tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84366749245652015972024-03-19T10:28:37.146-07:00Scribbles and Spotsrecent works, dabbles, and doodlesSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-33485287567294864062011-06-01T22:50:00.000-07:002011-06-01T22:54:03.306-07:00little stuffquick painting of the houses across from my studio on cardboard:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s1SyAtB7o_Eu-Crm5Ke10JzaafNVWzcHBbYabYZmSiNwEpw9l1nDcuYNAGIooOI-VKbxbCl_ZnnIGV6-gZM8GBNKEIw4fXZ7ctweWpLfM0Uydd1GDUWF-GShb-YG5eFGRpJeOVGrsBy0/s1600/IMG_0126.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s1SyAtB7o_Eu-Crm5Ke10JzaafNVWzcHBbYabYZmSiNwEpw9l1nDcuYNAGIooOI-VKbxbCl_ZnnIGV6-gZM8GBNKEIw4fXZ7ctweWpLfM0Uydd1GDUWF-GShb-YG5eFGRpJeOVGrsBy0/s320/IMG_0126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613496123968578002" border="0" /></a>cat and cup lino-cut:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Dns60qoNa-QBBxTQqDx0YFFWHUoTjUGJyruxTA3B1CskHtNvrxppYVoDL3ToXBE5fQitWBrds4Hf9njkwVCr63VLwPb7BKotuhuwKnvRAPgc_CwljhNm0KiNTxtcSXstxGot05vIjCHA/s1600/IMG_0087.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Dns60qoNa-QBBxTQqDx0YFFWHUoTjUGJyruxTA3B1CskHtNvrxppYVoDL3ToXBE5fQitWBrds4Hf9njkwVCr63VLwPb7BKotuhuwKnvRAPgc_CwljhNm0KiNTxtcSXstxGot05vIjCHA/s320/IMG_0087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613496113905344802" border="0" /></a>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-32901823151714438052011-04-11T21:59:00.000-07:002011-04-11T22:25:46.030-07:00small works<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EnVfRe9nv9Bw1gLg9QtIBYAa0PC_d9uvRWKACNNe-E5xvkuEl_wrUFJde7lUW4J5BNukPrYzVWWH1eCV10gjOyfuIgzCBSsd07b_w3xxVrBQCg-bykQKPJsZlnjM9pBEtvWPZH9BSaVP/s1600/IMG_2636.JPG"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></a>Here are some small paintings I've done recently, in no particular order. Some are from photo, some from drawings, and some from life!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bECR0DgCNG7OEXyrM8EJt7obWvS-s3xCu4vwFb60hFwEb5j1hAUlnRAv7uEMEEB5ZFl4aCw2fxQ9bI1u60Lzd_Xx2vcK6_FhvbbHmRCiB_A7AsGnPoSRj7NvthrqCxrdo4rWyVodu51B/s1600/IMG_2624.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bECR0DgCNG7OEXyrM8EJt7obWvS-s3xCu4vwFb60hFwEb5j1hAUlnRAv7uEMEEB5ZFl4aCw2fxQ9bI1u60Lzd_Xx2vcK6_FhvbbHmRCiB_A7AsGnPoSRj7NvthrqCxrdo4rWyVodu51B/s320/IMG_2624.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594558660346201538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYc8eQ5XPjZOWNoUD_4aX4KiOdXXv0m-P6M92eXXAH-eGA8zWm_tuTROr1I9H2bE3hZRFENVRAzqgBhMYAWY16fgRIDTjtE9jzMhBfr6QlQoTjWSceo758v17xKMs-l1CvnAwp5zy4dWTK/s1600/IMG_2625.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYc8eQ5XPjZOWNoUD_4aX4KiOdXXv0m-P6M92eXXAH-eGA8zWm_tuTROr1I9H2bE3hZRFENVRAzqgBhMYAWY16fgRIDTjtE9jzMhBfr6QlQoTjWSceo758v17xKMs-l1CvnAwp5zy4dWTK/s320/IMG_2625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594558649797668946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK44NtsaPV6jljxjrcPVLvfzMgwIKr1Csgtlyr6LSu9cmNBddRBMsCdkCbM41N6MRFoZzgIdELkW_w0fHuwSHa425vvhVdxxHL4fX8NQrQcAZB9yTHO79y9kzEBAUaRtbab_JOS_5QkY19/s1600/IMG_2627.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK44NtsaPV6jljxjrcPVLvfzMgwIKr1Csgtlyr6LSu9cmNBddRBMsCdkCbM41N6MRFoZzgIdELkW_w0fHuwSHa425vvhVdxxHL4fX8NQrQcAZB9yTHO79y9kzEBAUaRtbab_JOS_5QkY19/s320/IMG_2627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594558646261362802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0FMY6YMrLOHIZTFk1AIsmUIdzJJYTwKFkkkVoqkPpsqoMbqSZo_W6moSP6YPxWfbpSR20vOUPK06SpV4iyV3y7t0wN_R1zAXvcVunx_i7HxCr1dNP2Moruq5_uMU1gIhLLA8BllFpFkN/s1600/IMG_2631.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0FMY6YMrLOHIZTFk1AIsmUIdzJJYTwKFkkkVoqkPpsqoMbqSZo_W6moSP6YPxWfbpSR20vOUPK06SpV4iyV3y7t0wN_R1zAXvcVunx_i7HxCr1dNP2Moruq5_uMU1gIhLLA8BllFpFkN/s320/IMG_2631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594558636077574098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb5mBtVopJ5X_PN5d-ccjywKbAnlo1Cgd3YAhIGE70F4YfX9uj9-BnCwQspLxlaOH-vh-mvFQe1p2HokgYLjGBxzxBPXayTA0t0C1CX1TgY2_-2UxCE7sdf9l7GYngtyCzia8vDlm-pCo/s1600/IMG_2633.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb5mBtVopJ5X_PN5d-ccjywKbAnlo1Cgd3YAhIGE70F4YfX9uj9-BnCwQspLxlaOH-vh-mvFQe1p2HokgYLjGBxzxBPXayTA0t0C1CX1TgY2_-2UxCE7sdf9l7GYngtyCzia8vDlm-pCo/s320/IMG_2633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594558627197445714" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EnVfRe9nv9Bw1gLg9QtIBYAa0PC_d9uvRWKACNNe-E5xvkuEl_wrUFJde7lUW4J5BNukPrYzVWWH1eCV10gjOyfuIgzCBSsd07b_w3xxVrBQCg-bykQKPJsZlnjM9pBEtvWPZH9BSaVP/s1600/IMG_2636.