tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644477797324760262024-03-14T19:02:39.737+10:00Tracey Grgic PotterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730848304553979781noreply@blogger.comBlogger332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564447779732476026.post-28314297577639300442013-09-13T18:46:00.000+10:002013-09-13T18:49:53.997+10:00STUDIO UPDATE: Spring!<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm loving this time of the year here in Australia, spring has sprung! The garden has come alive, so many plants are flowering. It's got me all inspired. I'm so fascinated at the way things grow at the moment and watching nature transform daily really intrigues me. </div>
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I want to do a larger still life with a few different flowers in a vase. Above is a practice piece to get the hang of painting a rose. I'm enjoying this colour combination, that yellow really pops!<br />
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In other news, this week over on my Facebook page, the 1,500 likes mark was reached, which means <span class="userContent">it's <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">GIVEAWAY</span></span>
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weeks. If you do, I'll put your name in a hat (or such) and draw the
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Also, I dropped these four paintings (above and below) into a handmade boutique yesterday. The store is called Handmade Highstreet, they have all sorts of beautiful wares.<br />
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Last but not least, Here are the past two Flashback Fridays!<br />
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Just a quick one this week to share detail pics of 'The Garden King' painting. </div>
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I was out with a cold at the start of the week, plenty of bed rest for me, now I'm feeling a lot better.</div>
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A great start to the week and a fantastic end! Beautiful nasturtiums have been on my desk all week, cheering up the space. I brought them
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The beautiful Rosie and her bird, for Flashback Friday.</div>
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This is a painting I did a little while ago. She is a treasure.</div>
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An amazing orange colour! Makes me smile.<br />
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'Mrs Egg Cup' has SOLD, she's with a lovely lady and joins another one of my paintings.<br />
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I had my <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Paint Party Friday</a> blog post all organised ahead of time on my phone this week, and was very proud of myself for being on top of things, however when it came to publish time, the darn thing would not cooperate. After quite a few attempts and a little frustration, I logged into publish my post from blogger, only to find it was not in my drafts. So here I am, posting late (again). </div>
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This week was a productive one, and I have lots of photos to share, please bare with me.</div>
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I moved onto painting the Petunias on the big garden painting!</div>
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As you can see above, my original practice flowers were way to big for the big canvas.<br />
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Hello Mr Lizard! I have started to paint the flowers in.<br />
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Last but not least, Here is my {Flashback Friday} painting. I've been sharing an older painting each week with my Facebook and Instagram friends, and now I'll be sharing it with my blog friends too.<br />
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Hi there <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Paint Party Friday</a> friends and those that follow along with my Studio Updates each week. Well, it's FRIDAY again! (9pm here mind you). What a week! I did get my paints out this week after a long drawing and study break, and oh my, it's so nice to be playing around with paint again, I did miss it. All my sketching and lessons have not been in vain though, I'm seeing the fruits of my labour.</div>
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It's great to be back updating my blog and joining in on <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Paint Party Friday</a> again. </div>
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I missed you all last week. </div>
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I'm up to drawing the petunia in 3d after having done some study on drawing 3d shapes</div>
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It has helped a lot doing the drawing lessons because now I can give my artwork more depth.</div>
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When I compare my progress between the Petunias I drew before the 3d
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730848304553979781noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564447779732476026.post-65193699751291618012013-07-06T07:44:00.000+10:002013-07-07T10:24:27.878+10:00Studio Update: 3D Drawing Animation <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "> I've been continuing with the 3D animation drawing lessons I spoke of last week. I've moved on from the sack drawings to drawing this one character in different poses. These lessons are helping me a lot. I can't wait to get stuck into animating the Petunias when I'm finished with the different  poses. </span></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></div><div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); text-align: center; "><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7_hQtPVrJYg/Udi1MB_u9DI/AAAAAAAAEKQ/gXLpukZPu50/I/photo_659441.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); text-align: center; ">Legs emerge.</div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></div><div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); text-align: center; "><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_5W0BHahXws/Udi1M5Q61SI/AAAAAAAAEKY/6HzR4idWh0Y/I/photo_460752.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Drawing hands and feet.</span></div><br></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-v37H1fQ0TAQ/Udi1Nuse1JI/AAAAAAAAEKg/HL0myJ8Qmbs/I/photo_670858.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><div style="text-align: right;">Eyes following contours of sphere.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Wets1qHZwZc/Udi1OejCFLI/AAAAAAAAEKo/bUOJZsdHT9g/I/photo_710160.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The character standing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are many of my drawings I have not shown here, if I did, this post would go on forever... that's an exaggeration, but it would be mighty long.</div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sharing late for PPF via my phone, so fingers crossed it works. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/ ">http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/</a></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730848304553979781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564447779732476026.post-36953645359929121022013-06-28T13:24:00.000+10:002013-06-28T13:26:04.653+10:00STUDIO UPDATE: Moving onto the flowers! <div style="text-align: center;">
