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ellenblonder: Plumper Rooster 3

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015. 169; Ellen Blonder. I've been distracted by guests and spring cleaning, but I'm filling this in catch as catch can. Even though I'd love to finish painting the bird first, he's so fluffy that I'd just have to paint around his feathers afterward. Posted by Ellen Blonder. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Link to album of all posted art to date. Https:/ picasaweb.google.com/ellenleongblonder/Ellenblonder? My Books (links to amazon.com).

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ellenblonder: Plumper Rooster 1

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015. 169; Ellen Blonder. A magnificent and curious-looking rooster showed up on the lawn our last week in Kauai, and begged to be painted. I want to set him in a more lush environment with plants from elsewhere, although the pink ginger in the lower right corner is from the property. Posted by Ellen Blonder. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Link to album of all posted art to date. Https:/ picasaweb.google.com/ellenleongblonder/Ellenblonder?

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ellenblonder: Monoprints

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Thursday, July 2, 2015. And now for something entirely different. Often it feels necessary to loosen up, and I thought a monoprint workshop would help. The teacher was the delightful Cindy Miracle (check out her website. Whose own work provided beautiful inspiration, and whose depth of knowledge and gentle manner made the day fly by. Each print is 8 x 10 inches, inked in water-soluble inks on plexiglass plates. In addition to the inks, we used alcohol sprays, stencils and scratching tools. I wrote and il...

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ellenblonder: Dahlia with Curled Petals - Final

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Dahlia with Curled Petals - Final. 169; Ellen Blonder. It probably took as long to layer on the darkest shades as it did to get to the progress shown in my last post. Now I can't wait for real dahlia season. Posted by Ellen Blonder. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I like to share work in progress, random foodie notes (since I've written two cookbooks and illustrated others), and occasional past work from different periods of my 40 years of drawing and painting.

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ellenblonder: Ivory Dahlia

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Saturday, December 27, 2014. 169; Ellen Blonder. Last watercolor of the year. This is an ivory-colored dahlia from an Oregon friend's garden. I loved the flower's frilliness and graceful curled petals. Posted by Ellen Blonder. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I like to share work in progress, random foodie notes (since I've written two cookbooks and illustrated others), and occasional past work from different periods of my 40 years of drawing and painting. View my complete profile.

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ellenblonder: Mynah - Progress

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Friday, March 6, 2015. 169; Ellen Blonder. I know I want a spidery yellow orchid to run diagonally across the upper part of the painting, but I'm still looking for plants to fill in elsewhere. 169; Ellen Blonder. I've been walking, finding ground covers and a bromeliad I can try out. 169; Ellen Blonder. I like the subtle reddish plants, but want to avoid bright flowers that would compete for attention with the mynah's extraordinary eye mask. Posted by Ellen Blonder. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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ellenblonder: Plumper Rooster Final

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Saturday, May 9, 2015. 169; Ellen Blonder. It has taken a month and a half, off and on, to finally get to the fluffy feathers. I've also spent the last couple of days toning some of the colors down and adding last subtle color changes in the plants all around. I have heard that this rooster is no longer on the premises, disappearing as mysteriously as he first appeared. I'm glad I got to see him when I did. Posted by Ellen Blonder. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.

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ellenblonder: July 2015

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Art © Ellen Blonder. Brush handmade by Isabella Kirkland. One of the most unusual gifts I have ever received is this hand-made brush made by the extraordinary artist. The startling thing about it is that the hairs of the brush are taken from her cat Dandelion's shed fur. The brush is even named "Dandy #12" since it's the twelfth brush she has made in this series. To finish off what was already an incredible amount of meticulous work, Isabella. Posted by Ellen Blonder. In additio...

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ellenblonder: Plumper Rooster 5

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015. 169; Ellen Blonder. With the plant coming along in the foreground over the past week, the painting finally feels more anchored. Posted by Ellen Blonder. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I like to share work in progress, random foodie notes (since I've written two cookbooks and illustrated others), and occasional past work from different periods of my 40 years of drawing and painting. View my complete profile. Link to album of all posted art to date.