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EnVfRe9nv9Bw1gLg9QtIBYAa0PC_d9uvRWKACNNe-E5xvkuEl_wrUFJde7lUW4J5BNukPrYzVWWH1eCV10gjOyfuIgzCBSsd07b_w3xxVrBQCg-bykQKPJsZlnjM9pBEtvWPZH9BSaVP/s320/IMG_2636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594561917516699298" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJkTOkTzuWovKqJODgyHP2zGjx7_A8hTIBRtddr6fZi5BiqZGqjNKt0D26D8Qn8s28Hj1UPqYpMInPlojndVuUYOOhmwO05sK8_1yDakTCl6CthiT5y7S0tSIZ3fBbp-WBw06eiE4TUIt/s1600/IMG_2643.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJkTOkTzuWovKqJODgyHP2zGjx7_A8hTIBRtddr6fZi5BiqZGqjNKt0D26D8Qn8s28Hj1UPqYpMInPlojndVuUYOOhmwO05sK8_1yDakTCl6CthiT5y7S0tSIZ3fBbp-WBw06eiE4TUIt/s320/IMG_2643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594561911419239234" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQbAHZ5APeJCvdI3o9DKAJbndgEjhGM4aqiAs3aIEJQAr-Ya1q4pSumSRGQTFN13iQ-LC_HYOfGq9l_77AHVgaDpVsl4LmrekMox-Oetue9yRy5fPNre_47WD8zgeByyVsenHlcbILm9t/s1600/IMG_2645.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQbAHZ5APeJCvdI3o9DKAJbndgEjhGM4aqiAs3aIEJQAr-Ya1q4pSumSRGQTFN13iQ-LC_HYOfGq9l_77AHVgaDpVsl4LmrekMox-Oetue9yRy5fPNre_47WD8zgeByyVsenHlcbILm9t/s320/IMG_2645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594561903392866242" border="0" /></a>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-37924906326639343692011-03-10T23:16:00.000-08:002011-03-10T23:22:50.299-08:00around the studiofirst still life I'd done in a while!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH02Y5MuMIiXKLDi6j825a5FfEHb3ckuvxl2nPXz5t8uEjSzjcZrubzAC4TmoXue0zVgvRUz4OjbKrfo6oW4CXeE477Pjmfk4tO4I5VH5TUM25qaNgPWwwiMbwS1Y4qY8RuzK5PW2RM-O1/s1600/IMG_2390.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH02Y5MuMIiXKLDi6j825a5FfEHb3ckuvxl2nPXz5t8uEjSzjcZrubzAC4TmoXue0zVgvRUz4OjbKrfo6oW4CXeE477Pjmfk4tO4I5VH5TUM25qaNgPWwwiMbwS1Y4qY8RuzK5PW2RM-O1/s320/IMG_2390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582718936066163250" border="0" /></a>paper cutouts with acrylic on brown paper<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlPkDCfC6XTm3_ysMx6ixk0ykjpZIcLqnXKVHgpUR_ijEoE0-tVQCnDESD_16FvT7iPNR5zcRNYYCyLPRiWp3fLD31k5gs1wQBO9mzNYWioxsLRPQSyt352rVRB2bbbgk5PeiOboSROsa/s1600/IMG_2345.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlPkDCfC6XTm3_ysMx6ixk0ykjpZIcLqnXKVHgpUR_ijEoE0-tVQCnDESD_16FvT7iPNR5zcRNYYCyLPRiWp3fLD31k5gs1wQBO9mzNYWioxsLRPQSyt352rVRB2bbbgk5PeiOboSROsa/s320/IMG_2345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582718930228394546" border="0" /></a>and some small paintings of Trina painting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKpVSdbce9Ei5eGQ9WSbTuZNT742jM8wGGFBvxwT3AzfBw68DHqgypL_fQSSvWvsCl5Pgxv7mEr-pwcEoCGAl8vy6Iju6_RUpzPpcLNSHoAyb__L_Tx5dItW4NOrcXjIYzQxxjTK8jaAP/s1600/IMG_2373.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKpVSdbce9Ei5eGQ9WSbTuZNT742jM8wGGFBvxwT3AzfBw68DHqgypL_fQSSvWvsCl5Pgxv7mEr-pwcEoCGAl8vy6Iju6_RUpzPpcLNSHoAyb__L_Tx5dItW4NOrcXjIYzQxxjTK8jaAP/s320/IMG_2373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582718239910259650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGiMwk_akMay2z7VrZLbseRA1_p29ebdhRq098mZmhNQmzbgPeXp_y1nABIg0EvrryxHqh4KHI3wkkjNSo22KeeZeD8UMvWZZHOM17ONKxTFX-VcCVcrrVpo5e6ZpqGEbWSmGNBd0qhIA/s1600/IMG_2375.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGiMwk_akMay2z7VrZLbseRA1_p29ebdhRq098mZmhNQmzbgPeXp_y1nABIg0EvrryxHqh4KHI3wkkjNSo22KeeZeD8UMvWZZHOM17ONKxTFX-VcCVcrrVpo5e6ZpqGEbWSmGNBd0qhIA/s320/IMG_2375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582718232034054290" border="0" /></a>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-74558885774026727712011-03-09T09:40:00.000-08:002011-03-09T09:50:27.703-08:00some landscapesThese three are from around Woolsey Canyon, done pretty fast since the light was disappearing!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPYRMKy6NlH6zGUshZqT3y0vFhASXS2O9ZFMYfZJ1I9WJTP5rhVTbEHhApQV49OBfZp-nmc1GEb7NZGkWMSZDNsg5xAvoUflwFplpAIwk08DJ2p00ND-1QSlo9EnQTfIk1XBbHWzFib93/s1600/IMG_2406.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPYRMKy6NlH6zGUshZqT3y0vFhASXS2O9ZFMYfZJ1I9WJTP5rhVTbEHhApQV49OBfZp-nmc1GEb7NZGkWMSZDNsg5xAvoUflwFplpAIwk08DJ2p00ND-1QSlo9EnQTfIk1XBbHWzFib93/s320/IMG_2406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582137676265175554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqFrsYiL4Oge4yIocpIAPCux6cAJzOk8kcmacabJKeWAWXKw3w_5G343K1ly5_7LmWtvSBpO_vcTzBJnGqxU2DmDOpDIB5507zY-sZ2L5ewFvQJIF0KK3VNbII-zFobnrzzMIfeMR7xnO/s1600/IMG_2408.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqFrsYiL4Oge4yIocpIAPCux6cAJzOk8kcmacabJKeWAWXKw3w_5G343K1ly5_7LmWtvSBpO_vcTzBJnGqxU2DmDOpDIB5507zY-sZ2L5ewFvQJIF0KK3VNbII-zFobnrzzMIfeMR7xnO/s320/IMG_2408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582137665851066434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47-fK0AEVBmzP8xcgYw9HR2nnKF5FTh_fIyqdVNNQsukQpsPA3JJSHUSz3IFQusq5hsazmedutAU2IZ1q4ArEeEdhqXyzwvBYZmqNs40XmYJcerPGSgTgTcF-gmNrEuMdl1e-meVQi67X/s1600/IMG_2409.