tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134513722024-03-06T23:49:16.791-06:00Draw Daily© 2005 Joyce Harbin Cole pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.comBlogger493125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-91241500316512231952024-01-06T11:39:00.000-06:002024-01-06T11:39:16.594-06:00Stoecklin Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Oq8ekmnSRmE" width="320" youtube-src-id="Oq8ekmnSRmE"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I find it amazing and also encouraging what a wide range of styles this very successful illustrator used. Watch to the end to see the fantastic variety. </p>pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-65466735347335288682023-05-19T15:28:00.000-05:002023-05-19T15:28:03.972-05:00Be Both Soft and Wild<p> Encouraged by videos by Alisa Burke, I've been keeping an art journal in a cheap composition book. I thought it wouldn't work because of the cheap paper, but as Alisa says, the paints make the paper stronger. I've enjoyed it because it's not a precious book, and I feel free to experiment, make lists, and make a mess! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uVZhzUgFVwBgCcxMX3Am7hC8k7mTxMI1k3K4vx_jBOc-F54-tDf4eZMcH95h_UPuFMCqAcYyjgq9jVvRh_PX4TlMq7SWqAZpHmDeZWeBDrMDYAQuZxKiub0TiLBwJnitirGWgzAVRIofVigl08Cu1zrhNRTCsOKPJix2Syi3YTKKxUeSJw/s2048/compjournal1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="2048" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uVZhzUgFVwBgCcxMX3Am7hC8k7mTxMI1k3K4vx_jBOc-F54-tDf4eZMcH95h_UPuFMCqAcYyjgq9jVvRh_PX4TlMq7SWqAZpHmDeZWeBDrMDYAQuZxKiub0TiLBwJnitirGWgzAVRIofVigl08Cu1zrhNRTCsOKPJix2Syi3YTKKxUeSJw/w640-h438/compjournal1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This page was inspired by</span><span style="text-align: left;"> notes and thoughts during a presentation led by Flora Bowley, which I did in white pen over a previously painted page. </span><span style="text-align: left;">I wanted the woman to be dancing and twirling. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Hopefully the twirling shows through the way I drew her hair and her legs. The quote from Victoria Erickson seemed perfect to finish off the page. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcDSpORQXnB039doZcXbeDLnNrpb_b78C01XLNrDkyo6P_AvWCZhkanoMQfI2FXviv6JYJDZuqp9dsADSiHThGccYz6oBHuV2fvOe6_NmnjiWZ2f_MydcdMUK3eiYK_kfOW_VB8FG1Hlhga5gdDrJyf_VBu7sJjJa8P63yghuWOgcQ3KkLg/s960/compjournal2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcDSpORQXnB039doZcXbeDLnNrpb_b78C01XLNrDkyo6P_AvWCZhkanoMQfI2FXviv6JYJDZuqp9dsADSiHThGccYz6oBHuV2fvOe6_NmnjiWZ2f_MydcdMUK3eiYK_kfOW_VB8FG1Hlhga5gdDrJyf_VBu7sJjJa8P63yghuWOgcQ3KkLg/w640-h480/compjournal2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgoOLZzXjPJBiWEIUCclay_5_fUX8Lixx2ULyNS9Z5rsyEFi5HAfhOCs-jylMafGzdIwGeTfdLEwQX5h2W_mbakJnxo4hKgZTNEnJFiCwl6or8RUL7qdgB40HS6WgeQwHNkFZVpWovqEwdR3P_GJ7qJLhKAOiQMnH3e93ycEmJhmyp-Qy4PA/s2048/compjournal3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgoOLZzXjPJBiWEIUCclay_5_fUX8Lixx2ULyNS9Z5rsyEFi5HAfhOCs-jylMafGzdIwGeTfdLEwQX5h2W_mbakJnxo4hKgZTNEnJFiCwl6or8RUL7qdgB40HS6WgeQwHNkFZVpWovqEwdR3P_GJ7qJLhKAOiQMnH3e93ycEmJhmyp-Qy4PA/w640-h480/compjournal3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0Illinois, USA40.6331249 -89.398528312.311677058019423 -124.5547783 68.95457274198057 -54.242278299999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-35103879927753968202023-05-01T14:13:00.002-05:002023-05-02T13:04:56.551-05:00ABC What do you see? Rolling Along Route 66<p> So much time has passed since I last posted that I hardly know were to start with updating. So, I think I will start with some things I've been doing lately, and then fill in some of the gaps later. </p><p>Annette LaFortune Murray (from Tulsa, Oklahoma) called me and asked me to illustrate a picture book for her. After I read her wonderful manuscript of "ABC What do you see? Rolling Along Route 66," I knew I wanted to do this project with her. Annette had seen my blog and wanted to see what I would envision for her manuscript. She liked the sample pages I created, and we became a team!</p><p>Annette liked my work with collage and travel journaling so we settled on illustrating the book with these things in mind. It was a joy to create pages with the freedom to use mixed media! </p><p>Here are some photos of the pages in progress: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-3TKsvcuWBn_yY3RooOXg9S6QUunh4NKwH0s2HlaFqyy7bN8KmVCmYsaBOEeo6ZooAej2jXdTvL_1_uTUp_cXe6w14lzxUn18yB1HKYEssMgGGly_yOUz7N6vG9aoN63tF_rFR-0Nk3I3Y-d_oXUYRd7SfnhEHfYxw8lkfqMG8NN07yF8Q/s2014/inprogress1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="2014" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-3TKsvcuWBn_yY3RooOXg9S6QUunh4NKwH0s2HlaFqyy7bN8KmVCmYsaBOEeo6ZooAej2jXdTvL_1_uTUp_cXe6w14lzxUn18yB1HKYEssMgGGly_yOUz7N6vG9aoN63tF_rFR-0Nk3I3Y-d_oXUYRd7SfnhEHfYxw8lkfqMG8NN07yF8Q/w640-h405/inprogress1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0y3KkK3-ozxK0ehXAq0KIG6YEmRsU6lKKNT9dlYwjnukP8SEJwoSd-hXvxDoPgNgaZBHrrNGfnPaN0sUuMOkUrAgOGm03N7yLoFD-VcRGwDjSb-qmzNzRHZtwAsByvAMRoLcLBDa39fRvdfwqtn6ayLsocndoydEaQ6xvxK6V-A-pjaXAUQ/s2016/inprogress2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipP58hgQSdClHO4SPq_EEWo1VN6pAw0UMhAA9GThUhYPC_4zIJ62fhOslfB15HxB4LxVwWGLj3F5nhUQyfHPDTIlISyT3Nt3iurxuqjlRwTkT2pEu41M7I2ZfbblE3Rb7sFG4dM1KxPmikH4NDX2GPNCcC2yKkToCvYbkOhMbxCvvhPAO1g/s1280/inprogress4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipP58hgQSdClHO4SPq_EEWo1VN6pAw0UMhAA9GThUhYPC_4zIJ62fhOslfB15HxB4LxVwWGLj3F5nhUQyfHPDTIlISyT3Nt3iurxuqjlRwTkT2pEu41M7I2ZfbblE3Rb7sFG4dM1KxPmikH4NDX2GPNCcC2yKkToCvYbkOhMbxCvvhPAO1g/w640-h480/inprogress4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>After I was done creating the illustrations Jeff and I traveled Route 66 to Tulsa to meet Annette and her husband Kevin in person. