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Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled You're Once...Twice...:
Diane said, "...Three times a lady...If you recall, I'd completed and study for my summer tree/woman and was well on my way into a "final" version. I thought it would go quickly - and the initial drawing did - but, I really got stuck on some things.First..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled And Not-So-Suddenly, It's Done...:
Diane said, "I did manage to carve out some time yesterday to work on the Summer drawing. I guess I was expecting to struggle and for it to take a lot longer. But then, suddenly I realized that I was done - or at least done-ish. I always have a..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled Drawing Baby Joshua:
Diane said, "A busy Saturday taking a group of seven giggling, sugar infused 10 year olds to the bowling alley for a belated birthday celebration (September is bad time for birthdays in our family - soccer season followed by the holidays...next thing you know,..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled The Longest Quick Little Painting Ever...:
Diane said, "I'm sure I mentioned somewhere something about doing quick and loose little paintings to play around with the medium and have a little fun. I have a small space in the corner of my room which has been great for drawing, but lacks the space and..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled A Different Perspective...:
Diane said, "On this lovely afternoon, I was able to spend time painting. I realized that the little still life I just painted was OK, but...something about it isn't sitting well with me. I'm happy to be more comfortable working with acrylic paint,..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled So Much For Being "Done"...:
Diane said, "A rare day-off for Lincoln's Birthday, the big kids all gone to friends' houses, and a little sunshine on the front patio means that my littlest can have fun playing out front while mom updates things on the laptop.Spring flowers have already..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled On Deck...:
Diane said, "I've tucked away the porcelain creamer, little orange flowers and cascading drapery, replacing the objects with photo references for a project I'm really excited about doing. The inspiration was a photograph of my oldest daughter taken about a..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled A Bit Rusty in the Figure Painting Department...:
Diane said, "I've worked on the study over this extended weekend, and it's been a bit of a challenge. Painting the figure has always been a challenge for me simply because I haven't done a lot of it. What I have done has been more along the lines of..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled A Little Study...:
Diane said, "Worked on a study - a close up of the face in order to troubleshoot some issues. The bad news is that I had a hard time achieving the "looser" painting style of the original. I blame my little palette - in respect to the size of the study -..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled Spring Is In the Air...:
Diane said, "So, where've I been? Well, busy as usual - getting one child ready for high school graduation and another enrolling in high school, proofreading the annual research papers for my 5th and 8th grader, running my mother-in-law to and fro on..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled The Real Story...:
Diane said, "Easter vacation is coming and I'm hoping to work on some full-scale paintings. In the meantime, I've been working on another study. I've had a sketch in the sketchbook for a while - one of many familiar nursery rhymes that are always..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled Fine Art Monday:
Diane said, "Well, an unexpected day off takes me one step closer to the painting projects that I've been really excited to begin. We will taking next week off of school for Easter Vacation and I'd planned to take this Friday off as well. However,..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:23 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled Hoping for a Productive Week Ahead...:
Diane said, "Easter Vacation is officially here! The girls finished up their classwork today and we all have a break for the next week (from school, anyway).The new painting is underway and surprisingly farther along than I thought! Earlier this..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:23 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled Springtime, Easter Vacation, and the Pre-Painting Begins...Finally:
Diane said, "Believe it or not, these are flesh tones (base, warm & cool shadows, and highlight)I can't believe it's already Wednesday and I haven't started officially painting yet - Easter Vacation is just flying by! But, yesterday, I updated my..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:00:23 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled A Perfect Day...Mostly:
Diane said, "Another lovely day - great for painting...and smoothies! I love living in strawberry country!"Look Mom! I've only been working 1 minute and I've already got paint on me!"It was nice to have company in the studio today!After a morning..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:59:26 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled A Wonderful Event...Followed By More Work...:
Diane said, "A while back I posted about doing a design for placemats for the Royal Family Kids fundraising dinner. That event was held last night and I was able to attend. It was a lot of fun - outstanding food (world famous Santa Maria BBQ),..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:59:26 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled Forgive My Absence...But, It's Time For Some New Releases!:
Diane said, "I've found it very difficult to get to the creative work recently - it's always hard this time of year with the ending of the school year and trying to get things completed, the end of the Family CoOp and related celebrations, the end of spring..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:59:25 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled Where Has the Year Gone? I Mean, Really!:
Diane said, "I feel like I blinked and 2013 disappeared!As you can see, it's been 7 months since I posted anything! Except for being included in a couple of community artist shows, not much happened for me in art. I've continued to teach some art..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:59:25 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled First Day of the New Year - First (Real) Steps Down the Illustration Road:
Diane said, "Had I been thinking more realistically as a young adult, I would have majored in illustration at Cal State Long Beach instead of going with the Drawing & Painting specialization. There's a lot of overlap in the requirements, but there were..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:59:25 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled New Vision, New Perspective...and Mixed Emotions:
Diane said, "Day after day I have taken one step after another, moving forward through life toward this demand or that goal. For so many wonderful, fulfilling years, these goals and demands have been deeply rooted in family and parenthood. Our..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:59:25 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled Ready for the Church...:
Diane said, "Well, in between soccer tournaments and games, I was able to bring this project for my church to a close. All that's left is the clear topcoat and Cubbie will take up his post, welcoming families to the Cubbie room. During part of this..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:59:25 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled Capturing Movement...:
Diane said, "Lots of activity lately which has given me a chance to do some gesture drawing. I'll be doing a lot more of this - it's very helpful in learning about dynamic movement.Last night, I found myself sitting on very uncomfortable benches at the..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:59:25 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled Creating Characters...:
Diane said, "I really identify with Leonardo da Vinci. Not that I'm an artistic genius - I wouldn't claim that title at all - but I once read a biography about him that described his love for the process of creating. He sometimes left projects..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:59:24 AM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled A Flurry of Activity!:
Diane said, "I can't believe we're only a couple months into the year, yet it feels like several months of progress, travel, delight, and sadness have been crammed into this brief time! And here's a glimpse of what has been happening.Story draft, photo..." more
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 7:20:55 PM
Diane Smith wrote a blog post titled Illo-Talk Has Moved...:
Diane said, "Please follow current and future illustration posts now at this link http://dianesmithillustration.wordpress.com/ .Thanks for stopping by and hope you will come and visit me and my new home!"