tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925833599000107262024-03-22T00:59:23.724+01:00:-:-:-: Pencil Love :-:-:-:Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-50691391372624265282011-07-25T14:35:00.000+02:002011-07-25T14:35:43.123+02:00<div style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2016552847"><u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Terrorism in Norway - please become</span></b></u></a></div><div style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2016552847"><u><b><span style="font-size: large;">a part of the virtual human chain</span></b></u></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2016552847"><u><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></u></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"></div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-16694672782960897352011-06-28T21:16:00.002+02:002011-06-28T21:16:46.827+02:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fUiCCBQZmUc/TgooMZ5ZP_I/AAAAAAAAAyg/jcP2HExEehY/s1600/Z06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="314" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fUiCCBQZmUc/TgooMZ5ZP_I/AAAAAAAAAyg/jcP2HExEehY/s320/Z06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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I caught kinda gastritis - seems I had to much stress in life and soul for a while.<br />I could not bend my body to reach the keyboard or to draw (remember my short arms?) - just sitting on the sofa watching TV or lying in bed and THIS definately is not what I like.<br /><br />Well, some days ago my husband gave ma a huge huuuuuuge huuuuuuuuuuhe incentive to make the last healing steps quickly, he registered me for Mike Sibley's online course at www.drawpace.com - believe me I was close to fall unconscious down to the floor seeing this. Sooooo happy!!!!!!<br /><br />The course starts on Thursday and I can't await it!<br />And of course besides that I am glad to feel like a human being again - nearly. :)Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-73978676353030445442009-08-20T10:13:00.000+02:002009-08-20T10:17:47.090+02:00Prisma lightfast vs Prismas PremierYesterday I received my very first Prismacolor Lightfast pencils. Only 5 but enough for trying out and comparing.<br /><br />My first impression and my later as well is that I like them but they are definately NOT comparable to their little brothers and sisters the Premiers.<br /><br />Lightfasts are in my opinion much harder and the pigment is not that willing to stay on the paper. I made a diect comparison with Premiers - means nearly the same colors were compared.<br /><br />Also the solving with both oil and Zest-It was not that nice. And I had problems to apply enough layers to achieve a look I am used to get with my "cheep" prismas.<br /><br />Maybe it's the colors I used (cobalt blue hue, canary yellow, raw umber, diox. purple hue, neutral grey 2) and I had bad luck to order just the hardes colors but however - after using and comparing these I am sure I'll stand by my Prismas and Pablos - both are much better! Maybe not that lightfast - but I do not care about it because my art is not that good or precious - it is a problem of the future generations to conserve and restore the "masterful artwork" of Mrs Alberts. <--- me. <a href="http://www.smilies.4-user.de/"><img src="http://www.smilies.4-user.de/include/Froehlich/smilie_happy_015.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.smilies.4-user.de/"><img src="http://www.smilies.4-user.de/include/Optimismus/smilie_op_001.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/Free-Computer-Smileys/" title="Computer Smileys"><img src="http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/lol-056.gif" alt="Computer Smileys" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />In the meantime I've heard that Sanford stopped producing these pencils and the 'lightfast' pencils will be incoorporated into the regular prisma line.Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-60806991946147953722009-08-12T23:30:00.000+02:002009-08-13T00:13:24.775+02:00Barry, the catI started with the line drawing - oh no, I started with making a grid over the reference photo and THEN the line drawing! And surely I forgot to make a photo first I started with a first layer of Prismacolor Indigo. I used my Stylus for indenting the whiskers and some other hairs under his chin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SoM4o8byruI/AAAAAAAAAsE/HBP6Zm0QQwY/s1600-h/Barry+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SoM4o8byruI/AAAAAAAAAsE/HBP6Zm0QQwY/s320/Barry+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369197456824381154" border="0" /></a>I went on layering next layers of indigo and ultramarine and a little bit of black grape (I LOVE this color!