Doggy&Other Art

For Studio Atelier

2012-02-01T17:14:00.004-09:00

This just would not photograph. I finally gave up and am posting the best of the bad. Done on construction paper with acrylics and pastels for Barb Benick's Studio Atelier (from a photograph posted by her)

For Julia Kay's Portrait Party

2012-02-01T10:07:00.003-09:00

Julia Kay fellow Portrait Party artist DarrenSC, done on my iPod with the apps Inspire, Nptr, Effects Touch, and Artists Studio.

Some Birds from Florida

2012-01-31T10:24:00.003-09:00

Lots of Landscapes

2012-01-24T17:47:00.002-09:00

Done from a photograph by Mariah O'Neill, a truly great artist on Flickr. This was done on my iPod Touch, with the apps Artist Studio, and Brushes.

I'm going away for a week, going to paddle with the Manatees in Florida, if my plane can land and take off in the lousy weather we've been having.

Calibrating Your Monitor

2012-01-23T09:47:00.003-09:00

I am reading a lot of books on photography, one of them said one of the most essential tools for digital photography was calibrating your monitor. I had never done this, I did so immediately.

WOW. What a difference it has made in the colors that I view on my screen. So I am suggesting that anybody that reads my blog do this right now to their own monitor, it only takes about a minute, and makes a huge difference.

That's my advice for today. Have a happy Monday.

Two Cedar Trees

2012-01-21T10:25:00.003-09:00

I keep painting these two trees over and over. I love them.

Summer Bear

2012-01-19T15:05:00.003-09:00

I did this bear ages ago and hated it, so this is the reworked version. I think this one will go in the shop.

Carlanna Lake Road

2012-01-18T11:15:00.002-09:00

We've finally been having a winter, brrrrrrr :D

More Birch trees

2012-01-16T15:02:00.002-09:00

Acrylic on canvas paper, for the summer visitors.

Birch Trees

2012-01-13T20:10:00.003-09:00

More summer paintings, although trees don't sell as well as bears I can't resist painting them :D.

Quentin Tarentino

2012-01-11T12:00:00.003-09:00

I've always been fascinated by his face, ran across a photo of him the other day and decided to paint/draw it. Done on cardboard with acrylics, pencil and oil crayon.

New Grizz

2012-01-08T12:04:00.002-09:00

Starting to work on paintings for the summer trade. Acrylic on canvas paper.

for Portrait Party

2012-01-04T11:55:00.003-09:00

This is fellow Julia Kay Portrait Party Artist, Vincent Desplanche. Done on my iPad with the application Artist's Touch.

Murphy Doodle

2011-12-31T20:05:00.003-09:00

This goldendoodle belongs to a friend of mine, we all went for a walk today. Murphy is such a great dog, he looks like a sheep leaping around in the snow.

Old Barrel

2011-12-29T12:25:00.002-09:00

A rusty old oil drum sitting in the snow looked quite pretty to me.

Young Seagull

2011-12-25T13:20:00.003-09:00

This young seagull was very curious to what I was trying to do, while I was creeping closer to him. He finally flew away, but he let me get pretty close.

Horses

2011-12-24T11:50:00.002-09:00

Done on my iPod with the app Brushes.

For Portrait Party

2011-12-22T19:56:00.004-09:00

This is a portrait of Tim Williams, Shitao, a flickr artist that passed away on Dec 19th. I feel as though a light has gone out. He was a poet, an artist, and a gentle soul. His art can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shitao

for Portrait Party

2011-12-18T14:26:00.003-09:00

Portrait Party Artist, Penny Van Horn with her cat, Butch. Done on canvas paper with acrylics, pencil, and acrylic markers.

Found this photo yesterday

2011-12-18T11:22:00.003-09:00

This is a photo of my nephew and my daughter, when they were about 5 or 6 yrs, old. They are now 30 and 29. I love this photo, and I thought I had lost it. so glad I found it, it had fallen behind some books on my bookshelf.

Merry Christmas

2011-12-17T16:55:00.002-09:00

For Portrait Party

2011-12-16T19:11:00.004-09:00

This is Julia Kay Portrait Party artist Arturo Espinosa, holding a cute cat. It is a horrible photograph, I think because it gets dark now at 3pm, and even though I have lights that are supposed to mimic daylight, they really don't :-(. I did this on construction paper with pastels, poster paint, and pencil.