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47-fK0AEVBmzP8xcgYw9HR2nnKF5FTh_fIyqdVNNQsukQpsPA3JJSHUSz3IFQusq5hsazmedutAU2IZ1q4ArEeEdhqXyzwvBYZmqNs40XmYJcerPGSgTgTcF-gmNrEuMdl1e-meVQi67X/s320/IMG_2409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582137655759485362" border="0" /></a><br />This was done after work, in about 5 minutes, twilight.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbVpz-eHvXdG3M_n1MKEdhv9SHZOBozPVDJyv1j_UtSDgFhvkuOJqK4LLCdXM5gyucCXJqqkRL8OqPISHSKThLZTKHtNHQfrAQYA9PdvbVuctmSgzb-xgOOH1yaUUJB1L3bdpqkoaLrVL/s1600/IMG_2412.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbVpz-eHvXdG3M_n1MKEdhv9SHZOBozPVDJyv1j_UtSDgFhvkuOJqK4LLCdXM5gyucCXJqqkRL8OqPISHSKThLZTKHtNHQfrAQYA9PdvbVuctmSgzb-xgOOH1yaUUJB1L3bdpqkoaLrVL/s320/IMG_2412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582137642696817186" border="0" /></a><br />and one more. I need to be more patient... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tK-xZbhkR64edT6y_6ngi8mtDrjKqBW8RDqhtapTbOgeEJRnSArI3VSp7clodIefng3Yc9XB1k-_7QZrvfkuuRW6EcNX8miZud5mdUN55rgE42y6riTXxvF3Paqo3dMkgYEvH4tN92Jo/s1600/IMG_2414.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tK-xZbhkR64edT6y_6ngi8mtDrjKqBW8RDqhtapTbOgeEJRnSArI3VSp7clodIefng3Yc9XB1k-_7QZrvfkuuRW6EcNX8miZud5mdUN55rgE42y6riTXxvF3Paqo3dMkgYEvH4tN92Jo/s320/IMG_2414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582137634746854146" border="0" /></a>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-11382757671934680612011-02-03T22:06:00.000-08:002011-02-03T22:11:03.577-08:00self portrait<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NB8znRXpARjYIpM0TZSnWfIBmfsbLbHcbY8fLv17P5rrHo4kTskmioNSu5SMZVMimylZmB3tJqpP4Z8asMrefrK6PqUK4n9NjiGW1qnM0B9ubEOSC2vZoKTySCWo8Er8W1UxRLIyiwU2/s1600/IMG_2299.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NB8znRXpARjYIpM0TZSnWfIBmfsbLbHcbY8fLv17P5rrHo4kTskmioNSu5SMZVMimylZmB3tJqpP4Z8asMrefrK6PqUK4n9NjiGW1qnM0B9ubEOSC2vZoKTySCWo8Er8W1UxRLIyiwU2/s320/IMG_2299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569712496055828050" border="0" /></a>Quick life sized, painted with acrylic on brown paper. Black, white, yellow ochre and venetain red.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-21925367251519467822010-12-30T12:25:00.000-08:002010-12-30T12:26:09.115-08:00Grad Portfolio<a href="http://samanthajorgensen.blogspot.com/">http://samanthajorgensen.blogspot.com/</a>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-43438883592244607252010-12-19T00:27:00.000-08:002010-12-19T00:33:07.911-08:00works in progress!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9tJgUNFykqbulfiO_x9H3Pf6tpnxTA39RRP58GEPmcNg35M9B6ZFWtIPFjwRLuyN62pzb5GgsVl2dqSsgH4NKutVOsiRxtx0PiIMFpwMgKGo5SClkhPjDicfSE0h9sTrtcua9bFeHUoT/s1600/IMG_1943.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9tJgUNFykqbulfiO_x9H3Pf6tpnxTA39RRP58GEPmcNg35M9B6ZFWtIPFjwRLuyN62pzb5GgsVl2dqSsgH4NKutVOsiRxtx0PiIMFpwMgKGo5SClkhPjDicfSE0h9sTrtcua9bFeHUoT/s320/IMG_1943.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552307831210118754" border="0" /></a>my first purely charcoal drawing in a long time! (but I might add paint if I get frustrated...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio158Jhamgr18ldpWT20Kw5NXFxXzpS_R92lLh7DGv8-GJODnnyyRD9J9farhwPG0ddtytTOZc5iOCzdgmzj44htivcH1kQKSQxzZ9-KauJOXVuFRt0Dw-npdDS2N_4-AuHxSeWQPqHb8r/s1600/IMG_1945.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio158Jhamgr18ldpWT20Kw5NXFxXzpS_R92lLh7DGv8-GJODnnyyRD9J9farhwPG0ddtytTOZc5iOCzdgmzj44htivcH1kQKSQxzZ9-KauJOXVuFRt0Dw-npdDS2N_4-AuHxSeWQPqHb8r/s320/IMG_1945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552307830438285682" border="0" /></a>small-ish paintingSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-44855474896455399702010-12-15T21:32:00.000-08:002010-12-15T21:46:15.863-08:00drawing/painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-hbbWkcARrUPcobYJiE04Q6LsMz_aVk4waju_6pQVfh4y177mlYG2WT-T4EpPXsqQNSTRfX7y1GMG-o8SlRLeYGMqnxT89FSKV74bCmbksONbPcb22ZdKTU3vgBWBgfmcuIiXv8esqNN/s1600/IMG_1890.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-hbbWkcARrUPcobYJiE04Q6LsMz_aVk4waju_6pQVfh4y177mlYG2WT-T4EpPXsqQNSTRfX7y1GMG-o8SlRLeYGMqnxT89FSKV74bCmbksONbPcb22ZdKTU3vgBWBgfmcuIiXv8esqNN/s320/IMG_1890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551152096546634354" border="0" /></a>charcoal and acrylic on illustration board.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-11741086123463140742010-11-28T18:06:00.000-08:002010-11-28T18:18:15.942-08:00paintingsIt's getting cold! At least relatively, and especially in my drafty garage studio with no heater. But I get to wear silly hats to stay warm:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzV7hE8KxK8FSS5CEocqvk0CAM2sAdPojd2Urz1lSHlB1w0S-CJFfq4wMzJ1gdpJ0qiZCtpSEyPtCChh9Ae3rNGHAkDbFWc45CKO7qZK64050TF61k_BBl4noxepOBmUkHcWuSPXGO3w6/s1600/IMG_1741.