This week has been quite exciting around the studio. </div>
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I've started practicing the Petunia flowers for the garden painting.</div>
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Above is a quick sketch in paint to understand the Petunia from different angles.</div>
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I must say, every time I get out the watercolours, I find a new respect for artist that work in this medium as their profession.</div>
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I then did some sketching in pen, simplifying the front on view of the Petunia.</div>
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I'm working my way through the<a href="http://www.karmatoons.com/drawing/drawing.htm" target="_blank"> Karmatoons Drawing Lessons.</a></div>
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Isn't this sack CUTE!? It's taking on a life of its own.</div>
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More paint was added on the big Garden painting.</div>
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Even more paint on the big Garden painting.</div>
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I'm not sure if it was all the rain, bad drainage in the pot or not much sun,<br />
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One hungry caterpillar found our butter lettuce and approves!</div>
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It also found our cos lettuce re-growth tasty too.</div>
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The bok choy got a nibble as well.</div>
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I'm yet to snap a photo of one, but I have seen them around.</div>
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This is the first time we have grown tomatoes and I'm so fascinated with watching them grow.</div>
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Some flowers open this week! </div>
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And there was a bee flying around the garden to pollinate!</div>
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These Passionfruit seedling have been slowly growing over the last few months. </div>
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The red onion has gown wild! This one came up in the compost from an off cut many weeks ago.</div>
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Earlier in week the garlic bulb I planted decided to say hello,<br />
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Short and sweet (and late). It's been one of those weeks :)<br />
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The veggie garden is going well, though we have had some <span class="st">casualties. </span><br />
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Here's my week in photos!<br />
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I did some more practice clumps and accidentally smudged the paint after I was happy with it. </div>
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It was quite quick to fix it up. Lesson learnt, be more careful! <br />
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Another full size practice painting for the 'Garden' painting. </div>
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Cleaned the palette to start fresh. I'm now using linseed oil in place of oil of cloves. </div>
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The final practice before moving onto the big one! </div>
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The top left tree is painted on the big canvas! </div>
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I enjoyed some tea and cake while backing works ready to hang and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151650133909095&set=a.119894889094.99529.119894169094&type=3&theater" target="_blank">sell online</a>. </div>
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Recently we have been re-growing our veggie scraps and the seeds inside the fruits we eat. It's so rewarding watching plants grow and produce edible delights. We have lettuce, shallots, onions, garlic, bok choy and carrots re-growing. There is also mango, lemon, passion-fruit, avocado, pumpkin and tomatoes growing, as well as parsley, basil, chives and mint. </div>
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This is how I plant this curly leaf variety of lettuce for regrowth. The one at the front was freshly planted in the above image. I've been doing a daily progress photo over on my Facebook personal profile, you can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151119283223799.503845.538148798&type=1" target="_blank">follow along here</a> if you are interested in watching the growth. <br />
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Above is the lettuce after a week of re-growing. Can you tell it rained last night? <br />
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So onto this weeks update, a day late, but it's been that kind of week :) This time last week, I thought that I would have started painting the trees on the big garden painting, but here I am on Saturday morning and I'm still defining my technique even further. With each practice I do, I keep finding things that can be improved. I did a practice painting with the branches, which I was happy with, then I decided that I could improve on the contrast even further to get more dimension in my trees. I'm still playing around with getting the practices right and am not going to rush into painting on the big canvas until I'm satisfied with the level of finish on the studies. </div>
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Small practice clumps to experiment with contrast.</div>
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Comparison between my first practice clumps and the recent ones.<br />
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This commissioned portrait that was <span class="userContent">given to the family of the girl in the painting this week.</span></div>
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Just after writing my <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Paint Party Friday</a> blog post last week, new art supplies arrived in the mail! </div>
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'Not your Ordinary Madam' and two other paintings found new homes where they will be treasured.</div>
