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A little angel series


I’m Listening for Angels

A friend of mine has asked if I would create a small series of angel paintings for her to take to a festival with her at the end of the month.
As there is nothing I love more than a challenge Ive so far created 3 …. Im Listening for Angels is the second in this pen and wash series… The first piece has already SOLD.
Im Listening for Angels.. is 5″ x 7″ pen and wash on watercolour paper. $55.00 unframed
Stay tuned for the next little angel.

Catherin McMillan http://www.animalarthouse.com/
Original work for sale Commissions welcome Worldwide
Pay Pal available .. along with a pay ment plan if you desire.

©Copyright 2010 by Catherin McMillan. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit her website.

Biff & Jo-Jo HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It’s been a Sidney Carton type of year . . . “the best of times and the worst of times”. Here at Sheltie Hollow, we had some serious challenges to deal with and some just plain irritating or nasty stuff to handle. But somehow, everything turned out all right, sometimes wonderfully right, so we end the year full of gratitude and with hope for a bright New Year.
Biff and Jo-Jo are having a wonderful time celebrating. They have noise makers, silly hats, snacks and some vintage ginger ale, and they want to share their wishes to all of you for a Happy New Year!

©Copyright 2009 by Heather Andserson. See original post here.
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Longhorn Steer – UT Mascot

5 X 7 Longhorn Steer $115 Includes shipping and insurance in U.S.
I need to do more “Texas” stuff for my upcoming shows this fall and Ron’s cattle are providing me plenty of cow images, but I have to cross the highway to find steers. I have an image for a larger painting in mind using this steer, and I painted him this time with a pretty limited, untraditional palette. Something different…and enough orange to satisfy ANY University of Texas fan!
Habakkuk 2:18
“Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it? Or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.
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©Copyright 2009 by Debbie Grayson Lincoln. See original post here.
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DOG PARADE WEDNESDAY – the FLAT-COATED RETRIEVER

The Flat-Coated Retriever is a tall, dark, elegant dog. Originating in England this handsome fellow is welcome everywhere because of his friendly, affectionate nature. He makes a fine family pet, and still excels at the field work for which he was bred. Field Trials are a joy to him, as he just loves to retrieve.
I have had the pleasure of knowing several of these beautiful dogs, and some time ago, I was delighted to have one of my full sized Flat-Coat paintings used as the cover art for FLAT-OUT, the Canadian Flat-Coated Retriever newsletter/magazine.

These little DOG PARADE paintings are quick, original, watercolour sketches measuring 3 x 4.5 inches, and they come matted in a 5 x 7 mat. Double or triple matting may be used to present this little painting as an important, miniature treasure. Each one is $40. including shipping. If you are interested in this painting, please contact me at: anderson.animalart@sympatico.ca

©Copyright 2009 by Heather Andserson. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit her website.

Belfast Dock & Maine Seagull


This small casein will be hung in the Skyline Farm Art Show with the opening reception September 25th. Titled” “Dock On The Bay”……it is sized at 5 x 7″ !

It is a beautiful day on the farm…and I will be most of the day in the studio.I am all stoked on a new work started today! But also need to finish works still in the process. It ever ends….and as Martha would say “That’s a good thing!!!”

©Copyright 2009 by Kathi Peters. See original post here.
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Pinon Night Light

8 X 10 Oil on Masonite $125
Includes shipping and insurance
I was told that the pinons are “in” and to watch for vendors on the side of the road as we cross New Mexico. We spotted one outside of Santa Fe, and Mike stopped to stretch his and Georgia’s legs, and I went to check out this revered treat. Whew – I was not ready for the price tag! One tiny bag of roasted pinons for $10. The young Indian boy who was selling them assured me that they WERE good and “good for you!” I gave him $10 and will save the treat to share with friends when we get home.
We are in Santa Fe tonight and our campground is surrounded by pinon trees – I went in search of these nuts that are worth their weight in gold. I found the ground under them littered with cones and thousands of nuts – both fresh and old – mostly old – and dried out. I agree that it is a lot of work to gather and roast the small cone’s seeds (they are about the size of pine nuts), but I probably won’t be buying them again. I’ll stick to pecans!
This painting is of a pinon tree I fancied near our camp in Moab. The trees’ shapes are widely varied – from stumpy, twisted and stunted to tall, straight and lush.
Psalm 139:23
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
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©Copyright 2009 by Debbie Grayson Lincoln. See original post here.
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Gouldings Trading Post and Lodge