Loons in the Morning

2011-12-12T18:07:00.004-09:00

There were some loons in the mouth of Ketchikan Creek this morning. I don't know what kind, but I think they are beautiful birds.

For Portrait Party

2011-12-11T16:42:00.003-09:00

For Julia Kay's Portrait Party, done in my iPad with the apps Art Set and Brushes.

Winter at Ward Lake

2011-12-05T17:18:00.001-09:00

It's refreshing to take a walk around Ward Lake on these dreary winter days :D.

The Poodle Rick James

2011-12-01T20:40:00.001-09:00

He was a Parti Poodle and belonged to a friend of mine. He passed away from a freak occurence. I miss him. RIP in Rick James.

Scavenger Hunters in Seattle

2011-11-28T13:28:00.001-09:00

These young girls were on a community Scavenger Hunt in Seattle, Washington when I was there. It was very amusing to see people all dressed up in costumes running around the streets. :D

Two Pears

2011-11-24T11:32:00.001-09:00

Done on construction paper, which got all wrinkled, with acrylics. Then the bottom one was "antiqued" in the program Preview which comes on Mac computers.

Happy Thanksgiving to everybody.

The view from the Juneau, AK airport

2011-11-18T10:55:00.001-09:00

The plane that was taking me back to Ketchikan had to overhead and land in Juneau because of a sudden blizzard that obscured the Ketchikan runway. In the morning we were able to take off, and the view was brilliant. Juneau is surrounded by mountain peaks. I was able to capture some of their beauty as we flew away....

For Julia Kay's Portrait Party

2011-11-14T21:30:00.001-09:00

Dalton de Luca, a fellow Julia Kay Portrait Party Artist. Done in Corel Painter, a computer painting program.

Sailboat

2011-11-12T15:04:00.001-09:00

This little sailboat was just heading into harbor when I went to Golden Gardens in Seattle last evening. Taken with my iPod and run through the Instagram application.

For The Virtual Paintout

2011-11-10T16:00:00.001-09:00

3 Avenue Jean Monnet, Arles, France

Done with crayola crayons which are very difficult to work with. Millions of children are probably discouraged from becoming artists by using these crayons. This is a warped rendition of the place in the google map: http://g.co/maps/5znkv

For Lots of Landscapes

2011-11-09T15:18:00.001-09:00

Painted in Photoshop with layers and the photoshop brushes, using my touchpad and finger. I find this extremely difficult.

Now a Seattle Landmark

2011-11-05T10:17:00.000-08:00

For Julia Kay's Portrait Party

2011-11-03T23:03:00.000-08:00

Of Flickr artist Dana.Araujo. Done on my iPad with the program Art Rage.

Hiking to Perseverance Lake

2011-10-31T13:05:00.000-08:00

Oh dear, I'm trying out the "new" format, and already I've messed up my template by deleting things I want, and adding the tripadvisor map that I don't really want. One of these days I'll spend some hours trying to figure it out :-(.

These are pictures that I took yesterday. It quit raining, so some friends and I hiked up to a lake for an outing in the forest. The dog is named Maeby, and I "borrow" her for hikes. The fellow is the son of a friend of mine, and he was coming up as we were coming down. His name is Harold.

Lots of Landscapes

2011-10-28T13:14:00.001-08:00

From a photograph by a flickr artist who calls himself Duffyartworks. Painted in Corel Paintworks by hand/oil brush, then used the autopaint Impressionist brush.

Julia Kay's Portrait Party

2011-10-27T13:13:00.001-08:00

Julia Kay's Portrait Party, a group on Flickr.

Two Deer Mountains

2011-10-24T11:11:00.000-08:00

These were done in the program Corel Painter, from a photograph I took of Ketchikan's Deer Mountain. I forgot I had that program. But when installing an update to Word I noticed it and decided to fiddle with it, I was pleased with the results. The top photo is with the Impressionist brush, the bottom is with the Classic Oil brush. Aren't the writers of these programs amazing?

For Portrait Party

2011-10-21T12:33:00.000-08:00

A fellow flickr artist. Done with Acrylics on construction paper. Of an excellent artist who lives in the UK, Maureen Nathan. Here is the link to her photostream on Flickr Maureen Nathan

a Great Rainbow today

2011-10-19T18:30:00.000-08:00

I thought it was glorious, and couldn't resist photographing it. That's our Deer Mountain in the background.