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzV7hE8KxK8FSS5CEocqvk0CAM2sAdPojd2Urz1lSHlB1w0S-CJFfq4wMzJ1gdpJ0qiZCtpSEyPtCChh9Ae3rNGHAkDbFWc45CKO7qZK64050TF61k_BBl4noxepOBmUkHcWuSPXGO3w6/s320/IMG_1741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544788235086819506" border="0" /></a>Here is one of the bigger paintings in progress:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTchuC9zLHNYUbLKJ42QMR26LGupNykILTpm0F0tnzcy7h2hgLdaTVQXpjFl4vXM_J7lpCWzvpG5pHOlg6GfBuABN-wrnjCAQPjxYdtqyk1xdm0_f9QLEdQsnwVtS1HnMBClrZIm4jUuT/s1600/IMG_1744.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTchuC9zLHNYUbLKJ42QMR26LGupNykILTpm0F0tnzcy7h2hgLdaTVQXpjFl4vXM_J7lpCWzvpG5pHOlg6GfBuABN-wrnjCAQPjxYdtqyk1xdm0_f9QLEdQsnwVtS1HnMBClrZIm4jUuT/s320/IMG_1744.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544788224198201922" border="0" /></a>I just need to finish up a few pieces, and start one or two more for my graduate portfolio. I'm feeling pretty productive these days despite the weather...NPR and KPCC keeps me going strong! There was an interesting article <a href="http://www.scpr.org/programs/speaking-faith/">On Being</a> today on "The Inner Landscapes of Beauty." Food for thought and all that.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-78775342090912865982010-10-05T22:55:00.000-07:002010-10-05T23:08:48.509-07:00studies!These are from yesterday--which was a wonderfully cloudy and dramatic day (especially since I plan on having cloudy skies in the big painting I just started). These are all small--under 6 inches, and done in 10-20 minutes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uE99cQEkDJ5YR6-mNi4Dm8YhjrozDc9W9-b546yqFoVP2Nv5Yh9BBXnfudP8bG2iCKwZXi2Su8SDcQhZDTUL_oaKrI38aRkVlYZbfcc1gHCUp8bkoULhXmEgIUqvSAmhn1fY5igpSLHJ/s1600/IMG_0731.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uE99cQEkDJ5YR6-mNi4Dm8YhjrozDc9W9-b546yqFoVP2Nv5Yh9BBXnfudP8bG2iCKwZXi2Su8SDcQhZDTUL_oaKrI38aRkVlYZbfcc1gHCUp8bkoULhXmEgIUqvSAmhn1fY5igpSLHJ/s320/IMG_0731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524808682067735922" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5wH1my9fIrKh59PE2cwSmCbBRefHrEcGsN_vDT_KDAjXKXNSv-idNsHJdFuPdx0ixwCrt97LSE_L-lwOF1dxUJtjqnGFvrxJgPb2myIKba7YFCnkgK3NUuIcBfe651cN3AYBo91qQwGo/s1600/IMG_0732.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5wH1my9fIrKh59PE2cwSmCbBRefHrEcGsN_vDT_KDAjXKXNSv-idNsHJdFuPdx0ixwCrt97LSE_L-lwOF1dxUJtjqnGFvrxJgPb2myIKba7YFCnkgK3NUuIcBfe651cN3AYBo91qQwGo/s320/IMG_0732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524810198827078290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWweWUm_BIodO59vdV55JvZ0-2r4v0pi45myB-_NwWXU7rupqEah4Vhv9smW4sw8KpGPZSBnXT-Mm_641Pg8iMk98e9BjRDaVOfSd265tbEoD-etU0UXUgHFhP4VJ_gX61nf9fxvnuN6xH/s1600/IMG_0734.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWweWUm_BIodO59vdV55JvZ0-2r4v0pi45myB-_NwWXU7rupqEah4Vhv9smW4sw8KpGPZSBnXT-Mm_641Pg8iMk98e9BjRDaVOfSd265tbEoD-etU0UXUgHFhP4VJ_gX61nf9fxvnuN6xH/s320/IMG_0734.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524808662851280098" border="0" /></a>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-7804954763085120372010-10-02T22:03:00.000-07:002010-10-02T22:14:35.285-07:00stuff!I was sick for a week...trying to get back into the swing of things!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1izVekf_RLaHc16E-CiiAjR_GWYao9VAi8uSTZEjU12Fj2qC4Ir1ERS86RRGDnR8tHmuFGQHklJkKABZ-tSjL_QBJ8N4Eh4_U9_DQt7KAnz4RUEAGJvU4OG9JRz6Wl4OvfY1-ukpf793C/s1600/IMG_0650.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1izVekf_RLaHc16E-CiiAjR_GWYao9VAi8uSTZEjU12Fj2qC4Ir1ERS86RRGDnR8tHmuFGQHklJkKABZ-tSjL_QBJ8N4Eh4_U9_DQt7KAnz4RUEAGJvU4OG9JRz6Wl4OvfY1-ukpf793C/s320/IMG_0650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523682845044218162" border="0" /></a>Self portrait from last week.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjUxW9fUmYAqd-LK6bhRbJ4xfWswEm8CT4_vBS-tXwOQbwqTZBWBWT7tvJksVXLr8mfU-1KLtd1RUB1xVdFh0qUViKcGeIcnUOGL4xcbPnoKkwyXZCX-MYHDUOXK4iClLevwr6Dvk3jYN/s1600/IMG_0651.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjUxW9fUmYAqd-LK6bhRbJ4xfWswEm8CT4_vBS-tXwOQbwqTZBWBWT7tvJksVXLr8mfU-1KLtd1RUB1xVdFh0qUViKcGeIcnUOGL4xcbPnoKkwyXZCX-MYHDUOXK4iClLevwr6Dvk3jYN/s320/IMG_0651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523682842615124626" border="0" /></a>Study.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGeWgbh44UDXxrvPWeTy7KH2-vce181VFJ_VSehYhQtRmOfQzJ1sasMgA5MWP0u7Wz5nDJ6hjOMGeXGv0P2Lo56OI5xr9HlVTVAuGw7JCO_rFXoJXyDoV-ipx0wk5_C6HxvWqn0LcVJsi/s1600/IMG_0683.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGeWgbh44UDXxrvPWeTy7KH2-vce181VFJ_VSehYhQtRmOfQzJ1sasMgA5MWP0u7Wz5nDJ6hjOMGeXGv0P2Lo56OI5xr9HlVTVAuGw7JCO_rFXoJXyDoV-ipx0wk5_C6HxvWqn0LcVJsi/s320/IMG_0683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523682838576544434" border="0" /></a>Self-portrait as my great-aunt Louise.