8 X 10 Oil on canvas board $125
Includes shipping and insurance
The view from our RV spot at Gouldings was the best ever. Period. I could just imagine it in the 30′s when John Ford came to film all his westerns and John Wayne camped there with the Hollywood crowd. Wouldn’t you like to have been a fly on the canvas wall of one of their tents?!
Matthew 15:10
Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand.

©Copyright 2009 by Debbie Grayson Lincoln. See original post here.
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Saluki 1 by Catherin McMillan

Saluki 1 Im a member of the Artists Helping Animals group of artists. The group regularly runs fundraising months for the rescue groups the AHA supports. September is the month that the artists create and offer work for sale to raise money for Stola saluki Rescue. This month Ive created 4 pen and ink paintings 5″ x 7″ which will be offered for sale at $55.00 (including postage) 10% of the sale price will be donated directly to Stola email me at: catherin@animalarthouse.com if you would like to purchase this painting Pay Pal is available.

©Copyright 2009 by Catherin McMillan. See original post here.
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Biff & Jo-Jo – Fun In The Rain


It rained all day today – a steady, serious rain. Biff is tired of the rain, but Jo-Jo can still find fun in it. When it rains, you can go shopping, go to a museum, have friends over, go to a movie, read, or go out and sing, dance, leap, and have a great time the way Jo-Jo is doing with the help of a Dogwood stem that helps him fly through the raindrops. Jo-Jo knows that when you can be cheerful in the rain, it becomes something you can enjoy . . . and . . . that drives your grumpy friends crazy, which is half the fun!

You may notice that there is never a price tag on a Biff & Jo-Jo cartoon. This is because they are little ideas that pop into my head that make me smile or laugh, and I want to share them with you as a thank you for following my blog. Never keep a good smile or laugh to yourself!

©Copyright 2009 by Heather Andserson. See original post here.
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The Frugal Artist: Prepping Old Canvas Panels

Oil Primed Canvas on Panel

You’ve begun the recycling process by removing a failed painting from its canvas panel support. What do you do next?

That depends on the type of canvas surface with which you are working.

The panel I am using for this demonstration is 20 x 24, 1/4-inch composite panel with oil primed Raphael linen canvas mounted to it.

The two most important words in that paragraph are “oil” and “primed”. The canvas was originally primed and prepared by the manufacturer with an oil based primer. Whatever goes on top of that has to also be oil. In this case, oil paint.

The second purpose of surface preparation is sealing whatever is left of the old painting it doesn’t reappear like an unwanted ghost in the new painting.

With this particular panel, there isn’t much chance of that. There isn’t much of the old painting left. Just a few flecks of color here and there and mostly in the area that used to be sky. I could almost have painted over it just like it was.

Prepping took place in a couple of steps using M. Graham Oils Alkyd Formulation Titanium White. This is also known as ‘rapid dry white’, but that’s not the reason I chose it. I chose this formulation because the alkyd in the formulation has better adhesive qualities than straight walnut oil. Both would do fine for this purpose, but I prefer to err on the side of caution when prepping surfaces.

The first paint was applied with a rag and put on very thinly. The remaining color was muted, but not covered up. That was all right. What I wanted was a layer of paint totally devoid of brush strokes.

The next layer followed after the first layer was completely dry. Most generally two weeks. I used a palette knife to spread the paint across the surface, then brushed it out with a large bristle brush. The first time across, the brush strokes were horizontal. I followed that by brushing the paint out even further, but on a diagonal. Working in two directions creates a more even paint layer and reduces the prominence of the brush strokes.

This application covered almost all of the remaining paint. Only faint ‘ghosts’ of color remained. Once it’s dry, it will be ready to use with a light sanding and a scratch test.

