tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42612238365702970852024-03-04T23:38:43.469-05:00ashley.mancuso.illustration.a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-87302116881020943082012-02-25T17:11:00.000-05:002012-02-25T17:13:20.174-05:00Another Portrait<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZRIlpWbvaV1Tneezly_j5pHbpZ2zEdFcA1mguWpvhU8GJDeL7zHFQ_VPZS30MwUb7r2nYYRNKJXpNvzjm_XJXzQOzYNRfuqBmdylLSYVxN_olqkdGktpjf_RLO2Eq47Ia4l-jvTS7ofC/s1600/portrait.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZRIlpWbvaV1Tneezly_j5pHbpZ2zEdFcA1mguWpvhU8GJDeL7zHFQ_VPZS30MwUb7r2nYYRNKJXpNvzjm_XJXzQOzYNRfuqBmdylLSYVxN_olqkdGktpjf_RLO2Eq47Ia4l-jvTS7ofC/s400/portrait.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713199726074355954" /></a><br /><div>Experimenting with looseness and charcoal.</div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-21399967043866302202012-02-02T07:56:00.002-05:002012-02-02T07:59:52.213-05:00New Blog!I have created a new blog to display my photography. Right now it only has the black and white photos from my Intro to Photography class at DCAD, but I hope to put my best pictures on there and see where that goes....check it out!<div><a href="http://www.aframeinmind.blogspot.com/">A Frame in Mind</a> (I know it's corny)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBEJuC55IkxtXKreyLp0XPhZve0o32S8JtT9McoCJQkcZP_UIz32oAsO9zhaLmVvbBBdI__jAG1EN2qpQg7sb5BqHsm_1A98r_HjZNM0K_OPo7enx_rLZNywzKxzzCfV6NNWcqGum0P25/s400/kettle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704522222693040258" /></div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-74224564882926123872012-02-02T07:50:00.002-05:002012-02-02T07:51:41.942-05:00Teddy Drawing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnYCV_7SfNbFC-p6PV2WBQxKTBxE_ipaePvD6Kh4qzgGtQAWSyYoUCV-HTOLnK8rSGxTEjuDUswy-0BT7VLiXHQiDXSx1k6KgN6ADzArXxeYFbg9JONAqxcTaxasneYnrGVmOVEPIjUxO/s1600/bear2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnYCV_7SfNbFC-p6PV2WBQxKTBxE_ipaePvD6Kh4qzgGtQAWSyYoUCV-HTOLnK8rSGxTEjuDUswy-0BT7VLiXHQiDXSx1k6KgN6ADzArXxeYFbg9JONAqxcTaxasneYnrGVmOVEPIjUxO/s400/bear2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704519987732645138" /></a><br /><div>Pencil.</div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-51944241753785614192011-11-06T22:32:00.002-05:002011-11-06T22:33:29.629-05:00Self Portrait<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZEzFefg6mT6RyCxsYXDJTGRWUv3YcqzdKH3x8brPqeLWM-SaVqUKTs_BPLu9W8hrr9LwmsGqe5CX3Azp9wN3T_w61EgP-mgXxglXgi00d84qKqBD-8N9ouSzLofhsJw5UjX9wyNBLfJ3/s1600/selfportrait2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZEzFefg6mT6RyCxsYXDJTGRWUv3YcqzdKH3x8brPqeLWM-SaVqUKTs_BPLu9W8hrr9LwmsGqe5CX3Azp9wN3T_w61EgP-mgXxglXgi00d84qKqBD-8N9ouSzLofhsJw5UjX9wyNBLfJ3/s400/selfportrait2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672091726925948946" /></a><br /><div>Charcoal. 2011</div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-75560438329246653432011-08-21T17:29:00.001-04:002011-08-21T17:31:17.137-04:00My Neighbor's House<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeSvwAfMyOcYetBKPkWsRxDEdviT16vbXZ7MW3g64A_ckVADDjvnsA5jGuaNPgfbjwvbRho_TECvaH53cnPtI4CZvetQIJptsxutS53cg1sCBrsTTpRNb3GwEZbg6e0W0zFtXSR1iE2jo/s1600/houseinked.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeSvwAfMyOcYetBKPkWsRxDEdviT16vbXZ7MW3g64A_ckVADDjvnsA5jGuaNPgfbjwvbRho_TECvaH53cnPtI4CZvetQIJptsxutS53cg1sCBrsTTpRNb3GwEZbg6e0W0zFtXSR1iE2jo/s400/houseinked.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643424844904733602" /></a>
<br /><div>Drawing of my neighbor's house, inked and ready to be painted. </div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-91636028359097588132011-07-16T15:18:00.008-04:002011-07-16T15:44:41.773-04:00Rome, Italy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMsqPRN_bqGGV4dg3f9PS2xP2ibPRZ4m3eJ0RdDdeityeGyb_EbqEuVhBTus2ghEhR2B1E4ePkbuO15Z3EdiN2NR1zRHMq9RGwdTDrbR40wt9GJAynjZWA5dOXLdPO7jVgeA0vebA0adg/s1600/IMG_1479.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMsqPRN_bqGGV4dg3f9PS2xP2ibPRZ4m3eJ0RdDdeityeGyb_EbqEuVhBTus2ghEhR2B1E4ePkbuO15Z3EdiN2NR1zRHMq9RGwdTDrbR40wt9GJAynjZWA5dOXLdPO7jVgeA0vebA0adg/s400/IMG_1479.