IllustrationFriday: creative fun

July 30th, 2010

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word of week: Double

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IllustrationFriday: creative fun

July 22nd, 2010

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Word of week: Breakfast

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IllustrationFriday: creative fun

July 16th, 2010

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Word of week: Diary

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Dogs Days of Summer

July 14th, 2010

Happy Summertime

“Dog Days of Summer”

Ah, yes summer days.  Some days are Hot, Humid and Hazy.  Other days a cool winds blows through to bring some relief for a time.  Air conditioners and fans whirring away.

There’s a slowing down for a time, when too hot to do some things.   People taking vacation to recharge and relax for a bit.

Lazy long days filled with a dip in a pool, or going to the beach to take in the waves.

BBQ’s, outings, Lemonade.

Make some lemonade and share it with someone.

Feature Art/product

Adrift


“Adrift ” is a watercolor pencil drawing I did for illustration Friday’s weekly event.  Each week a “word of the week” is sent out to members who participate in this fun event.  Images are posted my members to the illustrationfriday blog.  I’ve enjoyed participating.

Feel free to join in the fun too.

Drift away into these Dog Days of summer.

Check out Great Gift items at Lisa’s Art & Horses

Please feel free to contact me with questions on art/products and/or comments at lisa@lisasart.com

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Art  News

BankRI exhibit: scratch board works by Lisa Wald Guarino.

Feb/Mar 2010.

Providence:

February: Pitman Street Gallery.  (near Eastside Market food store)

Hours: M-W 8:30am-5pm,Thurs, Friday 8:30am-5pm

March: One Turks Head Place (downtown Prov. )

Hours:  M-W 8:30am-5pm,Thurs, Friday 8:30am-5pm,

Third Thursday: March 18, Reception, Meet the artist and see her scratch board work.   And enjoy some cheese and wine.  Hours 5pm-9pm.

The Equine Art Guild’s News

Le Cadeau du Cheval

Le Cadeau du Cheval

Several artists in the EAG were a part of this unique tribute to the horse. Click on the image above to read all about it and the artists who participated in it’s creation, as well as see where it will be coming to a location near you in the coming year!

Visit The Equine Art Guild website at www.equineartguild.com .

Soldier Portraits
Darla Dixon organized a group of artists who will create no-charge compassionate portraits for the families who have lost a loved one in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom. We are looking for artists to join our efforts, and also for non-artists who will help spread the word about this free service and token of our gratitude to families who have sacrificed so much.”

For more information, contact Darla (darla@darladixon.com) or visit SoldierPortraits.org.

Other News

WBO Gift Shop

Shop the WBO Gift Shop and help WBO and members of WBO. We have added
new items to the gift shop and will continue to add more and change
items.

Before you go shopping somewhere else, check out the WBO Gift Shop.

IllustrationFriday: creative fun

July 9th, 2010

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Word of week: Giant

Giant

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Cormormant and Oil: Ripple blog. make a difference.

June 15th, 2010

Ripple sketch blog: Make a ripple and create a wave of a difference

small art works for sale to help Oil spill animals and wildlife.

Here’s my art piece.

cormorant oil spill

See Ripple sketch blog to donate.

Teacher of the Year, 2010 Nat. Greene school

June 11th, 2010

Teacher of the Year, 2010 Nat. Greene school

teacher of year 2010, nat. Greene

:-)

IllustrationFriday: creative fun

June 11th, 2010

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word of week: Trail

IF image, word of week: Trail

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How I created “Great Horned Owl” scratchboard

June 7th, 2010

How I Created Great Horned Owl scratch board

One of the mediums I’ve really liked working in is scratch board.

Scratch board is a board with a thin layer of clay that is then covered with India ink.  A sharp tool is used to scratch out lines and create an image.

An image is created focusing on the light detail areas. It’s a reverse from working in other mediums such as charcoal or pen and Ink where an artist draws black lines and dark areas of an image on a white paper.

I use an exacto knife to scratch out the image.

I’ll show you my work at each stage as I created “Great Horned Owl” in this medium.

Here is the reference photo I picked to use for this image. I photographed this Great Horned Owl at an Audubon Society exhibit.

owl photo

I started by deciding where I wanted the owl on the scratch board.  As in the photo reference, I  decided to have the owl image vertical on the board like a portrait.

As a rule, I don’t place the image in the exact middle of the board but just off center.  It creates a better composition overall.

I then start to scratch out lines of the owl.  Because I’m working on a black background my focus is on the light detailed areas of the image.

great horned owl scratch board

Here is a detail image of the face of the owl with eye and beak.  I scratched out a line for the pupil and the eyebrow and light areas to define the face.

owl face detail

I worked the image of the owl and branch that I chose to place it on.  In the reference photo the owl is on a perch.

I like to place the animal in a more natural setting so I placed him on a branch.

great horned owl scratch board

Building on a natural setting, I added a moon peeking out of clouds and a thin twig above to indicate more of the tree.

great horned owl scratch board

Lastly, I added a slightly lower branch to fill the space at the bottom of the board.

great horned owl scratch board

I’m happy with the final image. I then signed my name at the right hand corner of the board.

great horned owl scratch board

That’s how “Great Horned Owl” was created.

Thank you

Check out Great Gift items at Lisa’s Art & Horses

Please feel free to contact me with questions on art/products and/or comments at lisa@lisasart.com

Art  News

BankRI exhibit: scratch board works by Lisa Wald Guarino.

View Online exhibit

The Equine Art Guild’s News
Le Cadeau du Cheval
Le Cadeau du Cheval

Several artists in the EAG were a part of this unique tribute to the horse. Click on the image above to read all about it and the artists who participated in it’s creation, as well as see where it will be coming to a location near you in the coming year!

Visit The Equine Art Guild website at www.equineartguild.com .

Soldier Portraits
Darla Dixon organized a group of artists who will create no-charge compassionate portraits for the families who have lost a loved one in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom. We are looking for artists to join our efforts, and also for non-artists who will help spread the word about this free service and token of our gratitude to families who have sacrificed so much.”

For more information, contact Darla (darla@darladixon.com) or visit SoldierPortraits.org.

Other News

WBO Gift Shop

Shop the WBO Gift Shop and help WBO and members of WBO. We have added
new items to the gift shop and will continue to add more and change
items.

Before you go shopping somewhere else, check out the WBO Gift Shop.

IllustrationFriday:creative fun

June 3rd, 2010

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Word of week: Slither

If image: slither

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