For Studio Atelier

2011-10-14T13:24:00.000-08:00

For Studio Atelier, a study of my late, great dog, Orion. Done in acrylic, then gone over with water soluble oil pastels.

for Portrait Party

2011-10-14T11:17:00.000-08:00

Gustav Klim, a fellow Julia Kay, portrait party artist. Done on my iPod with various applications. He is standing with an Ikebana artist.

Blue Horse

2011-10-10T17:24:00.000-08:00

A horse painted on construction paper with poster paint, drawn with colored pencils and water soluble oil crayons. The bottom one has been tweaked with the online program Befunky, which I can't seem to keep away from......

Traveling through British Columbia

2011-10-06T17:23:00.000-08:00

Heading north, back to Ketchikan. The farther north I go, the more autumn it becomes. I passed a nice black bear grazing alongside the road. He or she didn't mind that I stopped and took his picture, and this beautiful lake with the reflection. Tomorrow I board the ferry that takes me to Alaska.

For Studio Atelier

2011-09-28T19:36:00.000-08:00

An abstract of the photograph of the Rocky Mountains posted by Barb Benick. It's done in acrylic on drawing paper so the paper is all wrinkled. I'm still traveling and too cheap to buy really good paper.

For Portrait Party

2011-09-27T08:48:00.000-08:00

Done for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. Done first with water soluble crayons on construction paper, then photographed and put into my computer and tweaked with photoshop. Of a flickr artist who calls herself Artsy_Lady990/Jackie.

Burro's Nose

2011-09-23T06:36:00.000-08:00

I went to this sad little Prairie Dog Town. There were a lot of animals in cages that shouldn't be in cages. I'll never do that again. The only thing I could photograph that I didn't think would make me cry later was this donkey, he looked happy enough. Here's his nose. I scratched him between the eyes.

Zen Brush and Henpitsu painting

2011-09-22T06:22:00.000-08:00

on my iPad in North Carolina. I'm "on the road again". So posting will be sporadic at best. This was done with Zen Brush in situ, then I just downloaded the app Henpitsu which adds the lovely color.

for Portrait Party

2011-09-17T07:30:00.000-08:00

For Julia Kay's portrait party on Flickr, done digitally with Photoshop and my iPad with various applications. Of a fellow artist named David Hayden-He is Reason.

Self Portrait - digital iPad

2011-09-14T08:11:00.000-08:00

Done for fun, and lack of internet. On my iPad with various apps.

Lots of Landscapes

2011-09-14T08:09:00.000-08:00

I've been to a writing workshop at the Florence School of Art, located in Glendale Springs, North Carolina. There was no internet access and no cell phone signal. I had some sort of withdrawal, it wasn't technology withdrawal as I did a lot of "painting" on my iPad and computer with Photoshop. So I'm not sure what to call the withdrawal LOL. I also did a lot of writing with a pen and paper, I just can't "write" with a computer, haha. Anyway the above is a digital painting done in Photoshop of a photograph taken by Murilo, a Brazilian man, of a scene in Brazil, naturally.

For Tapestry of Time Blog

2011-09-05T17:02:00.000-08:00

I did this on my new iPad with the application Zen Brush. Charlegemane riding his war horse.

A Native Cone Flower

2011-09-05T15:49:00.000-08:00

Taken with my camera by Palisade Falls which are by Bozeman, Montana, then digitally altered with my iPod. I had never seen Native Cone Flowers, I think they are beautiful and definitely illustrate one of the patterns found on our Mother Earth.
Thank you to Inspiration Avenue Weekly Challenge

Saw these atThe Timber Exhibit, behind Fort Missoula, Montana

2011-09-03T08:45:00.000-08:00

It was a bronze sculpture that children are encouraged to play on, in, and around. It had nothing to do with Timber. It was very beautiful imo.

Taken at Wall Drug in South Dakota

2011-09-01T17:31:00.000-08:00

This thing comes alive and roars, while fog and thunder and lightening flash, every 12 minutes. It is hilarious.

Pictures fromIcelandic Horse World

2011-08-27T07:48:00.000-08:00

A picture of me on a wonderful little Icelandic Horse, named Wilnii, and another horse resting his upper lip against the hitching post :D. It is a beautiful place in British Columbia, with gracious hosts. I plan on going there again.

