The set up
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
The Robe Series Part 1
I'm trying something new this time. I moved my easel into the front room; I get such great light in there. I bought a kimono style robe in Memphis years ago and and finally getting around to painting it. I bought the darn thing thinking I would paint a series using it, and finally I am. This is the first in the series - I think there will probably be 5 or so more. I didn't mean for these to be self-portraits, but then I *needed* to paint something. I needed to paint these now, rather than wait until I could get someone else to pose, so here I am.
I am also trying to blog the progress of the painting rather than one big post at the end. We'll see how it goes.
The set up in the front room
The sketch
The background is on
The background
Close up
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Christmas Gifts for my Team: Nursery Rhyme CD Covers
CD Covers for the Dallas Crew
Originally uploaded by veggiesteph
CD Covers for the San Diego Team
Originally uploaded by veggiesteph
Originally uploaded by veggiesteph
CD Covers for the San Diego Team
Originally uploaded by veggiesteph
I had the idea to make mix CDs for my work crew, including a series for individualized CD covers. I based the series on a book of nursery rhymes by Nicola Bayley that I have had since I was maybe 5 or 6. One thing I learned pretty quickly was that painting on the dining room table is not the best way to keep your back and neck from hurting. Also I learned that lack of sleep, caffeine, and pure OCD behavior help you get things done pretty quickly, because of course I procrastinated.
The Owl & The Pussycat
Originally uploaded by veggiesteph This one above is my favorite: my favorite rhyme and stars two of my favorite characters. I constantly sketch my little yellow Owl and my Siamese cat Bucky, who I lost this past year to FID.
I painted them all on thick drawing paper using acrylics. The nursery rhymes I used were:
- Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
- Little Bo Beep
- I Met a Man Going to St. Ives
- Humpty Dumpty
- The Queen of Hearts
- Hickory, Dickory Dock
- 3 Blind Mice
- 4 and 20 Blackbirds baked in a pie
- Hey Diddle, Diddle
- 5 Little Pigs
- Little Miss Muffet
- The Owl & The Pussycat
The Setup
The Owl & The Pussycat sketch
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