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I mentioned in my post about writing cards and letters that I enclosed a mini "zine" in a letter to my friend, so I thought I would share a little about that. First of all, a "zine" (it's short for "magazine", so it's pronounced...

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My Art Zine!

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 21 Mar

zine

Oh, yes, I mentioned this earlier last week and forgot to post a discussion about it. My final stop along the way in my “take the Ark out for a drive” trip was St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama. Once upon a time there was a...

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More Artwork

Four Walls @FourWalls (86575) • United States 1 Mar

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Still No Sales, but I'm in Another Show

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 26 Feb

Hey all, I've had another piece of art accepted in next month's show. My heart garland was in the February show, and a creepy picture that I drew in ink was accepted for next month's show of surrealist art. I have been in every...

MyLotter Heather (@GardenGerty) wrote about a ‘Glow Day’ that the teachers organised for classes at her school. I don’t remember any glow days but I do remember one teacher who would cover one of her blackboards with the most...

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Remembering an artistic teacher

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381799) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Feb

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Finished the Portrait

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 25 Oct

I finished the portrait I was working on and delivered it to the client yesterday. She was very happy with it. I let her know that I was open for commissions and that I would have time to get things finished by Christmas, if she...

Hi friends, hope you are doing well today. I am in the process of making sure I get my vaccinations and checkups while I have some time and I still have good health insurance. I got my COVID booster and flu shot, and I have...

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Out of Work and Busier than Ever

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 16 Oct

Good morning from this side of the planet . It's 9:05 AM and a cloudy morning again. Yesterday was a busy day and all being busy for good reasons. I had two online meetings in the morning on work front, just to...

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I was busy yesterday...

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 2 Jul

cloudy morning

This is one that I have been working on for a while, on and off. It's okay that I took my time, because it wasn't commission, so there was no due date. It was just a picture I wanted to do for my friend. The kitten she is...

busy day

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I Finished Another Portrait

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 18 Jun

It is kind of odd to learn that the Animal Adventure Park and Preserve in Harpursville New York will hold an auction that features artwork that animals will make with their talons and their feet. The auction that is being held in...

friendship

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A zoo in New York to hold an auction of paintings drawn by animals

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 25 Feb 25

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Painting of Taz is Finished!

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 25 Jan 25

Hey friends, I realized that I haven't wrapped up my series on the painting of Taz , and I didn't want to leave you hanging. It's all done! I know it's probably been driving everyone a little crazy, waiting for that pink nose...

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Portrait of Taz - Entering the Final Phase

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 17 Nov 24

Okay, now that we've seen the finish of Pirate Bear (last discussion), let's go back to Taz and start to wrap things up. When last we saw this portrait, I had started the final "modeling" (using lights and darks to portray the...

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Pirate Bear Finished

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 9 Nov 24

Hey All, I realized I hadn't wrapped this one up and that you might like to see it in its final form. I have added colored pencils to finish out the shading and details. I used a reference photo of a grizzly bear to make the color...

As I painted from the darkest colors to the lightest, I also took the opportunity to do a color correction. As you can see in the reference photo to the left, the sunlight coming from the right side of the picture is casting a...

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Portrait of Taz - Finalizing Colors, and Taz Gets Whiskers!

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 13 Oct 24

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Pirate Bear Finish Art - Marker Phase

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 1 Sep 24

The next step in the illustration process was to establish the base colors with marker. The client had chosen specific colors for the bear's fur, the captain's jacket, breeches, boots, and hat, so it was really just a matter of...

Once the pencil lines were established on the bristol board, then cleaned up and fine-tuned a bit, It was time to ink the lines. My favorite pens for inking are the Pigma Micron pens by Sakura. They are available in different...

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Pirate Bear Finish Art - Inking Phase

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 9 Aug 24

Hey, I'm back , and the cat came back with me! (We'll get back to the bear in a minute). When last we saw Taz, I had lain in the basic colors and was starting to work on defining the shapes of his features and his markings. In...

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Portrait of Taz: Starting Dark, and The Eyes Have It

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 9 Aug 24

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Pirate Bear Finish Art - Pencil Phase

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 4 Jul 24

I'm back! It's been while, and Pirate Bear is finished now, but I figured I'd share the progress pictures for those folks who like them. The last thing we saw was the digital comprehensive sketch. Since that was full color, you...

I am so happy that some of you loved my previous post of my miniature bread cabinet. And now I want to share all my artwork here. I will keep posting atleast one of my finished work once a week. I am very happy to introduce this...

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Just Because Some Of You Loved My Art

Archie0 @Archie0 (5654) 9 Jun 24

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Digital Comp Sketch of Pirate Bear Completed

Ali Canary @AliCanary (4387) 8 Jun 24

The next step in this commission was to complete the comp (comprehensive) sketch for the client to approve before starting the final art. Since I can do a simple digital piece fairly quickly, I chose to do the comp sketch on my...