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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:06:01 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled :
Karen Ann said, "My tribute to National Handwriting Day. May the desire to make marks upon surfaces (reference the caves of lascaux) never be extinguished."
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:44:54 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled monday color study: fall's first flush:
Karen Ann said, "Clouds and rain made all the colors of fall's first flush that much more luminous during today's wet Discovery Park walk.Each bilateral leaf is a full color Rorschach, each side a mirror of the other but with organic variation. One could gaze..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:44:54 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled Wednesday, November 14th:
Karen Ann said, "Saturated in rare November sunshine. We worship you, and all your glories!Walkies: Shilshole Bay Marina. Looping around Golden Gardens, we said HELLO! to a colony of ducks overwintering on Golden Gardens' Freshwater Pond.The Pond turtles, like old..." more
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 9:57:23 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled my summer vacation:
Karen Ann said, "The chihuahuas and I were guests at the Arnim/Hucks estate on John's Island. No roads or running water in a cabin, hand built by Bill Hucks and his family within a grove of Madrona trees and a sea of native grasses.This is a shot of my notebook, my..." more
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 11:44:32 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled :
Karen Ann said, "In my imagination, Maximo wears a coon skin cap, made from the animal that took a bite out of his thigh last Thursday.Lulu is obsessed with the area in our back yard where this incident happened. She goes to the spot and barks, barks, barks. In..." more
Thursday, September 6, 2012 12:31:31 AM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled :
Karen Ann said, "Kim Baker, author of Pickle, The (Formerly) Anonymous PRANK CLUB of Fountain Point Middle School, had a book launch party at Secret Garden Books last night.Pickle is about a boy, Ben, and his team of motley pranksters, who come together at..." more
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:59:25 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled the aspens have eyes:
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 11:21:01 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled will the real yoda please stand up.:
Karen Ann said, ""
Thursday, December 15, 2011 3:40:01 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled snowstorm:
Karen Ann said, "Nik and her dogs are caught in a snowstorm, lost, but only for a little while. Soon they will run up against a wall and follow it to the front door of a cabin wherein fire and food awaits, tended by the winter wise lady who lives there with a young..." more
Friday, December 9, 2011 5:18:26 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled kick ass:
Karen Ann said, "One of my favorite movies is Kick Ass, about an ordinary adolescent who wants to do good. He fabricates a costume, broaching the safety of his bedroom (where fantasies run rife) to fight crime where he finds it.In this film, our hero doesn't..." more
Friday, December 9, 2011 2:26:27 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled eukanuba chihuahua dog food review:
Karen Ann said, "Maximo, Lulu and I were asked by Dogtime.com to review the dog food Eukanuba Chihuahua. Maximo and Lulu ate enthusiastically every time I fed them Eukanuba Chihuahua, and every time they also interrupted their eating to drink quite a bit..." more
Thursday, October 13, 2011 4:11:20 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled color palette: blue sky & blushing tree:
Karen Ann said, "Every morning I sit in front of a large window through which I watch hummingbirds fight over their feeder, clouds stretching across the sky, and the coral bark maple (planted by me, ten years ago) responding in full color, to the season.Today, the..." more
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 9:18:13 AM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled underwater:
Karen Ann said, "Underwater: second in my endpapers series."
Friday, September 2, 2011 3:07:52 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled lulu in the sky with diamonds:
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Thursday, September 1, 2011 4:31:52 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled walking forward looking back:
Karen Ann said, "This is a full color version of one of nine line drawings I created for my SCBWI LA portfolio. I drew action shots of Nik, Maximo and Lu and inset them into a half drop pattern I designed for the purpose of making endpapers.The portfolio piece is..." more
Friday, July 15, 2011 7:32:47 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled sketch of the day: 07.14.11:
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011 8:04:30 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled how i'm going to make my millions: dog socks!:
Karen Ann said, "Order yours by calling 1-800-DOG-SOCK today!(FYI! Before you get over excited because I know dog socks are a niche market begging to be filled, these socks were borrowed from a human baby and are not really dog socks at all! )"
Friday, June 17, 2011 9:52:20 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled frankenfinger:
Karen Ann said, "Recently i had foot surgery, then I cut the tip off my finger in a dishwashing accidident (not covered by my insurance policy). Frankenfoot found a friend in Frankenfinger. Thanks to a neighbor's visit to the Disney store, Frankenfinger got to shed..." more
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:25:16 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled how much is that doggies in the window?:
Karen Ann said, "Annie, Maximo, Lulu and Paco in the window."
Monday, June 13, 2011 5:53:15 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled furry house guests:
Karen Ann said, "Jackie, my dear friend, recently adopted two dogs. They were dropped off together at the pound, and waited three months to be adopted. Jackie's friend looked on the Human Society Online Adoption Site, saw them, and said to herself: Who would adopt..." more
Monday, May 9, 2011 2:22:37 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled maximo in the window:
Karen Ann said, "my darling maximo in front of the window. grease pencil sketch, march, 2011"
Thursday, May 5, 2011 5:15:01 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled may day:
Karen Ann said, "i created a palette based on charming, may day flowers, radiant with life expressed thtough color. "I tried to capture the colors, or the energies inherent within the colors ton comibienthena a singoe hehernt paletter, reolent fo new life,..." more
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:52:38 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled cover development:
Karen Ann said, "Remember the rough rough cover sketch? This drawing is a refinement of the key figures in the sketch. The snake is painted on a cave wall, and Nik, accompanied by Carlito, is now discovering it. Eeek!To come across this strange serpent in a dark..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:34:30 PM
Karen Ann Chalupnik wrote a blog post titled out with fruit baskets, in with wag pacs!:
Karen Ann said, "Maximo, Lulu and I received our first Wag Pac in the mail recently, and this short clip shows us discovering the treats and toys inside. Wag Pacs, created by Dogtime, are delivered to your door on a subscription basis, and should be available..." more