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglai-0sq9kbV34eIk1EPVq825yI4dQtS2aixEyQaMpwbLAiiLK4CRylpy6SJxVrhifi9CysVoBB7JmoZWHVUlwLYS5xN7Px4AZgT7wOWeHshgE_jrgpYo8s6vLqY5ZuRyz-yRBHg-OA7Xy/s1600/IMG_0678.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglai-0sq9kbV34eIk1EPVq825yI4dQtS2aixEyQaMpwbLAiiLK4CRylpy6SJxVrhifi9CysVoBB7JmoZWHVUlwLYS5xN7Px4AZgT7wOWeHshgE_jrgpYo8s6vLqY5ZuRyz-yRBHg-OA7Xy/s320/IMG_0678.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523682824760683026" border="0" /></a>surly self portrait.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXBO2gaxpjLUtCwZ9BoI0izV4F4W9feboJ6I3zivlNTBZg6jch9lNyriGtdK8EX0R1VsoEe3VYXPjkpgTaUIgu5UVVfjA8IrxUqGJpy3BRGnGdr4k-eO6QQR1Uxq8E4SSxrRZiUYDWtha/s1600/IMG_0688.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXBO2gaxpjLUtCwZ9BoI0izV4F4W9feboJ6I3zivlNTBZg6jch9lNyriGtdK8EX0R1VsoEe3VYXPjkpgTaUIgu5UVVfjA8IrxUqGJpy3BRGnGdr4k-eO6QQR1Uxq8E4SSxrRZiUYDWtha/s320/IMG_0688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523682822887363282" border="0" /></a>My dad's shoes.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-1158387221004045252010-09-06T19:33:00.000-07:002010-09-06T19:37:36.108-07:00SpacesOld Studio.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejybjuJq0SRbYntUKZk5lzZntwAJJYj-WQWHNA7dzAxI100NYg4oviHGgFSfiuBajh1_VbJJvKEmLEgfdzlNFJ25iG1vd0YHoxvkWHpLaU56G9yOnDg5KR7W7JNTYpN78nqYAzG3G7ZPK/s1600/IMG_0618.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejybjuJq0SRbYntUKZk5lzZntwAJJYj-WQWHNA7dzAxI100NYg4oviHGgFSfiuBajh1_VbJJvKEmLEgfdzlNFJ25iG1vd0YHoxvkWHpLaU56G9yOnDg5KR7W7JNTYpN78nqYAzG3G7ZPK/s320/IMG_0618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513994748248730482" border="0" /></a><br />New Studio!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPx1A396h75RsQBWmBcuqEwNftynEq8nTbOnKMbRK24Ohi7rB9oibNOOB0duM22mveDrdc6VTPvk6Pl5syRaE5suxGni04Vg2OQbxZa3o151_Uaiz4d3C8yBcnC444Q_E6uRpAOyWY9JB/s1600/IMG_0616.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPx1A396h75RsQBWmBcuqEwNftynEq8nTbOnKMbRK24Ohi7rB9oibNOOB0duM22mveDrdc6VTPvk6Pl5syRaE5suxGni04Vg2OQbxZa3o151_Uaiz4d3C8yBcnC444Q_E6uRpAOyWY9JB/s320/IMG_0616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513994739135249042" border="0" /></a>Time to paint.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-58743741228286638162010-02-06T14:34:00.000-08:002010-02-06T14:39:21.575-08:00Family TreeHere is the large-scale (72"x72") piece I made for Domenic's Concentrated Studies in Life Painting last semester!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtID-ZdgQHQCNW0UClSsGFesm44-IJbsCrJshuFQXf6m2uoN0lmtj7XEKnQ8DlK9W2IQ0ETzOERMvSJhaR7WSzRVpYnULU7Ia3atz6RI6kAg_CRiEoD-b4lPJXeJoeg57v4QnHtW5PJ41/s1600-h/treehouse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtID-ZdgQHQCNW0UClSsGFesm44-IJbsCrJshuFQXf6m2uoN0lmtj7XEKnQ8DlK9W2IQ0ETzOERMvSJhaR7WSzRVpYnULU7Ia3atz6RI6kAg_CRiEoD-b4lPJXeJoeg57v4QnHtW5PJ41/s320/treehouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435262964677353634" border="0" /></a>Details:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6bKcDTI17KOcRr55hGYlJuaxjm4JhPVpyMP5jWtRwJgamaBQsZFE_GCeewugKheZEWqD7fW4S3DvJjCRC99RJOMuZv1gG2XDKh0c99WjZ3d9WjK9b686y_mzO7dNR0l_O7g4VonMOUEp/s1600-h/treehousedetail1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6bKcDTI17KOcRr55hGYlJuaxjm4JhPVpyMP5jWtRwJgamaBQsZFE_GCeewugKheZEWqD7fW4S3DvJjCRC99RJOMuZv1gG2XDKh0c99WjZ3d9WjK9b686y_mzO7dNR0l_O7g4VonMOUEp/s320/treehousedetail1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435262960270878098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLurcbM5Qt_f2w-EZj9vCyBFIlqintyjFgdS1FEyTixGklR0QQjP9ilq4dGqdRSK0BU5oxUWh1rTFqcFr5xDbTGvsucf58iaLLf2RiPKnlgqmWAy_mL0gUjwuZ_P99vroQ6QATRslV90Xi/s1600-h/treehousedetail3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLurcbM5Qt_f2w-EZj9vCyBFIlqintyjFgdS1FEyTixGklR0QQjP9ilq4dGqdRSK0BU5oxUWh1rTFqcFr5xDbTGvsucf58iaLLf2RiPKnlgqmWAy_mL0gUjwuZ_P99vroQ6QATRslV90Xi/s320/treehousedetail3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435262949145845522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGN7lQxdyyXszBvrvK3Oq6eWPjJhoFcp8ngnD5xj7GYwLlKF7KlzF3s5JYrxeTEAe41S5h-Upl7i_gid1g6jRWxyg8L5C3Idm-p15iWZp6JRmQBWrCeWqYdaRak99H0Ms-p3c5Vuv36Xc/s1600-h/treehousedetail4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGN7lQxdyyXszBvrvK3Oq6eWPjJhoFcp8ngnD5xj7GYwLlKF7KlzF3s5JYrxeTEAe41S5h-Upl7i_gid1g6jRWxyg8L5C3Idm-p15iWZp6JRmQBWrCeWqYdaRak99H0Ms-p3c5Vuv36Xc/s320/treehousedetail4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435262937781999362" border="0" /></a>Now, time to start some new stuff....Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-14397303318432486862009-12-28T18:40:00.000-08:002009-12-28T18:50:21.095-08:00small paintingsThese are all smaller paintings I did towards the end of the semester, studies and quick observational sketches (except for the last one, which was done from a photograph/memory). They were all in the Holiday Art Show sale, and I sold one! It was my first sale in a more formal setting, very exciting. