You may have noticed that a number of bloggers have "Wordless Wednesday" posts. I felt like posting a little something today, but didn't want to have to explain a process or describe an event. So this is my first Wordless Wednesday post - with just a few words - this time. Be on the lookout for future semi-regular WW posts with no words!
A short post for today. I have other things I need to post (a couple of completed pet portraits and a work in progress video), but they'll take more time than I have right now. So I thought this would be fun to share: I just discovered Wordle - a web site where you can create a nifty word cloud from your own set of words or the words found on a blog or web site with an RSS feed. It's quite customizable, from the "strength" of the words found to the number of words in the cloud to the color scheme.
Here's mine for this blog:
I knew I hadn't posted anything here in a while, but didn't realize it had been an entire month! That's because December was busy. In addition to the usual Christmas season hustle and bustle, I had two pet portraits that I'd promised to have finished in time for Christmas since they were gifts. I also had an illustration project to get underway. I completed the two portraits on time, made good progress on the illustrations (6 of 11 are complete) and made progress on some other portraits I've started.
One of the two portraits is of Winston, a chihuahua mix. Winston had a major health scare recently when he ate something he shouldn't have, but he pulled through and is still going strong at 14.
Winston's portrait is a small drawing (an ACEO) in pencil on Stonehenge paper.
ACEOs are small-format artworks that always measure 2.5" x 3.5". ACEO stands for "Art Cards, Editions & Originals". To see more of them, visit this page of my web site. Some were commissions, others were drawings I did to list on eBay or elsewhere. You can visit this page to see ACEOs in other media (color pencil, scratchboard, ink, etc.)
The other portrait is of Bella, a pit bull/rottweiler mix, painted in my Petzazz style in watercolor on Yupo. The portrait is 8" x 8".
Bella is one of 5 portraits I've done for the same family. I drew a small pencil portrait of her previously, along with a pencil portrait of their other dog, Bruno - see those drawings in this blog post. I've also painted Petzazz portraits of Bruno and their other dog Floyd - see those portraits here.
As for the illustration project, it's a number of drawings of birds & mammals for signs that will be installed at the Bureau of Land Management's Curtz Lake area in Alpine County, CA. Here are two of the completed illustrations, click on either image to see larger versions and find out more.
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I love the Dan Smith watercolors, especially the Quinacridones!
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