tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84090661100379994362024-03-13T01:52:32.073-07:00Art ExplorationsLinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055632773640869354noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409066110037999436.post-13772198548382656242009-08-20T18:31:00.000-07:002009-08-20T18:33:15.168-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvL_NX-3blLoPrI-87HB1TOmHBCzw8cZ42kCjsvjtHbEvLWNdLICt3qk49mrktziA9ThfrX9HGuFEap0pt8w1nd_4ohXcr00odptbEj0c5-qBfmgDiWvpowOoEmxWyoEgD3PoLwBJEMuY/s1600-h/Pelican.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372223738184842834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvL_NX-3blLoPrI-87HB1TOmHBCzw8cZ42kCjsvjtHbEvLWNdLICt3qk49mrktziA9ThfrX9HGuFEap0pt8w1nd_4ohXcr00odptbEj0c5-qBfmgDiWvpowOoEmxWyoEgD3PoLwBJEMuY/s320/Pelican.jpg" /></a> Pastel on 9x12 Wallis The reference wasn't very colorful so added more color to give it added interest.<br /><br /></div>Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055632773640869354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409066110037999436.post-37987893346843191512009-08-14T04:35:00.000-07:002009-08-14T04:38:18.217-07:00Indian Jack Big Plume<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfyATdN0PHJd5XuUzCZ4wLvR9BvtWouSsfTerPw8Uwi45MoK-6vWaBOhP2p-SVh4XIS0R2QPvx4rwEH1JOyXBrajbENyEH4cmJpgmZC58c82Yr2RnyOeCaTgiJ5FM8_rezHa5sWvOq8o/s1600-h/Jack+Big+Plume.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369782130556427282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfyATdN0PHJd5XuUzCZ4wLvR9BvtWouSsfTerPw8Uwi45MoK-6vWaBOhP2p-SVh4XIS0R2QPvx4rwEH1JOyXBrajbENyEH4cmJpgmZC58c82Yr2RnyOeCaTgiJ5FM8_rezHa5sWvOq8o/s320/Jack+Big+Plume.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Pastel on Suede Mat Board 8X10</div>Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055632773640869354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409066110037999436.post-78767724100180086162009-08-14T04:22:00.000-07:002009-08-14T04:35:02.080-07:00Old Mexican Lady<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DuRYa2xj89gOFi7_TtfhPLfKKiKgYXVuY32dL0Z4Lh-59HqalKkm8ipNqqoCdIfJeOgViinQgERp0BqliyKEdniyKwglWayws_zBOLfUAdqXd_bX_OAJ8CwyITDIqYbFQFODYxa8fzs/s1600-h/Granny-Mexico.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369781217450036802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DuRYa2xj89gOFi7_TtfhPLfKKiKgYXVuY32dL0Z4Lh-59HqalKkm8ipNqqoCdIfJeOgViinQgERp0BqliyKEdniyKwglWayws_zBOLfUAdqXd_bX_OAJ8CwyITDIqYbFQFODYxa8fzs/s320/Granny-Mexico.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I have been very bad about keeping my blog up to date. Been very busy refurbishing a townhouse I own but that is not really a good excuse. I have also been experimenting with different types of painting materials. Landscapes are my downfall...maybe I really don't like doing landscapes at all no matter what type of paint I use. I enjoy painting animals and people the most. Pastel 9X12</div>Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055632773640869354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409066110037999436.post-42330130691006938602008-02-23T18:28:00.000-08:002008-02-23T18:30:22.054-08:00Hawaiian Sunset<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievvymrw6_Vn5eJCULcgUqFztJmpXKuw_GykLaynwAsrucrWJ4KFIEaGO9soK2lvFqs0E4U1U-NG0g7BcXyyJhOdZWxoDd2aeY92ECsK8zHUbAWl5eOw-O0zO2SLjD6TONQGg4Bq5bJ-0/s1600-h/Hawaiian+Sunset.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170368434319237586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievvymrw6_Vn5eJCULcgUqFztJmpXKuw_GykLaynwAsrucrWJ4KFIEaGO9soK2lvFqs0E4U1U-NG0g7BcXyyJhOdZWxoDd2aeY92ECsK8zHUbAWl5eOw-O0zO2SLjD6TONQGg4Bq5bJ-0/s320/Hawaiian+Sunset.