tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85239099939153951062024-03-13T08:58:56.468-07:00SallyArt blogSallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-23997367481306354842014-11-14T23:33:00.001-08:002014-11-14T23:42:36.494-08:00fresh starts<br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhzi-tTRO6GLdWB_KZ7YCopTg84vJWxtpkL_uRt3mGJmvwhY2jYAVUfToKrtbjV97p2LLFQBA_wU3bFrQZJ_6XB_LZ_CyvEQ4EONpUgZmKpmRL_ocBAVWUKGQI6_SK1K8QTcLwbZU7xs/s640/blogger-image--2007136845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhzi-tTRO6GLdWB_KZ7YCopTg84vJWxtpkL_uRt3mGJmvwhY2jYAVUfToKrtbjV97p2LLFQBA_wU3bFrQZJ_6XB_LZ_CyvEQ4EONpUgZmKpmRL_ocBAVWUKGQI6_SK1K8QTcLwbZU7xs/s640/blogger-image--2007136845.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Nothing like a brand new moleskin...</span></div>Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-60424466562140902582014-07-13T10:54:00.001-07:002014-07-13T10:54:58.556-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I learned a lot from this piece. I spent much, much, much more time looking than painting. Now if I could just think and paint faster. : )</div>
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Because every studio needs a cat. So that you can pick hairs out of your paint and off your canvas every five minutes. It's part of the process.Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-74207254941387620182014-06-14T13:10:00.003-07:002014-07-02T13:07:09.493-07:00new stuff on the easel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Starting a larger chicken piece (24" x 36"). Glad to be getting to larger pieces again. These 6x6's and 8x10 exhaust me more than the larger pieces. Lot of decisions to make with this piece. </div>
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These 2 paintings are on their way to the chicken gallery, The Funky Chicken. This hen hangs out on White Street by the <a href="http://www.keywestcakes.com/" target="_blank">Key West Cakes</a> bakery. Probably trying to score some of those amazing cupcakes.<br />
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Morning run view…it doesn't suck living here in Paradise.</div>
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I kind of like this schedule. A 6 hour workday. The 5 am wake up thing might be a bit of a challenge, though. 7 hours of sleep and a 2 hours lunch break. That would so work for me. I think Benny boy was on to something. However, upon reading a bit more on his daily regimen and task lists I think the man was <u>completely</u> OCD. </div>
<br />Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-53925620198478705042013-12-01T16:45:00.000-08:002013-12-01T16:45:13.502-08:00terrible blogger I amIt has been a long while since I've been online, but not because I haven't been painting. Precisely the opposite…because I have been painting, a lot, on one piece. It's taken over my studio and schedule but I'm enjoying the process (with a few whimpers of despair every so often). It's 4 x 6 feet (yes, I said <i>feet</i>) so I'm standing on chairs, sitting on the floor, painting with my head tilted sideways…it's a yoga workout as well as art making.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">My sister in law saw it this weekend and immediately asked me what her name was. I had no answer but immediately felt guilty that she had none. I have spent over a month with her and we haven't had that conversation yet. What does that mean? By now we should know that much about each other, right? Any suggestions?</span></div>
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This piece has been interesting for me because I'm using colors I rarely use. A lot of purple and grays. I can't remember the name of the purple I bought for this piece but it is a firecracker of a color. The pigment is so rich and potent. I love it. I'm too lazy to go up a flight of stairs to find out the exact color. But I love it.</div>
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And on another note, I achieved a huge accomplishment…I finished <a href="http://www.biblio.com/books/523958160.html" target="_blank">A People's History of the United States</a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Zinn" target="_blank">Howard Zinn</a>. I started it <i>last Christmas</i>. I think it's the densest book I've ever read. But from the first chapter it had me completely enthralled, enraged, surprised, motivated…the list goes on. I don't think any other book has affected me so much. It's a good read and I recommend <u>everyone</u> read it, whether you're a Zinn fan or not.</div>
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<br />Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-58518085647277787762013-09-07T14:19:00.000-07:002013-09-07T14:19:52.879-07:00on the easelHere's the latest. Working on using different colors on the skintone than I normally do. More yellows and less purples. The purple tones were getting lost in the background color. That right eye needs to come up some. Off to work on it some more...<br />
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<br />Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-44904540657095337522013-08-18T19:13:00.004-07:002013-08-19T17:00:04.213-07:00a day in the life blog carnival<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks again to Marla for organizing the 2nd blog carnival "A Day in the Life." Here goes...</span><br />
