words and pictures
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closet creature art poem
Closet Creature By Sue Clancy Rattle, rustle, bang, bump, my closet door opened – THUMP! I smelled it first and wrinkled my nose then in the moonlight there arose a creature with a tennis racket head. Its flannel arms stretched toward my bed. It smelled of moldy milk I’d dripped. It staggered in…
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sketchbook pages
Some of my favorite quotes about art – and some dog drawings – in my sketchbook.
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art inspired by books
Here is the just finished artwork based on the drawing I’d talked about in this post as being inspired by a book about a novelist. As a result of my reading I’ve been thinking about novels and how they describe our world, how writers bravely charge through the alphabet forests in search of the best…
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book plus sketchbook equals art
I’ve been reading “Confessions of a Young Novelist” by Umberto Eco. During one evenings reading I drew this drawing in my sketchbook. Now, as I read further in Eco’s book, I’m in the process of developing my sketchbook drawing into a small work of fine art. Here is the drawing;
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artist book Coffee Please?
In this previous post I was in the process of creating a one-of-a-kind artist book for the 23 Sandy Gallery. I’ve finished it now and it’s titled “Coffee Please?” Here are pictures:
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artist book about coffee
Been busy creating a new one-of-a-kind artist book for the 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland Or. http://www.23sandy.com/ This book is titled “Coffee Please? A dialect guide for the United States”. To create this book I’ve gone through all of my travel sketchbooks, kept as I traveled across the United States, noting, phonetically, the answers I…
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Sue’s sketching setup
When I’m creating a new body of artwork for upcoming fine art exhibits (as I am currently) I’m sketching constantly as it “feeds” my developing artwork. My full sketching kit as shown in the photo fits in an 8.5 x 11 bag or smaller. What you’re seeing in the pic is a small watercolor set,…
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