art technique
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oh my gouache: learning new art media with cats
As I posted recently (here) I’ve been playing around with a new-to-me art media: gouache. Here’s my process of learning a new art media: Read 3 or 4 different sources that describe how to work in the media. While I’m reading I’m looking for “basic best practices” as well as what the “chief virtues” or…
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oh my gouache
The cookbook signing I did recently with Chef Kim Mahan went very well (cookbook info here) and then I took some days off. Which means that I read books and dabbled with a new-to-me art media – gouache. You see my wife and I went with a fellow artist friend of ours, Donna Young, (www.donnayoung.com)…
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How to draw dogs guide published!
My mini guide has been published!!!! It’s called “How To Draw Dogs” by Sue Clancy. I’m so excited about this – and can’t wait to see my printed copies! Below is a photo I took back when I was creating the guide – before it got published. Then I forgot to post the work-in-progress photo……
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Clancy’s 5 tips for drawing crowds
I’ve been so busy with other projects that I can’t talk about in public yet that I’ve not had time – not even 5 spare minutes – to work on my Time Tavern sketchbook. So to come up with a blog post update today I flipped through my sketchbook/commonplace book. Crowds of characters feature prominently in one…
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Clancy draws a dog
Here is a video of me drawing a dog using the same art techniques (dip pen, brush and sumi ink) that I used to create all of the artwork in my new book “Dogs by Sue Clancy” as well as the original artwork currently exhibited at Caplan Art Designs. http://www.caplanartdesigns.com
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new Clancy pattern designs
Here are images of my newly finished scarf and bag designs intended for the amusement of teachers (and students and people who enjoy language and numbers) – and both designs were inspired by teachers. My most recent blog post on my website tells “how and why I made this” details. https://sueclancy.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/art-messes-math-mistakes-and-teachers/ You can see my full…
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art messes math mistakes and teachers
I’ve had the cold/flu/crud for the last week. I’m feeling better now and wanted to “do something creative”. Trouble is I still suddenly sneeze and cough so using sharp xacto knives, loaded ink brushes and glue laden papers is more hazardous and messy than usual. What to do? Then I thought – I know several teachers…
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9 ways to make more art and why
My response to difficult times, whether personal or in the wider culture, has been to make more art. This is a concept I’ve adapted from my past work on Dr. Bob’s Emotional Repair Program First Aid Kit https://store.bookbaby.com/book/dr-bobs-emotional-repair-program-first-aid-kit – a book I did some time ago in which Dr. Bob says “The best response is living well”…
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more dog book progress
I wrote a short synopsis of what my book “Dogs by Sue Clancy” is about and I showed the synopsis, an early copy of the book – containing my dog portraits like what is currently at the Caplan Art Designs gallery – to friends in real-life. These friends can be counted on to have-my-back regarding my artistic efforts and…
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Sue draws dogs
Here’s a picture of me drawing a dog. If you want to see a close-up of the dog I’m drawing look for “Larry” on my dog portraits website page https://sueclancy.wordpress.com/dog-portraits/. Yes, as you see in the photo, I use brush and Sumi ink to do my dog drawings. The ink is quite permanent so it makes…
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