tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39369125062940609692011-08-02T15:18:11.964-06:00This is the diary of my works in progress. Here, I document my creations from the first sketches to the finished product.Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936912506294060969.post-35819973634106943082010-09-24T20:23:00.002-06:002010-09-24T20:26:53.036-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/TJ1dZfajNtI/AAAAAAAAADA/zRaSS3JKSrE/s1600/Dreams+from+the+Deep+original+sketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/TJ1dZfajNtI/AAAAAAAAADA/zRaSS3JKSrE/s320/Dreams+from+the+Deep+original+sketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520671410737067730" /></a><br /><br />I started this sketch during my flight to Atlanta. The more I sketched, the more faces appeared until the tree became a chorus of dreamy voices. It was magical.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3936912506294060969-3581997363410694308?l=paintersblockstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936912506294060969.post-9261898436551517472010-08-09T23:35:00.002-06:002010-08-09T23:37:29.842-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/TGDlJ_CuVII/AAAAAAAAACw/PEoHcK_4gMY/s1600/Sanctuary+sketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/TGDlJ_CuVII/AAAAAAAAACw/PEoHcK_4gMY/s320/Sanctuary+sketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503650704351188098" /></a><br /><br />A new piece I am working on. The final painting will be 22" x 30" watercolour.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3936912506294060969-926189843655151747?l=paintersblockstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936912506294060969.post-32840631701416031652010-07-19T06:50:00.002-06:002010-07-19T06:54:17.386-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/TERKGACzXCI/AAAAAAAAACo/JvNR7nG9Zv8/s1600/Branching+Out+4+Final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/TERKGACzXCI/AAAAAAAAACo/JvNR7nG9Zv8/s320/Branching+Out+4+Final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495598912250272802" /></a><br /><br /><br />Finished this on this morning. He is the last one I have designed for my "Stick Figure" series. It will definitely be an on-going series, though. There is no shortage of amazing faces in the trees! Once you see them, they are everywhere...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3936912506294060969-3284063170141603165?l=paintersblockstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936912506294060969.post-47910165370361898592010-07-08T22:19:00.002-06:002010-07-08T22:21:44.584-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/TDajvTVOEFI/AAAAAAAAACg/OyO_wcyBJ74/s1600/Branching+Out+4+sketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/TDajvTVOEFI/AAAAAAAAACg/OyO_wcyBJ74/s320/Branching+Out+4+sketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491756828663353426" /></a><br />This is the fourth installment in my "Stick Figure" series. He has been on the drawing board for a while. I'm finally inspired to finish him!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3936912506294060969-4791016537036189859?l=paintersblockstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936912506294060969.post-80177908010942375132010-04-28T18:51:00.003-06:002010-04-28T18:54:37.958-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S9jYL5qT2OI/AAAAAAAAACY/LcGWTmvzPyM/s1600/Butterfly+final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S9jYL5qT2OI/AAAAAAAAACY/LcGWTmvzPyM/s320/Butterfly+final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465355846782540002" /></a><br /><br /><br />Finally finished this one. It is not as abstract as I had originally planned, but she wanted to be done this way. I've learned not to fight with them. They always turn out better when I just go with it!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3936912506294060969-8017790801094237513?l=paintersblockstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936912506294060969.post-20368234227433443882010-04-18T12:54:00.003-06:002010-04-18T12:56:43.694-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S8tV4ZyCmYI/AAAAAAAAACQ/SiKn1PI0Mg0/s1600/Butterfyl+sketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S8tV4ZyCmYI/AAAAAAAAACQ/SiKn1PI0Mg0/s320/Butterfyl+sketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461553400598665602" /></a><br />I'm not exactly sure which direction this one is heading in yet. I may just let loose and let it lead me...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3936912506294060969-2036823422743344388?l=paintersblockstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936912506294060969.post-44537614542653398242010-04-09T07:08:00.001-06:002010-04-09T07:10:17.724-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S78nKvmTSfI/AAAAAAAAACI/wYjcaMK3Wb4/s1600/Angels+Final.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S78nKvmTSfI/AAAAAAAAACI/wYjcaMK3Wb4/s320/Angels+Final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458124338925619698" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3936912506294060969-4453761454265339824?l=paintersblockstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936912506294060969.post-58247980381420452492010-04-05T21:54:00.001-06:002010-04-09T07:08:35.481-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S7qwmUUeUAI/AAAAAAAAACA/Q4gQTZtCz-g/s1600/Angels+sketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S7qwmUUeUAI/AAAAAAAAACA/Q4gQTZtCz-g/s320/Angels+sketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456868070848876546" /></a><br /><br />Enlarged the image to the final size and tightened up the composition...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3936912506294060969-5824798038142045249?l=paintersblockstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936912506294060969.post-83748184896311083912010-04-04T15:44:00.002-06:002010-04-04T15:47:30.127-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S7kI62Aii-I/AAAAAAAAABw/CkdwzPN2Tck/s1600/Angels+original+sketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 161px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S7kI62Aii-I/AAAAAAAAABw/CkdwzPN2Tck/s320/Angels+original+sketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456402230559280098" /></a><br />This is a new piece I am working on. I was originally going to use butterflies, but the angelfish seemed to fit better. I am planning on doing the finished piece as a graphite rendering. I haven't done a black and white piece in ages!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3936912506294060969-8374818489631108391?l=paintersblockstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936912506294060969.post-88772744522815719852010-04-02T15:34:00.002-06:002010-04-02T15:36:58.876-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S7ZjH1UK38I/AAAAAAAAABg/CUQ2pDWjCUU/s1600/Branching+Out+3+Final.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S7ZjH1UK38I/AAAAAAAAABg/CUQ2pDWjCUU/s320/Branching+Out+3+Final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455656984827846594" /></a><br /><br />Finally finished this one!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3936912506294060969-8877274452281571985?l=paintersblockstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936912506294060969.post-34620594712046051532010-03-25T08:24:00.006-06:002010-03-25T08:31:00.708-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S6tyR-IUqMI/AAAAAAAAABY/9rgtSpGYmi0/s1600/Branching+Out+3+step+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S6tyR-IUqMI/AAAAAAAAABY/9rgtSpGYmi0/s320/Branching+Out+3+step+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452577426923366594" /></a><br />The drawing has been transferred and the first layers applied...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3936912506294060969-3462059471204605153?l=paintersblockstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936912506294060969.post-67234773035965172362010-03-24T11:12:00.005-06:002010-03-25T08:29:04.665-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S6paEjDuRwI/AAAAAAAAABQ/D4W5jN1Bd5M/s1600/Branching+Out+3+sketch.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ew5hHhYgk5g/S6paEjDuRwI/AAAAAAAAABQ/D4W5jN1Bd5M/s320/Branching+Out+3+sketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452269333062240002" /></a><br />This is sketch of "Branching Out # 3", the third in my ongoing Stick Figure series.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3936912506294060969-6723477303596517236?l=paintersblockstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Painter's Block Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115407538016515636noreply@blogger.com1