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The practice trees for the top left need a few branches before I paint them on the large piece.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730848304553979781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564447779732476026.post-17742489693512135582013-05-10T12:53:00.002+10:002013-05-10T13:00:21.824+10:00STUDIO UPDATE: Practicing TreesThanks for the lovely welcome back last week! Many of you said that I had been very productive with all the paintings I showed, I just wanted to clear something up, not all the paintings shown in the post were done over the last six months, many were past works that had been displayed over that time. Painting trees and the garden scene is what I have been focusing on recently. Below are the some studies I've done practicing the tree/bush for the top left of my big garden painting. I'm trying to get the colour, shape and lighting correct before I paint it on the large piece. More studies will need to be done (hopefully only one or two) I'm getting pretty close to being happy. With each practice improvements have been made, it's well worth taking the extra time to get it right on oil sketch paper first.<br />
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My palette mix up with 5 tones (the basic colours for my tree)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730848304553979781noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564447779732476026.post-70025890423370720712013-05-08T09:44:00.000+10:002013-05-08T09:52:08.438+10:00Studio SaleI'm clearing out the studio in order to make room for new artwork. Most of my paintings have been reduced and are now available for between $25 - $400 (AUD). If you've had your eye on a painting for a while, now would be the perfect time to snap it up at a good price. Quite a few have already been sold or put on hold, so get in quick before your favourite is gone. Below is a taste of what's on offer, for a full list of all the paintings and their prices visit my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.119894889094.99529.119894169094&type=3" target="_blank">available work</a> album on Facebook.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730848304553979781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564447779732476026.post-59642158149413303262013-05-03T10:17:00.000+10:002013-05-03T10:21:52.460+10:00Gosh, has it been that long?Today marks exactly six months since my last post and I'm not sure if I should make a fuss or just gloss over it. A happy coincidence perhaps that I woke up this morning with a strong desire to re enter the blogging community and when I looked at the date of my last post, I realised that it was precisely half a year ago. <i>"Gosh, has it been that long?"</i> was the first thought that came to mind. The second was a reflection on my accomplishments in that time, what have I achieved in the last six months? Below are some photos showing the happenings in the studio and some of my recent art exhibitions. <br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730848304553979781noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564447779732476026.post-11138705887978256572012-12-03T18:25:00.000+10:002012-12-03T18:27:29.565+10:00Big or Small Brushes?Well, it really depends on the job and the size of the painting. The rule I've heard from Sargent (and many other reputable artists) is to use a brush slighter bigger than you need.<br />
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During the week just gone, I put the finishing
touches on my commissioned portrait painting, it was a very small piece, so all
the face detailing was done with very tiny brushes (below). I also started work on my next bayside painting as well, and got out the big brushes ! <br />
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On the last few bayside paintings I've worked from vague to specific,
building it up slowly, doing this gives you a lovely cross
contamination of colour (beautiful greys) which then in turn emphasis the high lights in the painting and give a wonderful feeling of light and humidity. I did take some photos, of where I'm currently at with the latest bayside painting, however the paint was still wet and the light fading, which does not make for good photography conditions. I'll have to check back later in the week to show you.<br />
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Finishing one painting and starting another, I like to clean off my palette and clean all my brushes. I'm the worst at brush maintenance, every time I do a big clean, I tell myself I'm going to be better at the whole cleaning thing and not leave my brushes in turps overnight(s). <br />
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But atlas, I'm finding myself having to do the big brush clean again. The
brushes are not all that bad, no dried paint in the hairs which I was
expecting. I put them in warm water and vinegar and added some bi-carb
Soda. They are soaking at the moment and I'll clean rinse them in 30
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730848304553979781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564447779732476026.post-48748338326994066642012-11-23T18:31:00.002+10:002012-11-23T18:34:31.477+10:00A Quick Studio Update.It's been a super busy couple of weeks, though I have had very good intentions of sharing often with you what I've been doing in the studio, it has not happened, some days I wish I was more like my friend Tracey who is a super hero when it comes to blog posts (and fitting in all those other things into everyday life too). I'm not talking about my alter ego, I'm actually talking about a REAL person, with the same name as me. <a href="http://traceyfletcherking.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Her posts</a> are funny, feature beautiful artwork and are a must read, and she does post often... well enough talking and time to take a little step towards where I want to go, and that is to write a blog post, and actually post something, even if it is only short and sweet. <br />
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I've been working away on a commission painting (which I can't show you), as well as adding more to number 4 in my Bayside series (below) and also fixing up a few frames.<br />
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Ekk, I'm cringing at the quality of this photo, I do need to get a better camera to take photos of my larger paintings, this is just not doing it justice...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730848304553979781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-564447779732476026.post-51407586404311003112012-11-09T15:46:00.001+10:002012-11-09T15:48:33.055+10:00Establishing a new composition. I have been working away on a commission painting over the
last couple of weeks and have not had any new WIP paintings to show you,
thus the reason for my silence here on the blog. Though I'm still getting the commission piece just right (those last little bit of details are so critical!)
I've taken some time to start another 'Bayside' painting while I
consider those all important things the commision painting needs to
sing. That, and I could not miss the PPF party a second time in a row.<br />
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