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By: Christina Wald,
on 4/27/2010
By: Paula Pertile,
on 5/27/2009
For the 3 of you reading this who haven't expired from sheer boredom, following this thread, I have actual finished art to show.
Today I shifted into 'just get it done' mode. I was up at dawn, coloring away, and am happy to report that I now have 10 of the 30 pieces completely finished. Yay!
I had to remind myself that this is not art for a gallery, or for a CPSA entry; its art for an educational publishing book for little little kids. With a deadline and fee to match.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, I'm just saying. Its tempting with my colored pencil work to linger over every stroke, and for something like this, I just can't.
So I got my rear in gear yesterday and today and started finishing things up.
10 down, 20 to go (although they're actually all halfway done, thankfully).
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Other thoughts:
FLIES. Its getting hot now, so the flies are out in force. Yuk. Who invented flies, and why?
GAY MARRIAGE. But not in California, oh no, that would be too civilized. I want to rant about this in about 120,000 point type, but can't, so won't, and be glad.
CATS CATCHING BIRDIES. Sad. Although I have to say, the squawking, dive-bombing blackbird that made all of us miserable for weeks was asking for it. He is now RIP in my yard.
MUD PIE ICE CREAM. I think it has LSD in it. Its good stuff. Weird dreams though, man.
DENNIS HOPPER. A guy who looks just like him is moving into the house across the street from me. And no, its not the ice cream talking ~ he really does. If I see a Peter Fonda drive up, then I'll start to wonder...
Back to scanning art ~
Your illustrations are so fun!
Congrats on the finishing up--you're right, just diving in with gritted teeth and determination is often the way to make it happen.
rant away about gay marriage. I will never understand the reasons people give for fighting against it :/ they don't make any sense and no matter what I tell some people, that its not like people of the same sex are wanting to marry you, and its not going to take any rights away from anyone else but give rights to a group of people that should have them, they don't listen. you love who you love no matter the sex of the person.
anyway....
try to get a picture of the Denis Hopper look alike :D then again he might call the cops ....:p
I FEEL YOUR PAIN! I'm on spread two and the deadline looms! And your gingerbread man is cuter than mine, dammit!
I'm so pissed at California right now I could scream.
Gin
Hey there Paula, woo-hoo on your progress!!! And by the way, I am the fourth person to comment, so you have four readers! :-) (of course you have many more than that...)
The mud pie ice cream sounds wicked and I will trade you mosquitoes and black flies for regular flies, unless your flies are not the dopey slow moving fly you find in a house once in a while but are actually black flies that bite you and fly off with a chunk of your skin...in that case I would say there is no point to the trade.
Anyway, keep colouring girl, there is some light shining down into the long dark tunnel...
With you on all of this (except the art cos I'm just a dabbler!)
And flies? Well, the frogs and geckos have to eat. So they can get big and strong. And run away from my cats.
California laws? I give up.
Hey, I'm reading and enjoying! Go Paula Go!
It floors me that Cali of all places is making it so difficult to marry.
And the flies are a nightmare here as well. Went shopping for a swatter today and couldn't find one!!!
Well it looks like you have many more than 3 fans! You go girl!
Hey, thanks everybody! Today I paid for my 'up at dawn' day yesterday. :~) But its still moving along...
I've been following...great illustrations...you're my new role model. Except maybe for all the cats.
Just curious...what size are these relative to the print size? Thanks for posting your progress it's been fascinating watching!