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Iewr-Hwwm1GnAu6UfAEyd_07RNgbx3M8ya9TtgFx8I80O7w5KgedXNfPvh-HQqKwe1mcweKjq-bVkbK1cVXyMyHcm31U9Zlt7RIi_Ai-4IWUkhjikv0Q8zsGu5bhMvHDS-Xf_TRBo7OYdiDo5oh93gnUw-fIm9Q4eayTHlsoCtdBTY3yGw/s960/tulsa1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr47uEGug40W9I54Id4b727qC5MR_hcp6ae8nkEqR-16eIraSjKUai7p8RA5ElKJfXv6I-2MCksP-U9BG_vm3iKlb9_z5SBddWuATPlMXgCRbUFkQwgW8kdXYFGppofbVuVaIx8RgtREcKi5qNPc1UIGtfha8uHmED9MmyU_fghZZBQbjSvQ/s960/tulsa2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="960" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr47uEGug40W9I54Id4b727qC5MR_hcp6ae8nkEqR-16eIraSjKUai7p8RA5ElKJfXv6I-2MCksP-U9BG_vm3iKlb9_z5SBddWuATPlMXgCRbUFkQwgW8kdXYFGppofbVuVaIx8RgtREcKi5qNPc1UIGtfha8uHmED9MmyU_fghZZBQbjSvQ/w640-h424/tulsa2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Annette had even arranged for us to film a trailer for the book. That was a new experience for me! <p></p><p>In October Annette came to Pontiac for the Mile of Possibility Conference. We got to know each other better, and I'm so happy to have Annette as a friend as well as a colleague. She is a mom and a retired elementary school teacher and school librarian, as well as a writer. She has the background in teaching and instilling a love of reading in children, which is a wonderful knowledge base for a picture book writer. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49kkDBEth1DZ-O9oLdjVu4oYxnmw_kaiMEelPLXG4SWspKVO1Mhxe2rSu-V0sJ84qNVFG-LcegGOCQ6n0p9RfTFKtZ9mxaTwv8vWVxIsj3t1lpLM7TTnHpczf7NKtn7dLkeADW4LprfXooFKp4WgspW2-EaFoql1IrR-Kg8b5nBkmzA-nJQ/s1440/bookwannette3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49kkDBEth1DZ-O9oLdjVu4oYxnmw_kaiMEelPLXG4SWspKVO1Mhxe2rSu-V0sJ84qNVFG-LcegGOCQ6n0p9RfTFKtZ9mxaTwv8vWVxIsj3t1lpLM7TTnHpczf7NKtn7dLkeADW4LprfXooFKp4WgspW2-EaFoql1IrR-Kg8b5nBkmzA-nJQ/w640-h640/bookwannette3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Here we are in Pontiac, holding our book next to Pontiac's famous Route 66 shield mural. The book is available in many shops along along Route 66 (including Home Again on Route 66), and on Amazon. Please purchase from a Route 66 business if you can, as it helps the small businesses that make Route 66 the fun place that it is! <br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-15426470324546876192020-05-20T01:31:00.002-05:002020-05-20T01:31:35.308-05:00In His Own Words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I drew this several days ago and added lots of quotes from President Trump since the virus came to the USA. Or at least since we've known it's here. I try to always listen to him whenever he speaks, hard as it is with his rambling style, because I can decide what I think instead of relying on a recap by the news. As much as he complains about the press, <i>all</i> of the press actually makes him sound more concise in their effort to distill the main points of his speech.<br />
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When I draw political or religious or social leaders, I like to put their words around them rather than my opinion, though on some pages when I'm trying to sort something out, I might journal in written form about what's going on in the news.<br />
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This is not a political blog, but journaling is about recording life, and politics is part of that, for better and for worse. So, even if you don't agree with my take on something, it's no matter....do pages with your take. That's what journaling is all about.pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-86832738391397984292020-05-05T03:49:00.001-05:002020-05-05T03:56:39.094-05:00Yard work while sheltering..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of days ago, it rained all day, then two days of sun,and my lawn grew a foot! Usually I barely have time to mow my yard during the months the shop is open. But now, even with making masks, I can take a break and mow and plant some little marigolds I picked up. The reason we are all locked down is very serious, but I think it's wise to try and notice and appreciate the way we are slowed down, and what good things it adds, as well as the losses. I'm trying to learn the lessons in all of it.<br />
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Lately, I've been drawing from life more, in the spirit of urban sketching. But now I'm kind of combining drawing from life and drawing from photos, because I want to include myself in the drawing. Sometimes I find a photo reference, like I found a picture of a woman mowing the lawn, and as I was drawing her I made her more curvy like me, gave her shaggy hair like mine, and made the lawn mower look more like mine. Then I drew my yard around her/me. It's pretty much an experiment. I guess I could take pictures of myself, but that would be complicated and I'd probably never do the drawing if I had to do all of that.pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-13857428339411970722020-05-04T03:50:00.000-05:002020-05-04T03:50:09.841-05:00Masks in my Covid19 Journal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been spending a lot of time at my sewing machine making masks. I stated out making them for my SO's daughter who is a nurse, and it's taken on a life of it's own since then. Today I ran out of elastic again, but I have a spool that is supposed to arrive tomorrow, so I can continue filling orders. I drew this tonight, from a photo I took of myself when I was trying one on and figuring out how to make them. I tweaked it so it was comfortable and easy to breathe through. The original pattern is free at <a href="https://www.craftpassion.com/" target="_blank">https://www.craftpassion.com/</a> , but now I make them a little bit differently even though I still use her pattern.<br />
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And here is a gem by Shel Silverstein...about a different kind of mask:<br />
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I did a little reading about soap! We are washing our hands like crazy and I wanted to know if soap destroys the virus or just washes it away. It destroys it! I does not even have to be antibacterial soap either...this is a virus not a bacteria. These pages show how it works to tear the virus apart and how it makes it easy to wash the remains of the virus down the drain. Oh yeah, you gotta love science!<br />
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Ta-Da!!! That's what we sing when we've accomplished something! Sometimes it can feel like the days are just sliding by without our regular schedule. A long time ago I started doing Ta-da lists. This is not a To-do list. You add to a Ta-da list whenever you finish something during the day. On bad days when I'm sick or down, I'll say "Ta-da! I took a shower and brushed my teeth!" Very versatile!<br />