©Copyright 2009 by Carrie Lewis. See original post here.
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Aug 28 – My Dad, Almost Finished

It is about 90 percent finished at this stage; now I’m working on the likeness. I don’t have it yet, and have to work on face and arms more. Just like my relationship with my father, I find myself striving harder than I normally would to depict the essence of who he was, on a level I know he would expect. That’s the tough part. Rising to the level of expectation.
Another day’s work, perhaps.

The summer dry heat’s on out here now. Over 108 today and record 110 degrees tomorrow. I stay deep in the studio where it is cool during the day, and make sure all the critters that are outside have plenty of clean, fresh water. It was too hot for the goldfish in one water tub–they just got too much sun. I moved it to the shade and populated it back up with mosquito fish.
Last night I slept outside in the trees in my Hennessy Hammock, with only a sheet. It never cooled down enough to need more. There was a nice light breeze though. The hammock is the same one I used while in Florida, out in the pasture–great sleeping, anywhere!

Making compost, having hay delivered and stacked, working with the horses–the days are full. I’m also busy responding to the many kind emails from people who have found hope in my posting my husband’s success with his protocols for cancer. I’m honored to have made a small difference in peoples’ lives, whom I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting. What astonishes me most is that this information isn’t available to everyone, and so few people know about Dr. Budwig’s research, and how supplements and diet completely affect our health.

You can see my entire blog HERE.
My workshop schedule for 2009 is HERE.
Color System information can be found HERE.
If you need to email me directly, please click here.

©Copyright 2009 by Elin Pendleton. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit her website.

Aug 27 -Begin Details of my Dad’s Portrait – and the Response to Healing Cancer

Now that the basic values and hues are in place, it is time to cover the canvas and start to pull in some of the details. The long, narrow canvas was intentional, as I wanted to show his long life symbolically, and his position on the far right, looking across that space, is a reminder of the life well lived, and retrospectively enjoyed. When the source material was taken for this image, he had not been diagnosed yet with melanoma, but he had undergone many surgeries to remove skin cancers. His mouth and nose are a bit deformed, and I’m working how I’m going to convey his “selfness” without detailing out too much of that. It will come.

I’ve been overwhelmed with kind responses to my posting the protocols and my husband’s success with it. Yes, it was hard to go raw (but salads are raw, Elin!). I have been able to make some really good recipes and, like anything, it is a conditioned response–what we’re used to. And what is it worth? That steak and fries, or preventing/healing cancer? No-brainer for me. The biggest difference is how one feels using the flax oil/cottage cheese mixture. I had this kind response to yesterday’s email from one person who is fighting her second bout with cancer:

I gave my body a kick start last night. When I got home I put about a cup of CC and mixed it with some of my super reds powder (high anti-oxidant and good for flavor too) and emptied 6 capsules of flax seed oil and stirred it until it was thoroughly incorporated. This is all until I can buy that flax seed oil today after work and a smoothie machine/stirrer or whatever it is you use to make ‘em. Anyway I ate that and you know what, those mild puffy feeling sort of cramps I had yesterday are gone. I feel completely normal like before all this ever happened to me. That never happened before or that quickly. I have been using the herbs like Esiak which is supposed to be the gold standard for cancer, but it never made me feel this good so fast. Can’t wait to get the book. I saw they already shipped it yesterday.

(She ordered Bill’s book, Cancer Free.) When I can know that my knowledge helps people make choices, like hers, I am rewarded beyond belief and feel the overwhelming response that my time here on Earth has meaning. Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your lives.

I’m opening up the workshops for fall for registration. Just a few more tweaks on the pages. There will be two–one in October, and if you can’t get in that one, there will be a SECOND Color Boot Camp in November. No snow here, and I already have a list of emails to send out to let people know the workshops are open. If you’d like to be sent that email, just let me know.

You can see my entire blog HERE.
My workshop schedule for 2009 is not yet updated.
Color System information can be found HERE.
If you need to email me directly, please click here.

