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Snow fence! I remember my dad putting these up every winter to keep down the snow drifts in front of our house in windy Illinois...sure helped! This is great, Sunny!!

Suntan (Jan 2, 2010)

Ha..you recognized it! Yes, they are in the fields here that border the roads. Thank you! :)

lynnandcharlie (Jan 14, 2010)

I love this snow painting

Suntan (Jan 15, 2010)

thanks :)

Public Boards/Intermediate

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Suntan (Jan 11, 2010)

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elly (Jan 11, 2010)

Yes the hand came out very well, as did the rest of it! Niiice work, Sunny!!!

lori (Jan 12, 2010)

good job :)

firecracker (Jan 13, 2010)

I agree with everyone....this is great!! :)

Suntan (Jan 13, 2010)

Thanks everyone!

mirror portrait

patienceisoverrated (Dec 20, 2009)

this is a list of things i would like to tell you about myself:

i don't like looking at photographs of people i know

i touch my neck and collarbones when i don't know what to do with my hands

i like to chew the ends of pens

i am terrified that i am or may someday be boring

vacuuming is my least favourite household chore

i have this romantic fantasy that i will one day move to arizona and live in the desert and be dusty and dry and eccentric and have a motorcycle. people will come to visit me in my tiny desert house and we will drink gin and talk about interesting things and watch the stars. even the word arizona is lovely to say. this idea of arizona is so built up in my mind that i almost never want to go there for fear that the real arizona could not help but disappoint, and i don't want to ruin the daydream.

i dance in a manner embarrassingly similar to my mother

i am immediately charmed by anyone whose smile tips up higher on one side

tell me something about yourself if you like

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firecracker (Dec 21, 2009)

I meant that as a compliment when I said that you looked like this nurse. She had been an army nurse when she was younger, but when I knew her she was older, and was the "head nurse" on the floor that I worked on. You look like a younger version of this nurse.....and yes, she was very strict, but she was honest and fair.....I had much respect for her. I don't know any sign language at all....I wish I did.....I bet it would be very interesting to learn. Awesome portrait!! :)

elly (Dec 22, 2009)

(hope this little story doesn't bore you too much....if it does, you can slap me around later =p

I learned a song in sign language a few years ago, a Christmas song to be exact called "Humble Mary, Gentle Mary." (or was that "Gentle Mary, Humble Mary"??) ....Anyway, I learned it from a deaf woman/friend of mine so I could lead her thru the song she was performing during a children's Christmas performance we put together. It wasn't easy to learn as it had many many motions but I was determinded!

During the performance at one point in the song, she swung her hand down and out and hit the live mic stand next to her, knocking it over to the floor with a big crash (she didn't hear a thing tho>wink<)..but, we kept going and finished the song to great applause.

The funny part is that this song was the only (seemingly) 'serious' part of the production but it left everyone a bit confused as to whether or not it was set up and supposed to happen because the play, called "Nativity, The Final Dress Reheasal", was about kids rehearsing for a Christmas play who were not understanding the true meaning of Christmas and sorta write their own parts...for example..."Mary" dresses up in a fancy robe and slippers because after all, she "IS giving birth to the Son of God so why shouldn't she dress up a little" and one of the 3 wise men comes out dressed up as Elvis...he told his mother he needed a costume for a play because he's playing "a King"...She thinks he's playing the part of "The King" and gets him the Elvis costume...he even had a grand entrance with strobe lights, fog and Elvis moves...lol..

Many other 'rehearsed mistakes' take place throughout the whole performance and to this day, no one knows for sure if that mic was hit on purpose or not =) LOL!

Miss_DJ (edited Dec 22, 2009)

nice draw, patience!

I like your story, Elly.
About me..
I'm a funny person.
I've been accused of being 'too nice.'
I used to sing professionally.
I lived in Arizona for 7 yrs, and it was magical.
I've kissed someone for 45 minutes without doing anything else and it was bliss.
Some music moves me to the point of distraction.
I love too deeply.
I'm too hard on myself.
I've done many drugs in my life and am blessed to be alive.
I haven't done any drugs or alcohol since March 12, 1989.
I've been a Den Mother, assistant Soccer Coach, a model and a dancer.
I love creative projects and I've created 2 books so far.
I put together a Celebration of Life Video for two of my favorite people.
My Grandfather looked like Burt Lancaster and my Grandmother looked like Maureen O'hara, and my Mom looked like Natalie Wood as a young girl.
People used to say I looked like Marie Osmond, and in 8th grade, I 'went steady' with a boy for one week who looked like Donny Osmond...lol
When I was 25, I sang at Wahweap Lodge at Lake Powell, in Page, Az. and a little girl asked me for my autograph after the dinner set we did. :o)
My best trait is my friendliness.
My worst trait is my intolerance.