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Stay well everyone. Stay home and don't forget to get some fresh air each day. It's a mood lifter!pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-29335730082478297632020-04-04T15:31:00.001-05:002020-05-02T01:19:13.075-05:00Pandemic TimesOkie dokie. Well, we are living quite a different life style these days, aren't we? No appointments, no eating out, no visiting in person, no shopping except groceries, no work for many of us. Obviously my souvenir shop is closed...I'm staying in place and hopefully helping to flatten that curve.<br />
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When the "shelter in place" was ordered by the governor my parents were visiting. I was already spending most of my time alone at home or with Jeff at his place before they came, so we were not exposed to many people. We really locked down when my parents got here. I'm not sure when my shop will open up this summer if at all, since we would not want to encourage people to travel until it's safe. So in the meantime, I started drawing in a new journal all about this odd time in our lives.<br />
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Here is a quick sketch of Dad watching the news. Sorry dad...I was tense about drawing again. He's much more handsome in person. Dad has to go to dialysis each day, so he is the only one who regularly sees other people. Watching the news and press briefings is an important part of the day. Things change quickly. Weird things are said. More weird things are said that contradict the previous weirdness. Thank God for Dr. Fauci and the other scientists who stick to facts as we know them with this new virus that they are researching on the fly.<br />
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One group I'm in prompted us to do the view out the window. These are the sliders in the kitchen. Greta loves to lay there and watch the squirrels.<br />
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My favorite position to watch movies and the ever important news coming out.<br />
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Mom watching the news snuggled up in blankets.<br />
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While my parents were here this became a super important room. I was cooking more; Jeff came over and cooked for us a couple of times. We don't eat out...seems safer to eat food prepared here. I don't normally use Clorox often, but these days, it's not even put away. It reminds me to keep those counters clean.<br />
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Jeff making dinner for us. My friends and family all understand they should not expect any sketches to actually look like them. I'm not a portrait artist, that's for sure. He was deep frying fish caught by a friend last summer. I should also draw my freezer...I love that I have lots of meat in there and don't have to shop as much.<br />
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This is about the shortage of personal protective equipment. My heart is breaking for our medical professionals and that they are having to work with out the proper equipment to stay safe and with out the equipment to treat patients either! It's like soldiers going into battle with no guns or protective gear. Jeff's daughter is a nurse, and many friends are in the medical profession. This issue is a constant worry on a personal level.<br />
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One day I went to the store, then went to the parking lot at the museum complex where my shop is. I drew my favorite exhibit, which is this 1966 school bus conversion that was built and owned by artist Bob Waldmire.<br />
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I stayed in my Jeep while I drew. That's good social distancing...but there weren't many people out anyway. Most of the time it's rather eerie how few people are out, but that's a good thing. Flatten that curve. On nice days people are everywhere on foot and on bicycles, and even a few motorcycles. People are home, so they are taking the time to ride bikes with the kids, walk the dogs, meeting neighbors at talking ....each person well over six feet from the next. It seems we are apart, but somehow also together more.<br />
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This is again, my favorite spot. Jeff calls it my nest, because I have knitting and books and something to drink nearby. I drew this after my parents left. I was a bit lonely and got teary when they left...these days, you never know when you might see someone again. So far they are still allowing travel, if necessary, but we don't want to spread this virus or have anyone bring it here either. If a loved one gets sick with COVID-19 and needs to be hospitalized, they will not allow you to visit your loved one in a hospital.<br />
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Also Greta, who gets impatient with all this drawing going on.<br />
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La Mex is one of my favorite restaurants in town. Most restaurants are still doing delivery and carryout. Not sure about La Mex though. I heard they boarded up for security because they are on the edge of town. Good thinking!<br />
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Well, that is it for now. I still have a few more pages that need to be photographed, but I will share them soon. Stay safe everyone. Stay home...save lives. Seems odd but it's so true.pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-29118601267125034042020-04-04T11:14:00.000-05:002020-04-04T11:14:17.826-05:00Pandemic TimesOh what a time we are having around the world these days. I have been drawing up a storm while we are under a "shelter in place" order here in Illinois. I will also be listing some art for sale, as my shop at the Route 66 Museum, "Home Again," is closed until it is safe to reopen. Of course, this is having an effect as I usually depend on the shop to help make ends meet. I still want you to be able to buy my work, and I can ship it to you.<br />