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SoM4g0WFRRI/AAAAAAAAAr8/Hl1nNtFA1gk/s1600-h/Barry-2-u-3-blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 232px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SoM4g0WFRRI/AAAAAAAAAr8/Hl1nNtFA1gk/s400/Barry-2-u-3-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369197317213996306" border="0" /> </a>After I asked my friends on PPN they gave me some good tips how to do the reflecting areas of Barry's fur and so I added some slate grey and powder blue and a bit of true blue. I blended everything with almond oil.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SoM4cXeZKnI/AAAAAAAAAr0/md0hhUqLtNo/s1600-h/Barry_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 165px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SoM4cXeZKnI/AAAAAAAAAr0/md0hhUqLtNo/s200/Barry_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369197240744749682" border="0" /></a>Black was added with heavier pressure at the dark areas and very light layers at the - guess where - lighter areas, right! Again some layers of the blues and the slate grey and again blending with almond oil. The ears got both two layers of Clay Rose and Light Peach and where blended with ......... ye - he - heeees - almond oil. While I blended the ears I could easily draw the black color with my oily cottonbud into the skin area of the ears so that it looks really like hairs.<br /><br />I burnished most areas with white and then made the "pillow" (it's not a pillow but an upholstered lying surface of the kitchen-scratch-tree) with different reds and orange as a finish layer. and to stress my patience I of course had to do the background tiles of the wall (which is exactly so awry and crooked like it looks here. hm ... okay ... not THAT crooked...) with the same colors like the ear plus Peach. At last I added the shadow area with dark violet and indigo and a very light layer of black.<br /><br />Now I call it finished although I could have done more on the wall tiles. The painting is not so bluish i.r. especially his top nose.<br /><br />It was fun to paint this, especially because my 'model' sat besides me and watche part of the time while I was doing him. This wy it was easy for me to adjust the color of his eyes and so on. Here and there he tried to help me with dipping his tail into the oil and then to blend but I told him that I better o this. And this nice guy was NOT upset. ;)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SoM38jqeUDI/AAAAAAAAArc/W_CGJbTX1LM/s1600-h/Barry_finished.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SoM38jqeUDI/AAAAAAAAArc/W_CGJbTX1LM/s400/Barry_finished.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369196694260830258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">"Barry"<br /><br /></span></div>Size about 210 x 290 cm, Prismas on Canson "White Drawing Paper".Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-30912909069377020292009-08-06T15:11:00.001+02:002009-08-06T15:19:58.935+02:00Latest CP paintingCP painting for a challenge at our <a href="http://www.pencil-painting.ning.com/">Pencil Painting Network</a>.<br />Prismacolors blended with almond oil on Canson *Pure white Drawing' board. Size 210 x 110 mm<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SnrXk6W26lI/AAAAAAAAAqk/9paMkWkxWaQ/s1600-h/Corny-and-bread-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SnrXk6W26lI/AAAAAAAAAqk/9paMkWkxWaQ/s400/Corny-and-bread-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366838935105759826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Homebakery</span><br /></div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-20976811695542420382009-07-30T08:28:00.000+02:002009-07-30T08:57:04.003+02:00Please help to helpToday I came over this article - it is a bout an abandoned cat that must have been treated very bady because her tail must be amputated.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sarahbohr.com/?p=137#respond"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://www.sarahbohr.com/wp-content/gallery/kira/thumbs/thumbs_2009-07-29-121851.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sarahbohr.com/?p=137#respond"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://www.sarahbohr.com/wp-content/gallery/kira/thumbs/thumbs_2009-07-29-121818.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.sarahbohr.com/?p=137#respond"> .</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sarahbohr.com/?p=137#respond"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://www.sarahbohr.com/wp-content/gallery/kira/thumbs/thumbs_2009-07-29-122454.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Sarah Bohr, the woman, who feeds her is a friend of one of my best friends and has a blog, where we can see the littlle Kira. <a href="http://www.sarahbohr.com/?p=137">Go here!</a><br />Please have a look yourself and visit her blog and watch Kira. She is a very sweet black cat and needs help.