I am trying to move on to the next painting (follow along, now!), but Bados, it turns out, is a star. A star needs to shine alone for full effect. That is, the hills and sky had to go (see that last stage here). Now, you might think that’s easy. Just paint green over them … Read More “Bados was NOT done. He’s STILL not done!”
I think I’ve reached the sleep-on-it phase of Bados’ portrait. (Looking again, tilting my head, going back and adding some more greens to the shadow area at his feet …)Yeah. I’m going to eat my leftover pizza (from Pizza Pi in Seattle – oh, people! YUM!), by which time it should be dry enough to … Read More “Bados: done?”
Bados; a work in progress©Xan Blackburn, 2011 My silken windhound friends correctly identified Bados in the hazy earliest stages I showed you in my last post. I only had a little time to paint yesterday (had to drive to Seattle airport to pick up my hubby after a week-long business trip — Yeay!), but I’m … Read More “Bados coming clearer”
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m planning on being a vendor at a silken windhound event towards the end of next month. However, I have nothing silken-related to bring! So, I’ve been in panic mode to get stuff together (drawings, paintings, send those to printers for prints and cards, get prints and cards … Read More “Capturing Silkens”
Lego (Allagante Mai Tai Davan, FCH, OTRC, SRC) Okay, I really want to hear from you if you are a silken owner, or admirer, or maybe just now found out what they are. My next push is to get some silken windhound art together for sale at an event in July. That means a few … Read More “New Project: Silken Windhounds”
I thought I’d let you all peek behind the curtain a little more into what else goes on in my studio. No worries! I’ll be getting back to Nikki’s painting as soon as I finish writing this post. I’ve been working on a trade show display for my husband. His water treatment business has been … Read More “Other Irons in the Fire”
