Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Himalayan Goji Juice

Ok so someone-I think (K) sent me some Himalayan Goji Juice. After some research it looks like pretty good stuff. So I drank some today. It doesn't taste packy like some of the junk I have to take so I am fond of it already. I will let y'all know how it goes in a few days. Goji (a kind of fruit) are supposed to have amazing health promoting properties.

Put your State on my Art Map!

This is a map of all the states I have sold my art to in the past year and a half since I have been keeping track. (States with my art are black). If you want to add your state to my map just click on my online store link at the right and buy one of my paintings. Ok so that is a lame reason to buy my art. Buy it because you like it!

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Sunday, January 29, 2006

Finish Axis Mundi Mushroom

It is finished...I think.

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HUGE Vities

A person should not have to take vities that are bigger than their paintings. Nope.

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Axis Mundi Mushroom 3

Another progress scan. I finished the leaves and grass and am working on the clouds.

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Axis Mundi Mushroom 2

It's raining here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. (big surprise) I am painting instead of cleaning my studio or working on the mound of laundry that is threatening to take over my staircase to my studio. Here is another in process view of my axis mundi mushroom. I have detail now on the trunk and some shading to bring the mushroom forward.

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ACEO Whales and Turtles

These whales and turtles can be yours:
whales and turtles

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Hummingbird

A happy little hummingbird. This one is ACEO size 2.5x3.5.

Buy the Hummer

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ATC2 Pufferfish Zeppelins

I am really happy with this little painting. Pufferfish and Whale zeppelins are carrying tiny sheep amongst the clouds and sunfish.

You can buy it right now in my ebay store:
buy my animal zeppelins

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Axis Mundi Mushroom 1

I found my pal Jane's in progress images so cool (plus Dancing-girl mentioned liking seeing the process) that I thought I would do it too. You can find links to their sites at the right of my page there. Do check them out-super cool art.

Here is my Axis Mundi Mushroom that you will see in my paper brain #5 post in process. Here I have already penciled it in and inked it. And done the background wash-with a salt technique. One thing I do in a kamikaze kinda way is that I paint large background or sky washes around complex objects. If you have ever watercolored you know how difficult this is. And I don't use any mask fluid (rubber goo that resists the watercolor that some artists use to keep places white). These washes are made even more complicated when my little blue heeler sees me pick up the paintbrush. I swear she knows when I am going to do a sky wash...she loves to put her head under my arm and shove up quickly to make me mess the whole thing up.

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Monster Crochet

Ok so I don't knit and I don't crochet but who doesn't love crocheted jellyfish, meat, and eyeballs? You have got to check out Ladylinoleum's work on her blog. Seriously. Ladylinoleum

Saturday, January 28, 2006

Paper Brain #5

This is a recent page from my paper brain. You can get a peek at some of my meta themes in this page.

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This Sheep is Not Lost

This is an older mini painting of mine that I am still kind of fond of.

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Paper Brain #4

This scan from my sketchbook features some sketches for mini house paintings...and as per usual in my sketchbook-more notes than sketching. This page has notes on Axis Mundi, Mircea Elaide, Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and notes from a great book by Fritjof Capra (author of the Tao of Physics) called The Hidden Connections. Which is all about the ability to perceive the hidden connections between phenomena.

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Orange Nemesis

This is the Grey cat's arch nemesis Tupelo.

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Grey

This is my best little hairy cat buddy.

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Ginkgo, Tree, Mushroom, and House symbolism in my work.

I frequently include trees in my artwork. They often represent an Axis Mundi~World Axis~Tree of Life. Trees (and towers) in my work represent a world axis or a center of being. This is an ancient idea like the Babylonian Moon Tree, The Sumerian Huluppu Tree, The Kabbala or Tree of Life, Tower of Babel these things all represent a spiritual centeredness and spiritual growth through which a celestial ascent or transformation is possible. A door to another world. Houses and mushrooms have the same meaning in my work. Fly Amanitas or Amanita Muscaria mushrooms that I often draw were used by ancient shaman to gain access to the spirit realm. Some believe they made use of these axis mundis as a spirit path of sorts sometimes even using a complex web of energy such as ley lines to access spirit portals at sacred sites all over the globe.

The Ginkgo tree is not only an axis mundi tree (a connection between above and below) but it is also a symbol of hope and love.

Friday, January 27, 2006

Ginkgo Biloba Animals

I just finished this. I scanned it and put it right up on ebay for someone to buy. I love it...I thought I better sell it before I can't part with it.

Buy on Ebay

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Backyard Bird Convention

There is some sort of bird convention going on in my backyard today. We have a very large Pileated Woodpecker. Two very tiny woodpeckers one seems to be male (has a bright red spot) the other does not have a red spot. I have never seen a woodpecker this tiny...I think it is about 4 inches tall? It is much smaller than the downy/hairy woodpecker we sometimes see. We also have a couple of flickers, more robins than you can count, junkos, towhees, chicadees and stellars jays. All at one time. I wonder if they are planning something nefarious against the squirrels...hmm...

How Many Vities Do You Take?!

Y'all won't believe how many vities, minerals, aminos blah blah blahs that I take. I have added two newbies to my regiment. (Note I am not a doctor and this is my own crazy regiment don't use this as advice-consult a doctor).

The two newbies are 5-HTP and L-Tyrosine. I am taking them for my wobblies and foggyness. 5-HTP (mine is from an african plant) has something to do with helping you produce serotonin...and L-Tyrosine is an amino acid that is some sort of precurser to dopamine. Hopefully it will help with my pain and my foggyness and maybe even the dizzyness. I was on what I will call a western medical happy pill for a few short weeks. It worked wonders but I just can't bare to take it. Plus my insurance does not cover it. Plus it had side effects. Let's not talk about it.

Ok other vities that I take almost every day when my foggy brain can remember are: chlorella (green protein mmnn), fish oil (I like a brand called Fisol cause it doesn't make me burp fish-yes I am certain you all wanted to know that), calcium, magnesium, an awesome multi-vitie, alpha lipoic acid, vitamin E, cinnamon, vitamin D, Coenzyme Q-10, B-6, curcumin, ginko, gotu kola, super primrose oil, a mix of flax pumkin and someother oil I can't remember. WOW! Yeah I really take all that almost every day. Oh and I forgot...my favorite Vitie is...drum roll....Vitamin B 12. Without that I am to foggy to paint. I have also added ginsing to my new regiment. In case your curious what the heck I take this regiment for. I have Fibromyalgia and a super-secret super-cool Batman-like neurological disorder.