<br />I know how it is to wish to help a cat - we have nine, all rescued from the street. And so I gave Sarah a little bit to help Kira and I hope many people will do so too - and spread out that Sarah needs help, this also is a huge help.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><a href="http://www.sarahbohr.com/?p=137#respond"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Please help Kira to give her health and a home.</span></span><br /></a></div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-39095350087481729212009-07-28T12:51:00.000+02:002009-07-28T13:13:16.244+02:00Great news<div style="text-align: justify;">As some of you know since some days the member show at Ann Kullbergs magazine "From my perspective" is online and I am so excited, so thrilled and happy to announce that my wonderful friend Juno has won the first price for her pencil painting:</div><div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/Sm7aa-xmitI/AAAAAAAAAqU/VklI-pTpSk8/s400/opulencesmweb.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363464363307338450" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">"Opulence"</span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">by</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Juno Kughler Carlson</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><div style="text-align: justify;">Juno is not only a wonderful artist but a wonderful warm and caring friend and she deserve this price very very much.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can find her website here:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.junokughler.com" style="text-decoration: none;">PORTRAITS, ART & ILLUSTRATION</a></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:180%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; ">She also is a good writer and if you want to read about her not even easy life, her father who also was a wonderful artist and much more visit her blog </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:180%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.junocarlson.blogspot.com">LOOKING GLASS HOUSES</a>.</b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:180%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:180%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">It is well worth to visit both and to have a look at her amazing pencil portraits.</span></b></span></span></div></span></span></span></div></div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-87114972095161223102009-07-14T23:24:00.000+02:002009-07-14T23:33:17.581+02:00Honored?<div style="text-align: justify;">Some time ago I started a request at <a href="http://www.staedtler.com/">STAEDTLER</a> - you know - the pencil producers who make clutch pencils and the mechanical pencils I use.<br /><br />I wanted to know some special things about their clutch pencils and the difference between graphite, polymere leads and their mars micro carbon. I received an answer via email with the explanation and a big compliment on my drawings (I added a link to my gallery at <a href="http://www.pencil-painting.ning.com/">PPN</a>)<br /><br />And via snail mail a pencil!<br /><br />Wow! What a really nice company! Unfotunately the pencil was not that good for me to use - it has a triangular grip which is not useful for me because I always turn my pencil some millimeters to have a sharp point at anytime. Except I ant to have a chisel edge. ;)<br />But the gesture is so great and I said thank you and explained them why this pencil is not good for me. I received an answer where they said that it is a pity and so on but they will send me another pencil to try out. Another wow!<br /><br />Is this cool or what! But it comes much better:<br />They also asked if I would be so kind to make a drawing for their Bureau. Oh - and guess what I said...... Yes of course! LOL<br />Maybe this doesn't mean much but first it is only fair to gift them a drawing for they gave me two pencils (the second one isn't arrived but I received their second email yesterday) aaaaahaaaand - to have a foot in the door of or contact to a company that produces pencils can be helpful - or what do you think?<br /><br />Here is the pic - it is an ATC done with their mechanical pencils with leads 2B, B and 5H and a kneaded and an electrical eraser.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://api.ning.com/files/Ofub4YsFg6Ve6Ki-yANRPHsiDGhdD55Q2MlEQzivSvg8dlj0x0ZvoyX6ovUpLT49/Staedtlerfront.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 300px;" src="http://api.ning.com/files/Ofub4YsFg6Ve6Ki-yANRPHsiDGhdD55Q2MlEQzivSvg8dlj0x0ZvoyX6ovUpLT49/Staedtlerfront.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-72367968486134830522009-07-12T09:11:00.001+02:002009-07-12T10:00:25.126+02:00A portraitLast days I felt pretty much adventurous and good regarding drawing after repeating some excercises from Betty Edwards book "Drawing on the right side of the brain.". So I decided to try my hands on a self portrait. and I must confess that I am very satisfied with the result.