tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56453098840984713742011-07-07T16:51:11.851-04:00Welcome friends and internet travellers! Put your feet up, rest awhile and allow me to share with you visions of my tiny world and thoughts, perhaps, about the bigger one we inhabit. The work on my blog showcases many of my interests and distractions - but the main thrust of my inspiration comes from nature, mythology, folklore, spirituality, and allegory. I am new to the world of blogging so please be kind. I would love to hear from you!Anne El-Habrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906036977361361772noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645309884098471374.post-48441218660695623332008-06-23T16:11:00.003-04:002008-12-10T18:02:49.896-05:00

Ok - so I was going to try and do a sort of step-by-step as I painted this piece, but as you see, it didn't work out that way. I don't paint in a very orderly fashion like some people and then I don't remember to stop and take pictures at the appropriate times. Thus, there is no-step-by-step.But here is "Moon's Daughter" all finished. I did it in oil on illustration board. I coated the surface of

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My apologies to all of you who come by periodically to see if I have updated. SURPRISE!!!! Your perseverance has been rewarded. I hope it was worth the wait. This is the latest piece I am working on entitled "The Moon's Daughter". It is one of 2 submissions for a multi-media collaboration called "Colors". All the participating artists chose a color to represent and were given free rein to

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I found a link to the art of Chris Jordan on Digg while searching through the "Art" section. The piece above was done with cans - the average number of cans Americans throw away in 30 seconds, which is about 106,000. Although not to scale - most of Chris's pieces are an impressive size. Which then leads to the argument, isn't it just as wasteful and presumptuous to illustrate waste on such a

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"Gypsy by the Water" was about 2 years in the making. It's inception was simply an image of a young woman with wavy hair that popped into my head one afternoon - sort of a pastoral image, vaguely 19th century in essence, somewhat romantic, but timeless too. So I endeavored to put this image to paper, but with no real person to reference, it wasn't working to my satisfaction. I decided to embark

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This is a piece I did for a good friend for Christmas - a friend and fellow gamer, I should add. She's a big fan of elves. It was done in gouache and is about 18" x 30". The wolf looks a bit purpley on the screen I just noticed; I'll have to fix that if I decide to sell this as a print. If they do come available I will post here. Color correction is always the most time consuming process to me,

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Here are examples of some pen and ink ATCs I've done over the past few months for various group swaps and some one on ones. I am a pen and ink nut - I love the medium and anyone who has the skill to do it well. My main influence is American artist, Howard Pyle . Since I was a kid I have been fascinated with his work, and have managed to collect many books he has illustrated. He is also the

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I have recently become involve in the making of ATCs (artists trading cards) which is essentially art you make and trade for someone else's. It can be challenging and stimulating creativity-wise, which is always a bonus for me. So this is a series I did recently for an online group swap about the circus, which came out pretty well for art done on a 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" scale, dontcha think? This is a

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I have a thing for trees. It saddens me when they are felled for progress. There are many beautiful mysterious and majestic oak trees where I live - in fact there is one in the vacant lot next to my house. I have always liked them for their stateliness and how the really old ones exude a certain awesomeness, like they have their own mythology. "Oak Tree Spirit" is my attempt at embodying

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I did this image a couple of years ago, in gouache and colored pencil. It was inspired by a little fairy tale I am writing off and on which is essentially about a prince and his faithful hunting dog. As of this writing it's sort of on hold; I haven't decided how "adult" I am going to make it yet, so I keep going back and forth on whether or not to keep the the writing style simplified like a

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This is one of the few larger oil paintings that I have undertaken in some time. A couple of years ago, while listening to an NPR program they showcased poetry by Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda. One of the poems, read by Glenn Close, really impacted me, and like so many things I hear and see, stayed with me until it manifested itself into the image you are currently entertaining your rods and

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So this is my latest painting, entitled "Dawn Kisses Night" (in case you missed it at the top). It's not a large piece around 8" x 5" give or take. I am new to the arts and crafts site, Etsy, where this is for sale currently, but I will continue making smaller, more affordable works which will coincide with the mission of the Artery Street Team that I am involved with. You can go here Dawn

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