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Most of my painting days are pretty similar. They are usually weekend days, occasionally a week day. If it's a weekend day, I always start in the morning. After putting the dogs out and coffee, of course.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then a smoothie for breakfast. I'm kind of dilly dallying today and not expecting a full day's work, which is fine. Kind of taking it easy today.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After that's done, a little straightening up of the studio, then off to do things like laundry, dinner, get ready for work on Monday. Occasionally, I'll take a dip in the pool with the dog. That's pretty much how my painting days go.</span></div>
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Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-39069845585884333272013-08-15T17:00:00.000-07:002013-08-15T17:00:03.614-07:00still on the easel...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Getting a little more fleshed out. For some reason I'm crushing on the color yellow lately and therefore used a yellow background. Not my usual palette, but I think I like it. Looking forward to working on the dredlocks and the hen.</span><div>
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It's been a long while since I've tackled larger pieces (I've been on an 8" x 10" and 6" x 6" kick lately) but after my second large painting (this one is 30" x 40") I'm finding that it was probably time to get to back to painting larger again. It certainly uses different parts of my brain. I think I've gotten bogged down in details and tiny brushes and tentative strokes. Today, I finally got into a groove with some big brushes, giant strokes, mashing and smooshing and muddling around of paint. Perspective changes, you have to step way back to take in what you've done...these are all things I needed to do artistically. Probably things that are good to do in other areas of life also. Look at the big picture, step back and widen the focus. </div>
<br />Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-63160389617679475752013-06-30T19:00:00.000-07:002013-06-30T19:04:39.639-07:00Artists Studios Online Tour and Giveaways – A Blog Carnival<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many thanks to Marla for organizing this blog Carnival on artists' studios. I can't wait to see everyone's creative space. On that note, here is a virtual tour of my studio. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have one corner that I sort of use as a meditation corner. Sometimes I start my painting off with about 10 minutes of silent meditation. I sit on the floor and <i>try </i>to clear my head. Sometimes when I am not painting I will just go to this corner and sit. My studio is a pretty peaceful place (when it's not in complete disarray and chaos...then it's just an anxiety magnet!) so sometimes I will just go in there and sit, stare out the window, stare at the ceiling.</span></div>
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<td width="25%"><a href="http://marlalaubisch.blogspot.com/">Marla Laubisch</a></td><td width="25%"><a href="http://carolschiffstudio.blogspot.com/">Carol Schiff</a></td><td width="25%"><a href="http://kaethebealer.blogspot.com/">Kaethe Bealer</a></td><td width="25%"><a href="http://jomackenzie.blogspot.com/">Jo MacKenzie</a></td>
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<td width="25%"><a href="http://finenatureartbyslgraves.blogspot.com/">Sharon Graves</a></td><td width="25%"><a href="http://paintamasterpiece.blogspot.com/">Sea Dean</a></td><td width="25%"><a href="http://johnnaschelling.blogspot.com/">Johnna Schelling</a></td><td width="25%"><a href="http://awakeandpainting.blogspot.com/">Taryn Day</a></td>
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<td width="25%"><a href="http://juliefordoliver.blogspot.com/">Julie Ford Oliver</a></td><td width="25%"><a href="http://sedwickpaints.blogspot.com/">Sarah Sedwick</a></td><td width="25%"><a href="http://eatdrinkpaint.blogspot.com/">Kim Rempel</a></td><td width="25%"><a href="http://cindymichaudart.blogspot.com/">Cindy Michaud</a></td>
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...and some more concrete block painting.</div>
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This was a quick, fun one and that was a nice welcome back to painting after that too-long break. Click <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Buy/Auction/130072" target="_blank">here</a> to bid on Daily Paint Works.</div>
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<br />Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-4358557716959279192013-05-04T12:04:00.002-07:002013-05-04T12:05:39.741-07:00on the easel...<br />
Another long break from painting (over a month, feels like much longer). Glad to be back in the studio. Here's what's on the easel. Starting another concrete block fence painting and also my submission for <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Challenge/C8A10A3A-AB9E-4f65-BBA4-0C3E6EEDD934" target="_blank">The Paint it White</a> Challenge on <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/" target="_blank">DPW</a>.<br />