<br /><br />Of course I already posted it at PPN and my friends there said that it is a good sketch and nicley done, but I MUST work on achiving better likeness. Gosh - I was sooooooooooo sad...............<br /><br />Do you all too think that I have to work on the likeness?<br /><br />.<br /><br />.<br /><br />.<br /><br />.<br /><br />.<br /><br />.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SlmMtyfpWrI/AAAAAAAAAqM/B3gyUmse3BE/s1600-h/cow-july-2009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 192px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SlmMtyfpWrI/AAAAAAAAAqM/B3gyUmse3BE/s200/cow-july-2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357467950010423986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">:-)) ;-))</span></span><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.sweetim.com/s.asp?im=gen&lpver=3&ref=12" target="_blank"><br /></a></div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-69792306496703253842009-07-06T11:10:00.000+02:002009-07-06T12:37:57.564+02:00My artists of the month<div style="text-align: justify;">Two nights ago I couldn't sleep because of a very loud party across the street and so many thoughts played around in my head.<br />I suddenly had the idea to show paintings and drawings of artists I like very much. I know many artists do so butI think it won't hurt anyone if I also have my "artist of the month". And because I ALWAYS must do anything in a different way I think I nor will have an artist of the month neither one of the week.<br />No. I will have two artists of the month - one colored and one monochrome artist. (ROFL - sorry for the play with words)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The artists for this month are Juno Kughler and Doreen Cross.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Juno Kugler Carlson</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(color)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.junokughler.com/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 357px;" src="http://api.ning.com/files/uAPWiTA02JXWkKyeooLSUsevF-DTwE4EInXbBpXimty88PxvukHxfgva7jnrjxeyNuzxHrZP42sRWAtPfYc0eVF4FJT-WNVG/ATCIndiangirl1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.junokughler.com/"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Juno Kughler: 'Indian Girl'</span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This amazing and outstanding portait is done with color pencils and ATC size (2,5" x 3,5") that she has sent to me. Because I'm holding it my own hands and have a real look on it I can say that this is one of the best artworks I ever saw. You can't see any pencil strokes, everything is perfect and I am very proud to be a owner of a "Juno Kughler Original"!<br />If you want to see more of her artwork or if you want to read about her you can visit her homepage <a href="http://www.junokughler.com/">JunoKughler.com</a> or her blog <a href="http://www.junocarlson.blogspot.com/">Looking Glass hours</a>. Btw - she is good writer too.<br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span>Doreen Cross</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >(monochrome)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://api.ning.com/files/ZqOQmnJcoHlpage0suJMtfuugqjTV8SHYMYceB7xvSOVjiha8KNZOV69x39z0OiqVD2kSfYWsQOYqKDjRw33c4fA5boYsEys/EnglishHouse.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 302px;" src="http://api.ning.com/files/ZqOQmnJcoHlpage0suJMtfuugqjTV8SHYMYceB7xvSOVjiha8KNZOV69x39z0OiqVD2kSfYWsQOYqKDjRw33c4fA5boYsEys/EnglishHouse.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.dorsart.com/"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >English House by Doreen Cross</span></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> Dors also paints with colored pencils and other mediums but this month she is my monochrome artist. :) I love especially her house drawings like this one here:You can see more of her artwork at <a href="http://www.dorsart.com/">Dor's Fine Art</a> and on her blog <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);" href="http://www.dorsart.blogspot.com/">Dors Art</a>. She has many wonderful drawings and paintings to show.<br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;">________________________________________________________<br /></div><br />I hope you like my choices for this month.<br />If you know an artist who should be the next "My Artist Of The Month" - no matter if it is you yourself or a friend or one whose artwork you like please send me an email at cp-art@t-online.de<br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-39057530225130708362009-07-04T10:56:00.001+02:002009-07-04T12:50:39.865+02:00New leads, new luck<div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday I received my CretaColor leads and I must confess that they are the cheapest here - and I like them best ever!!