My Over-Worked Work- Desk

My Work Desk...
 this fine Wednesday morning...
"fiddle-dee-dee"
looks like ...
a war zone !

 I have been working from home all summer. 

...soon I will transition back over
 to working more at my  studio.

This time of year it gets real busy 
and more people are over there.

I am working on many things at once :

  sketches  for a children 's book

 about a mouse named Percy...

"Percy"

an owl oil painting on slate...

...and more tiny birds to send off to the gift shop 

out in Williamstown , MA.

Mr.  G says he has no where to sit and do HIS work 
(and he's right)


I have my stuff spread 
every where 


Time to get organized a bit !



Easier said than actually
DONE !


I'm an awfully lot like Scarlett O'Hara...






" I can't think about that right now...


 If I do, I'll go crazy.


 I'll think about that tomorrow."




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Two Owls Finished

This is an update of sorts 

on the Two Owls sculpture.

I added a few things and mounted them on a folksy base

I know these owls may look familiar to some of you

These are the finished art work

I call it primitive Folk art

Whimsical Nature art also.

It started off like this:

I start with a wooden cut out of the owls shape
Never too detailed or fussy for me!
paint it black to seal the wood
and make eyes and beak out of  oven bake clay

I mix  a tiny dab of black paint
with modeling paste
smooth some on the face and neck and wing areas

use a tool (palette knife) to make
a texture in the paste
to suggest feathers, wings

when the texture is dry and hardened
I paint on  colors I like,
suggesting a light and shadow side
paint sweet little eyes too
and copper beak

WWWHHoooo are YOU talking toooOOOoooo?

Knock, knock...WwwhhhOOOooo's there?
Love Yar
Love Yar  WHHHOOOOOOooooo?


Love Yar (your) Beak Baby!

Sorry about that 
Again!

So that is the finished Two Owls 
Painted Wooden Piece

This coming week of June 20th my town is hosting a 

"Paint The Town"

event

I needed something to do my paintings on

 so I took, David at  The Plein Air Co. 

up on his discounted easels :

If you are a painter

 or want to be one, like me

This is a great item to purchase

It makes you feel real legit!

 Drrrrrummmmmm   roll,  Please!

Fra-gi-le'  (must be from Italy) 
sorry again couldn't resist



I love getting boxes
 and opening them up

Even Shirley is interested in my box

My New French Easel
from :

	http://www.pleinairco.com

 We make art supplies affordable - Give the Gift of Art

What the heck is the big deal, KAT?

No Shirley,...
This is NOT a new deluxe cat box for YOU!

Can you tell
I'm a Geek about this stuff ?

the whole thing is very portable
because this easel
 is made to be used out and about in nature
to paint outside scenes

lots of handy storage area built in

leg spikes for stability in the soft uneven ground
a free surprise inside the box!
...And  look at the a handy dandy built in level!
OK I'm in LOVE

I do plan to break this  sweet baby in

the week of June 20th 

Our  town

is hosting an event called :

"Paint The Town"

every artist with any skill at all 

will be out and about in downtown Loveland,

painting and creating any and all kinds of art,

based on what they see in the town to paint.

It can even be wooden sculptures 

or watercolor or oil painting or 

origami ...for all I know

It should prove to be very interesting all week.

I plan to take lots of photos and soak up all I can.

Thank you to David at Plein Air CO.

and I hope I can do it justice

with something beautiful.

KAT 

June 2011

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