vanAnnies http://www.vanannies.com/ vanannies.com en-us Copyright vanAnnies Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:12 -0700 vanAnnies Ghost Writer @ http://www.GetTheGhost.com/ Dancing Dead Valentine Painting http://www.vanannies.com/blog/valentine-skeleton-with-pink-hearts-2012-01-31 Given the time of year, I couldn't resist adding a little pink valentine flair to the Dancing Dead painting.

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]]> BLOG Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/valentine-skeleton-with-pink-hearts-2012-01-31 Dancing Dead Painting http://www.vanannies.com/blog/colorful-dancing-skeleton-2012-01-31 I started this painting last October but had to put it on hold until recently.  That's ok though because I think of skeletons as a year-round sort of thing.

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]]> BLOG Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/colorful-dancing-skeleton-2012-01-31 Blue Gown Portrait http://www.vanannies.com/blog/pastel-portrait-2012-01-27 Another daily practice from photo reference.  This pastel portrait is quite small, only 8x8 inches.  I use blocks, not pencils, so I was lucky to get any detail at all on this one.

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]]> BLOG Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/pastel-portrait-2012-01-27 Purple Skies http://www.vanannies.com/blog/pastel-painting-forest-2012-01-25 I painted these trees using pastels on green construction paper.  I'm not really all that fond of pastels but I have a bunch of supplies to use up.

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]]> BLOG Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/pastel-painting-forest-2012-01-25 Doom Cat http://www.vanannies.com/blog/doom-cat-painting-2012-01-23 A practice cat painting, based on my favorite image at icanhascheezburger.  The caption on the original photo says: DOOM Now in fun size.

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]]> BLOG Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/doom-cat-painting-2012-01-23 Spiky Hair http://www.vanannies.com/blog/figure-drawing-charcoal-2012-01-22 This drawing unfortunately bears no resemblance to the model, except for possibly the hair.  She had nifty spiked hair.

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]]> BLOG Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/figure-drawing-charcoal-2012-01-22 Sketchcrawl #34 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/sketchcrawl-34-phoenix-herpetological-society-2012-01-21 Many thanks to the Phoenix Herpetological Society for hosting Sketchcrawl #34 today.  It's a great place to visit, staffed with wonderful people who take the time to tell you all about their snakes and crocadiles and other cool animals.

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]]> BLOG Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/sketchcrawl-34-phoenix-herpetological-society-2012-01-21 Black Shadow Cat http://www.vanannies.com/blog/shadow-cat-face-drawing-2012-01-20 Another practice sketch using Painter's Real Soft Pastel brush.  I've been meaning to do more cat studies.  This is from a photo because real cats hate being stared at.

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]]> BLOG Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/shadow-cat-face-drawing-2012-01-20 Face in Shadow http://www.vanannies.com/blog/painting-face-in-shadow-2012-01-17 Another quick paint, this was an experiment with what Painter calls Real Soft Oil Pastel.  It was a nice change from the Artist Oils, which is what I've been using most lately.

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]]> BLOG Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/painting-face-in-shadow-2012-01-17 African Queen http://www.vanannies.com/blog/charcoal-drawing-african-queen A charcoal drawing from Sketchy Doodle yesterday.  The model said she thought about bringing a lightsaber, in which case she would have made an awesome Princess Leia.

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]]> BLOG Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/charcoal-drawing-african-queen Merely the Planet Venus http://www.vanannies.com/blog/x-files-from-outer-space-2012-01-14 This mini painting might have something to do with Jesse Ventura and Alex Trebek.  Major scifi geek points if you know why.  Mostly though it's just another color study.

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]]> BLOG Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/x-files-from-outer-space-2012-01-14 From Chaos to Harmony http://www.vanannies.com/blog/tribute-to-chaos-cat-2012-01-12 Chaos was born in April of 1994, and we adopted him when he was nine months old. His original name was Harmony but I didn't think it fit him at all. He was a juvenile terror and clearly needed a name with a little more infamy.

From Chaos to Harmony

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]]> BLOG Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.vanannies.com/blog/tribute-to-chaos-cat-2012-01-12 Skull in the Desert http://www.vanannies.com/blog/skull-in-the-desert-painting-2012-01-10 These mini landscapes are turning out to be really fun, although not very useful since the print size would be only a few inches.

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