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This painting I painted up at the lake is available through the Pontiac Community Art Center. I can process the sale though the center (even though it is closed), and ship this to your home. You can see a post about it's creation here: <a href="http://drawdaily.blogspot.com/2019/08/last-week-i-had-chance-to-get-away-to.html" target="_blank">Making Art at the Lake</a>. It is priced at $135. I will send it to you with the shipping free if you live in the United States. If you are outside the USA, I will cover part of the shipping up to 20 dollars with you covering the rest. If you desire this painting please email me at harbincole@gmail.com. We can process this using your credit card and I will carefully package it using gloves and a mask.<br />
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Thank you for supporting my business all the time and a special "Thank You!" if you can purchase during this covid-19 crisis. Be well, my friends!<br />
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This is a mixed media painting using acrylics and pastels.<br />
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I’m working on turning some doodles into stamps. I’m still a beginner at stamp carving. But even crude carving has a certain charm to it. At least think it does! Every little bit is a bit more practice. <br />
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<br />pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-63255714256243700592019-10-23T17:18:00.004-05:002019-10-23T17:18:46.595-05:00I'm daydreaming about an adventure I have coming up. Can you guess what it is? I'll post about it soon. Doodling and daydreaming go together pretty darn well. Below the sketch are some pics from my decorations last year.<br />
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Last week I had the chance to get away to our little cottage in Michigan. I met my sister up there. We'd both brought some art projects and reading materials, but we ended up concentrating on one book she'd brought up and had been working from. So we had our own little art retreat! The book is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Expressive-Flower-Painting-Techniques-Beautiful/dp/1631593048/ref=asc_df_1631593048/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312094773753&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10347842518394801917&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9022172&hvtargid=pla-432145696307&psc=1" target="_blank">"Expressive Flower Painting"</a> by Lynn Whipple. She has a unique approach and I will show some pics, but not all the steps...you will need to buy or check out the book to get all the details.<br />
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Here I'm making the first layer. There are many layers to the process, and this may or may not show in the finished painting.<br />
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This is my inspiration photo. I would never have picked something so complicated, but her process is more about painting it the way you see it and your impression of it.<br />
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Here are some more steps....you are layering drawings and colors with soft pastels...turning your canvas as you go. I was seriously having trouble letting go and doing this. I guess I'm a control freak.<br />
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Finally you pick one orientation and start painting in your darkest darks and then your flowers and your lightest lights. Different folks seem to all do this their own way. I was trying not to get too literal as that is my usual hangup. In this photo you can see the table top is the layers below showing and I was hoping to somehow keep those layers, but in the end I wasn't happy with the colors in it.<br />
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Here I was going back in with the soft pastels to add some definition and detail to the flowers.<br />
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The background wasn't working for me, so I changed it to a green. Our porch at the lake is a light green and I was inspired by that. I also changed the table....I could have left the layers showing as the table top, but it didn't seem to work well with all the pink I'd put in the flowers. </div>
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When I sat back and looked at this I was shocked that I'd made this! It is very different from what I usually do: ink drawings and watercolors in a sketchbook. I'd been so angsty during some of these stages, and that tells me I was stepping outside my comfort zone. But of course that's where the learning and growth happens! We started this at 10 pm and worked straight though the night...full of adrenaline! After finishing we crashed. </div>
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I used a small canvas and tried to do one bloom. At one point I almost threw it out, but then when I added the pastels I liked it again! So if you go get Lynn's book, try all the steps, and just keep going even if it feels like a mess at some stages. There is not much background to play with on this one, so I used the sides too and added polka dots for fun.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The day Notre Dame was burning, like the rest of the world, I was in shock. I suppose I kind of take it for granted that the things I see that have been relatively the same for hundreds or thousands of years will still be there when I go back. Never take anything for granted. I could not stop thinking about it, and checking the news when I could while at work. I ended up making a drawing from one of my photos. It's very wonky and I totally lost track of where things were in relation to each other, but it doesn't matter. I channeled some of that nervous energy into making a little drawing in my book. While I drew, I thought about how we sat at the cafe on the corner across the street and drank mulled wine and sketched the cathedral. I'm sooo glad we did sketch that day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On my trips to Hawaii, I always made time to go swim in this warm pond, heated by the volcanic action beneath the earth, with ocean waves splashing over into the pool at one end. It was a special place. I made this sketch one year while I was there by myself. Then last year, a large chunk of lower Puna was covered over in lava from the eruption of <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>Kīlauea. This place and the tide pools where I snorkeled, homes, one of my favorite restaurants for lunch, and other special places are now completely under tons of lava. Though I knew it <i>could</i> happen, I never really expected those places to disappear. I'm so glad I sketched while I was actually sitting there in the shade of the palms. