Mermaid

Thanks, Beachmom. I think we should make some more of these jewel encrusted wine glasses some time next week, don't you think? I'm bringing my beads down to the beach again so get ready!

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Miss Kitty

I love this thread. Such great talent!

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supermom26.2

Here is Superdad's latest!

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dbuck

I LOVE these glasses!

Beachmom

I think we could do that! As long as I get to drink out of one of them!

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"where did all this mop water come from?" (mom)
"the potty" (little beach with toy mop in hand...!)

Mermaid

I think we could manage that. Wine is the fruit of artistic inspiration!

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Allifunn

This is amazing, Supermom!!!!!! Tell SD he is very talented!

WONDERFUL!!!! I saw the vase at fired up when I was there in March...I KNEW it was yours!!!!
The zebra would be grayt for KDW!!!!

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jdarg

You are all amazing!!! Which got me thinking how lucky I am to have such wonderfully talented friends!!!

30A Skunkape

Love that frog!

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Beachmom

New art at the "Blue Giraffe"- cool new store.

These are cork boards

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"where did all this mop water come from?" (mom)
"the potty" (little beach with toy mop in hand...!)

Mango

Love, love, love them. especially the Mermaid.

Was it terribly difficult to paint on cork?

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InletBchDweller

love the mermaid, I think I will be needing one on a wall soon....

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Ocean Lover

Love the mermaid too but isn't that the cutest blue eyed crab you have eva seen! Beachmom rocks!

jdarg

I have decided that Beachmom never sleeps.

Beachmom

I do have a habbit of late nights.....it's the only quiet time I get!!
The cork is fun to paint- and totally different. I like the look though. I did some for my kids and really liked the way they turned out- and you can stick stuff on it!! Way cool! They (Blue Giraffe) are carrying some of my jewelry also- will post pic's soon. Thanks to Mermaid for getting me going again. Someone beat me to the pearls, so I've got those here (and lots of them!!) But the beads are addictive!! Glad I have a patient hubby- I have set ups on each floor for everything I'm doing. Laundry time- beads- Cooking time (yeah right!!) b-boards True escape- 3rd floor studio- haven't seen that one much lately. My house is a disaster, but I can't stop!!!

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"where did all this mop water come from?" (mom)
"the potty" (little beach with toy mop in hand...!)

Beachmom

Another late night

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"where did all this mop water come from?" (mom)
"the potty" (little beach with toy mop in hand...!)

Ocean Lover

I love this one!!!

Mango

Here's one of 2 paintings I did a while back. This one is in the frame hanging in my place in Sowal.
(I forgot to take a pic beforehand, so apologize for the glare)

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Smiling JOe

Mango, I think the pic is a classic. We can see that you were wearing a SoWal teeshirt when you took the picture. Nice painting, too!

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Mango

OMG, I never noticed that. I had to look closely. and yes, I can see the Sowal logo right below the margaritas. Guess it's fate.

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Beachmom

That is classic!! Too funnnnny! Love the painting Mango, especially with the photo effects!!!

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"where did all this mop water come from?" (mom)
"the potty" (little beach with toy mop in hand...!)

DD

Grayt painting!!!!

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DD, I toad you it was pucking hot.~~Kitty

Smiling JOe

Waiting
24"x30"
charcoal and pastels on brown paper



School Days
11"x14"
Pencil on Paper

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DD

SJ--these are wonderful!

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pgurney

One I did a few years back for a friend who had just lost her furkid, who is swimming at our beaches in this picture. Pastel - can't remember the size, but probably something like 20" x 30".

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seacrestkristi

That is really beautiful Every one of 'em are.

Mango

SJ, I didn't know you used pastels too. I like all your work, but especially the little ones expressions.

Pgurney, your friend is lucky to have their beloved pet captured in a painting. You can tell how much funn he was having in that wave.

Kudos all.

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Smiling JOe

Thanks! This is my first attempt with pastels in at least 20 years. I've been a little scared of color but a lurking SoWalling artist kept encouraging me to try some color.

If you are interested in seeing them in person, buy a ticket to the Montessori School Fundraising Party for this Saturday, and you see these last two drawings there.

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Uncle Timmy

Love it. What a cute way to memorialize a lost friend.

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Smiling JOe

LOVE
11"x14"
pencil on paper

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Ocean Lover

Love it!

Ocean Lover

Amazing.

kathydwells

WOW!!! That is all. Just WOW!!!!

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Beachmom

I LOVE the kid pic's!!!

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"where did all this mop water come from?" (mom)
"the potty" (little beach with toy mop in hand...!)

Beachmom

Beachgirl's latest art! (She just turned 13 )

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Allifunn

she takes after her mom!

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dbuck

What a talented family y'all are. Beautiful work!

Mango

Very nice. Before you know it, little beach will be painting her own canvasses.

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Paula

Wow is all I can say. I just looked at this thread for the first time just now... I'm speechless at the talent. This thread (and the summer reading thread) made my day!

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Beachmom

She is already trying to paint mine

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Tootsie

I saw these at the Torre Rosa - silent auction items - thank you so much SJ, and they are all so beautiful. I didn't know you did the charcoal and color chalk - that one was very large and incredibly beautiful, my very favorite. SJ - I need an art lesson!

NoHall

I saw those, too, (actually, I saw them just before Torre Rosa) but didn't make the connection between the artist and the art. Wow--they're wonderful!

Smiling JOe

Thanks. I'm not so sure about the color thing. I have a difficult time blending the colored pastels to make my own colors. With paint, you can add more of one color to get a different shade, but I have not discovered how to do that with pastels.

Tootsie, I used to have a guy who worked in my kitchen who carved some of the most beautiful ice sculptures. I was always fascinated. Once, I asked him how he knew what to chip away. His answer was, "I think about what I want the ice to be and I remove all of the other ice." Since I am only a student at heart, the best advice for drawing I can give you is to buy and work through the entire book, . Check it out. Amazon has a copy (used) for $0.90. That colored drawing was not the finished product. I thought I was finished, then I later changed it. Heck, after I finished it the first time, it was a black and white charcoal drawing.

Here is a picture of the final version:

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NoHall

I can't tell you anything about blending, but my prized piece of artwork (hanging in my living room) started out as a b/w charcoal drawing of a vase of roses. (It's drawn on the back of a Piggly Wiggly bag. Yes, I'm from North Georgia!) When I told the artist how much I loved it, she colored it for me. GAW-jus...

I love the frame on your colored drawing, too. Is there a story there?

danhall

Hey SJ, in all of my experience with pastels, the best way to get the color that you want is with "optical blending". If you need a certain green, you would find a yellow and a blue that lean toward the green that you want to achieve. By hatching these two together, not smudging them together, they will blend in the eye of the viewer. It takes a little planning but can be done effectively.

Also, I have two very nice pastel stick sets. Would you be interested in them? I just don't use them. They are Sennelier and Rembrandt...

holla...

Smiling JOe

Thanks for the tip. I didn't even think of that, but it sounds like a winner. I think that might take some time working with the ratios to get the right color, but blending sure doesn't seem to work. Though I haven't played with oil pastels, I hear that they can be blended with mineral oil.

I have only a small set of the pastels, so I would gladly accept any which you won't put to use, but I've seen your work and think you should do much more of it!

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danhall

thanks, I'll let you know about those pastels.

here's a little thirty minute oil sketch I did of Mindy one night. Oil on board:

Smiling JOe

I like it!

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Untitled
11"x14"
Pencil on Paper

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Dwight Yoakam

These are both a few months old, but I've finally gotten around to scanning them.

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