Random Ramblings…The TN Ragnar Relay AND New Art

by AUTHOR & ORIGINAL WEBSITE BELOW on February 6, 2012



Random Ramblings...The TN Ragnar Relay AND New Art

Since my life has evolved into a cornucopia of crazed activity, I guess my blog must follow. Seeing that I started this blog to track my art evolution, I will post the art stuff first:I am trying to evict that harsh and nasty art critic that lives somewhere in the wrinkles of my brain. I believe that art is for the ARTIST, and if there is an audience for the feelings that the artist puts on the canvas, then it is a bonus. When I started selling my art, I started to shift into a place where I was painting with an imaginary buyer in mind. I started to lose my creativity, vision, and passion. I started comparing myself to others, and not being very kind to myself. SOOO I declare that, from here on out, I am painting for ME. I'd be lying if I said that I didn't want others to connect to my art, but it is more important that I connect to it or else there is no point. After all, anyone can go buy a pretty neat replica of a painting at Pier1, right? That being said, above is my next work in progress painted by my inner 5 year old. It is still is missing that elusive "something" that gives me the warm fuzzies, but I'm going to spend this rainy Sunday playing around with it.On the running front, I accomplished another HUGE milestone for me. My son, a bunch of friends, and I ran the second annual Ragnar TN Relay from Chattanooga to Nashville. It was even more special for me because I thought a stress fracture that I suffered back in July had knocked me out of it, but somehow my old bone healed up and I was able to compete (and boy do I throw that word around loosely.)In a nutshell, you have 12 people in 2 vans running nearly 200 miles. It was 30+ hours from start to finish with no sleep, no showering, no brushing of the teeth or combing of the hair, and 30 degree temperatures. And we PAID MONEY to do it. And it was WONDERFUL. Go figure. But, for non-athletic me, running has opened up a world of intense passion that I've never found elsewhere.... every run is a spiritual journey that simultaneously connects nature with soul. Go ahead and vomit. I understand.

Okay! I'm off to plan dinner and maybe drag out some of my Christmas decor and get this day going again!

Renee :)






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Just Hanging Around

by AUTHOR & ORIGINAL WEBSITE BELOW on February 5, 2012

Adding highlights in Foundation White to the flesh that went down yesterday is making the figure start to come to life. I?ve extended the flesh across his belly and all the way down the lower arm. I?ll need to move the platform over so I can get to the top of the painting and work on the other arm. The painting?s going really fast!

 

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Manchuria Members Opening

by AUTHOR & ORIGINAL WEBSITE BELOW on February 4, 2012

My experiences in helping create a mural for MOLAA?s Felipe Ehrenberg retrospective, with other Cal State L.A. students, was transformative for me as an artist, and for me as a person, socially and personally. I will never be the same. I found Maestro Ehrenberg to be a very warm person, an artist who inspires.

Source: http://molaa.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/manchuria-members-opening/

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Designer of the Week: Sue Beads

by AUTHOR & ORIGINAL WEBSITE BELOW on February 3, 2012

Source: http://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/2012/01/designer-of-week-sue-beads.html

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Link Library with Melanie

February 2, 2012

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Hot Pants

February 1, 2012

by David R. Darrow 8″ x 6″ (20.3cm x 15.2cm)Oil on Stretched, Washed DenimSOLDCollection of David HansenMilwaukee, WI ? USA About This Painting Not just a couple of peppers. These are peppers from my own vegetable garden in San Jose, CA. And not just a still life on ordinary canvas ? this painting is done [...]

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Using HDR Toning in Photoshop to Create a Fantasy Forest Scene

January 31, 2012

In this tutorial I’m going to show you my process for utilizing the HDR Toning feature of Photoshop CS5 in combination with a few lighting effects to create a fantasy forest scene. Here’s a look at the before and after images. Step 1 First off we need to find a good forest image to use [...]

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Photoshop Quick Tip: How to Use a Tilt / Shift Effect on Portraits

January 30, 2012

I’m sure you’ve seen a tilt shift effect before, and how it makes images appear as though the subjects are miniature sized. Usually these are photos taken from an upward angle as though you are viewing a model set. In this quick tip we’re going to take a look at how the same blur effect [...]

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Illustrator Quick Tip: 3D Type in Perspective

January 29, 2012

The perspective grid in Illustrator is a powerful tool, but when you throw in a little type and 3D beveling you can create some very appealing typography for posters, book covers or whatever you choose. This quick tip will walk you through placing type on the perspective grid and applying a 3D effect. First up, [...]

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Hanged Man on the Wall

January 29, 2012

After a year or so of looking at the the giant mural of the virtues and thinking to myself, ?Wow, I should probably do some painting on that??, I?m officially calling it quits on the thing and painting it over with at  least three other paintings. I can use the blue skies in these other [...]

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