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTbBjt-yvcxjmbJeMGpc_H1nf09DIA9OizRjANTvsS_rNT5GHh3xKsp6JAN2w4feSSiZ7WlmE4U3SEvOVuzUKU5fLERbYw3ilIcxI4dlBQh071nxl9wZ5al_RwFuHuBRmpLNaDjGb6gbJ/s1600-h/IMG_2284.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTbBjt-yvcxjmbJeMGpc_H1nf09DIA9OizRjANTvsS_rNT5GHh3xKsp6JAN2w4feSSiZ7WlmE4U3SEvOVuzUKU5fLERbYw3ilIcxI4dlBQh071nxl9wZ5al_RwFuHuBRmpLNaDjGb6gbJ/s320/IMG_2284.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420484173296269426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tPaZU1O35KjE-JQeZfWgjS9khBsNB3Q_DXR62yRjuJkKPywHjyUj6gjpO8nhaHcDugcPXSHdFa3UNtLr2A_8p4zp3Zlb_-57SNNf6vaNZ-xN5eZp5pFyzEcNlA-1oRs9sBXK7rUoT324/s1600-h/IMG_2286.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tPaZU1O35KjE-JQeZfWgjS9khBsNB3Q_DXR62yRjuJkKPywHjyUj6gjpO8nhaHcDugcPXSHdFa3UNtLr2A_8p4zp3Zlb_-57SNNf6vaNZ-xN5eZp5pFyzEcNlA-1oRs9sBXK7rUoT324/s320/IMG_2286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420483442224317090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYtE36V3dzU6KRSqZCSSeK0w8zRipIhImMabGbjNLYkzlYSRw9kgu_HEmRf1Y60rL-jLQrkv1sVb0CYA-HK1tTujwxnnHq391l3yVMi6DsZ2UUaFO9QQXtOeFOIw0LQV-BZezJTi1vKeq/s1600-h/IMG_2288.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYtE36V3dzU6KRSqZCSSeK0w8zRipIhImMabGbjNLYkzlYSRw9kgu_HEmRf1Y60rL-jLQrkv1sVb0CYA-HK1tTujwxnnHq391l3yVMi6DsZ2UUaFO9QQXtOeFOIw0LQV-BZezJTi1vKeq/s320/IMG_2288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420483431439896162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwtqPD0q2EYPE5OCoVrpgCMmo1_AvFGC_6Zhvxh2RQliRnK_eVY_hbC_sbc9i7wr-tXc4dAACxjSFxWM6eyhsHkhmsekXbhAqI4P154DA_0e9Me0hKQ2FJhDVgJCgsHkYFfjzHvT2ASp5/s1600-h/IMG_2292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwtqPD0q2EYPE5OCoVrpgCMmo1_AvFGC_6Zhvxh2RQliRnK_eVY_hbC_sbc9i7wr-tXc4dAACxjSFxWM6eyhsHkhmsekXbhAqI4P154DA_0e9Me0hKQ2FJhDVgJCgsHkYFfjzHvT2ASp5/s320/IMG_2292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420483424223484242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5E_OIjcqu6dtzDB0NRo-jFyH55dbH7jGfRbrA_4gOzJLzvvwFTgFdUiOcnX6v_BptHpm6rYsunK8zu8mvErr5D2rjgYPI1jy_8yfvc5UWLv58Xa9TaFTmjRQuTc1hT36YRR298Fn9PWqN/s1600-h/IMG_2300.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5E_OIjcqu6dtzDB0NRo-jFyH55dbH7jGfRbrA_4gOzJLzvvwFTgFdUiOcnX6v_BptHpm6rYsunK8zu8mvErr5D2rjgYPI1jy_8yfvc5UWLv58Xa9TaFTmjRQuTc1hT36YRR298Fn9PWqN/s320/IMG_2300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420483415768958738" border="0" /></a>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-34034170051109129832009-12-15T15:34:00.000-08:002009-12-15T15:39:08.421-08:00final sculptureMy final piece for figure sculpture--I constructed a chicken wire armature, stuffed it with newspaper, and then fleshed it out with clay! I worked partially from a machette, imagination, and the model.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46A0carOJ0KSoKDbmh6NrP5rWDfMOnzLK3v-uhTfzbrD7ca0sc_aBUi1kkPUrMpRBtiRh3p1AReevSoPotN0wq5A3bORCw9Vbrf1jaeyFLuqMOfJodjfoqOgrbuJ-cGFKTCx5A_F81-ZD/s1600-h/IMG_2351.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46A0carOJ0KSoKDbmh6NrP5rWDfMOnzLK3v-uhTfzbrD7ca0sc_aBUi1kkPUrMpRBtiRh3p1AReevSoPotN0wq5A3bORCw9Vbrf1jaeyFLuqMOfJodjfoqOgrbuJ-cGFKTCx5A_F81-ZD/s320/IMG_2351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415610798833581154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37SevHKsYHILTGTaK7JBRQ1g5xilPzcyrFFSoNQmS7VOnWHts_esULGsHLmEX0BnvAjVPOhGqDGolQduFxLbytOKrMQBJXNKqKy04SYwyyv88oUnxaBgBdB5VMGJLttIACjToYrQeCHbM/s1600-h/IMG_2348.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37SevHKsYHILTGTaK7JBRQ1g5xilPzcyrFFSoNQmS7VOnWHts_esULGsHLmEX0BnvAjVPOhGqDGolQduFxLbytOKrMQBJXNKqKy04SYwyyv88oUnxaBgBdB5VMGJLttIACjToYrQeCHbM/s320/IMG_2348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415610790483373330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGME-Bq_VoPVjmJf237kALDRTdJmHLapfshyphenhyphenEoj496shhAN41xlPoFd1oJb-3a59F5pTVkHAZk2a5bpJlfcGKugH9KiriAWq2WTMEknKmEWkneN5M3OD3-IIRgtbexFjoOMlWEG5kQdCiG/s1600-h/IMG_2347.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGME-Bq_VoPVjmJf237kALDRTdJmHLapfshyphenhyphenEoj496shhAN41xlPoFd1oJb-3a59F5pTVkHAZk2a5bpJlfcGKugH9KiriAWq2WTMEknKmEWkneN5M3OD3-IIRgtbexFjoOMlWEG5kQdCiG/s320/IMG_2347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415610785518254258" border="0" /></a>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-2672401586088559182009-10-16T17:02:00.000-07:002009-10-16T17:11:23.086-07:00Studio and ProtestI started some small painting studies around the studio--it's a never-ending source of composition and colors!