sometimes the paint makes it on the paper http://www.leandraganko.com/blog the daily life of an artist Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:44:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 when it rains… http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/2008/10/21/when-it-rains/ http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/2008/10/21/when-it-rains/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:44:42 +0000 leandra http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/?p=145 I was asked to do another demo at Jerry’s Artarama this past Sunday and although I didn’t take any photos, the portrait is almost done, so I’ll have her up soon. And last week, a woman contacted me about doing a pastel portrait of her dog after finding my Pups in Pastel website. I also volunteered to head up a group paint at the Pastel Society of North Carolina this past Saturday. So, I have painted more in the last three days than I have in a month and I am loving it!

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Getting a painting started of my brother-in-law’s cockapoo, Holly, for my live demo tomorrow at Jerry’s Artarama from 1-4pm. I plan on finishing this one and starting one of my aunt-in-law’s golden retriever, Katie.

]]> http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/2008/08/30/prepping-for-my-live-demo-tomorrow/feed/ 0 a decidedly silly suggestion http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/2008/08/25/a-decidedly-silly-suggestion/ http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/2008/08/25/a-decidedly-silly-suggestion/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:14:10 +0000 leandra http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/?p=139 I was wandering around the internet this afternoon and found a wonderful piece on how to target those problem areas of your paintings. Why didn’t I think of this?  :)

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]]> http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/2008/08/21/tickseed/feed/ 0 live pastel demonstration on August 31! http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/2008/08/14/live-pastel-demonstration-on-august-31/ http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/2008/08/14/live-pastel-demonstration-on-august-31/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:15:02 +0000 leandra http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/?p=133 I will be one of a handful of artists doing a live pastel demo at Jerry’s Artarama on Sunday, August 31st from 1-4pm. So come out and say hi if you’re interested in my dog portraits.

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Here’s me as a Manga character. :)

]]> http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/2008/08/13/another-avatar/feed/ 0 and so it goes… http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/2008/08/11/and-so-it-goes/ http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/2008/08/11/and-so-it-goes/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:25:01 +0000 leandra http://www.leandraganko.com/blog/?p=127 Hobbies tend to get pushed to the side when we get busy. In my case, I’ve been starting my web design company and as such, haven’t made the time for painting, knitting or other creative activities that don’t involve my laptop computer.

Today is my birthday and my resolution is to start painting regularly again, even if it’s only an hour a week. Which means I have to clean out my studio. Ah, it’s always something!

Last night, while watching the Olympics, I created this avatar for myself in Photoshop using this tutorial on PSDTuts.com. Eric made me add the freckles! :)

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All pricing and contact info is here.

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