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Moby Dick Art CAN Cause Nightmares!

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:09:16 PDT

Okay, Robin (http://nothing-like-it.blogspot.com/) I will STOP boring you with my old dusty unchanged post and bore you with a brand new post! From this (ick):To this: Canvas collaged, antiqued,...

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Improving Ugly Art?

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:36:48 PDT

Okay, after my red wine meets paint incident (see previous post) I decided to drag out the painting and work on it. I don't really like traditional floral paintings, but I did have this vision of a...

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More Ugly Art....

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:27:37 PDT

Hey All! I've just drug my reluctant self back from the beach and I realized that it has been almost a month since I've posted anything. Here is a pic of me and the hubby on a dolphin tour (that he...

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Swimsuit Anxiety

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Fri, 22 May 2009 07:23:46 PDT

Okay, I must admit I've been on cloud nine for the past few days because I went to our local Stir Fry Cafe which showcases local artists and sold THREE paintings right on the spot! It's not that I...

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More Art Class Madness

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:41:10 PDT

I love my art class... I really do... but it is amazing to me how ugly my art class projects are. This week, the object was to very quickly make a collage and then paint the collage onto a canvas...

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Now it is just funny....

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Sat, 09 May 2009 08:29:08 PDT

At this point, my "art" from class has gone from bad to just plain ridiculous. Granted, it is an ABSTRACT mixed media collage class... but for the life of me I just can't make any good excuses for...

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Eat More Sushi.... Or Else....

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Sat, 02 May 2009 10:07:16 PDT

I think I am going to submit these paintings to our local Stir Fry Cafe which has an "Art Menu" which features local artists on display around the restaurant. It is a cool place and a really great...

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Uglier than cellulite on Grandma's Butt....

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Fri, 01 May 2009 05:32:50 PDT

I am taking my very first official art class accompanied by my fabulous sister-in-law. Yeah! The problem? Well, I'll let the next little bit of ugliness explain itself. After all, a bad painting is...

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Fat Red Bird Mixed Media Sculpture/Painting/Collage

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:37:32 PDT

I just wasn't "feeling" this new work and then I heard a little tap on my window. Thinking it was just one more of those giant male mosquitoes trying to lure his way in, I just ignored it......

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Newest Mixed Media Piece in Progress

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:29:29 PDT

I started this piece last night and had NO idea where I was going with it. The reason I love art SO much is that there are no boundaries and no rules, so I just sat down with a large ball of clay and...

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Finished Yoga Tree Art! YEAH!

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:16:11 PDT

I have FINALLY finished my Yoga Tree Art that was commissioned by the super fabulous, super nice (and I imagine super flexible) Heather of Twisted Roots Yoga and Massage:...

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Mixed Media Tree Art Almost Finished...

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:42:47 PDT

I've been trying to work every spare second to finish my commissioned "Tree Art" pieces. Last night and all day today I worked on sculpting the trees onto the almost finished painted and collaged...

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Commissioned Mixed Media Tree Painting in Progress

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:40:52 PDT

I was SO happy to be contacted the other day by my sister-in-law's masseuse who happened to see a painting/sculpture of mine. She commissioned me to create two pieces for her and she was extremely...

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My First Real Watercolor in Progress

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:52:03 PDT

My dear sweet sister Mandy bought me a set of watercolors and some watercolor canvases for my birthday. So either to thank her OR make her regret the decision, I have decided to try my hand at a...

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Creepy Clown Painting... Finished?

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:19:43 PDT

I knew when I started this little fella that I wanted him to be creepy yet not TOO scary so I revised him a little. For example, I painted him a red nose (very St. Nick like, eh?) and I took some of...

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Creepy Scary Clown Painting/Collage in Progress

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:00:39 PDT

I found this pic in my favorite book of classic paintings (I don't know WHY this photograph was in there) but I was extremely inspired by this guy. Goodness, he's scary. My representation is not...

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She's An Apple Painting/Drawing in Progress

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:02:42 PDT

I didn't think it was fair to only represent 50% of the female population so here is my "She's An Apple" companion piece. After all, I'm an apple but I promise this pic is not based on any person...

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Hot Rocks Rocks!

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:51:58 PDT

I've been wallowing in blogging self pity for a while. I have been feeling a little uninspired lately. I get frustated by my inability to get the art that is in my head out on paper and I'm thinking...

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Tangled Up in Blue...

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:06:35 PDT

Bob Dylan's genius eluded me for many years until one day I was driving down the road, heartbroken because my boyfriend at the time had found another fabulous girl to replace me, and Tangled Up in...

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She's a Pear, I'm an Apple....

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:53:54 PDT

Here is my finished work that began the other night as a pencil doodle. When I create something that I like, then I will usually give it more attention. In this case, I took my doodle and enriched...

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Mind Ooze of the Day

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:18:19 PDT

I call these "Mind Oozes" because they are just works that seep out of my sub-conscious. Hmmm... I wonder what is going on in there? I can't sit still and do just one thing so I drew this one while...

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What do I call this? Abstract? Folk? Weird?

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:04:46 PST

I wanted to create a larger version of my little creepy faces so I sat down with my acrylics and oil pastels and painted the backbones of this painting. I wanted to give it more dimension so I added...

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Back to ACEOs...

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:12:48 PST

I have strayed from ACEO (original art cards) lately because I think I have art ADD, but I dedicated the past couple of days to coming up with several more art cards done with Inktense Pencils and...

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New Daily Doodles and Question of the Day

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:21:30 PST

The Good Mother: They look like their father... Caiman doodle. I sometimes start with flowing lines and look and see what I've drawn... Magnolia blossom. Why does it have scales? I don't...

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Smoking Lady Doodle AND Question of the Day

workinghands@ragtreepeople.com (Ragtree) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:56:59 PST

Well, I don't know what in the world lurks around in my sub-conscious but I can't seem to rid my work of overbearing, apple-shaped women! This is just a doodle I did last night with my inktense...

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