will scan it tomorrow and post a better image.
‘Nite, my friends.