<br />It is real graphite, no polymere, no synthetic or whatever leads are made of. The softer leads like 4B and 6B are REALLY dark and the harder one like 2H, 4H and 6H are wonderful to blend and light but not scratchy. I love them!<br />The following pic is done with a 4B lead exclusively. I wanted to try our a Tromple L'oeil drawing for a long time but never had enough "yes-I-can-feeling" to start. Yesterday was a pretty good time, hubby had a nap and I felt like trying out my new leads on a drawing, not only on maling another grey scale LOL.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/Sk8XGRZmI7I/AAAAAAAAAl8/PV8wTdp9Joo/s1600-h/trompe1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 174px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/Sk8XGRZmI7I/AAAAAAAAAl8/PV8wTdp9Joo/s400/trompe1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354523878484222898" border="0" /></a>I used that 4B lead in a Staedtler clutch pencil (my favorite brand for lead holders), a pencil eraser which is also new and my beloved electric eraser on Hahnemuehle 'Nostalgie' (smooth sketch block).<br />The graphite lead was really really nice to draw with. I could achive dark deeps and also light layers of grey.<br /><br />Of course this drawing isn't finished yet but so far it was huge fun, especially because I achived what I wanted to with this lead.<br />I don't know why I didn't like mechanical pencil - clutch pencils - before, they are wonderful easy to sharpen either with the F-C mini-lead-sharpener or with the Dahle lead sharpener, which I also have since yesterday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/Sk8zyQKguAI/AAAAAAAAAmM/1SCewEnvMDQ/s1600-h/trompe2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/Sk8zyQKguAI/AAAAAAAAAmM/1SCewEnvMDQ/s200/trompe2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354555420392339458" border="0" /></a>Woooo - I had huge problems to figure out, how the Dahle worked and this let me break into perspiration. But close before I wanted to throw this d.... thingy into the next corner I noticed how I have touse it. So easy! But I needed more than 10 minutes to understand. Gosh - how can one single darkhaired woman be so blonde!?!?!?<br />Okay, I still have no idea for what the little wholes right and left are good for - but main thing is the sharpener is doing his sharpening-job - and it is doing this phantastic.</div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-51832530354512064562009-06-27T13:33:00.000+02:002009-06-27T14:28:56.342+02:00Just a drawing<div style="text-align: justify;">I changed my opinion, Mikes book is definately not overprized. It is great and immensely helpful. Call it expensive, but it definately is the heavy-weight champion of all graphite drawing instruction books.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ekn1fOzlq9Q/SkYEZrmY0KI/AAAAAAAAAk0/MScJcvu9GGQ/s400/squirrel.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351970046423388322" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although I still only have read about 110 pages I can see a change in my work. I made a drawing - rather a sketch, for the <a href="http://www.pencil-painting.ning.com/">Pencil Painting Network</a> that <a href="http://dorsart.blogspot.com/">Dors</a> this time managed and hosted and found Mikes hints and tips very helpful.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Even my husband, who is my hardest critics, was astonished and amazed when he saw the picture.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I know it is no masterpiece, but I am VERY satisfied. I see where I could do more shadow areas and where I could push the darks but the paper (W&N cartridge paper - too smooth, but not bad) didn't take more layers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I used Staedtler clutch pencils 2B and 2H and a Prismacolor woodless graphite pencil 8B (*sniff* - my last one).</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And an electric eraser to lift out graphite for the tree and the branch. and some dots on the ground. LOL</div><div>It was so much fun - I think I'm back to the roots - to graphite.</div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-64652592164271338212009-06-20T10:33:00.000+02:002009-06-27T14:29:31.601+02:00Mike Sibley's book Part II<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Okay. I now have worked through the first 40 pages and I like what I read so far.<br />What I like very much is that in his paintings there are rarely the pencil strokes visible, you know what I mean?<br />Some artists only work with strokes, bigger, finer, heavier, lighter, hatched, cross hatched, all visible strokes. Mike prefers to see not the single stroke and this is what I like.<br />And another thing was remarkable for me. Mike mostly uses clutch pencils but I never liked them and preferred wooend case pencils. I do not care if the weight in my hand changes. But I gave the 'Clutchers' another chance to become friends with me. And - tadaa - we became close friends.