well, here's what's been going on.

Two weekends ago, Amaris and i had, what we call, a "creative isolation" weekend, where we stake out a spot, and don't really leave it for two days...and we just work. Her, on her novel, and me on whatever drawing project i have going at the time.

cats--not so much

At one point Amaris made herself a sandwich using some packaged deli meat and cheese...only to figure out about 1/3 of the way through eating it that she had forgotten to remove the paper from the cheese.

yep, she ate it.

Amaris working

me working

yaaay

The sad part to this story is that i ended up having to start my drawing over a few days later, because i went and made the heads bigger than i had measured out. I NEED TO NOT DO THAT.

Well, that's how we learn... :P

Caid expounding on the health-improving qualities of a good cobbler and ice cream.
...not really. i just like the way he's holding the spoon...

reid and cam playing croquet...

Oops, ice cream on the shoulder.

Water play at grammies! This was last week.

We had just watched the old Disney Swiss Family Robinson, and Caid was inspired by the scene where the older boy (Fritz?) wrestles a water snake.

So Caid wrapped himself in the hose and began squirming around in it yelling "help! hellllp! it's a water snake!!"

And grammie came to the rescue...beating the snake away!!

Caid also had to examine a brown furry beetle that was making weird hissing noises

poke

A few videos that actually accompany the post below...

whew

finished my commission!

a few months ago, i started this piece for Elizabeth...
i finally put the finishing touches on it last week and here it is! done :)

head on over to my art work blog to see more detailed pictures.

on Friday morning we arranged for me to deliver it to her...here are some pictures of her and the kids with the drawing...

James trying to get one of the babies to look at the camera...

i felt like such a basket case that morning...tired and slow...but Elizabeth gave me some coffee and just in time for me to leave i started feeling better! oh well. it was lovely talking to her for a bit...sitting in patio chairs on their new lawn, watching the boys swim and the twins play...Jewel made herself a cup of tea and pulled a chair out to sit near us.
a few more pictures from my time there...

























all in all the whole process was an honor and a blessing. every chance i get to be able to make any sort of living doing what i love to do most is a gift straight from the hand of the Lord.
thank you, Elizabeth!

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nuther drawring

so, thought i'd post the a drawing i did for my aunt wren of her son, Cameron, when he was a baby. (it's for Christmas so shhh don't tell her)...

Cam
9x12
graphite on paper

This piece was an learning experience...i was given a blurry photograph to work from, first of all, which is kind of the #1 way to make something a lot more difficult than it needs to be. Doing the under-drawing was a pain in the arse as a result. After 3 days of frustrated sketching i kind of threw in the towel...i didn't touch it for about 2 months because i was so fed up with it.
But time heals all wounds, they say...and the adage held true in this case. When i picked it up again a few days ago i took advantage of my fresh eyes and did a couple of minor corrections, which is all it really needed. Then i sat down, did the whole render in one evening and got it framed the next day. :)
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just for fun...here's cam now, 13 years later (i stole this from his facebook):


kids.

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finished and working things

well, i finally finished my drawing of rebekka...here tis...


and i'm also doing a commission for the lovely Elizabeth of her 5 lovely children. i did the preliminary sketch for it...

i used a couple of different pictures she gave me to make this composition (which is quite imperfect) but it's nice to see it all...well, drawn out! hahaha!!


i likes making stuff :)

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new blog

hey. i started a new blog just for my artwork...

colleen police art works

right now i'm just posting a bunch of old stuff, and will be building up to my newer pieces.

speaking of which, i have a new drawing...i did this while i was watching Caid on monday...

drawing a 2 and-a-half year old is not an easy thing to do. so i tried to do most of it while he was eating. there are some areas i need to refine, darken the hair...it's not a perfect likeness yet...

you can see Caid's little contribution in the lower left hand corner...

it's a lot less horribly hot, i'm going to the Norton Simon with some friends today, then they're coming for dinner. so those are all good things :)



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portrait drawing i did in my very last class yesterday...

i'll post disneyland pictures tomorrow







i'm sad very very sad.

it'll be okay but right now i just wish Jesus would make everything go away
i'm hurting and grieving and scared. i shouldn't be...it's not fair to my Heavenly Father. but i'm disobedient and stubborn.

in the long run, that's probably why i feel this way.

Lord i'm so sorry.



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Capstone Tomorrow

colleen is very very not happy about talking in front of people.

my studio all cleaned up...



head drawing...

Tracey picking lemon-herb chicken flower bouquets...

a somewhat current photo of the Nick painting...bad color, etc...

i can't work on it anymore today...i'm just too frustrated!!! agh!

so tired. i think i'm going to drive back to my apt and eat soup and try not to worry about tomorrow...

before you go, you should really check this out...CLICK HERE! RIGHT HERE!!

and this...courtesy of Pip...


amazing.


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for now...

things are better.

here are some of my working progressions...again, i must repeat that the color in the photos looks terrible...

*NUDITY ALERT...*

watercolor on hot press

pastel on canson paper

oil on sanded canvas

the painting of Nick is coming along...

...and Ashlee is 97% finished!! i'm so excited! just some touches here and there before next Tuesday...


NEXT TUESDAY
I HAVE TO FINISH THESE BY NEXT TUESDAY

i can't believe things have gone so fast...

my friends and i just spent the last hour and a half cleaning up our studios for individual gallery interviews...

Friday is my Senior Capstone Oral Presentation...
Monday i'll be up all night...
then Tuesday we hang the show...
the show is a week from tomorrow...
then finals...
then Industry Open House...

oooooh goodness.




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