Archive for the 'art' Category

Jun 19 2008

A Painting By Leonard E. Kelsey

Published by Jody under art

I have this painting titled “Old English Home” by Leonard E. Kelsey, dated 1915. On the back is a label with the painting’s title, painter, and date, along with the sentence:
“CAP ROUGE” on the ST. LAWERE
I assume that’s the location the painting represents.

I know nothing about the painter or painting besides what’s obvious on the [...]

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Mar 15 2008

Crazy Painting Redux

Published by Phillip under art, phillip's room

I reduxed my crazy painting from January. I was hoping to paint something new every weekend, but I haven’t painted anything since. That may not be a bad thing. (Click image to enlarge.)

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Mar 01 2008

Jean’s Paintings

Published by Jody under appreciations, art

Jean’s almost a “Painting A Day” features excellent oil paintings that she briefly describes with a good selling price. She occasionally articulates her love of the art and its learning process:
I am energized and confident. I know I am in the process. There is no end. You just continue to do and as [...]

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Feb 18 2008

How to Draw a Dog

Published by Phillip under art, humor, phillip's room

Again, John Walkenbach is the source of my inspiration.

I made the video with CamStudio.

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Feb 13 2008

What is art?


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Jan 27 2008

A Painting

Published by Jody under art

My dad and seven year old daughter painted this yesterday:

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Jan 03 2008

Folk Art Paintings

Published by Phillip under art, phillip's room

Jenny and I bought some cheap paints and brushes at a dollar store over Xmas. We painted our masterpieces on Sunday. Neither of us have any experience in painting. Does it show?
Mine are kind of abstract. The first one is called, “Skyline with Tree.” The second is, “Sum of The Parts.” (Click images to [...]

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Dec 14 2007

Don’t Draw a Wild Pig

Published by Phillip under art, phillip's room

This one inadvertently came out kind of looking like a pig. Oh well. It’s title: “Jim.” Yesterday’s drawing: Infinity Minus One.
I had a great time creating these drawings. Thank you for your support. I appreciate all the feedback I received this past week. Despite numerous requests for more drawings, I’ve decided to end it now. [...]

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Dec 13 2007

Don’t Draw Any Pork Chops

Published by Phillip under art, phillip's room

Title: “Infinity Minus One.” Yesterday’s drawing was A Good Sit.

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Dec 12 2007

Don’t Draw Any Bacon

Published by Phillip under art, phillip's room

This non-bacon drawing is titled, “A Good Sit.” Yesterday’s drawing: Flying Toenails.

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Dec 11 2007

Don’t Draw Another Pig

Published by Phillip under art, phillip's room

I call this non-pig drawing, “Flying Toenails.” Yesterday’s drawing was The Temperature in my Living Room.

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Dec 10 2007

Don’t Draw a Pig

Published by Phillip under art, phillip's room

Every day this week I’m going to draw something other than a pig using the Draw a Pig personality test. This drawing is called, “The Temperature in My Living Room.”

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Nov 30 2007

Piggy Doodle Dandy

Published by Phillip under art, phillip's room

Just for your information: I’m a realist; I enjoy playing devil’s advocate and neither fear nor avoid discussions; I am analytical, cautious, and distrustful; I am secure, stubborn, and I stick to my ideals; I am a good listener; either I have no sex life or I have an extremely healthy sex life; but mostly [...]

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Nov 16 2007

Creepy Crawly Bacon

Published by Phillip under art, phillip's room

The internet doesn’t get much better than this, thanks to the J-Walk Blog:

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Sep 10 2007

More Stuff on a Table

J-Walk posted a photo of a table with some stuff on it and listed the items on the table. Now it’s my turn. I just took a photo of the table in front of me. (A desk is a table, right?) Click the image to enlarge.

Here’s what’s on the table or in the photo:
Ansel Adams’s [...]

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