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I needed do to some active research this morning for my current dummy. Because I want to represent leaves, ferns, berries and pond water I took a long walk with my camera and gathered a lot of good info. We have SUN today, so the time was just right in the early morning. Dew is still on the leaves, the grass is wet and the forest is fairly still.
To make the photos work for me I put them all into a separate folder within the current project file and make a little thumbnail photo like this one, so I can easily find what I am looking for.
My work is semi realistic in a painterly style, so these just serve as a reference. My paintings will be accurate, but not photo realistic. I am not sure how a PC handles this kind of file, but I like having the Mac that can show me at a glance where things are and which file I need for a reference as I draw or paint.
The November
Carnival of Children's Literature is now up.
MotherReader asked bloggers to share tips, suggestions, advice, and lessons learned from all areas of kids’ lit, and boy, did they respond. Head on over and check it out.
Well, crap! Now I know why I'm having so much trouble writing for kids. Me thinks I've been writing for academics way too long! Or, as William's teacher would say, I'm good at writing fat sentences.
Thanks to educating alice for the link.
I'm in the midst of grading papers and other craziness at work, so this will be short, but sweet. Here are some things of which you must take note!
HipWriterMama has a very cool contest going to win an adorable, handmade sock monkey. Here's the deal. You must think of an author's name (living, dead), and then create a name and cool personality of a character based on the author's name. Put your thinking caps on and then join in.
I got my first piece of mail today addressed to Miss Rumphius. It made my heart melt!
Check out the renga being written right here as part of this week's poetry stretch. It's awesome! Come and contribute your own 2- or 3-line stanza.
The last day of Blogging for a Cure is Sunday, and I have the most amazing interview to share with Teri Sloat. It's going to be damn hard sitting on it until then.
Looking for a Christmas or Hanukkah gift for the poetry lover on your list? Try Poetry on Record. If you haven't shopped at Acorn before, you should. They have great stuff. Last year I received these lovely gargoyle bookends. (And yes, they're reading!)
That's all for now. I'll be back!
I've been rereading Harry Potter (again, again, and again) in preparation for the impending release of
Book 7. Lately when I read, I've been noticing thematic connections across books. Here's one that has me thinking about truth.
From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
“The truth.” Dumbledore sighed. “It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”
From The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
Therein lay the problem. Life had altered in the wildest possible way, but it was imperative that they act as if nothing at all had happened. Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.
Share your pain...I rated undergraduate college level...too much technical (directions) writing, I guess. I think I was equating "fun" with level because some of my favs are jr high level..sort of fits, don't you think? and i want to be known as "fun," not hi-brow!!! :-)