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Author Archives: Sarah
New Art After A Break
It’s been several months since I last worked on any artwork. Part of that was simply the return to Los Angeles taking up a lot of my attention. And then there was the “settling in” to new patterns in my … Continue reading
My Star Wars Paintings
When I moved out of my old apartment at the end of April 2013, I thought I had put all of my paintings into storage. There were some sheets of cardboard and matting board in the bottom of my car … Continue reading
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Tagged Acrylic, Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, Film, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Star Wars
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A Snowy Sunrise
My latest effort in the series of art cards is a piece drawn from a photo that my friend Eric Alderfer posted on Facebook. The delicate coloration was a challenge, because none of my ink pens had quite the degree … Continue reading
My View of Mount Shasta
I took a photo on the fly of Mount Shasta recently, when I drove down to Yreka, California to take care of the smog check and registration for my car. It’s not an ideal photo, because the car was in … Continue reading
Bringing Out the Mountains
For my next picture, I decided to do one of a mountain lake. Reflections are always an interesting thing to tackle. Once I got the foreground in, I decided that it would be best to define the landscape by doing … Continue reading
Stylizing a Volcanic Eruption
Because I enjoyed the results of my “stained glass” sunset over water, I decided to challenge myself a bit more. I had a photo reference of a volcanic eruption and wanted to see what I could make of that. This … Continue reading
Reviving a Personal Style
Back in the “ancient times” of my life, I developed a style I used at times, primarily when I was working with acrylic paints. I called it the “stained glass” look. Of course, it can work quite well when I’m … Continue reading
Waters and Sunsets
So I finally finished the first batch of art cards for my client, and sent them off in the mail. It will be interesting to see how they go over. The last picture in the group was of a sunset … Continue reading
The Hummingbird and His Perch
I’d run across a photo of a blue hummingbird sitting in the cup of a flower and fell in love with the image. The shapes and lines and colors all appealed to me. So I added it to my collection … Continue reading
Elemental Dancing Part 2
In an earlier post, I displayed the first two of a set of four. Drawing of dancers representing the medieval “four elements” – earth, air, water, and fire. The first two were “Firedancer” and “Winddancer”. I finally finished the other … Continue reading
