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This blog is for my submissions to Illustration Friday, and for other things of an art nature I feel like sharing. Many thanks to all of you who have left kind, inspiring comments. I greatly appreciate you.
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I know I've posted this before, but it fits the topic SO well! Please go to Wikipedia to see what the word means :)
Happy middle of the week, dear friends!
acrylic and colored pencil on paper bag
~Together Strong~
For my friends everywhere.
You know who you are ♥
acrylic on canvas, sold in California a few years back
Raven is my totem.
My muse.
My spirit guide.
acrylic and colored pencil on a paper bag
The night mice go after their hidden berries in the light of the blue moon.
acrylic on canvas paper
Quite sometime ago Portnoy and Biff met at a no-kill animal shelter in the middle of America.
It seems Portnoy was a renegade that escaped a truck headed for the slaughterhouse. Afraid to go back to the farm, Portnoy walked for days until he met a kindly old gentleman who told him all about this shelter. Unable to properly take care of a pig, the old man gave Portnoy a ride to the door and waved a tearful goodbye. The volunteers at the shelter welcomed Portnoy with open arms and hearts. They brought him to his new quarters but on the way there he noticed by Biff, an old-timer stray dog with a twist in his tail just like his!
The shelter worker saw the connection between Portnoy and Biff right away and asked if they'd like to be roommates. Biff's spirits soared by having Portnoy around. They shared stories of life before being rescued and celebrated every day for the strange twist of fate that brought them together.
Two peas in a pod, those two. Old souls embracing a new lease on life.
(This was used for "IF" in 2007 for the word "twist" and in 2010 for "rescue."
I thought it was time for another encore!)
Never let anyone take away your power.
Stay true to yourself, always.
~namaste~
acrylic and colored pencil on paper...sold
There's nothing like fresh fruit in summer. Juice running down your chin, soft bay breeze on your face. Delicious!
acrylic on canvas, available for sale at Grasmere!
" A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving."
~Lao Tzu~
It's been forever since I've posted or participated in blogging. I'm here to tell you it's all going to change after I move. I'm coming back! I miss my artsy friends and community. No more stupid time-wasting on FB games. I'm doing ART! So keep watching this space :)
"As The Crow Flies"
Mixed media on masonite, now living with my dear friend Marianne in Holland
Dear Friends,
Remember when we had so much fun creating ATC's?? Marianne and I were talking last night and were saying how much we missed the old blog days and the connections we made. Is anyone interested in doing an ATC swap again? We can choose what theme we'd like to receive so we can have a nice collection. They're generally quick to make, and the good thing is we have a piece of art that can be made into cards or portfolio pieces! And they inspire us to make art!
So what do you say? Are you in? Ten people would be a great number! I forget how we set it up before, but I'll bet Teri remembers :)
I miss you!
xo
Lolo♥♥♥
This is Olaf and Olga posing for their engagement photo.
I don't think there's a cuter, more loving couple on the blogs!
Too sweet ♥
The time has come for me to downsize and try to sell some of my wonderful art and writing books.
Is there anything you've been looking for and couldn't find?
Maybe I can help you!
I'll sell my art books for $5 plus media shipping.
Writing books, spiritual books, will be $4 each plus media shipping.
I have too many to list!
I will even break up my twenty plus year collection of the Bologna Illustrator's Annuals for $75 each. This breaks my heart. Some of them are rare and all are out of print.
All books are in excellent condition and come from a non-smoking home.
The fundraising part is because we're struggling, quite honestly.
It's not to raise money for orphans or to cure cancer.
I wish it were the case.
So, let me know if there's anything you're interested in. Or email me if you want titles!
Thanks...
Love,
Lo♥
Okay, there's tension in the house now because Emma is officially a...BITER.
It's a long story and everyone is defending my dog, but I still don't like that she was provoked enough to BITE.
She's a rescue dog with many fear issues. I warn people all the time what to do around her and what NOT to do. This particular person didn't listen and pushed her (and my) limits which resulted in an ugly bite on the mouth.
Live and learn. I still love (and defend) my dog ♥
For Illustration Friday: tension
Acrylic and colored pencil on patterned paper.
Happy memorial day weekend!!!!