©Copyright 2009 by Elin Pendleton. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit her website.

Gouldings Campground View Monument Valley Utah

8 X 10 Oil on Canvas panel $125
Includes shipping and insurance
We are staying in a historical campground that was started by Harry Goulding and his wife “Mike” back in the 1920′s. Back then they constructed a trading post and conducted business with the local Navajo Indians. In 1938, in a desperate attempt to bring financial relief to the suffering Monument Valley area, Harry and Mike appealed to Hollywood and convinced John Ford that their beloved Valley would be the perfect location for his next film. Less than a month later, John Ford and his crew began filming “Stagecoach” with John Wayne – the first of nine classic Ford films shot in Monument Valley. And many more movies have been made and are still being made here.

This view is what I see every evening from our camper, and I am really enjoying our “down” time here where I can paint at leisure. Tomorrow we move to Moab for some more artistic stimulation.

I have to add that the Navajo people that live here have been the most courteous, helpful and informative folks we have met anywhere. I am woefully ignorant of their history and present situation, but everyone I question has been patient, friendly, articulate and informative – and proud of their past and looking forward to their future.
Psalm 79:8
Do not hold against us the sins of the fathers; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.
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©Copyright 2009 by Debbie Grayson Lincoln. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit her website.

Aug 26 – Dad’s Portrait, Laying in the Big Lights, Cancer cure protocols

Now that the largest dark shapes are in, it is time to lay in some of the biggest light shapes to define form and set the light values. It’s fun to work on this…. note how I’m NOT painting his face yet? Many artists would work on that area first, and the rest would be left to chance. I like to work this way to build up the excitement in the design.

He’s portrayed as so relaxed here, enjoying his family, with the “sun over the yardarm”.

First, yesterday’s link to Dr. Budwig’s information had a typo in it. Here’s the correct link:
http://www.lightsv.org/bud1.htm

Now, the protocols that my husband follows to keep his cancer healed and at bay. First, understand that cancer is an opportunistic disease, defined by the “traditional medical establishment” as cancer OF SOMETHING. Cancer is cancer, and thrives where the immune system can’t compete with it. It settles where it can opportunistically grow. We all have cancer cells in us, but most of us have an immune system that is (marginally) strong enough to keep those cancer cells from growing out of control. Radical idea? Not really. It just isn’t what your doctor is going to tell you, because they are trained to treat the symptoms of specific cancers, not the causes.

Our diet and stressful lifestyles set the stage for cancer to “get” us. And as we age, our immune system weakens (unless we take care of ourselves). So cancer incidence is higher in older people, right? And with our lousy diets, it’s showing up in younger people now. The statistics are alarming. Those with poor immune systems also have a raging incidence of cancers. There IS a connection.

Here’s the protocols to set the stage in your life so that no cancer can thrive and get a toe-hold in your body. Or, if you have cancer, you can heal it and keep it at bay.
1. Completely raw foods, a totally vegan diet. No dairy, no processed foods, no gluten, NO SUGAR in any form, no canned goods, no meat. (Cancer loves sugar–in fact, doctors put a sugary substance in you–called the PET scan–to see where the cancer is–the sugar concentrations are highest where the cancer is!).
This protocol is where most people compromise themselves. UPside: My husband lost every excess pound he’d been carrying. Until I got used to his “right” weight, he looked thin. I was used to a fatter hubby. Now he tips the scale at 150-152, and he’s 5’9. (And 69 years old.)
2. Flax seed oil (Omega 3s) and cottage cheese, 1/3 c. to 2/3 cup daily, blended with fruit for a smoothie every day. This is the core of Dr. Budwig’s work. You can research it. SEVEN Nobel prize nominations (guess which industries kept her from receiving any of them!) Even in three days the external and internal well-being changes are awesome.
3. Vitamin D in the form of 15 minutes of sunshine. The body NEEDS this when it is healthy enough to USE it. #2 above makes the body receptive to its own creation of Vitamin D3.
4. Supplements to turn the body alkaline. Cancer thrives in an acid body. Meat, processed foods and sugar shoot the body over to acidic. There are saliva and urine test strips to see how acidic you are. If you’re eating the protein and processed western diet, you’re acidic, period. Barley grass pills help to push the body to an alkaline state, although the complete vegan diet does it, too.
5. Vitamin C/L-Lysine/L-Proline supplements. Linus Pauling knew what he was doing in his research. Keeps cancer from metastasizing in many studies.
6. Exercise and reduction of stress. My husband does aikido seven days a week (noncombative martial art), and has taken major steps to reduce the amount of stress he has in his work life.

