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Getting my Halloween on!
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Messing around with my new skull and some dried roses I have leftover. Doesn’t she look happy?
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Anyone else wearing florescent hunter orange absolutely everywhere they go these days?
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Well, well, well. We meet again! Skull still lifes throughout the spooky season. This is fun!
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Already looking forward to October’s Skull Still Life Class! Woot! This is going to be great!
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While I was out in Tucson last week with Steve, visiting his brother, Will, and our friend, Pam, I made a point of doing a small sketch every day. I brought a watercolor sketchbook to make a visual record of the trip because I think using different mediums is fun and it gives you a chance to stretch your brain a bit. I’ve noticed that as I’ve gotten older I am reluctant to take chances, and while it’s understandable, it doesn’t mean I have to go along with it all the time.
The portable watercolor kit I have is very small, pocket-sized, and I use a small brush with a water reservoir in the handle. Once I exhausted the water in the brush I was done for the day. Each piece took no longer than a half hour to do, so it was easy to fit into my schedule, especially since I was the only early riser in our group! I would wander out with my kit and paint the first thing that caught my eye.
Pam’s place, where we stayed, buts up against natural desert habitat and she also has horses, so there was plenty of subject matter to play with.
Horses, sharpie on watercolor paper.Easy, watercolor on watercolor paper.Hungry Horse, watercolor on watercolor paper.Cast shadow, watercolor on watercolor paper.Cast shadow, watercolor on watercolor paper.Pam’s Cacti, watercolor on watercolor paper.Steve by the Pool, sharpie and watercolor on watercolor paper.Carolyn’s Tree, watercolor on watercolor paper.Skeleton Face with Flowers, watercolor and sharpie on watercolor paper.
Hope you enjoy these postcards of my trip out to the warm southwest!
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Hey, now’s your chance to see my Old (Dead) Masters show up close and in person at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts in October!
The timing for this show is too perfect! When I got a message from Ludington Area Center for the Arts saying they had a last minute cancellation and could I possibly bring in my Old (Dead) Masters paintings to display in the Performance Hall Lobby, I said yes, yes, yes!
The Very Last Supper, Old (Dead) Mastters show
Au Moulin Skelly and Ground Skel, Old (Dead) Mastters show
Skelly Godiva, Old (Dead) Mastters show
Bona Lisa, Old (Dead) Mastters show
Frida Skelly with Monkeys, Old (Dead) Mastters show
Old (Dead) Mastters show
Old (Dead) Mastters show
Performance Hall Lobby, Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington, Michigan
I love this time of year. Of course, skeleton art is appropriate at any and all times of the year, in my opinion, but especially in October. It rocks!
This show features all the Old (Dead) Masters pieces that I have, each in a beautifully appropriate skull themed frame. You have to see them, they’re too cool!
So if you’re looking to get into that spooky skeleton mood this year–not that there’s anything not terrifying about 2020 so far, mind you–please make the trip to see my beautiful Old (Dead) Masters show. The art is fun and not too scary, so appropriate for all skeleton lovers, no matter their age. And it’s only up through October!
Bonus activity: see if you can correctly identify each of the famous artists/works that I parodied for each piece!
Featuring six of my most popular skelly dancers, dressed for the holiday season and ready to spread skeleton cheer! Each box has six different skelly dancers in it, envelopes included. Go get yours! They’re on sale this week for $9 per 6 cards, includes shipping!
Nos. 16-17, 100 Portraits in 100 Days, 8×10″ pastel on UArt 400 sanded paper, mounted on foam core, by Marie Marfia.
Here’s a cute couple. From the reflections in their sunglasses, I think they must’ve been at a park when they took their picture. Awesome! I’m a nature gal, myself. Although, I can get my fill in an hour or two. I love walking the trails, but I don’t want to be out there all day! I got stuff to do! Places to go! People to see! Know what I mean?
You’ll notice that on this portrait I opted to use a distorted grid. Couldn’t resist. It was such a twisted sort of skeleton portrait to do.
