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Thursday, January 20, 2011 9:46:51 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Surrounded by friends:
Erin said, "I have been blessed with so many close friends. I have had the same best friend since I was 7 years old and I have brand new friends that are wonderful. I even have friends that I run into every few years of my life and it always amazes me how our..." more
Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:53:17 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled I have been cheating...:
Erin said, "Ok, its time to admit it. I have been cheating on Blogger and using wordpress. Truth is I miss my blogger account. I have been up to lots and would like to begin on blogger again. Not too sure why I can't decide on where to be on the web... must be..." more
Monday, October 18, 2010 10:20:59 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Carnival Clown arises from the garbage heap in my novel!:
Erin said, "Well here he is, the clown that rises from the garbage heap in my upcoming novel that is still without a name! I have to say this piece was lots of fun to do and I really stepped out of my normal comfort zone and tried new things for this guy but in..." more
Sunday, October 17, 2010 8:54:56 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Has it really been that long???:
Erin said, "What an enjoyable weekend I had just painting my clown. I have to admit though, I had no idea how long it had been since posting to my sketchblog. Last May and the last posting I believe, I drew this clown. Since then, he has been written into my..." more
Saturday, May 29, 2010 5:40:25 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled My Evil Clown:
Erin said, "My latest creation for my novel. I used my big drawing pad for this one too and I have to say, I love the 'kraft' paper look of it. It looks dirty and will fit right in with my 'trashy' novel. You will see where I am going with this soon don't worry..." more
Friday, April 9, 2010 11:02:15 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Today I learn to use a text editor named blogo...:
Erin said, "I am posting to my blog tonight from a text editor on my desktop. Trying to see if its worth doing it this way or not. let me grab a picture I've drawn just to see how it goes up from here. This is a digital image I reworked for my lilycopublishing..." more
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 6:07:33 AM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Moving to an apartment...:
Erin said, "Its been a long time since I posted - I just moved into a great new apartment with my family. I really needed to downsize. An entire house was way too much for me to keep up with - I mean really - I don't want to spend my days cleaning an entire..." more
Saturday, March 6, 2010 8:01:34 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Spring bug in the air:
Erin said, "Hello peoples... so happy to say the spring bug is hitting Rhode Island. It has been a long winter! 60 degress today - I saw people outside with their rakes enjoying the day. Not me, I took my sketchbook outside instead of yard tools ;) ........" more
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 9:12:25 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Sketches:
Erin said, "Here is a sketch from my big sketchbook. I love this new sketchbook. It is nice and big 12 x15 I think with natural brown color paper. Fits great on my lap and is very sturdy hardcover that feels like a lap desk. This sketch here is rough right now..." more
Monday, January 25, 2010 2:59:54 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Newest work...:
Erin said, "Here is my newest mixed media. The joker representing the state of mind in America today. It seems like we are playing a game with our money in the government and soon it will be all play money. Who knows what is to come. What I do know is I am..." more
Monday, January 25, 2010 12:43:53 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Creating at least once a day...:
Erin said, "Here is my kitty "Lucky"in my work space. This is my art studio where I can play with paint, chalks, embellishments, and anything else I think of. I want to let you know more work is coming and it will be VERY soon. Selling a painting tends to get..." more
Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:27:54 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Finished 2 of my Paintings and Sold One!:
Erin said, "Painting has been an amazing release for me. I forgot how theraputic it was! My son told me the other day (he is 20 years old) that the best memories he has of me from when he was little was coming home from school and seeing me sitting on the floor..." more
Saturday, January 2, 2010 12:28:41 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled adding even more depth...:
Erin said, "Happy New Year everyone!!!!I have added a few more elements to my bathtub lady collage. Can you see the water in the tub? Cool huh? I filled up my polymer clay tub with some diamond glaze. It dries clear so it should look like water when its all..." more
Monday, November 30, 2009 11:28:29 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Getting back into it.:
Erin said, "Well, with Thanksgiving vacation behind us we all face the same thing... BACK TO WORK! So I will be finishing up these new paintings I started but in the meantime I do have to pay the bills so its back to interior design and logos for me for a bit...." more
Monday, November 23, 2009 12:14:23 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled adding depth...:
Erin said, "Okay. I am trying something totally different. I am way out of my comfort zone now and that is supposed to be a good thing right? I am adding some dimension to my mixed media painting by bumping out some of the image with clay. Here are the two..." more
Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:42:20 AM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled High Anxiety Painting:
Erin said, "Mmmk.... now she is in the tub and I have added some bubbles and a little hair under it. The process of what to put on the painting next is giving me anxiety and I don't think that is the emotion I was looking for when starting these mixed media..." more
Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:42:20 AM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled :
Erin said, "Here is the newest sketch for my next mixed media piece..... We will see how it all pans out by the end of this weekend."
Friday, November 20, 2009 11:08:25 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Painting:
Erin said, "I am happy to say even though I was nervous about putting oil paint onto my mixed media canvas I survived it! I actually had a blast! I can't wait to do the other one I posted below this one tomorrow. I still have to sit this woman in a tub with..." more
Friday, November 20, 2009 1:32:28 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Still Exploring Mixed Media:
Erin said, "Last night I sketched this sad girl in my sketchbook. I guess it was reflecting my inner feelings. I had just argued with my ex-husband who constantly makes me feel less than I am. He is and always was very harsh with his words and last night he..." more
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:42:34 AM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled A piece of Art!!!:
Erin said, "Good Morning. Yesterday, I finally put a piece of mixed media art together. I am incorporating my 'crazy' lady sketch into it and will be oil painting her with some new paint sticks I am trying out. (Thank you Kelly Rae Roberts for the inspiration)..." more
Monday, November 16, 2009 10:40:01 AM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled Almost Thanksgiving:
Erin said, "Hello world....Here it is almost Thanksgiving and I haven't even come close to my original New Years goal of sketching of every day. The good news is I am an optimist!!! You see, I look at it like this... if I never started this blog I would never..." more
Sunday, August 30, 2009 3:59:37 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled :
Erin said, "I started coloring my new webpage. The rocks on the left will be links. The rest is still being worked out. The entire illustration comes from my new YA / kids novel. I will reveal more as I go but until then you'll just have to wait! "
Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:22:02 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled sketched yet another...:
Erin said, "Wow I am on a roll... I sketched 2 days in a row! I knew I could be consistent. (Now if I can only keep it up) This one here is a sassy girl character. I am going to keep designing the page around her and add more detail but I wanted to get this..." more
Sunday, January 23, 2011 8:26:54 PM
Erin Whalen wrote a blog post titled In the painting Zone:
Erin said, "Any artist will tell you there is no better place to be than the ZONE. This weekend I worked all sorts of hours and it felt like no time at all. I have been in the zone before but never this deep. Once out of it, I was confused and dazed. It was..." more