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September 15, 2007

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Felix & Oscar

Felix & Oscar 11x14 Watercolor/Gauche I finished this commission painting of two labs named Felix and Oscar. It was very enjoyable to paint them and I hope the owners love it. I will be very busy in the next few weeks, not just because Christmas is upon us, but because my youngest daughter is getting married in a 3 weeks. So please forgive me if I do not post for awhile. Gaylynn

Stillman & Birn Sketchbook

I entered a contest on Facebook that Stillman and Birn was having and I won!!! My prize came yesterday in the mail. Stillman and Birn is a US company that specializes in sketchbooks/art journals and art paper. They pioneered the concept of art journals being black hardbound sketchbooks. Phillip Birn began the company in 1958 at a small plant in the SoHo area of Manhattan, NYC. Stillman & Birn created their sketchbooks with the mixed media journalist in mind. Their sketchbooks and art paper come in six styles. These styles are 100 lb.-180 lb. paper in vellum, cold press and smooth surfaces. The hardbound or wirebound sketchbooks come in 4"x6" to 11"x14" depending on the series you choose. The paper comes in 22"x30"sheets also chosen through a series. When I was selected in the drawing, Stillman & Birn gave me a choice from the Beta series or the Zeta series. I chose Beta because it is 180lb. cold press which is good for watercolor. Along...

Norman Rockwell Exhibit at Dayton Art Institute

My friends and I went to Dayton to their Art Institute to see American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell . The paintings coming from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass. The exhibit traces the evolution of Rockwell's art and illustrations throughout his career. The exhibit has 42 original artworks and a complete set of 323 Saturday Evening Post cover tear sheets spanning 47 years. Norman Rockwell Four Freedoms: Freedom of Religion Norman Rockwell began his career as a teenager. His first publications was Tell Me Why . At nineteen he became the art editor of Boy's Life magazine, the official magazine of the Boys Scouts of America. He began his career at the Saturday Evening Post in 1916. Rockwell drew and painted over four thousand images in which he explored the impact on popular culture with his reflections on childhood innocence to powerful, consciousness-raising images. In this exhibit we saw these powerful illustrations in...

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