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course, sometimes it's not just places that change. My dogs pass away with their shorter doggie lives. Some of my human loved ones have passed away too. My children grew from babies to teenagers to young adults and are now in their late twenties and early thirties. Homes are bought and sold and remodeled. My own body goes back and forth from thin to heavy. Towns and buildings change with the times. As the saying goes: the only constant in life is change. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">I'm one of those people who is rather shy about sketching in front of other people, so I don't do it as often as I'd like. But now I'm going to try and remember to go ahead and sketch on the spot. You never know when things will change and maybe even be gone. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero (</span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Seize the day, put very little trust in tomorrow). </span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Draw it today. </span><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
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I've been doing quite a bit of cutting and pasting on my pages too. It helps me get a whole idea down quicker because I'm not a speedy sketcher, and if I'm going to get back to sketching each day, it often needs to be a quick exercise.pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-70319149317051474542019-03-03T03:12:00.001-06:002019-03-03T04:01:28.439-06:00Hard at work on a new project<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LjS9ybIjLhs" width="480"></iframe><br />
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So for a while now, I've been working on a project that I had to keep quiet about until it was announced. I was so excited to get a call to work on a Route 66 Passport for the entire route that will be coming out this spring! I have done the illustrations for each state and the overall map. It has been a super fun project. When it's all printed and put together, I'll post again, but it should be in the stores in April!<br />
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<br />pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-76511333646994149432019-03-01T14:19:00.000-06:002019-03-01T14:19:10.207-06:00New Art Studio!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Holy cow, it's been a long while since I posted. I went though a period of no computer, when I had to do everything on my phone. I don't know how all these young'uns do it all on their phone, but I have no patience for that tiny screen! So I lost my blogging mojo. <i>But</i> I have still been working on my art and at the shop, and cool things have been happening!<br />
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For one thing I was juried in to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PCartcenter/" target="_blank">Pontiac Community Art Center</a>. I can be a bit of a hermit..well, a lot of a hermit, and this has me stepping out and meeting a wonderful community of artists here in our town. I even have a studio space upstairs, where I have been spending quite a bit of time over the last month or so. As you can see I have a window, and it's north facing....lovely light. John Fitzgerald is the artist in charge of the studio spaces and that is his beautiful large painting on the wall and his painting spot on the left. If you live in Pontiac, or get a chance to visit, you should definitely stop by the Pontiac Community Art Center and check out all the wonderful artwork by local artists!<br />
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The art center was a 1960s insurance office, and it looked it when they bought the building, but the members worked, and are working so hard to transform the building. This winter they added heat and a restroom to the space upstairs, which makes it soo much nicer to work up there! They also repurposed much of the old woodwork from when it was the Busy Bee Cafe many, many years ago...keeping the history of the building on site, and used in a new way!<br />
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While I've been organizing and moving supplies from home to the studio, I have found things like this drawing of the cowboy motel which I made a few years ago, and it got lost in the shuffle. There are lots of benefits to getting things in order....or at least better order.pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-21980448319324661522017-09-14T14:05:00.000-05:002017-09-14T14:09:10.235-05:00Blues Brothers...It's never too late to mend. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I'm working on a page in my own Route 66 travel journal. I'm doing a bit of cut and paste (old school style) with copies of drawings I made recently. I also used some ephemera from the 1960s. This is not finished. I'll add some color, and I left a blank spot on the left because I really would like to drive up to Joliet and sit and sketch the old Joliet prison on site. It's a gem. I hope someday they will have it open for tours!<br />