<br />I had the chance to purchase five clutchpencils made by Staedtler for 5 $ - which is VERY cheap here - and some leads (F-C). I already had mechanical pencils and bought some GOOD leads for them also - and I can't believe why I didn't used them before.<br />It is much easier - no sharpening or only sharpening the lead with a tiny lead sharpener (F-C) which I can hold easily. The leads I bought are wonderful also. I have no idea if the Staedtler leads are very different or how, but I am satisfied with these clutch pencils and their 'fill-ups'. :)</span></b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Btw - if someone wonders if there is a difference between clutch pĆ¼encil made by Faber-Castell and Staedtler: Yes, it is - the F-C clutchers have MUCH more weight and the clutchmechanism is very much harder to use.<br /><br />So I already benefit from the book. Joanie, a close friend, mentioned at </span></b></span><a href="http://www.pencil-painting.ning.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">PPN</span></b></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, that she finds the price too high and I I think too that this book is a little bit overpriced (not my reduced copy). But when I compare it with the books we can buy here in Germany where we have to pay 16 $ for a tiny brochure size A5 (140 x 210mm) and not more than 40 pages with big letters it is cheaper than everything in Germany. In general seems Germany to be a developing country concerning pencil art, especially colored pencils.<br />So Mikes book is much more worth than these - how much I will know when I go on. And he is an outstanding artist, very well known and maybe the name raises the price too.<br /><br />I guess there are many books about drawing in USA and UK which are at the same level and cost only the half or less. Can you recommend good books on graphite drawing?</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></b></span></span></div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-5769297575870504662009-06-19T09:22:00.000+02:002009-06-19T10:59:33.231+02:00I'm a Fan!!! (Part I - Music)<div>I'm a fan! I am a fan!! I am a huge fan!!!</div><div><br /></div>Some days ago I watch TV (he he - as if I never would do that ...). A show I'm normally not used to watch because there is more german music and the talk masters are not even what I like to listen to. But hubby likes that show and so of course I watch it with him because he also watches shows with me that he don't even love. <div>As usual in that show bands come and play their music and so this time too. The talk master announced that group but I was very busy with a drawing on my leap so I didn't hear much about their introduction. But suddenly my ears got as big as Dumbo's ears!</div><div><br /><div><div>There was a sound that made me swing and jump and I couldn't believe my ears and also couldn't keep my pencil calm and controlled in my hand because this pencil suddenly seemed to have an own very swinging life. </div><div>I looked up and saw three very cute guys dressed as we'd have the 50's - and so was the music. "Umbrella" - everyone knows that song - as Elvis would have sung it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Great! Phantastic! Amazing!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hubby and I looked at each other - a wide smile in our faces and jumping and teetering on our couch. We both have a very different music taste - he likes german music and is a huge Elvis fan. I also like our King ofRock but apart from this I'm 70's/80's girl and a rock fan, I love Lighthouse, 3DoorsDown, Nickelback partially but also some Jazz.</div><div>But this music is for both of us - I myself think "the baseballs" fill in a gap and bring different generations together.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am not used to buy CDs very often but the next day I ordered their CD - and unbelievable but true: Every single one of 12 songs is cool! This happens to me very rarely. </div><div>In the meantime I saw another interview with "the baseballs" and the boys are really very cute and very heartily and friendly.</div><div>Digger, Sam and Basti, you guys are great!</div><div><br /></div><div>Now have a look and enjoy:</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DM2177pHMT0&hl=de&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DM2177pHMT0&hl=de&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OMbZEmczQDo&hl=de&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OMbZEmczQDo&hl=de&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object></div></div></div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-91283264964393953972009-06-16T14:49:00.001+02:002009-06-16T16:07:13.443+02:00GOT IT!Since a long time I dreamt to have Mike Sibleys book "Drawing From Line To Life". Although I know it is good to let money roll I sometimes have problems with letting roll too much for a single product.