Mocha_Bean (Jan 12, 2010)

I went to Arizona for Christmas. It wasn't like I imagined but it still was such a wonderful place. Gorgeous scenery, too. I'm going to move there at the end of February.
Love your work. ♥

Public Boards/Beginner

swan nebula sketch

dorothyblueeyes (Jan 10, 2010)

very bad copy of swan nebula, i'm so out of practuice with doing exact copies, this is so bad,and complex multilayered celestial body from photo;yaaaah, i can ddraw from life or my head, i'm so rusty with photos!or reality; in painting and drawing, practice,practice,practice!or else ya get rusty like this.

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davincipoppalag (Jan 10, 2010)

its an ambitious thing to draw

lynnandcharlie (Jan 10, 2010)

looks like a good start

elly (Jan 10, 2010)

I think it looks like a great cloudy evening sky, especially if the texture wasn't there....nice colors!

dorothyblueeyes (Jan 12, 2010)

they do look like huge clowds in the sky;but they're in the universe,so they;'TOTALLY HUGE,HUGE!!They must be what heaven is made,of,cause they're the rough pieces of what everything is made of,just painted all over the universe.That does make them very hard to paint.Like one of the Dutch masters,or Renissance guys trying to paint a piece of the sky.I just get overawed.sigh.Probalby,it takes years to do paintings of them,I bet.(my therapists; ambition is to paint them.who's the crazy one,ha ha.)

Public Boards/Intermediate

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lori (Jan 10, 2010)

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Suntan (Jan 10, 2010)

I like it, too. Seems nice and loose. Interesting how the front page tends to take on similar color palettes.

backmagicwoman (Jan 10, 2010)

I thought watercolor too when I saw this..good job on it lori...

elly (Jan 10, 2010)

yup! havtah agree....watercolor! Aww, you'll get used to using your tablet...so much so that you'll soon use it for lots of things and will never, EVER be able to go without one!!!!!

lori (Jan 12, 2010)

thanks everyone

Public Boards/Advanced

15-20

Flubbles (Dec 22, 2009)

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Flubbles (Dec 26, 2009)
drawn in 6 min

Still got a few things to do later.

Suntan (Dec 26, 2009)

Finally finished? I love her face and hair. Beautiful girl. Is she the same girl in the you and Roy collab..Samenwerkinservband? What is she doing with her hand? :)

backmagicwoman (Dec 26, 2009)

The hair is my favorite part.

Alter.Native (Jan 11, 2010)

Very expressive!

Public Boards/Beginner

Jamaican reflections

lynnandcharlie (Jan 10, 2010)

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Miss_DJ (Jan 10, 2010)

pretty colors. just keep having fun and practicing...experiment with opacity and line size.

Suntan (Jan 10, 2010)

Are these done from a trip you took..I wish I was there right about now. :)

lynnandcharlie (Jan 10, 2010)

it was a trip my daughter took. I wish I was there as well

elly (Jan 10, 2010)

love the colors used in the sky/reflection and I've always loved silhouettes! There's lots to do with the tools on shi! Have fun with it! =)

Specialty Boards/Elite Bastards

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TheCrimsonKing and theusualsteve (Apr 9, 2009)

ref used

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bette_davis_eyes (May 19, 2009)

amazing already :O

elly (May 19, 2009)

can't wait....those eyes!

safescene (May 24, 2009)

Really poignant. Keep going.

Nijiiru (Jan 9, 2010)

Nice finish.

Public Boards/Intermediate

green

Axil62 (Jan 7, 2010)

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kupocoffee (Jan 7, 2010)

beautiful petals! I like the smooth shading.

elly (Jan 7, 2010)

It's the kind of painting you want to reach out and touch...the color reminds me of green sherbert..mmmmm yummy with 7up or sprite =) Very nice Axil =)

Suntan (Jan 8, 2010)

A refreshing sight, very pretty, Axil.

alicedemone (Jan 9, 2010)

Pretty!

Public Boards/Beginner

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tscott (Jan 7, 2010)

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dorothyblueeyes (Jan 7, 2010)

he's ignoring the dancer, contempklating yogurt

firecracker (Jan 7, 2010)

Nope flubadub.....sorry to say I haven't.....but it looks like it might be fun to try it. You can buy those poles and put them up in your house, and you can have a lot of fun exercising with it. I used to work out quite a bit with weights and barbells, etc......but I never had one of those poles. It's supposed to be a good aerobic type exercise using those poles. Anyways.....you didn't answer my question flubadub.....is that the kind of bars that you like to "hang out" in?? "LOL"!! I don't hang out in bars, cause I don't drink.....:P

elly (Jan 8, 2010)

I like the pinks you used in this, tscott =)

tscott (Jan 8, 2010)

thanks elly'and firecracker'it was'nt meant to be anything but capture a moment'if you see it for what it is' no point in detail'deary me!