I'm trying to move my body more by doing things outside. I was raking and bagging all the browns from Autumn and Winter to make room for the greens of Spring and Summer. I saw this beautiful Mourning Dove on the leaves, obviously not dead for long. I cradled her and admired her beauty and then set her down in front of the cherub statue who is already caring for a bird.
I made a card with the photo and used this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
"It's not the length of life, but the depth of life."
Yes indeed.
xoxo
lo♥
So, when you think you have nothing, GO OUTSIDE.
Money can't buy this.
It's there for us all to enjoy.
All photos taken down the street from me Friday evening at 7:15 pm. Emma waited in the car while I snapped away.
Thank you, Universe ♥
If only I knew how to swim.
If I could, I'd transport myself here.
How could I not use this illustration for this week's word?
Here is my myopic chihuahua!
WINTER is so YESTERDAY.
Bring on SPRING!!
an encore from one of my sassier bag ladies :)
pencil, colored pencil on a shopping bag
There's no end to Emma's talent.
Hee-hee!
From my Sketchbook Project for the Brooklyn Library
"Quiet Conversation"
I wish I had taken a better picture of this painting because it is sold and far away. If enlarged, it becomes blurry and too pixelated.
Perhaps I'll paint a similar version one day.
Having raven as my totem keeps me grounded,
yet it also gives me wings to fly.
This was a fun exercise today. I scanned and printed a random old photograph (copyright free image) and printed it in sepia on a paper bag. I could barely make out the image, but then I took out my colored pencils and began to make her come to life. I then (for the first time) used oil pastels for a creamier mix and highlights. It was fun to finally create something, anything again.
As this economy continues to crush me and Bri, I look around and still see abundance.
My art supplies, for one.
Friends, of course.
A roof (for now!)
And although my hours have been cut back, I still have a job.
Now if only Bri could find one.
I do believe these very wings will lift me out of this.
xo
Lo♥
Awww, I know what you're thinking. How sweet! He's reaching out to her.
Here's how it's really playing out.
"Hon, toss me the sunscreen would ya?"
"Whaaaaaat?? I thought you brought it!"
Being adrift at sea can make you just a little pink.
Just a little ;)
Happy weekend!
xo
Lo♥
In every sentient being is the pure Buddha-Mind.
So every sentient being has the potential to become awakened.
THE BUDDHA TAUGHT US TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN LIFE AND
TO WORK WITH GREAT EFFORT ON OUR ENLIGHTENMENT.
PRACTICE LOVE, COMPASSION, JOY AND EQUANIMITY.
A GOOD HEART, WARM FEELINGS AND KINDNESS ARE THE ESSENCE OF THE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA.
But then my mother wonders, little one, why do
you still bite my visitor's feet?
And then there's Bliss. Zen mind, Zen spirit. But not towards the dog.
I love them both. ♥
Happy Animal Wednesday!
We stand on edge of
Forever overlooking
Our frayed existence
Written
February 8,2008
Dorothy (Alves) Holmes
colored pencil on paper bag 2008
By:
Laurel Gaylord,
on 12/23/2012
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May we all coexist in peace
and bask in the glow of friendship.
Wishing all of my friends a most brightest and best holiday season, no matter how or what you celebrate.
Love always,
Lo♥
Watercolor and ink on bristol board.
Bliss has a new winter cabin to retreat to.
(That's catnip scattered inside.)
She ♥'s it!
She loves her little hiding places where no one, and I mean NO one, can see her!
Do you see her? I didn't think so!
And Emma, ever vigilant in the studio window pretends not to care that Bliss got a new cabin, but she does.
She's pouting as I type this!
Happy Animal wednesday!
xoxo
Lo♥
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Love it Lo. It is so you.
I'm sure glad IF inspires you so we get to enjoy your art.
Hugs
This is perfect Lo. I know this is you and your muse. I love seeing your bag ladies.
I am fascinated by her nightgown. Beautifully done, lo
Love
kj
What a beautiful sheer top she is wearing! You captured that perfectly!!!
Maybe it's not a nightgown ?! :-)
Love it:)
Awesome as always, Laurel!
She is (like all your *Bag Ladies*), mysterious and unique. Her lace top is fantastic....as are those Roses and the shiny blue-black feathers of Mr. Raven.
Love this dear BS!
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