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I'm getting very tired of winter and ready for warm, sunny, balmy days on the beach! </div>Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055632773640869354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409066110037999436.post-34207766947077758012008-02-03T08:18:00.000-08:002008-02-03T08:21:04.507-08:00Mallard Duck<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OnbIs7stopUDjEyDx-qJgD8mvC6iXQTgoz24VWhLeoERSDwBLsSsCtfxU0EXNeeiXVfEFcxo1UWQNku-l1E5PWR9lukWPdu-QRNtbjajoraq2VA3ecCYKZjf-bk-SvimWJwNro7ENmY/s1600-h/Duck.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162789668282865954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OnbIs7stopUDjEyDx-qJgD8mvC6iXQTgoz24VWhLeoERSDwBLsSsCtfxU0EXNeeiXVfEFcxo1UWQNku-l1E5PWR9lukWPdu-QRNtbjajoraq2VA3ecCYKZjf-bk-SvimWJwNro7ENmY/s320/Duck.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Loved this photo from WC Library so had to paint it. Done in watercolor.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055632773640869354noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409066110037999436.post-66063439719446558472008-01-19T18:31:00.000-08:002008-01-19T18:37:34.521-08:00Portrait...Prospier<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-imB52W9aDr4fDA0wEzGPW_KUUl65bUlU2mmM0S832NlzMowDp3yCLMe6eanz_ngXgJPSgM4kgFPAT1MKErGR-0DEDRZbTGw-5ySkP_f-GcVsrFqCDKV_EY6oOLcAu-JwrK8bWCmOV-o/s1600-h/Island+Man.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157382062674734738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-imB52W9aDr4fDA0wEzGPW_KUUl65bUlU2mmM0S832NlzMowDp3yCLMe6eanz_ngXgJPSgM4kgFPAT1MKErGR-0DEDRZbTGw-5ySkP_f-GcVsrFqCDKV_EY6oOLcAu-JwrK8bWCmOV-o/s320/Island+Man.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Haven't posted lately...been working on portraits every opportunity I get. Trying to learn how to get good lifelike portraits so I have been practicing. This is the most recent I just finished for WC's WDE.Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055632773640869354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409066110037999436.post-82360762132445686822007-12-30T15:27:00.001-08:002007-12-30T15:29:03.513-08:00Flower<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYS6qRhaQ6v4mx3urdiDkwybcgI1_YNoWnQggs_Gh6HYLyrMSNirz_0ZtNvWpxXXTwrXqpYLS5cGkn97RyGc699yWJImZXT1AVmtPjV_xF7C4TYnRlQPqbflBULS6REBSA8xyS3DvPZzU/s1600-h/Flower.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149911959200788098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYS6qRhaQ6v4mx3urdiDkwybcgI1_YNoWnQggs_Gh6HYLyrMSNirz_0ZtNvWpxXXTwrXqpYLS5cGkn97RyGc699yWJImZXT1AVmtPjV_xF7C4TYnRlQPqbflBULS6REBSA8xyS3DvPZzU/s320/Flower.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Flowers are not really my thing but I painted this today in watercolor and decided to post it.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055632773640869354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409066110037999436.post-45398690914347087022007-11-25T10:15:00.000-08:002007-11-25T10:17:47.070-08:00The Dance<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLGOcrStOUAYCg2vR3uUurbqUJFM2fEAqlkKTmawUkiSKAVC1a_E03IKVDTbXMG8zx1XnCR-Gu37JIDYBVZ-Fc2a40Dza4O3aBykFK0sXVzl1THj38vnoCn-vRPR51SFi4T7uTkqRmjY/s1600-h/The+Dance.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136843714270425106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLGOcrStOUAYCg2vR3uUurbqUJFM2fEAqlkKTmawUkiSKAVC1a_E03IKVDTbXMG8zx1XnCR-Gu37JIDYBVZ-Fc2a40Dza4O3aBykFK0sXVzl1THj38vnoCn-vRPR51SFi4T7uTkqRmjY/s320/The+Dance.