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"Beagle" made it on Channel 5 News on Friday afternoon! They were doing an interview with the director of Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation regarding puppy mills and the art exhibit/benefit tonight; and they aired three pieces from the show.
I received word that all of my pieces for the Puppies are Biodegradable Show have been chosen to go and be shown at Humane Day in Jefferson City next week! As promised below are some of the designs I've been working on for Oak Leaf Artist Guild website header. I wanted to go with bold colors in a Fall color scheme to reflect the colorfulness of the artwork while still Read More
Puppies are Biodegradable Artist Statement I started working on pieces for this show to help raise awareness about the horrors that go on in Puppy Mills. In the beginning I knew bad things were happening, I'd heard rumors, but I wasn't really prepared to see for myself. The research for this show was the most gruesome and difficult thing I've ever done for my art. There were many Read More
Here are the last two pieces for the Puppies are Biodegradable Show. I need to do a final critique and possibly make some minor changes before I submit them. I've found that seeing photographs of a piece allows me to be more objective when it comes to adding the finishing touches. "St. Bernard Rescue Dog" I ended up tightening up on the style a little more than I wanted, but I'm happy Read More
I finished "St. Bernard Rescue Dog" a few nights ago and I'm focusing my attention on "Scenic Puppy Mill" now. Once I finish both, I'll post images. Oak Leaf Artist Guild Update: I have the layout and overall design of the website figured out, in most part; I'm just waiting for the domain to be transfered to get started. In the designs I showed the guild for the website Read More
As I've mentioned in previous posts I've been working on an extra project for the "Puppies are Biodegradable Show," and I finished the last one today! Each of the below pieces are 5"x7" Pen & Color Pencil on paper. I have to say that I'm really happy with how they turned out. I kept the rendering loose and used unnatural colors to emphasis the eerie subject, hopefully the shock Read More
"What I think is lacking is a sense of believable light. Everything feels too evenly rendered - and your perspective has to be perfect with this kind of realism. However, areas are exquisite especially the card - shadow, reflected light, lettering all perfect." Eric Shultis - judge from Look of Love Show. I really appreciated his comments; they were straight forward, to the point, and helpful. It's Read More
The Locks of Love Event/Look of Love Art Show went really well! We had a great turnout, and lots of people came to donate their hair; including my husband! My piece won an honorable mention, and I won a raffle for a gift card to a local book store! The judge, Eric Shultis, wasn't able to attend the reception, but he did write up notes for each artist. Read More
I finished and turned in "Look of Love" on time and you can see the finished piece below, and a larger version in the painting gallery. I wish I had a little more time on this one.
Here are the latest images from "Look of Love." I still have a quite a bit to do, hopefully sometime tomorrow I'll be able to find time to do a working critique, then get around to the parts that I haven't touched since the underpainting. If I keep a tight schedule I should be able to finish on time. Unfortunately, since I'm cutting the deadline so close I'm Read More