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This is what I'm working on this weekend. I've been working on architectural stuff for the past month (I'll post later) so it's kind of nice to do a portrait again.Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-5342216925622881252013-03-02T14:51:00.000-08:002013-03-02T14:51:09.490-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made this tiny vase years ago. It sits in my studio and is filled with seeds I find on my walks through Key West. I'm not used to trying to finish a painting in one sitting but I'm working on painting more quickly and using more paint. It's definitely looser than what I'm comfortable with, but comfort means progress isn't happening, in my opinion. </div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy New Year (a bit belated)! I have been so behind in posting. Whoever thought of putting all the major holidays at the end of the year was not a very good planner. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it's back to some regular painting again. This year, for me, is all about going to uncomfortable places. Breaking out of the usual and the comfort zone. Which means painting faster, with a lot more paint, and with no trepidation. It will be about pushing globs of paint around and PLAYING.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is today's piece. My <a href="http://www.kinosandals.com/sandals/women.html" target="_blank">Kino</a> Flip Flops. The most comfortable shoes and they are made here locally in Key West. Gotta love flip flop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/113330689/tan-lines-art-print-giclee-small-artwork" target="_blank">tan lines</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interested in bidding on this painting? Click <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Buy/Auction/99984" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
<br />Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-39736330552169037312012-11-25T09:30:00.000-08:002012-11-25T09:30:06.666-08:00Common Grackle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finished the common grackle. It's simple and clean. I'm pleased with it. If you're interested in buying it, click <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/88659" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
<br />Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-52326672027184468532012-11-22T13:01:00.002-08:002012-11-22T13:01:45.951-08:00I read this on Sylvia White's <a href="http://www.artadvice.com/blog/2011/09/22/10-things-artists-should-be-thankful-for/" target="_blank">website</a> today:<br />
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1. I am thankful that I am not one of the majority of people in this world that wakes up every morning, goes to a job they hate, just to come home and do it all over again.</div>
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2. I am thankful that when I am away from my studio, my ideas come with me, they keep me company everywhere I go.</div>
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3. I am thankful for this passion that gives me so much joy (and angst) but mostly joy.</div>
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4. I am thankful that when I have left this earth, I will leave something meaningful behind.</div>
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5. I am thankful that I have a mind that can not sleep, I will never be bored.</div>
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6. I am thankful that there is a part of my life that nobody can control, except me.</div>
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7. I am thankful that no one in the world can ever take this gift from me.</div>
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8. I am thankful that I am brave, it takes courage to pursue my gift.</div>
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9. I am thankful that I am never satisfied, it forces me to move forward and grow.</div>
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10. I am thankful I discovered this list! Pass it on.</div>
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I started a new piece today of a common grackle that frequents my mango trees. I love painting on raw linen. It makes for such a warm background. I have to hold back from wanting to sew the canvas like I did on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/111509010/david-kato-kisule-ugandan-activist">this piece</a>.
The bird is going to have a small twig in it's mouth...I'm tempted to sew that part in. Hmmm. What to do. Or maybe embroider the leaves after it's painted for some texture.
Decisions, decisions.Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523909993915395106.post-33509416949081149612012-11-18T09:16:00.001-08:002012-11-18T09:16:58.614-08:00Bike is almost done!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The bike is almost wrapped up. I have to put some detailing in on the fish fender and clear coat it. Then comes the fun part...putting it back together. I took A LOT of pictures because I was afraid I'd forget how it went back together. I can't wait to see how it looks once it's all assembled.Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734391031685741476noreply@blogger.com0