A shoetree outside of Prince Rupert, BC

2011-08-19T08:51:00.000-08:00

The tree is located on the southern end of Prince Rupert, BC, it was raining so hard I didn't want to get out of my car to photograph it.
The ground squirrel was photographed in Barkerville, a renovated mining town that is about 40 Kilometers past Prince George (south). It is sort of entertaining to go through it, I was there in 1969 before it was even developed, then again in 1991, and then yesterday, every time it is bigger and better.

White Horse

2011-08-14T08:43:00.000-08:00

Acrylics, poster paint, markers, and colored pencil, on construction paper. 16" x 24"

TheSun Kissed Challenge

2011-08-13T12:58:00.000-08:00

This a scene done from a photograph taken by Julia Kay, the leader of Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. She took it in Inverness, California. The golden hills of California are definitely kissed by the sunny sun. I used to live in California, now I live in rainy SE Alaska, so I love looking at the lovely hills of California. Thanks to The Inspiration Avenue's Weekly Challenge

Blue Horse

2011-08-12T14:57:00.000-08:00

On construction paper, with acrylics, poster paint, markers, and pastels.

For Julia Kay's Portrait Party

2011-08-10T09:37:00.000-08:00

Daniel Castro, a Julia Kay Portrait Party artist, done with The Harmony Program a fun little program on the internet. Give it a try...

For Julia Kay's Portrait Party

2011-08-07T15:12:00.000-08:00

This is Barbara Luel and Margarita Perez Garcia, two artists of Julia Kay's Portrait Party. They are hosting a meet up in Brussels, Belgium in September. I am going to attend, it will be fun to meet the artists that I have painted and that live in Europe. This portrait was done in photoshop.

Another Horse

2011-08-05T10:37:00.000-08:00

This isn't finished, however I think I like it the way it is. Acrylic on construction paper.

Horse

2011-08-02T14:08:00.000-08:00

Done on construction paper with acrylics and colored pencil.

Another Bear

2011-08-02T10:58:00.000-08:00

My traditional Brown Bear

More Hiking Pictures

2011-08-02T10:53:00.000-08:00

A picture of a muskeg pond with water lilies, and two of my companions when we were enjoying a sunny spot on the boardwalk, coming down from the end of the boardwalk.

Hiking

2011-08-01T13:24:00.000-08:00

The sun was out yesterday for the first time in a week, so a group of us women hiked up a mountain. This is a picture of my feet as I was resting halfway back down. Many of the hikes here are on boardwalks as the muskeg is so wet that a person can not really "walk" in them. I am lying on the boardwalk, it was very comfortable after 4 miles of stairs :D. The whole hike was 8 miles long.

For Julia Kay's Portrait Party

2011-07-31T08:25:00.000-08:00

Herman, a dutch artist, part of Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. Done with Photoshop

Diptera on Aster

2011-07-29T10:41:00.000-08:00

This fly was so very lethargic, I guess because it was fairly cold. Anyway I had a fun time photographing it. Tweaked in photoshop.

Ketchikan Alley

2011-07-27T20:57:00.000-08:00

A photograph I took, tweaked with iPod applications.

Mare

2011-07-27T14:08:00.000-08:00

Painted with Acrylics and poster paint on Construction paper, 12"x24".

My Rainy Window

2011-07-27T11:25:00.000-08:00

Arrgh, It's raining like it's October already. I don't like that one bit.

Lots of Landscapes

2011-07-22T13:34:00.000-08:00

Painted from a photograph I took driving up Highway 1, on the northern California coast. Done on construction paper with acrylics.

Lots of Landscapes

2011-07-21T12:38:00.000-08:00

Painted from a photograph uploaded by Samora Z, a girl from Iraq

For Tapestry of Time Blog

2011-07-17T12:54:00.000-08:00

For Portrait Party

2011-07-17T10:51:00.000-08:00

Annalucinka, a flickr artist. Done with iPod applications. I volunteered to keep our Mainstay Gallery open on Saturday, so I had a lot of time to explore apps I had never really looked at, this was the result.

For Portrait Party

2011-07-14T22:08:00.000-08:00

I'm taking a break from painting bears and Ketchikan things, my default "break" stuff is Julia Kay's portrait party artists. This is Manfred Schloesser. Done on construction paper with poster paint, markers, and pastels. It is so relaxing to just kind of fool around with the paint :D.

For Portrait Party

2011-07-14T10:50:00.000-08:00

A fellow flickr artist, Elizabeta, done with Photoshop.

