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Wednesday, June 11, 2014 2:33:39 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled another cairn:
robyn said, "I tore that beautiful watercolor sheet into quarters so I have the wherewithal to make 4 of these cairn studies. Here’s number two. I continue to visualize these in watercolor or graphite because of the dry look, but want to try one in oils..." more
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 4:35:08 PM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled good stuff:
robyn said, "A painter buddy recently gifted me with a sheet of beautiful 300 lb. paper. I’ve been reluctant to try the really good stuff like this because I’m so new to watercolor and have been afraid of wasting it. I’ve also been wanting to..." more
Thursday, March 20, 2014 1:57:41 PM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled Adult-ish art:
robyn said, "Three of my figure studies have been accepted into a group show! I’m happy to be showing again; it has been a very long time. Now to flex those framing muscles that have also gotten a little flabby. What we have here are two conte drawings..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:04:31 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled six geese a-laying:
robyn said, "I reserve the right to make a post without a pun at any time. This is Hohodooda #8, I think."
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:04:31 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled back to the drawing board:
robyn said, "I haven’t made it to my Friday figure session in a month or so, and I’ve missed it. Last night was my last opportunity to work from a model until the new year, so it will be several weeks before I get another chance. When I do, I think I..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:04:31 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled Christmas card:
robyn said, "HoHoDooDa #9, I think. This was my card this year and I’m posting it to try to get caught up with the DooDas! I wish everyone joy and peace during the holiday season and throughout the coming year."
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:04:31 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled swans…who’s counting?:
robyn said, "HoHoDooDa for the swans a-swimming. Looks like it’s cold in swan land. I bet the true love in the song was glad when the lover ran out of birds."
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:04:31 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled the cattle are lowing:
robyn said, "Hohodoodah doodle."
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:04:31 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled happy 2014!:
robyn said, "Last post of 2013. In the old style, but appropriate for the occasion. Are the bunnies seeing the sun go down on the old year or rise in the new? All the best to you!"
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:04:31 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled iceland landscapes:
robyn said, "In September I took a trip to Iceland with a group of photographers with the idea that I would do some plein air watercolors. It was a wonderful trip! However, too much was new to me then and I didn’t produce much on location. But working with..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:02:27 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled cock-a-doodle-won’t-do:
robyn said, "I’ll be going to the SCBWI conference in Austin in a few weeks. There’s an assignment for the illustrator session that involves a story with a rooster character. I did Chanticleer, here, on spec a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, I..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:02:27 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled when a sheep wants a rooster gig:
robyn said, "This is the piece I’ll take to Austin instead of the rooster. Yes, it’s a sheep doing a rooster’s job, getting it wrong. The task was to do a spread from an assigned manuscript, leaving room for text. I may tweak it a bit more, but..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:02:27 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled the palette of peril:
robyn said, "Today’s thrilling adventure."
Saturday, September 21, 2013 7:08:19 PM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled figures on Fridays – the girl with the squid tattoo:
robyn said, "I cropped this image to make it appropriate for a blog that aims for an audience interested in kid lit, so you can’t see the tattoo. I’ll leave it to you to imagine where she has her squid hid."
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 12:13:10 PM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled goat roundup:
robyn said, "…And here are a few of the finished goats, just in case someone is looking at this blog thinking, “Well, she seems okay, but can she draw goats?” goat the first, who is sure of his superiority The third goat, bright and..." more
Monday, August 26, 2013 2:59:04 PM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled goat warmup:
robyn said, "A while ago I promised my cousin a few goats for a newspaper he edits and publishes. Goats are fun to draw, and there are so many expressive opportunities with their ears. Warmups are now done – time to proceed to the drawing board and finish..." more
Saturday, August 17, 2013 10:02:57 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled figures on fridays – teenager:
robyn said, "It must have been the first modelling gig for this very young woman. I guess she must have been around 17. Her dad has posed for us before, and came along with her, which was good of him. Sitting still for three hours was challenging for her,..." more
Saturday, August 10, 2013 1:31:12 PM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled figures on fridays – sari time:
robyn said, "2013.08.10about 15x 12, oil on paper Back at the easel again. After two weeks visiting family, I was back at the Friday night figure session yesterday. I am not involved with posing or wardrobing the model, and that’s the way I like it...." more
Sunday, July 21, 2013 12:48:36 PM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled Figures on Fridays:
robyn said, "There was joy in the studio earlier this year when I finally found a figure drawing/painting group to join. Since then, almost all of my Friday nights have been spent in happy meditation on the human figure. This oil sketch is from the last..." more
Sunday, June 30, 2013 11:45:51 AM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled slow writing:
robyn said, "While I’m working on writing my own vehicle – a slow, slow process for me – I’ve been having fun working on my craft in some time-honored ways. This is the display wall in the studio, now filled with figure studies and..." more
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 4:05:29 PM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled no catchy title:
robyn said, "The very first iteration of a couple of characters. You have to start somewhere, don’t you? They do go together in the same story."
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 4:22:01 PM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled happy spring!:
robyn said, "Buds are swelling and the birdies are singing REALLY LOUD. Here’s a little landscape in celebration of spring and the onset of pleasant plein air painting weather. This year aside from illustrations I am working on alla prima painting..." more
Thursday, March 7, 2013 12:18:23 PM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled thumbnail samples:
robyn said, "Doing a little follow-up with contacts made in Austin and some people on the mailing list that prefer e-mail to getting postcards. I’m tactile-y inclined and would almost always prefer a real card. Not very green of me, is it? This little..." more
Monday, February 11, 2013 2:22:23 PM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled scbwi Austin:
robyn said, "It’s good to get out and see things! Last weekend fellow illustrator Bobbie Dacus and I went down to Austin for the SCBWI chapter’s annual conference. Austinites, you put on a good one. Star painter attraction was the great E. B. Lewis,..." more
Monday, August 18, 2014 1:21:02 PM
robyn jorde wrote a blog post titled the not-so-accidental blog tourist hop:
robyn said, "Welcome to this wandering tour of blogs by artists, writers, musicians, painters, photographers, and more. Thanks to Bobbie Dacus for inviting me to the hop! If you don’t already know her, check out her blog, Artsyteapot, to see some fun and..." more