Flower Crazy Class Starting Next Week

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A quick advertisement about the “Flower Crazy” painting class that starts next Monday (March 4th). Five weeks of watercolor, gesso, and mixed-media tips. The class produced the most beautiful work last year! Check some of it out here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1910487@N25/

And here’s a little 15-second video:

I hope you can join us!

Free ‘Zine: “Ye Olde Book of Blobs”

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Here is a downloadable blob ‘zine for you! (“Blobs” are irregular shapes that you can make into imaginary animals.) It’s free!

The ‘zine comes a 6-page digital PDF file that you print out and turn into a book. Each issue will have 11 “blobs” to work from!

And you are welcome to print out as many copies as you like to share with your friends, your kids, and your students.

Click HERE to access “Ye Olde Book of Blobs”

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Hodgepodge

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bird painting, drawing animals, giraffe, giraffe drawing, painting animals, painting birds, scribbly elephant, white bird

“White Bird,” oil pastel, pencil, gesso.

“Scribbly Elephant,” pencil, oil pastel, pastel, pen, ink.

“Giraffes,” pencil and marker.

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This has been an experimental month for me. Lots of quick drawings, trying different media… mostly giraffes, but every once in awhile a bird or an elephant sneaks in.

I found this quote by Alan Alda last night and wanted to share it with you!

Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You cannot get there by bus, only by hard work, risking and by not quite knowing what you are doing. What you will discover will be wonderful: Yourself.

Scribbly Dogs and Bellingham!

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“Scribbly Dogs” 

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Hello there! I wanted to check in and let you know about another book signing event this Saturday  in Bellingham, WA at 7pm. I’ll be speaking about “The Art of Silliness” and “Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals,” you’ll be drawing, and then I’ll be available to answer any questions.

Readings Gallery at Village Books

Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 7pm

1200 11th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225

If you’re in the neighborhood, I’d love to meet you!

Portland Video

 

This past weekend Steve and I went to Portland for a book signing event and a few nights away. We had the best time!

Here’s a quick video Steve made today:

(To view the video on vimeo, click here.)

And… that  adorable little girl in the video? She drew this for me:

Thank you, Naomi!

And thank you to all of you who came out. I loved your drawings!

 

Happy Friday

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bunny, Drawing, mixed_media, rabbit, Sonheim

 

Oil pastel, pastel and pencil on paper.

“The Plan,” and Portland on Saturday

My son Wes and a few of his classmates made this for a class assignment (Wes is the first to speak). Funny!

And, I wanted to give a quick heads up for those of you living near Portland, OR… I will be presenting and doing a quick drawing session (and Q&A) at Powell’s City of Books 4-5pm Saturday! I’m really looking forward to meeting some of you… and bring your kids!

Saturday, February 16th @ 4pm

Powell’s City of Books on Burnside • Event Calendar
1005 W Burnside (800) 878-7323

 

Cat Tangents

I spent a long weekend away with my art supplies.

 

I spent a lot of time drawing giraffes…

 

… but also got off on a cat tangent.

An excellent time was had by all of us.

 

Dawn DeVries Sokol’s New Book: “Art, Doodle, Love”

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Aimee Dolich, animal drawing, art, blog hop, Carissa Paige, Dina Wakley, doodle, giraffe drawing, Jane Davenport, Jill K. Berry, love, Love: A Journal of Self-Discovery, Mindy Lacefield, Pam Carriker, Samantha Kira Harding, Tamara LaPorte, Tammy Garcia, Tracie Lyn Huskamp

My friend Dawn DeVries Sokol has a new book out! I did a quick review of “Art, Doodle, Love: A Journal of Self-Discovery” in the book itself (click to enlarge):

And the blog hop schedule!

Feb. 2: Pam Carriker, http://www.pamcarriker.com/blog/
Feb. 3: Samantha Kira Harding, http://www.journalgirl.com
Feb. 4: Aimee Dolich, http://artsyville.blogspot.com
Feb. 5: Jane Davenport,  http://www.janedavenport.com
Feb. 6: Carla Sonheim, http://www.carlasonheim.com
Feb. 7: Tracie Lyn Huskamp, http://www.thereddoor-studio.blogspot.com
Feb. 8: Tammy Garcia, http://www.daisyyellow.squarespace.com
Feb. 9: Carissa Paige, http://www.carissapaige.blogspot.com
Feb. 10: Mindy Lacefield, http://www.timssally.com
Feb. 11: Dina Wakley, http://dinastamps.typepad.com/
Feb. 12: Tamara LaPorte, http://www.willowing.org/blog/
Feb. 13: Jill K. Berry, http://jillberrydesign.com/blog/

And… don’t forget… Dawn will pick the winner of her big giveaway on February 14th! Enter before then for a chance to win: www.dawndsokol.com.

Congratulations, Dawn!