These are all spelled out in Bill Henderson’s book, and with a LOT more information than this summary. But I hope it gives you an idea of what you can do to fight/prevent cancer–at a total cost of around $200 per month, instead of…. well, don’t get me started on insurance issues with pre-existing conditions.

Thanks for reading this far. Please, if you have questions about the protocols, go to the links I shared yesterday. My in box is full with emails I would like to answer.

You can see my entire blog HERE.
My workshop schedule for 2009 is HERE.
Color System information can be found HERE.
If you need to email me directly, please click here.

©Copyright 2009 by Elin Pendleton. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit her website.

Belted Cows

Two small works of Belted Galloway’s will be added to my website. Above is “Belted Cow #1 ” and below is the second, appropriately titled “Belted Cow # 2.” Done in casein on board, they are being framed in neat thick stressed white frames…ready to go! You can see them on my website in the Small Works Collection .

The weather holds fair on the farm…but they say a touch of fall is in the works for the end of the week. I, for one, will be busy working on a bigger Belted Cow casein in the studio…..but will be taking breaks and deadheaded and trimming back perennials in my gardens. I also want to get some use out of my new riding helmet. In a sense…..getting my life back!

©Copyright 2009 by Kathi Peters. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit her website.

DOG PARADE WEDNESDAY the DALMATIAN

Today’s dog is the DALMATIAN, a clean, elegant looking dog who simply exudes athleticism. For years, the Dalmatian was known as the Carriage dog, the dog who was paired with horses the way peanut butter is paired with jelly. Today, he still makes a fine companion on a ride, but he is just as comfortable in the home, where his good nature and good manners are welcome. The Damatian will curl up on the couch with you as easily as he guards your home. Whether he is white with liver spots or the better know white with black spots, polka-dots are always in style.
These little DOG PARADE paintings are quick, original watercolour sketches measuring 3.5 x 4 inches, and they come matted in a 5 x 7 inch mat. They can be double or triple matted to larger frame size, presenting the tiny paintings like an important miniature treasure. Each one is $40. including shipping. If you are interested in this painting, please contact me at:
anderson.animalart@sympatico.ca

©Copyright 2009 by Heather Andserson. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit her website.

Cats like pink…?


Jess knows all about the risks and perils of getting too close to the “ladies” when they have their art tools out…well at least I thought so.

You may recall around this time last year she was touched by the blues courtesy of two little budding artists.


Today I can’t help thinking she was in thick of things.

A Pink Panther rebirth?

p.s: the pink substance is chalk and coming off nicely…

©Copyright 2009 by Sheona Hamilton-Grant. See original post here.
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Road to Monument Valley Utah

6 X 12 Oil on canvas board $150
Includes shipping and insurance
Remember that scene in “Forrest Gump” when Forrest finally stops running and decides to return home? Remember where he was when he stopped? IT WAS HERE! On US Highway 163 heading Southwest into Monument Valley. I had Mike stop the truck and stood in the middle of the road to gets some pictures – no worry – there was NO traffic. This place truly feels like it is on the edge of the world.
My brother told me that this would be an amazing geologic experience and he was absolutely accurate. Yesterday we took a tour of a small part of the Valley. During those 4 hours, my camera was rarely silent. So many paintings are in my head that it is already swimming!
We should be home in 2 weeks, which should give this painting time to dry.
Hope you are having as good a summer as I am!
1 Corinthians 9:26
Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air.
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Price: $150 USD
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©Copyright 2009 by Debbie Grayson Lincoln. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit her website.

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