Paddled around Pennock Island yesterday

2011-07-11T14:00:00.000-08:00

One of the friends with me, crossing the channel

Took a picture of my knees on the backside of the Island just for fun. They got soaking wet from paddling, as it was a borrowed kayak and had no spray skirt. But it was a gorgeous day.

for Portrait Party

2011-07-11T13:51:00.000-08:00

A digital portrait of flickr artist, Marion Loken, done on my iPod with various applications.

My sunflower at the show

2011-07-08T10:12:00.000-08:00

It was displayed with a basket made from bullkelp and shells. They went well together. It sold also which was nice :D

Two Bears

2011-07-02T14:53:00.000-08:00

Two Bears, done with Acrylics and colored pencil, on gessoed card stock.

Snags

2011-06-30T13:45:00.000-08:00

Acrylics on watercolor paper, 4"x6". From a photo I took while hiking in the Tongass National Forest.

For Rookie Painter

2011-06-29T18:10:00.000-08:00

Done with acrylics on cardstock

Lots of Landscapes

2011-06-28T12:58:00.000-08:00

a painting done from a photograph posted by a flickr artist who calls herself 1000drawings. Done with acrylics then tweaked with BeFunky and photoshop.

A huge Skunk Cabbage Leaf

2011-06-28T12:55:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was so balmy it felt like California. I went for a hike and saw this Skunk Cabbage leaf, it is almost 4 feet long. It is one of the biggest leafs I've seen this year.

For Studio Atelier

2011-06-25T13:22:00.000-08:00

I worked it to death but it's okay. The pic doesn't do it justice :(

Done on construction paper with acrylics, poster paint, and pastels. I then went on to make a big mess of it, but had a lot of fun. :D

For Julia Kay's Portrait Party

2011-06-24T11:53:00.000-08:00

This is Dokkan, a 12 or 13 yr old artist on Julia Kay's portrait party. He's a whiz at portraits. Done on my iPod with Artists Touch and Brushes, then run through befunky, which is a fun toy on the internet.

Back at the Sunflower

2011-06-24T10:04:00.000-08:00

Acrylic on 6"x6" gallery wrapper canvas. Going to be in an Invitational show.

Swedish Cold Blood Horse

2011-06-21T09:33:00.000-08:00

Done from a photograph of a horse I rode in Sweden. Bella, a good mare. Done on construction paper with water soluble oil crayons.

for Portrait Party

2011-06-19T12:24:00.000-08:00

Fellow Flickr Artist Clyde Semler, a wonderful Raconteur and artist. Done with poster paints on construction paper.

For Julia Kay's Portrait Party

2011-06-16T18:09:00.000-08:00

I just returned from Sweden, where I was riding horses on Olle Forsell's farm. It was wonderful, Sweden is a beautiful country. Now I'm back in Alaska with the cruise ships, trying to keep awake in the the middle of the day. Coming back is always so much harder than going over, I wonder why that is????

I missed having paper and paints, but did do stuff on my iPod which I will not post here. My entry today is a warm up portrait for Julia Kay's portrait party, of a Swedish artist named Nika.

New Sunflower

2011-05-29T21:22:00.000-08:00

On gallery wrapped canvas, 6"x6", acrylics.

CRAP Generator

2011-05-27T15:41:00.000-08:00

The above link will generate wonderfully obtuse statements about art if a person should so desire.

It is called: The Instant Art Critique Phrase Generator

enjoy!

digitized sunflower

2011-05-26T20:31:00.000-08:00

Another variation of same photograph

An Acrylic Painting that has been photographed then run through a filter on my iPod

Cornice by Deer Mountain

2011-05-26T15:23:00.000-08:00

The cornice is starting to crumble under our warming days.

Finished Bear

2011-05-22T17:49:00.000-08:00

Added the berries, and defined the eyes and snout. I feel she's finished.

WIP Bear

2011-05-18T10:59:00.000-08:00

Pretty much done, just need to define the eyes and snout, and add red berries.

Now I have the bear correct, but the colors are off, dang it! Well it
is fun to view it on the internet, and it actually helps a lot.

For Portrait Party

2011-05-14T21:36:00.000-08:00

Hans Van Voorst, an esteemed artist, who also belongs to Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. This isn't finished, but I decided I liked it in its unfinished state. Acrylics on cardboard.