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKkpeN64sUzfJoyMEt4srSHSlzUwyOggPLjAEoUGul3yoNBChSKwcfMnNPFWUMGhcSL2NX2KoiBF2OEH_byCDV2hB1FgMJ_7XSmesKaJZoSq9FFlYH7fbPhKVGDIOrEL3yTtNQ_1xp9ad/s1600-h/IMG_1751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKkpeN64sUzfJoyMEt4srSHSlzUwyOggPLjAEoUGul3yoNBChSKwcfMnNPFWUMGhcSL2NX2KoiBF2OEH_byCDV2hB1FgMJ_7XSmesKaJZoSq9FFlYH7fbPhKVGDIOrEL3yTtNQ_1xp9ad/s320/IMG_1751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393353414417936930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHKjYTokKs45sG28phWAWQewcUGhmr8tE4v5sSRn71ZBQrLCrQaa5riiG3jgpopZFzj3rYlUbhEyaw8HIEc7iGJ7p2fyXHNIO1Ld3tk0vp7d6c0blx5uYQFNqCyPjGq-8rt9hA5YM2Uc8/s1600-h/IMG_1752.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHKjYTokKs45sG28phWAWQewcUGhmr8tE4v5sSRn71ZBQrLCrQaa5riiG3jgpopZFzj3rYlUbhEyaw8HIEc7iGJ7p2fyXHNIO1Ld3tk0vp7d6c0blx5uYQFNqCyPjGq-8rt9hA5YM2Uc8/s320/IMG_1752.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393353404556999074" border="0" /></a>And last Friday we had the "Artists Against Furlough" (fun day) Protest. We all sat out on 7th street painting en plein air, and demonstrating our commitment to our education. It was a big success, the Pres even brought us sandwiches!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IqDNSvsdguArFCMiVxFgub_76U55DWSnQiEbIctv0XQo5t3OLYI0CK7gryq8zUJUzfxDQo_TIxaGwDjuQhkst_E1mKLd5TXUs25kiOb4vGAsmmHMJHYGd4TNn_Ei9glDa6g6TBf7pZxZ/s1600-h/IMG_1770.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IqDNSvsdguArFCMiVxFgub_76U55DWSnQiEbIctv0XQo5t3OLYI0CK7gryq8zUJUzfxDQo_TIxaGwDjuQhkst_E1mKLd5TXUs25kiOb4vGAsmmHMJHYGd4TNn_Ei9glDa6g6TBf7pZxZ/s320/IMG_1770.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393353396971343986" border="0" /></a>some quick studies:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBh-X_-PBDqWDD5zXmxmX7gX93-TB-dbnmvf37KfMk3kZmXEfte1qJM8d3UveYbIkrA2fQqT40n5ng5Kp5SunhyphenhyphenI4qzIJ8NQXrZ03Gc6X7-RdVNX-Ad0_JMKadpQwCUhhOHIuCWQzTK6TB/s1600-h/IMG_1778.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBh-X_-PBDqWDD5zXmxmX7gX93-TB-dbnmvf37KfMk3kZmXEfte1qJM8d3UveYbIkrA2fQqT40n5ng5Kp5SunhyphenhyphenI4qzIJ8NQXrZ03Gc6X7-RdVNX-Ad0_JMKadpQwCUhhOHIuCWQzTK6TB/s320/IMG_1778.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393353382480063298" border="0" /></a>And that's all for now, I'm about to start a new canvas..."getting to know yooou.." :)Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-31667034896137670182009-09-28T21:27:00.000-07:002009-09-28T21:30:40.301-07:00updateHere's the under-drawing for a painting I've recently started...it's still in the works, but I'll post more pictures soon!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4p_Un7PidSKC6QlUbLLD1LnwfLoK-n9MfjnEJvjOt4wrDittpaulH_k9jvO0DdT_JuNxqDn6OSoITqOAcCasvuVvECRpjgi3Xtp6C-ET8HzfqIIIIZSiYFdhuZ46B_Zx2KBynp7j1XNj/s1600-h/IMG_1589.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4p_Un7PidSKC6QlUbLLD1LnwfLoK-n9MfjnEJvjOt4wrDittpaulH_k9jvO0DdT_JuNxqDn6OSoITqOAcCasvuVvECRpjgi3Xtp6C-ET8HzfqIIIIZSiYFdhuZ46B_Zx2KBynp7j1XNj/s320/IMG_1589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386741687192144226" border="0" /></a>and my little corner in the studio :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9f9Zx3ycdpzMmGs5n_VCvHztUAC3DscqUsT9GJn4l1pdReNHHxr1hlfJb7rpFtFR-WAo3K90KFz2kmYu3TqZA9k4UEB_RTSgcfwq4DzLZ5VDD53JpZUIiGM7IQVdEM4Ye_TfQSpQVMyp/s1600-h/IMG_1593.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9f9Zx3ycdpzMmGs5n_VCvHztUAC3DscqUsT9GJn4l1pdReNHHxr1hlfJb7rpFtFR-WAo3K90KFz2kmYu3TqZA9k4UEB_RTSgcfwq4DzLZ5VDD53JpZUIiGM7IQVdEM4Ye_TfQSpQVMyp/s320/IMG_1593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386741680707565682" border="0" /></a>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-1877253334093486892009-09-13T23:10:00.000-07:002009-09-13T23:18:21.686-07:00sculpture sketchI am entering week 3 of of my last year here at Long Beach! Very exciting and a little scary. I'm taking Concentrated Studies in Life Drawing/Painting, BFA Caps, Figure Sculpture, Italian Literature, History of Drawings and Prints, and Comic Spirit. Whew! Here is a 10 minute sketch I did with clay in my beginning sculpture class last week--it kind of just looks like a blob...but it's so much fun! Like gesture drawing in 3D.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW2yuo47Oiq642kPCbw9wHzdBXahbzzl8v0Td8-Rid-bym9kLDJ26Wjy9KTGh-99wJEw0ciDhTG0uaj_JS6xUgW0cRqOFSkCkPvxkvA9fCbW-ROIhKeuUpzHxw4PvAzJXg5VpYSZhfnVG/s1600-h/IMG_1513.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW2yuo47Oiq642kPCbw9wHzdBXahbzzl8v0Td8-Rid-bym9kLDJ26Wjy9KTGh-99wJEw0ciDhTG0uaj_JS6xUgW0cRqOFSkCkPvxkvA9fCbW-ROIhKeuUpzHxw4PvAzJXg5VpYSZhfnVG/s320/IMG_1513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381201848407961522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKZV4Wp8P7545RBcUBHCSIsMctYgkgCV6GuM6qZ0iMZ5jlkq7cUt-DBs9Bdjc4Jph5DKO96qV-1aXTJFZg68jh-X9AXYwwxKELjR9ceimrrg424IlP50RKyz-lYOUfcPsh_Kc3wd544qe/s1600-h/IMG_1512.