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Books in Stacks & Sleeping Cats

10/1/2022

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Books. Cats. Life is good.
EDWARD GOREY
Picture
Dreaming in Color III: Impressions
oil on Gessobord, 2013
NOTE: At the bottom of this post is a video showing the step by step transition from initial sketch to final painting.
Our Ray was an expert napper. I have dozens of photos in the archives in which he demonstrates his napping skills in a wide variety of locations and positions. Looking back, I think I would have to say that his favorite sleeping places contained books. Sometimes a single volume, sometimes a stack. Read more to see my step-by-step painting photos and commentary:

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Find the Hidden Kitty

9/5/2022

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A kitten is the delight of a household. All day long a comedy is played out by an incomparable actor.
CHAMPFLEURY
Picture
Hidden Treasure
acrylic on Gessobord, 2013
NOTE: At the bottom of this post is a video showing the step by step transition from initial sketch to final painting.

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The Mind of the Illustrator

8/2/2022

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The following is a step-by-step I wrote for my original blog in 2016, repeated here by request. 
Oh, magic hour, when a child first knows she can read printed words!
BETTY SMITH
Picture
The Joy of Reading
acrylic on cradled Gessobord, 10 x 8 inches, 2016

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    Christ follower, artist, writer. Living in a woodsy rural area of north central Louisiana. I love to paint, read, write, and walk in the woods with my dogs. The cats usually stay home and hold down the fort (or maybe have wild parties) while we're out on these adventures.

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