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Another painting and post in one day...This is another scratchboard painting of Blue Herons. I am enjoying this scratchboard art.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055632773640869354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409066110037999436.post-38735273770141194332007-11-25T06:10:00.000-08:002007-11-25T06:12:57.788-08:00Tiger Cub on Scratchboard<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHTdGBM5HgVTfe19lsDTWvE_8W6dqi8-9eFtbFx1GrtSjvOrKJD2aRE4_gpREl8NqwvyOwi_NmSvA0KY66UK8UUtyTclnHJCRBnvBio_jftlM8LYuCQfvifElOu4ReZB-2OVQkxUf5z4/s1600-h/Scratchboard+Tiger.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136780715690127362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHTdGBM5HgVTfe19lsDTWvE_8W6dqi8-9eFtbFx1GrtSjvOrKJD2aRE4_gpREl8NqwvyOwi_NmSvA0KY66UK8UUtyTclnHJCRBnvBio_jftlM8LYuCQfvifElOu4ReZB-2OVQkxUf5z4/s320/Scratchboard+Tiger.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I love the reference photo of this tiger cub that I got from the WC Reference Library. I tried it several times in watercolor like the last one posted. This time I decided to try it on scratchboard. This is my first try using scratchboard. I like the black background...makes the tiger stand out.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055632773640869354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409066110037999436.post-74996101601450067732007-11-22T18:08:00.000-08:002007-11-22T18:11:52.011-08:00Tiger Cub<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTujNtEJr8elXCdXLsQ0O9gVnzUZtWfPwAyOkPh0T-RF9eez5ebgE5q2d0BvcXsiP7JVsXN3mxXPxlITPm1tvEeDLNd84QNkDVOjmm0WldBV4QYXnt4-GMche76uTtVzVwETvZJprmD4/s1600-h/Tiger+Cub.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135852702106480626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTujNtEJr8elXCdXLsQ0O9gVnzUZtWfPwAyOkPh0T-RF9eez5ebgE5q2d0BvcXsiP7JVsXN3mxXPxlITPm1tvEeDLNd84QNkDVOjmm0WldBV4QYXnt4-GMche76uTtVzVwETvZJprmD4/s320/Tiger+Cub.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I haven't posted here in a long time. I have been interested in painting animals lately. Trying different mediums but seem to go back to watercolor quite often. I just painted this tiger cub. I love animals of all kinds.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055632773640869354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409066110037999436.post-63785648969764787612007-05-18T10:37:00.000-07:002007-05-18T10:49:25.070-07:00Blue Heron<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8G3-9vDDcsTkUItuw8J8Yo5VIQf8gWUfDtFcCXC7rIOYw53A3Ve7MTKvRzv4In3jpNvkdFuoRv43eJru_w_rG3X5wKEJTtJLMmOoakF16NtWL2fu6E1KB5wKMS3bjrKt-V8WmNYYBIkA/s1600-h/Blue+Heron.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065958769424384754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8G3-9vDDcsTkUItuw8J8Yo5VIQf8gWUfDtFcCXC7rIOYw53A3Ve7MTKvRzv4In3jpNvkdFuoRv43eJru_w_rG3X5wKEJTtJLMmOoakF16NtWL2fu6E1KB5wKMS3bjrKt-V8WmNYYBIkA/s320/Blue+Heron.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Wildlife is among my many interests. Blue Herons though a pretty bird with their coloring and top knot can also be a nuisance if you have a ornamental fish pond. They would rather eat these containerized colorful fish than try to catch fish in the wild it seems. This is a Blue Heron in his natural habitat in pastel.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055632773640869354noreply@blogger.com1