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKZV4Wp8P7545RBcUBHCSIsMctYgkgCV6GuM6qZ0iMZ5jlkq7cUt-DBs9Bdjc4Jph5DKO96qV-1aXTJFZg68jh-X9AXYwwxKELjR9ceimrrg424IlP50RKyz-lYOUfcPsh_Kc3wd544qe/s320/IMG_1512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381201837090464530" border="0" /></a>School is keeping me very busy, and I don't have internet at my new apartment, but I'll try to update as often as I can (which will probably be pretty often since I'm going to be living in my studio this year :)Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436674924565201597.post-65325306674622644032009-08-04T16:34:00.000-07:002009-08-04T23:31:41.611-07:00New StuffSo I've returned from the distant land of Italia. I'm still processing; a year is a long time. I've been giving terrible accounts of my time there so far...from "it was great!" to "um, it was interesting?" It's hard to sum up a whole year in a short sweet explanation (so go<a href="http://www.bellaestrana.blogspot.com"> here </a>if you want!) Let's leave it at it was a wonderful busy beautiful year and I'm glad to be back (for now).<br /><br />I've been trying to paint more, but I've found this relaxing lazy summer to be getting in the way. Here is what I've managed to spit out so far--a quick landscape at Malibu, painted on redwood panel (painting on a rough texture was interesting...)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKd6_oIdPI6OTX-pXToaB1i0S-mEJfNqApZymeffFtJ-GeuN9S7EygGl-ReljI-Tg-bncPws8JwLR4N4xOmfc927Ol8mKXvJPDI0dijiMV87aGnAcEivybxWVBrUKkt8LpmyrmLAVV8a8Y/s1600-h/IMG_0918.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKd6_oIdPI6OTX-pXToaB1i0S-mEJfNqApZymeffFtJ-GeuN9S7EygGl-ReljI-Tg-bncPws8JwLR4N4xOmfc927Ol8mKXvJPDI0dijiMV87aGnAcEivybxWVBrUKkt8LpmyrmLAVV8a8Y/s320/IMG_0918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366361034294258562" border="0" /></a>a very quick one of lambchops before they were tossed in a marinade for dinner,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-d89ZTbP3ZoIoMjFacIuvTXkU6m5QFBBYMK53PrAmwwqWls8YtHEPuJKIFlW42U7iOrHRRzAj15GwwcoCbkhrlHeH0qlqb7gEje_IEZbjGt5xG235EXBFWs2_HdY5SjShpUnFGW1H8u2/s1600-h/IMG_1002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-d89ZTbP3ZoIoMjFacIuvTXkU6m5QFBBYMK53PrAmwwqWls8YtHEPuJKIFlW42U7iOrHRRzAj15GwwcoCbkhrlHeH0qlqb7gEje_IEZbjGt5xG235EXBFWs2_HdY5SjShpUnFGW1H8u2/s320/IMG_1002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366361027381787538" border="0" /></a>Not too sure about this one...but I definitely want to paint more veggies! Everything at the farmer's market is so colorful and gorgeous right now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLimeADUAoI2uRHiYVidOkmftHnHhyphenhyphenRkgPx4OwdcDalnW1is3qzk0iZA2GqVeKR-RVFYDaIWDavFrl5YvYCd901LdBL3JCUYhoLnISENng-yhWO434EkKA22-NWEflIdq5esFboKbj8P_l/s1600-h/IMG_1001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLimeADUAoI2uRHiYVidOkmftHnHhyphenhyphenRkgPx4OwdcDalnW1is3qzk0iZA2GqVeKR-RVFYDaIWDavFrl5YvYCd901LdBL3JCUYhoLnISENng-yhWO434EkKA22-NWEflIdq5esFboKbj8P_l/s320/IMG_1001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366361023354902242" border="0" /></a>A quick self portrait....I'm half way sick of painting myself, and half driven insane to want to get it right one of these days!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTzEB-3cXxWhuX7pDMuCBed6MIaIiw80Ww7nsmll4C0t8AVvxnVmBmm0xrzdS6f_sauKa34BOl3c0jTfB_bfA0rGXPI3CzvnOHEDmuNsWF9BRZf1Mi_bjK1nCuGwJRteCTU1j7j8sG66G/s1600-h/IMG_0989.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTzEB-3cXxWhuX7pDMuCBed6MIaIiw80Ww7nsmll4C0t8AVvxnVmBmm0xrzdS6f_sauKa34BOl3c0jTfB_bfA0rGXPI3CzvnOHEDmuNsWF9BRZf1Mi_bjK1nCuGwJRteCTU1j7j8sG66G/s320/IMG_0989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366361016458666050" border="0" /></a>And finally, a conte self portrait I just did. I don't think I've done one of these since Yu Ji's intermediate life drawing class, but I think I actually really like the material..more color than just charcoal or graphite, but not so much as to distract me from everything else!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsOhyw3ycY8yZ3rgCErDtKQlT4b0l7esOQbho8h3VkaaHbJbLR0-u5cMnOrHTWSQyFEYLWmKJrHsPcBWtoWEBDwfwKzmNbbLPS8iyBMsEx-hmpHqltJa8AtHnXslj0vcoF9jPnvAixxmu/s1600-h/IMG_0997.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsOhyw3ycY8yZ3rgCErDtKQlT4b0l7esOQbho8h3VkaaHbJbLR0-u5cMnOrHTWSQyFEYLWmKJrHsPcBWtoWEBDwfwKzmNbbLPS8iyBMsEx-hmpHqltJa8AtHnXslj0vcoF9jPnvAixxmu/s320/IMG_0997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366361006398524658" border="0" /></a>That's all for now. Moving back to LB soon...I'm excited to get immersed in school once more. I'll keep you posted :)Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370908980635245322noreply@blogger.com1