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on 4/12/2013
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january's mermaid.
i haven't been blogging (or painting much for that matter) as i am waiting to have a cervical spine fusion in the next week. don't ask...
anyhoo, i'm trying to take it easy (which is next to impossible for me) and paint a little bit at a time, as i have pain that shoots all the way down my painting arm. needless to say the last few weeks have been pretty challenging.
i've had this beauty drawn up for a bit now and have slowly been working on her. hoping to have her done before the surgery and posted FOR SALE.
after that, i'll be taking it a bit slower than usual for a while as i will be constrained to a neck brace for a few weeks. so during that time, even if i can't work at the easel, i will hopefully be able to draw and sketch from my couch.
then i'll be back better and stronger than ever 'cause my drive definitely outweighs my small size!;)
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on 4/5/2013
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featured in this lovely mermaid treasury found here:
i love how humbling it is to be recognized by other artists and i love the opportunity etsy provides by allowing artists of all types to share their gift with the world.
as for little olivine here, i am so emotionally attached to this little mermaid. i mean art for me is always an emotional attachment. i sometimes wonder if you have to be another one of *us* to really understand that. that feeling of if you can't paint/draw/create, that you can't survive. that is how i feel every single day of my life and i live and breathe to do it and i do it to live and breathe. without it there is nothing. not for me anyway. no amount of money or anything/anyone could take it's place. it's not only a part of me...it is ALL of me.
with that being said, when little olivine sells, i will shed some tears for sure. bittersweet ones, knowing that she will be making some little girl very happy. besides, she can't live in my studio forever...and she's always in my heart because that's where she came from to begin with :)
such a sap, i know...
speaking of mermaids, i'm still working on the whole series, just having some neck and arm pain right now so trying to take it easy a bit. which is something that does not come easy for me.
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on 3/30/2013
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Taken a some time ago, my daughter and I posing on a pier that became one of our favorite places to walk. I know I’ve this said before, but I really like the rustic look of this place.
I’d also like to wish a Happy Easter to those who celebrate it, and to those who do not, it is really a time of rejuvenation.
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on 3/6/2013
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all dressed up with her pearl self!
that is the mermaid i am working on this week. intermittently that is because i am also working on a wonderful little baby boy's nursery art panels as well. cute little animals and bright colors are the theme? yeah, i think i can handle that...;)
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on 3/3/2013
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with her bright cheery little self. accompanied by her beloved starfish friend :) she is the mermaid for the month of November.
she is now FOR SALE found here:
also listed in my shop are Beryl (March's mermaid) and my personal favorite one so far, little Olivine (August's mermaid....MY month).
next up on the table is sweet little June. based on the elegant and graceful pearl.
check back a sneak peek....;)
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on 2/27/2013
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november's mermaid!
i have been working on her for the last couple of days and tomorrow i will be listing the finished painting, FOR SALE.
she is painted in bright, cheery shades of yellows and oranges, a good thing because this week's gray and cloudy days leave a lot to be desired for.
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on 2/22/2013
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on 2/19/2013
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by beautiful little Olivine, the mermaid for August.
am i biased because it's my birthday month? no. really. i swear. there's just something about her that pulls at my heart strings. i don't know. but i'll let you know when i figure it out...;)
she is FOR SALE HERE:
AND PRINTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST at the above link.
Beryl, the mermaid for March is also FOR SALE in my shop:
looking forward to doing the rest of the months. next up i believe will be little Citrine, the mermaid for November...
check back SOON for the sketch....:)
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on 2/18/2013
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of little Olivine, the mermaid for August. based on the birthstone peridot, Olivine is painted in bright and lush shades of yellows and greens.
nothing left to do but her little tail, the shell in her hair and some bubbles, of course...;)
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on 5/10/2012
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Pictured above for those of you who don’t know, the zookeeper of Allen’s Zoo exploring at one of my favorite places.
I saw something while exploring the intertidal zone today I’m not likely to see for a while again if at all. While looking at the usually seen inhabitants, (hermit crabs, sea stars) I rounded a rock and saw what I initially thought was the largest sea star I’d ever seen. It was about two and a half feet long (.7 meters). My mind making sense of something I’d never seen in the wild. Then realized then it wasn’t a sea star. It was a Pacific Octopus. I recognized the coloration from images in books I’ve used as reference. Although I know they happen around these ocean zones I didn’t know if it was still alive. It was not in water. I reached for my camera then remembered took the batteries out yesterday as they needed to be replaced. I then thought it probably wasn’t alive and waiting for the tide like the other things in the intertidal zone. It’d be sad to take a photograph of it then.
