Artist Tool – Painters Pyramid®

PaintPyramid-Examp

This is a fantastic painters or crafters tool and I think is a must have! How many times have you made a mess by trying to lift and paint the sides of your object or canvas? OR wait until it is dry when you want to complete your painting now?  I am ordering mine today! How about you? BUY NOW   Watch the video: No need to wait until … [Read more...]

Famous Female Artists – Art Quiz

Picasso's Mistress - Dora Maar

Challenge yourself and take the quiz on famous female artists. … [Read more...]

Bug Season Makes for Interesting Close ups!

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I am fascinated with close ups of both bugs and flowers. Not that I'd like this bug in my house or sitting on my shoulder, but it is so very delicate looking and his body a brilliant lime green. Take a look at the center of the flower. Amazing patterns. Bruce at GeometryCode.com says "the seed head spirals — one goes clock-wise the other counter … [Read more...]

Together ~ Apart

Apart - Together

My husband and I had to live apart for almost 2 years because of consulting work. I decided to represent how I felt...Apart~Together and Together~Apart represent how I felt during those times.   … [Read more...]

Purple Iris – The Light Within

Purple Iris - Macro photography

Taking this close up of a an Iris I felt as though the light was shinning from within! Where: North Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR Camera Used: Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX1 Date: June 2011 … [Read more...]

Into the Depths of a Peoney

Amazing Peoney Photo - Macro

I was dazzled when I uploaded this photo of a peony to my computer and really got a good look! Close up of a an Peony Where: Grants Pass, Oregon at Summer Joe's restaurant flower gardens Camera Used: Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX1 Date: June 2011 … [Read more...]

A Sphere – Good Example of Shading

nancy_sphere

  This is a charcoal drawing, an example of how to draw light and it's reflection on a sphere. This image was used in my husband, Bruce Rawles book by the title Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook - Universal Dimensional Patterns. Cool, huh! If he hadn't published it, this drawing would be long gone. It's official, then, I am an … [Read more...]

Coral Orange Zinnia

Zinnia

Coral-Orange Zinnia Where: Near Grants Pass, Oregon Camera Used: Canon PowerShot SD700 IS Date: August 2010 Driving by this lovely field of flowers I pulled over to get this great shot! … [Read more...]

Chiaroscuro – Pearascuro!

Avacado & Pear

I really enjoy working with acrylic paints, they are so forgiving and so much fun. Here is an avocado and a pear I created. I called the pear Pearascuro because of the intense light and dark or chiaroscuro. {Chiaroscuro in art is characterized by strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole … [Read more...]

Blue Bird – our Feathered Friend

Blue Bird

I am so excited that my new camera has the ability to get so close up with a telephoto that I can see this guys little feathers stand up on his back! Blue Bird Where: Lithia Park, Ashland, OR Camera Used: Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX1 Date: June 2011 … [Read more...]