I’ve been working on new art for ConQuesT (Kansas City, Memorial Day Weekend) and SoonerCon (Oklahoma City, first weekend of June). I love a deadline, or as Douglas Adams, one of my favorite authors, said — “I love the sound a deadline makes as it whooshes by my head.” So much to do, so little time. One of my first steps is the underpainting or “grisaille” — developing the tonal qualities of the painting in…
Tweet Tweet 09:18 Definitely a triple-expresso kind of morning… # 21:34 Cats. And paste. Nuff said? #
Tweet Tweet 08:34 Cat is making pawing motions over my breakfast, as if to cover it up. Commentary about my choice of breakfast food? # 18:24 Sweetie asked if I wanted to spend the evening shopping for stuff he needs to change his oil. I said “hmmmumm, no.” Gonna go paint now. # 18:25 My TwitterGadget stutters. I find that annoying. # 20:05 Crap! The cat stole my kneaded eraser… I lose more erasers that…
silent-cat-fullOriginally uploaded by AllisonStein I finished this tiny painting recently, and posted it to my Etsy shop (http://allisonstein.etsy.com) a few days ago. This one was created with Daniel Smith pigments — the underpainting is Raw Umber Violet, with Undersea Green and Gold Ochre for the dominant colors. Some detail was added in pencil.
Tweet Tweet 00:20 In my Etsy shop: Come Up and See Me Cat ACEO Original by allisonstein bit.ly/dtSLEl # 20:12 Shame on @MacysInc OPKS for banishing curvy girls’ clothes to the darkest hidden corner of the 2nd floor, behind housewares. #