Also……Happy Mothers Day mom and all moms.
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on 5/18/2012
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on 6/10/2012
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this is now FOR SALE here in my etsy shop
i decided to scan it before painting the name so that i could sell it as a PRINT. it is a comissioned piece for a baby named Aiden (hence the name of the ship in the photo below-the S.S. Aiden).
so...can i just say that i have a new *favorite*?!
AARGH!
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on 7/15/2012
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Last week I was really going to hit a new routine, go over those half finished dummies. Start a new outline, revise an old one. I was REALLY on track!
Then someone said, let's go sailing ...
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on 7/17/2012
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Just a little guy I’m working on for something.
Though I grew up in a beach town, I’m not that much of a beach person. On a hot summer day, though, I can see it’s attraction!
Taken during my morning walk.
Yesterday I had 50 minutes to kill so I went to the nearest beach. I looked out to the ocean and saw a whale leaping out of the ocean, blowing it’s spout, flipping it’s tail and flippers alternately. It’s flipper was nearly all white, brought to mind Moby Dick. I noticed people had gathered on balconies and at the far end of the pier to watch. Someone who’d been watching too stopped to talk to me. He said he’s been living here all his life and had never seen one so close before.
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Like the island of cyclops. Taken yesterday during my morning walk.
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on 12/3/2012
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Arms reaching, I stretch towards the sky
giving thanks for all that I have in my life.
acrylic on canvas from my archives.
Happy Monday!!
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Lo
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on 12/4/2012
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4 Stars Chase Danger, Super Spy: Pirates of Pineapple Island Chase & Lisa Olivera Adam Goodman 32 Pages: Ages: 4 to 7 ................... From Website: 7-year-old super-spies Chase Danger and Princess Ali Bali must think fast when they discover pirates have stolen Zalezgon’s magical pineapples. But that’s not all! Ali’s little brother Aiden has been [...]
For my sister’s birthday on the 10th. She loves dolphins 
Happy Birthday, Patti!
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4 Stars Drummer Boy of John John Mark Greenwood Frané Lessac Lee and Low Books Pages: 32 Ages: 4+ Jacket: Carnival is coming and the villagers of John John, Trinidad, are getting ready to jump up and celebrate with music dancing, and a parade. Best of all, the Roti King has promised free rotis—tasty friend [...]
Taken by my daughter while doing one of my favorite things.
I want to thank friends of Allen’s Zoo as we approach the end of the year, the response to my work still amazes me. I also want to wish everyone a very happy New Year and albeit a belated Merry Christmas. The holidays arrived before I knew it.
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I actually have a lot of good ocean ideas, but I'm setting up my first professional website - eek - and it is stressing me out and taking FOREVER. So, I'll leave you with an old favorite of mine that is perfect for the subject.
wish me luck
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one for every month of the year!
that's what's up next!
i thought it would be fun to do a series of paintings of beautiful little mermaids, based on the gemstone of the month.
i always think it's interesting (and inspiring) to see how other artists work...their creative process, if you will. here's a peek at mine...
from tiny little thumbnails to the sketch outline to a little bit of *coloring* (because i like my sketch books to look pretty) :)
from there i will trace my sketch directly from my sketchbook and then transfer it to my canvas, so that the painting remains as close to the original sketch as possible.
can not wait to start paintings these beauties! :)
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sweet little Olivine mermaid, for the month of august....MY month and MY birthstone...the peridot. LOVE these gorgeous yellow-green gemstones.
i've been terrible at blogging for the last week because i have like three projects going on at once and i really want to do all twelve mermaids within the next couple of months.
and i will...;)
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Hi Leanne, Fiona, Antonio, Ray and Lakshimi, thank you!
Hi Elena and Cristian..thank you!
Thank you, Ken!
Happy spring, Allen.
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1. Both of you look dashing….the looks add to the rusticity of the place
2. Easter Wishes from Delhi, India.
3. I have been missing new sketches on this page.
4. I want to the be at the place in the picture
5. Thanks for going through this itinerary!
Hi Karen, thank you. Many happy returns!
That’s funny!
Thank you for your Easter wishes from Delhi.
It is beautiful at that place in the picture.
More sketches are coming up…
It was a pleasure going through this itinerary
Hi Shane, Lesley, SkyFox, Violetski, Wandering Muses, Quillan and Angela, thank you!
Thank you, Ryan and Steff!
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