artistic inspirations
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an unconventional cookbook artist book
Followers of my artwork already know that I like to play with the book format. Does a book always have to be bound on one edge? I don’t think so. It also doesn’t have to be conventional-book-shaped. With this in mind I’m working with Chef Kim Mahan (www.class-cooking.com) to create an unconventional cookbook titled “Kim…
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today in British Shorthair cats
I worked today on some British Shorthair cats. I picked this breed because I enjoy British comedy. Silly reason I know. Anyway drawing this breed of cat was a challenge. When is a British Shorthair not a Tabby? The shape of the head, ears…. so many nuances are different. I had to pay close attention…
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The Fur Suit Of Happiness
Today, after delivering one piece of artwork (see the last post here), I’m packing up 24 of my art pieces to be delivered to Caplan Art Designs www.caplanartdesigns.com . Oct 5th, First Thursday, during the evening is the opening of my new exhibit The Fur Suit Of Happiness. Here’s a picture of some of the artworks…
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feline feast-y
I love fall and winter. I love sweaters, lap blankets and hot drinks. My favorite food to cook and eat is soup. So when I created this portrait of a Persian cat I imagined him with a bowl of warm soup… This is Pete. Who likes good things to eat. And when Pete has finished drying…
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feline folk
Today the Pacific Northwest sun has been dancing in and out around the clouds like a dancer at a folk music festival. Or like a cat singing for supper. A Siamese cat and a black & white alley cat are on my work table…
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feline fuzzy
It’s finally begun raining regularly here in the Pacific Northwest and I love it. Today the rainy cool air made me think of contentment and fur. Here’s artwork of Persian cat that is drying on my worktable. The cat’s name is “Harold”.
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progress on public art piece
In my last blog posts I’ve been talking about one of my current projects: I’m doing an illustration, a public art piece and giving a speech for Salmon Creek Journal and Washington State University. Here are a series of photos, covering a several week span of time, showing my progress. In general my process was to do short spurts…
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public art a magazine illustration and a speech
I can now talk publicly about one of my current projects: I’m doing an illustration, a public art piece and giving a speech for Salmon Creek Journal and Washington State University! The unveiling of the public artwork, and my speech, will be in October. And the magazine illustration will flow from that. Here’s how it all began: You…