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I fell in love with The Blues Brothers movie long ago, when it first came out, because of the stars (I was a big SNL fan) and especially the music. Later, my kids knew the sound track by heart as toddlers because it was our road trip music. I'd look back and see them in their car seats, their little feet swinging in time to the music. The movie has many celebrities in it that you might not even know are there if you don't look carefully. Here's a page with some cool Blues Brothers trivia: <a href="http://www.fast-rewind.com/trivia_bluesbros.htm" target="_blank">Fun Facts Blues Brothers</a>.pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-31746111625460671812017-08-06T18:55:00.001-05:002017-08-06T18:55:10.476-05:00Route 66Here's another peek at a project for a Route 66 event coming up soon. This project will be all pen and ink...oh well...so far anyway. You never know...a bit of collage may creep in, but it's going to have a black and white them going on.<br />
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<br />pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-28649972148660127622017-08-05T11:12:00.001-05:002017-08-05T11:12:26.649-05:00Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been working on a fun project for the <a href="http://route66milesofpossibility.com/" target="_blank">Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference</a>, which is in Joliet this year. You know what that means.....The Blues Brothers, the old prison, the Rialto Theater, and other cool things to draw! I'll show you some teaser photos this week as I work on pulling the drawings together into journal type pages for this project. I'm heading to the lake with my art supplies and drawings to concentrate on finishing this project up so it can be printed. pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-55361734448125501802017-07-21T15:19:00.001-05:002017-07-21T15:42:18.213-05:00Pages from Route 66 Travel Journal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are a few more pages from my Route 66 Moleskine travel journal. This is the <a href="http://newsok.com/article/3496854" target="_blank">Blue Whale</a> in Catoosa, OK. It's one of my favorite stops on Route 66! It was a popular swimming hole for years, and at one time there was also a small zoo with a large ark. It's still a great stop today!<br />
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This page is about <a href="https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bob+waldmire&&view=detail&mid=379ABF209F48F42A2307379ABF209F48F42A2307&FORM=VRDGAR" target="_blank">Bob Waldmire</a>. and all the exhibits about him in Pontiac, IL. I love sketching the school bus he turned in to a winter home...he parked it in Hackberry, Arizona and stayed there in the winters. Bob and his VW Van was the inspiration for the Fillmore character in the movie "Cars." You can learn all about him at the<a href="http://www.il66assoc.org/destination/route-66-association-hall-of-fame-museum/" target="_blank"> Illinois Route 66 Museum and Hall of Fame</a> in Pontiac, Illinois. <br />
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On this page, I used some drawings I'd made before in another book. I'm trying to corral all the 66 pages in one place so I copied them and rearranged a bit and came up with this page. I also included the drawing Bob made of his van and Fillmore meeting up somewhere on Route 66. <br />
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Only a little more than 13 miles of Route 66 is in Kansas, but it's a pretty cool 13 miles! This is the story of a <a href="http://www.koamtv.com/story/15900324/4-state-hauntings-galena-bordello-house" target="_blank">Bordello and madame</a> in Galena, Texas. She was convicted of murdering a miner, and it was suspected that many of the other missing miners may have met the same fate. Very creepy story!<br />
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Here's another Pontiac, Illinois page. Since I live here, and own the gift shop at the museum, I have drawn quite a few sights here. The sketch is one I made from my car over the winter. There is a nice place to pull off and look at the barn with it's advertising of <a href="http://www.americascave.com/" target="_blank">Meramec Caverns</a>. I used a sticker of my drawing of the Old City Hall in Pontiac, IL. It houses the<a href="http://www.il66assoc.org/" target="_blank"> Route 66 Museum</a>, the <a href="http://livingstoncountywarmuseum.com/index.html" target="_blank">Livingston County War Museum</a>, and the<a href="http://www.visitpontiac.org/2263/The-Bob-Waldmire-Experience" target="_blank"> Bob Waldmire Experience</a>. Also included is a sticker made from my drawing of the Livingston County Courthouse in Pontiac. I have a rather crudely carved stamp I made and I use it often for Journal pages and other Route 66 artwork I make. <br />
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I'm working on a Joliet project right now, so you will see quite a few more drawings about Joliet that will be used in the finished project. This little pen and ink of Rich and Creamy will reappear in that project too. I copied the pen and ink drawing I made months ago, and added colored pencil and glued it to the page. <br />
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<br />pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-70145475427862315612017-07-20T00:51:00.002-05:002017-07-20T00:51:39.044-05:00A Little Stamp Carving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I created a new postcard for the shop by using a close up of a page of my Route 66 travel journal. I used the computer to add in the town and to identify the bus as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1AuFx7tRQI" target="_blank">Bob Waldmire's land yacht</a> and to add a Route 66 shield. I like how it turned out, except that yesterday I realized I forgot to put a signature or a line to identify myself as the artist. I ordered 500 of these and they only sell for 50 cents, so I sure didn't want to sign them all by hand. So, today I got out the carving tools and made a little stamp to fit in a space on the back. I am a very inexperienced stamp carver and it shows, but I still like the handmade look of it. I used<a href="http://vistaprint.com/" target="_blank"> Vistaprint</a> to make these using their standard paper.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-20417452053072746712017-06-27T13:12:00.000-05:002017-06-27T13:12:00.512-05:00Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's Blog...wow.I just found Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's blog, and she is so inspiring! I just had to share this post about a dress and tie she painted to wear to a formal event. So creative! I've included a picture of her date's tie to give you a peek at what is in store when you click to see her spectacular dress! Click on her name to see the dress she started with and how she transformed it. You really have to see this! <a href="http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2017/06/painted-dress-and-tie-for-the-mfa-summer-party.html#" target="_blank">Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's dress.</a><br />
