sue clancy
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the art of nachos
Being a busy professional artist I’m fond of “quick fix” meals that are both yummy and fairly healthy – I’m feeding my creative-mental-beast after all! So, by special request (Thanks Laura!) here in this post is my favorite nacho’s recipe. I like to make my nachos as artistically colorful as possible so as I’m piling the ingredients…
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fun art at Joe’s
Here are two of my fine artworks that were recently shipped to Joseph Gierek Fine Art http://www.gierek.com/sueclancy – these pieces and more will be in an upcoming exhibit opening Dec 1!! Joe, the owner of Joseph Gierek Fine Art encouraged me to do more of my “free associative” paintings – and boy did I have fun!…
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Danny Joe
Today’s short narrative practice… original poem and art/illustration to follow: Danny Joe – By Sue Clancy There was an old dog named Danny Joe who played a lively banjo and sang folk songs about rights and wrongs and all the things a body should know
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art for the wolves
“We need art and beauty because survival is insufficient.” Emily St. John Mandel I’ve been thinking about that quote today and thinking about my responsibility as an artist to create beautiful, delightful, joyous – and even funny – things. Creations that are my own small way of helping myself and other people to live well,…
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keeping it creative
One question I get asked; “how do you stay inspired creatively” especially when you spend 8 or more hours a day working on art projects? My short answer is “make time to artistically play, everyday”. I try to draw every day something that “catches my eye” – something that at the time I’m drawing it…
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chic chicory pattern design
Recently, end of September or early October my wife and I went on one of our wander-walks – I had my sketchbook in hand. On Officer’s Row in Vancouver WA I walked through a field full of blue-purple flowers… here are some of the sketches I did that day. The field was full of flowers; a…
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coffee book featured in Colorado
My artist book “Coffee Beans Plus H2o” is featured at the Abecedarian Gallery in Colorado! I’ve loved it that the gallery owner and some other artist’s who’ve commented privately have “gotten it” that in this book I was playing with a concept of time! I’d worried about whether that was getting across so I can’t tell you how…
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Friday Fudge Judge
Earlier today I did a blog post called “Friday Fun In Progress” about a short narrative poem I was in the process of writing and illustrating. Then I took a lunch break. Thanks for waiting so patiently…. and without further ado here’s what I came up with: The Fudge Judge – By Sue Clancy A strict, stiff,…
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