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  • Miniature art, books, dogs, a cow, a bird, a dragon and a rabbit review

    Miniature art, books, dogs, a cow, a bird, a dragon and a rabbit review

    January 24, 2022

    This week I finished the dog painting you saw in my sketchbook and on my easel in my last post. The cow is still active in the field of my imagination as is a wee bird. More on that later in this post. Here’s the completed dog portrait titled “Being exquisite”. Like the dog portrait…

    A Creative Life, Alphapets, animals in art, art commissions, art gallery, art techniques, artist book, artistic inspirations, author illustrator, book design and layout, books, Cats in art, children’s book, dog portrait, Dogs in Art, fine art, miniature art, poetry, publications – publishing, published art, reading in art, visual story, whimsical art, wordless story, words and pictures, Writing And Illustrating
    animals in art, artist books, artist/author, books, boxes, coloring book, concertina, dog, fine art, folded book, handmade books, how to draw a dragon, Kidzstoriesandmore, leporello, poetry, portraits, printed books, rabbit, selfpublishing, slipcase, Storyberries, whimsical art, wordless books, wordless poem
  • Miniature art, dogs, cows and books

    Miniature art, dogs, cows and books

    January 17, 2022

    This week had a cow in it (more on that in this post) and a dog portrait. I selected one of my sketchbook drawings as an idea for what to paint using the new brush technique I learned from the book, Miniature Art by Joan Cornish Willies that I talked about in my last post.…

    A Creative Life, art book review, art techniques, artist book, artistic inspirations, author illustrator, books, Books In Art, creative thinking, dog portrait, Dogs in Art, drawing as thinking, fine art, handmade books, household surrealism, humor in art, miniature art, poetry, sketchbook, small things, Sustainable creativity, visual thinking, whimsical art, wordless story, words and pictures
    art book reviews, art studio, art techniques, artist, artist book, author, book making, books, cow, dog, dog portraits, Donna Young, fine art, miniature art, Mother Goose, reading, self publishing, The Annotated Arabian Nights, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, tiny art, whimsical art, work in progress
  • The Arabian Nights, miniature art and studio equipment

    The Arabian Nights, miniature art and studio equipment

    January 10, 2022

    This week was … there. Reading Marcus Aurelius helped. So did the oranges, the coffee, the leaves in the yard, the books and art. Talking with my spouse helped too. I kept returning to this quote from Marcus Aurelius so I did this gouache and ink painting. Then I added it to my “for encouragement”…

    A Creative Life, art prints, art techniques, artistic inspirations, books, creative thinking, Creativity Chats, fine art, household surrealism, mental health, miniature art, publications – publishing, published art, sketchbook, small things, Sustainable creativity, words and pictures, Writing And Illustrating
    art book reviews, art books, art prints, art studio equipment, art techniques, books, Creativity Chats, fine art, good mental health, habits of creativity, miniature art, reading, sketchbook, society 6, Storyberries, video
  • The last Professional dogs and The Arabian Nights

    The last Professional dogs and The Arabian Nights

    January 3, 2022

    Drum roll please… here are the last pages from The Professional Dog. I finished the social media postings of this series on the very last day of 2021. How’s that for timing? Lol!! So you can see a closer view… and read the accompanying text 👇 Thank you for following my entire process as I…

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    a creative life, a creative process, art history, artist inspirations, books, fine art, good mental health, miniature art, Persian miniatures, reading, sketchbook, The Annotated Arabian Nights, The Professional Dog
  • The Professional Dog and our Jolabokaflod festivities

    The Professional Dog and our Jolabokaflod festivities

    December 27, 2021

    Here below are 3 dogs from The Professional Dog and details about our Jolabokaflod holiday! The text from the book is below each dog portrait. In my last post I shared some of the books we’d ordered that came early for Jolabokaflod. Our house “rule” is that any adulting ceases and we open the book…

    A Creative Life, art exhibit, art gallery, artist book, artistic inspirations, books, Dogs in Art, fabric design, fine art, greeting cards, illustrated recipe, mental health, pet portraits, sketchbook, words and pictures, Writing And Illustrating
    artist books, Aurora Gallery, books, cards, coping skills, creativity, Gifts, holiday, hot chocolate, independent bookstores, Jolabokaflod, love and support, pandemic, reading, The Professional Dog
  • The Professional Dog and Jolabokaflod