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<br />pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-21322107709247690172017-06-20T15:48:00.000-05:002017-06-20T23:47:47.482-05:00Journaling Paris...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Right after stowing our luggage at the hotel, we walked over to the Eiffel Tower. Of course this has been on my bucket list forever, and it definitely did not disappoint. It's every bit as beautiful as I imagined, and the views are fantastic!</div>
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I made a little pocket for my Paris Pass. I couldn't bring myself to throw it away, so now it's part of the souvenirs. I put more of the little photos I had printed in these pages. These are just cut and paste over some of the pages I'd painted up before leaving home. <br />
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Here is Jennifer looking out over the city and Pat, Jennifer, and I up high in the tower. <br />
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Later that night, we saw the tower glowing with golden light, and it several times in the evenings it puts on a sparkling show. </div>
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We stayed at the <a href="http://www.hotel-duquesne-eiffel-paris.com/en/?r=4093002&gclid=CjwKEAjwj6PKBRCAy9-07PeTtGgSJAC1P9xGOeNCU5hvNo3WfsqLdZnbWdvSsBLEcxB3Jsj-NXFqJRoCORrw_wcB" target="_blank">Hotel Duquesne Eiffel</a>, which was charming. Old and yet, modern...a nice combination. We could see the Eiffel tower if we opened the window and looked down the street. <br />
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Another pass I kept, Plus a little map torn out of a guide. <br />
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I drew this as we sat at a café by <a href="http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/en/" target="_blank">Notre Dame</a> and drank mulled wine (it was pretty chilly out). The cathedral is stunningly beautiful, and also a moving place to visit. Mass was in progress while we were visiting. <br />
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Here is another page that is totally cut and paste. So many of the maps you pick up are wonderfully drawn and colorful. This one was for the <a href="https://www.bigbustours.com/en/paris/paris-bus-tours?gclid=Cj0KCQjwj6PKBRCAARIsALU_3Eb1-a6e7hMPN-sRDk89J5-G_lo5areZmhJRFUtAlCiwcFFEV379YMUaAlEkEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Big Red Bus</a>. It's one of those hop on, hop off tour buses, and it had the tour on tape in many languages. It was a nice way to see some of the city, and give our feet a rest at the same time!</div>
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<a href="http://www.musee-orangerie.fr/" target="_blank">Musée de l'Orangerie</a> was also a bucket list site. I 've always wanted to see Monet's large water lily paintings. They were simply amazing. It was a moving experience to sit and soak them in. While I was sketching I saw another sketcher, so I sketched him too. This was one of my favorite moments in Paris.<br />
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We spent one whole day at <a href="http://en.chateauversailles.fr/" target="_blank">Versailles</a>. It's hard to imagine the expense that went into creating this palace...which was the summer palace...it's incredible. It also makes you think back on the history of the time, and maybe understand some of the angst and frustration of that time in history. It makes me glad that it's a place everyone can visit. <br />
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We had to try <b><i><span style="color: #6a6a6a;"><a href="https://www.laduree.com/en_fr/" target="_blank">Ladurée</a></span></i></b><a href="https://www.laduree.com/en_fr/" target="_blank">'s </a><span style="color: #6a6a6a;"><i><b><a href="https://www.laduree.com/en_fr/" target="_blank">macarons</a> </b></i></span><span style="color: black;">while in Paris! Lovely treat!</span><br />
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Here's a page with a photo of the three of us in the garden at Versailles and a bit of a post card of the chapel there, and a little drawing of a settee/bed in one of the bedrooms. Everything at Versailles is incredibly ornate. <br />
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Pat treated us to a wonderful early dinner at the restaurant in the garden. These images are cut from some paper placemats that the waiter gave to us, after we explained about our journals. There were nice fabric tablecloths on the tables, but maybe they use these outside. The artwork is charming! Cut and paste makes for a quick page and captured memories. </div>
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Jennifer had been doing some reading about the <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/petit-trianon-palace-versailles" target="_blank">Petit Trianon</a>, a village built for Marie Antoinette to get away from her responsibilities at the palace (a summer place away from the summer place). She had it built as an idyllic country village. <br />
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I just used the beautiful map of the gardens for this page. It was like something straight out of storybook. It was not the easiest thing to find..even with a map. I think they could benefit from a few signs to lead you through the garden to the hamlet. <br />
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Here is the queen's boudoir. I sketched this little building from one of my photos after we got back to Ireland, because we were on a pretty tight schedule in Paris. This was in the hamlet, separate from la Petit Trianon. As I said, the buildings are STRAIGHT out a storybook. If you'd like to see some great pictures of a very charming place go to this site: <a href="http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/estate-trianon/queen-hamlet" target="_blank">The Queen's Hamlet</a>.</div>
