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living my art: October 2009
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An ongoing conversation about my art, the art of others, the process of art, and related items of interest. Saturday, October 24, 2009. Portrait of a little girl. When I participated in the 1st Saturday. This is done in watercolor on watercolor paper. I've been doing a bit of mixed media lately, but I wanted to keep the softness and watery look of pure watercolor for this one. Wonder why I like so much to paint little kids when they are so hard. Posted by Eddie McArthur. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. My own...
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living my art: February 2013
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An ongoing conversation about my art, the art of others, the process of art, and related items of interest. Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Is it Empty or Full of Potential? There's nothing quite like potential. Think ingredients that could be cake or maybe gravy, Think stem cells that could be, well, anything. So it is with blank canvas. I remember listening to a Stephen Hawking interview (and, don't you love his computerized voice? In which he talked about the wonderful potential of emptiness. As a human I ...
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living my art: Crazy Dog - Crazy Colors
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An ongoing conversation about my art, the art of others, the process of art, and related items of interest. Monday, March 18, 2013. Crazy Dog - Crazy Colors. She took off, looked back over her shoulder like "aren't you coming" and led me straight to the garage. Yep, there he was. And, crazy colors? Well, I've been so focused on pet portraits lately that all the wilder colors are missing from what I've been using and I'm the one missing out! Posted by Eddie McArthur. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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living my art: It's all in the eye, and heart, of the beholder
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An ongoing conversation about my art, the art of others, the process of art, and related items of interest. Wednesday, April 24, 2013. It's all in the eye, and heart, of the beholder. Every now and then I'm asked to do a pet portrait to be given as a surprise gift to someone. It always adds another dimension to the basic challenge. How do you see your dog (or cat)? Do you have a favorite pose or facial expression? I delivered the painting to dad, who was quite happy, showed all his buddies and hid it awa...
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living my art: January 2010
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An ongoing conversation about my art, the art of others, the process of art, and related items of interest. Sunday, January 31, 2010. You might ask, "why edges? Aaaahhh. The answer lies in the complexity. In the middle of the river, at. Its greatest depth, well, it's water. Flowing, moving, powerful, yes, but still water. Where the river touches the shore they join in a dance. Where exactly. Does the river end and the shore begin? In the heart of the forest, at least a deep forest, it's trees. So, the la...
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living my art: August 2009
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An ongoing conversation about my art, the art of others, the process of art, and related items of interest. Friday, August 28, 2009. Check out the featured painting above. Flow. Is a combination of watercolor, acrylic and pastel on watercolor paper. I love it when a painting takes on a mind of its own and goes somewhere I hadn't planned! Posted by Eddie McArthur. Monday, August 24, 2009. More playing with pastels. Then I moved on to # 2 in what I guess I could call the meadows series. Still wishing I...
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Elsah Cort: artist living in Three Rivers, California
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All images and text. Collage is the medium I celebrate and immerse myself in, as an artist- for my work, and my life. I love to paint mandalas, using watercolor pencils or acrylic on canvas. Mandala is the Sanskrit word for sacred circle . I have been making mandalas as a meditative art practice for over twenty-five years. One day when I was looking for a name for my artwork collection, I opened the book, Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh. I have lived in Three Rivers, California. I offer r...
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living my art: January 2013
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An ongoing conversation about my art, the art of others, the process of art, and related items of interest. Sunday, January 27, 2013. So where are the portraits of my own critters? Much like the cobbler's children or the hairdresser's own hair, my fur-face family members have been neglected on the portrait front! Our old pet sitter used to tell me that Lucy would be friendly for a bit, then would simply chase her out of the room. (OK, really? Who runs from a cat? And, over the years she has mellowed....
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living my art: A painterly experiment
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An ongoing conversation about my art, the art of others, the process of art, and related items of interest. Friday, January 18, 2013. I just finished painting two small portraits of cats that share a home but are not biological sisters. They belong to a good friend of mine. I thought, since she wanted the little 6" x 6" size, that I'd try working on both at once. It just didn't work for me! So, I set Grace aside and decided to focus on just Riley - she being the first of the two to join my friend's home&...
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living my art
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An ongoing conversation about my art, the art of others, the process of art, and related items of interest. Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Soon we'll be launching a new web site devoted to my pet portraits. Yeah! It's been a long time coming. Here is a painting of my father-in-law and his kitty, mixed media, on a combo of canvas and mixed papers, I would say "featuring" a pet. And, here is something I did for my husband, he and our two dogs hiking, done in pastel on sanded paper, "including" pets. January 15...