    The Professional Dog and Jolabokaflod

    December 20, 2021

    Here are this weeks featured Professional Dogs … waiting excitedly for Jolabokaflod! Or… … maybe not. 🤣 Anyway, below are closer views of each dog portrait and below each is the text line in the book. As mentioned in a prior post the Aurora Gallery quickly sold out of my book The Professional Dog and…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, art exhibit, art gallery, artist book, author illustrator, books, children’s book, fine art, greeting cards, household surrealism, magic realism, mental health, printed books, sketchbook, whimsical art, words and pictures
    artist books, Aurora Gallery, books, cards, Christmas book flood, dogs, fine art, independent bookstores, Jolabokaflod, jolly book flood, local bookstores, self-care, selfpublishing, shop local, sketchbook, The Professional Dog, used books
  • Professional Dogs, a book review by a dog, some cats and Jolabokaflod

    Professional Dogs, a book review by a dog, some cats and Jolabokaflod

    December 13, 2021

    Here’s the dogs this week from my book The Professional Dog. A famous dog reviews my book. Some people asked if I have cat artwork… but first the three dogs… Below each enlarged portrait there’s the text from the book. My friend Liz Gauffreau typed up and shared her dog, Mr. Johnson’s, review of The…

    A Creative Life, Abecedarian, animals in art, art exhibit, art gallery, artist book, author illustrator, books, Cats in art, dog portrait, Dogs in Art, fine art, humor in art, mental health, pet portraits, publications – publishing, published art, The Professional Dog, words and pictures
    19th century art techniques, artist book, Aurora Gallery, books, cats, dogs, fine art, hot chocolate, Jolabokaflod, Joseph Gierek Fine Art, Liz Gaffreau, new books, The Professional Dog, used books
  • Professional Dog, Gallery exhibits in a pandemic and being Santa’s elf

    Professional Dog, Gallery exhibits in a pandemic and being Santa’s elf

    December 6, 2021

    There are 3 major art gallery exhibits in my life but more on that in a bit. First here are this weeks 3 dogs from The Professional Dog. Here’s a larger image of each dog portrait with the book text beneath. In times past I went in person to local exhibits especially when my work…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, art exhibit, art gallery, artistic inspirations, author illustrator, books, creative thinking, fabric design, fine art, humor in art, illustrated gifts, mental health, Sustainable creativity, The Professional Dog, whimsical art
    art exhibits, art galleries, artist books, Aurora Gallery, caplan art designs, coasters, creativity, dogs, elves, face masks, fine art, gift ideas, Holiday Exhibit, Joseph Gierek Fine Art, pandemic, puzzles, santa, society 6, spoonflower, The Professional Dog, whimsical art, Zazzle
  • The Professional Dog book on Storyberries, Thanksgiving and holiday box details

    The Professional Dog book on Storyberries, Thanksgiving and holiday box details

    November 29, 2021

    Lots to share: The Professional Dog is out in print and as an ebook on Storyberries! In a bit I’m sharing my creative process for my holiday box project. But first, because people tell me they’re enjoying it, I am continuing to feature 3 dogs from The Professional Dog per week so here’s this weeks……

    A Creative Life, art exhibit, art gallery, art techniques, artist book, artistic inspirations, children’s book, creative thinking, dog portrait, Dogs in Art, fine art, pet portraits, printed books, sketchbook, Sue Draws Dogs, The Professional Dog, visual thinking, whimsical art, words and pictures, Writing And Illustrating
    3d art, a creative life, a creative process, acrylic, art techniques, artist book, artist/author, Aurora Gallery, caplan art designs, dog, dog art, dog portraits, fine art, holiday box, holiday box project, Storyberries, Thanksgiving, The Professional Dog, veggie lasagna
  • Professional dogs, books, Thanksgiving art and some about the holiday box!

    Professional dogs, books, Thanksgiving art and some about the holiday box!

    November 22, 2021

    Here’s news about The Professional Dog and all of my projects that I couldn’t talk about in my last posts! First, this weeks sequence of dogs. Below is a closer look at the artwork of each of those dogs with the book text beneath. As I mentioned in another post I tend to work first…

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    a creative life, art exhibits, artist books, artist/author, Aurora Gallery, autobiography in art, book design, caplan art designs, children’s book, dogs, fine art, holiday box project, postcards, Thanksgiving art exhibit, The Professional Dog
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