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pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-42776614033474275652017-06-14T15:42:00.000-05:002017-06-14T15:54:50.846-05:00Ireland and France Travel JournalMy sister Jennifer and I were so fortunate to be able to visit Ireland and France this March. It was my first time outside the USA, and I had a great time. We visited with my cousin Pat, who lives there part of the year. She has been going to Ireland for many years and was our amazing tour guide. She's also a seasoned international traveler, and we learned a lot from her!<br />
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I'll share more pages with you later, but for now, here is a start. Under the pages I've listed some of the "ingredients" in the page. I used lots of tickets, maps, and other things that accumulate during a trip. <br />
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Pat gifted us with beautiful little leather journals made by the <a href="https://www.holdenleathergoods.com/" target="_blank">Holden Leathergoods</a> of Co. Kerry, Ireland. I used the bag the green bag the journal came in, as well as the stickers from the bag, and a purse cut from Holden's literature. The journal is even signed by the maker. Pat gave these to us before we left home, so I broke the ice by doing this page and one about packing before we left.<br />
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Here's a page done while I was packing. The suitcase is cut from an old postcard.<br />
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One day, early in the trip, we visited<a href="http://www.visitdublin.com/hooked-on-howth-dublin" target="_blank"> Howth</a>. It's a lovely town on the Irish sea with many places to buy fresh seafood. While Pat was shopping for salmon and other things for dinner, Jennifer and I were exploring and taking pictures of the harbor.<br />
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This page was made with little photos I had printed at the little pharmacy in Donabate, the village where we stayed with Pat. I had the pictures printed 2 images to a print and then cut them apart, so they they would be small enough for this book. Pat is an amazing hostess, and we had a wonderful meal with her Irish friends. The salmon she made was the best I've ever eaten. <br />
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Here's a description of a proper Irish breakfast, which Pat fixed for us on our first day there. More on that later...yummy. The Chinese bit was a note inside the bag of Chinese takeout we had with some Irish friends that night. <br />
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Here is a receipt for groceries and a list of words and phrases we were hearing being used in Ireland.<br />
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In Ireland, the driving is on the other side of the road, and there are roundabouts wherever you go. They actually work quite well, but I was so confused at first. This map of an imaginary roundabout shows my confusion, because I got the directions wrong on several of the vehicles. This page is all colored pencil and ink and white <a href="https://www.jetpens.com/Sharpie-Water-Based-Paint-Marker-Fine-Point-White/pd/8213" target="_blank">Sharpie</a> pen.<br />
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We were charmed by <a href="http://www.visitdublin.com/" target="_blank">Dublin</a>. More pages about that to some, but here is a teaser: a Dubline streetlamp with shamrocks, and a Georgian Dublin door. <a href="http://www.fabercastell.com/art-and-graphic/artist-products/pitt-artist-pens" target="_blank">Pitt Artist Pens</a> and <a href="http://www.prismacolor.com/products/colored-pencils" target="_blank">Prismacolor </a>colored pencils. Many of my pages were prepped with some paint before leaving the states, and this is one of them. <br />
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Here are a couple of Irish cottages, which dot the landscape. We even visited with friends who live in one of the old cottages, which they've renovated into a charming little home. This is happening all over Ireland, as the government encourages people to save the old buildings. These two even have thatch roofs. The pink one is a sweater shop in Doolin. <br />
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We went back to Howth several times. We were amazed at how the Irish sit out and eat at patio tables when it's quite chilly! Hardy folks. We also went back to Howth for a prawn festival which was mouthwatering. This page is just my notes, plus a wonderful little map they give out in Howth to help you find your way around. <br />
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I have many more pages to show, but this is a start. More to come!pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13451372.post-4751991419727913262017-05-25T17:03:00.001-05:002017-05-25T17:05:25.376-05:00Hairstylist's PrayerI have been without a computer for a while, so I have not posted in a long time. I have a lot of things to catch up on, but I'll start with the most recent.<br />
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I have a friend who needed gifts for friends who are hairstylists. He provided me with this poem and the main color to use in each, and I created these canvases. <br />
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This one is acrylic paint, water-soluble graphite, water-based Sharpie. He asked that I use the color orange, and otherwise to do what ever I like. I've been enjoying drawing faces lately, so I went with that. <br />
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This one is acrylic paint collaged with papers printed on a gelli plate, and Sharpie water-based marker, and water-soluble graphite pencil, and India ink. <br />
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It was fun to create two very different pieces with the same theme and the same poem.pedalpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470754372766025694noreply@blogger.com0