<div>Short words: Mikes book is really expensive. 35 GB Pound plus Shipping is a lot. But as a subscrieber of his site I now received a newsletter with special offers of copies with little cosmetical mistakes so I could save 10 Punds- 12 Euros. Of course I grabbed this chance and purchased my copy!!</div><div>Mike wrote in an email that he will send the book next day and that I should look out for a big blue postbag. I had no idea that he meant huge when he said big:</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/?action=view&current=Mike_Sibley-1-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/th_Mike_Sibley-1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">*******</span><a href="http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/?action=view&current=Mike_Sibley-2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/th_Mike_Sibley-2-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/?action=view&current=Mike_Sibley-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/th_Mike_Sibley-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/?action=view&current=Mike_Sibley-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/th_Mike_Sibley-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/?action=view&current=Mike_Sibley-5-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/th_Mike_Sibley-5-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">*******</span><a href="http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/?action=view&current=Mike_Sibley-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/th_Mike_Sibley-6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/?action=view&current=Mike_Sibley-7-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/Mike_Sibley-7-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Okay, this all was my husband - first because I am a better photographer and second there is a little thingy about me which is not dramatic (for me) but I am not used to talk about it if it is not necessary. But at <a href="http://www.pencil-painting.ning.com/">PPN - our Pencil Painting Network</a> friends asked me my husband presents the book and not I myself. See reasons above. LOL</div><div style="text-align: left;">But I think it is time to say that I am kinda handicapped. I was born with a malformation of my limbs because my mother took a pill with name Contergan. In UK it was called thalidomide and worldwide more than 10000 babies where born with malformations, most died and the most who still live have long legs. I don't. ops - no - I mean of course I surely live but I also have no legs besides my short arms.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Okay, this is what might be important. But I hope this will touch you as much as it touches me and my life - nearly in no way. Of course I have my borders but they are less. As you see I had huge luck, got a wonderful husband, studied, can drive my car (If I would have one LOL) and have a happy life. I can do nearly everything except walk, ride a bike or wash the windows (but honestly who'd miss THAT?) and as you know I can paint and draw - not more or less.</div><div style="text-align: left;">So please please my friends, don't feel "urgh" or "argn" - just be like you always are. :))</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/?action=view&current=Mike_Sibley-8-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/th_Mike_Sibley-8-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">********</span><a href="http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/?action=view&current=Mike_Sibley-9-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/traumsonne/Family/th_Mike_Sibley-9-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-29945499212361444212009-06-06T14:04:00.000+02:002009-06-06T14:40:31.956+02:00My video<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyutOWQfhPCgVC1zUEwuZmiTiiVDi1ovEqcDXymZnUMG1t-lu7mq_gFMlhLpfsiKnxlo1zgmEwgeQ9MCsRK-A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292583359900010726.post-32320236980493135872009-06-06T10:26:00.000+02:002009-06-06T10:32:06.205+02:00Drawing day 2009<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Today is DRAWING DAY!</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;"><a href="http://www.drawingday.org/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.drawingday.org/go/120x240_drawingday_1.gif" border="0" alt="Drawing Day 2009" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Let's try to draw over a million pics today. I'm in - who else?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My drawing or maybe it will be a sketch only will be posted later on here.</span></span></div>Martinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358023163563428479noreply@blogger.com2