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Cabbage Compulsion 

3/29/2013

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This photograph was taken with a nifty little macro lens, embedded into a wide
rubber-band. It's called a CelLens easy macro. You just pop it onto your iPhone like ski goggles. It has a VERY short depth of field, so the bokeh effect is easy to get. I had a hard time keeping it steady, so a little tripod will be in order next time.
Cabbage Compulsion

I've been at it again with the cabbages. They are so rich and lush and exuberant, not to mention hardy.  It seems that every week they come up with whole new visual themes.
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Catch of the Day : Hawk Nest

3/28/2013

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We're in California this week, enjoying the spectacular coast. The Garapata River, just before it meets the Pacific ocean, has carved this green canyon. I've been photographing it for several years, noticing the changes from year to year. This time we spotted a hawk nest perched on the side of a steep cliff face. It had one blue egg in it. You can see the nest in the second picture, a little below center about a third of the way from the right edge. The photo below shows the bigger picture.
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"Green River to the Ocean"
I love the way the forms all sweep around the curve, and how green it always is.
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Catch of the Day

3/21/2013

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"Vernal Equinox March 20, 2013,
East Capitol Street,
Washington DC"


The sun came up at 7:11 a.m. during rush hour on a clear, very cold morning.


Stonehenge doesn't have rush hour traffic.
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Apps for Artists - Big George Digital Painting

3/11/2013

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Apps for Artists course April 8 - 29

My next Creative Apps for Visual Artists  four week short survey course
will start April 8 through 29, Mondays at 7pm at the Art League school.  
More info about the course under the  Apps for Artists heading
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Catch of the Day - "Sword of Damacles"

3/8/2013

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Poor thing, he even has a wee tear. Kudos to John Byron, who noticed the little fellow before he became fruit salad.
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Studio Pastel Painting Station

3/4/2013

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Studio pastel station
Here is the pastel station in my studio. The natural light isn't great, so there is a full-spectrum clamp-on lamp above the easel. I like to have the  pastels selection right in front of the painting for finding the right color. The cabinet is a Stanton Cart from HomeDecorators.com. They no longer carry that particular configuration, although they have many others. It is only 14" deep, so I don't have to reach very far, (I'm short), which reduces shoulder strain. It's on wheels which occassionly comes in handy, although it is quite heavy full loaded. There is a little dust catcher tray that I made from foam-core under the drawing board.
Some Pastel Sets
Here are a few of the sets I've put together. The one on the far left is the one at the studio painting station. The one on the lower right is my smallest travel set. The trays are made with foam-core. You can see that they are all arranged with the same color configuration, so that no matter which set I'm using, I know where to go to find the color I need.

At this point I have far more pastels than I will ever use up. I still want to get more, of course, just to make sure I have the right color. It's like getting a brand new box of crayons.
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    Nancy Freeman has a decades-long fascination with digital art which she supports by painting portraits and teaching various art subjects. Right now she devotes most of her creative time to digital art because it's so satisfying.

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