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630037886575717042" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMsqPRN_bqGGV4dg3f9PS2xP2ibPRZ4m3eJ0RdDdeityeGyb_EbqEuVhBTus2ghEhR2B1E4ePkbuO15Z3EdiN2NR1zRHMq9RGwdTDrbR40wt9GJAynjZWA5dOXLdPO7jVgeA0vebA0adg/s1600/IMG_1479.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Mq-uy3AB5gcIua0n578gdwra8ufNEf2tjTV7a-slWhS99-DLcDWoJP6_WLvSPmmxcDk9U1dppZTDFxIWdVtWQ0WwWScoQGZk1F9hEdwpyLDrD3fQaYlAdTNg6L3PQRKRg_nsqYuPOZAw/s1600/IMG_1499.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFQna5tojAqk7I9uE89kDVEHT6fQ8DAiEhyphenhyphenxnsVMGJQNEVSHZgHjwXhms_4gdUT5XwAUPAJg7ye71nKYVWJbQCSWEsadlE0_9aXrGW5XwS_j3SVEmN9FTd5ntyL_YC3EWYGNdhipkVBHM/s400/IMG_1743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630034870249858834" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-57233373641083894262011-07-10T10:19:00.007-04:002011-07-10T10:56:33.733-04:00Florence, Italy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovO4rlIBbyReC1SSrUXBv_dRr7W8gh4aO1Or8OHihYmfm3QzFZ0g_EVpU2PJ-TTQUT0-Nszeh3Cg91xA4CUBDZnAYYG2KmJERjE3so8-0L7ja72afHfEztxpoQvtTzLBWEb-gLOmXyAbZ/s1600/IMG_1360.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovO4rlIBbyReC1SSrUXBv_dRr7W8gh4aO1Or8OHihYmfm3QzFZ0g_EVpU2PJ-TTQUT0-Nszeh3Cg91xA4CUBDZnAYYG2KmJERjE3so8-0L7ja72afHfEztxpoQvtTzLBWEb-gLOmXyAbZ/s400/IMG_1360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627731601011452306" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovO4rlIBbyReC1SSrUXBv_dRr7W8gh4aO1Or8OHihYmfm3QzFZ0g_EVpU2PJ-TTQUT0-Nszeh3Cg91xA4CUBDZnAYYG2KmJERjE3so8-0L7ja72afHfEztxpoQvtTzLBWEb-gLOmXyAbZ/s1600/IMG_1360.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Florence was my favorite city out of the three. Mostly because it was so beautiful, and I love the terra cotta roof tops. This is the view we had from our hotel room. We first experienced how crazy the traffic system was. They just have people driving where ever they want, and the mopeds just weave between cars and pedestrians. We were surprised that we didn't see any accidents while we were in Italy. But glad of course.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkT-8oEylJs0RKFx4TqKfpAmLRCKzJGR35uMGCTf5A6EpC-AzQ0aN9hHwdE_5Hjd6I8VYoqL_9UuVeyfNMEzqmHivbDgmy3dVhe4gHLoysQfszYlzpvW7E0RTNO7rE47hEVjNW2D5yMjQ/s1600/IMG_1373.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkT-8oEylJs0RKFx4TqKfpAmLRCKzJGR35uMGCTf5A6EpC-AzQ0aN9hHwdE_5Hjd6I8VYoqL_9UuVeyfNMEzqmHivbDgmy3dVhe4gHLoysQfszYlzpvW7E0RTNO7rE47hEVjNW2D5yMjQ/s400/IMG_1373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627731595641068706" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkT-8oEylJs0RKFx4TqKfpAmLRCKzJGR35uMGCTf5A6EpC-AzQ0aN9hHwdE_5Hjd6I8VYoqL_9UuVeyfNMEzqmHivbDgmy3dVhe4gHLoysQfszYlzpvW7E0RTNO7rE47hEVjNW2D5yMjQ/s1600/IMG_1373.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Another reason I loved Florence is because Dante is from Florence...and they had a lot of sculptures and paintings of the poet. This was my favorite one, and I think I took a couple of epic shots. This is outside of the Church of Santa Croce.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVmFEDPq3cushfn9J8KtGVUocCdm-ZV4VVo5kcUBq744iQlymYA3koXoTl0bHVncgP9NFNejp_Se9K3Un8uEBX1Dvf0X7TyG2nLXRItfET2595TytjIuoFNK3KZdcFUo1bq9UZCSu6Rx4/s1600/IMG_1374.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVmFEDPq3cushfn9J8KtGVUocCdm-ZV4VVo5kcUBq744iQlymYA3koXoTl0bHVncgP9NFNejp_Se9K3Un8uEBX1Dvf0X7TyG2nLXRItfET2595TytjIuoFNK3KZdcFUo1bq9UZCSu6Rx4/s400/IMG_1374.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627731588862170994" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVmFEDPq3cushfn9J8KtGVUocCdm-ZV4VVo5kcUBq744iQlymYA3koXoTl0bHVncgP9NFNejp_Se9K3Un8uEBX1Dvf0X7TyG2nLXRItfET2595TytjIuoFNK3KZdcFUo1bq9UZCSu6Rx4/s1600/IMG_1374.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Dante with birds...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaNcoRDGYVURofHILsrnYLMt3YzfqTmfMv2zXstFQ06D-rGoLyr0oxjq_QQkuUOkydZ3u6PWesaggZWpwwTO6E-C1_Df9S1eZk4wqew9E84BlqrougPRNKcG306wJgUYboEUHAMlWgS95/s1600/IMG_1377.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaNcoRDGYVURofHILsrnYLMt3YzfqTmfMv2zXstFQ06D-rGoLyr0oxjq_QQkuUOkydZ3u6PWesaggZWpwwTO6E-C1_Df9S1eZk4wqew9E84BlqrougPRNKcG306wJgUYboEUHAMlWgS95/s400/IMG_1377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627731417542186786" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaNcoRDGYVURofHILsrnYLMt3YzfqTmfMv2zXstFQ06D-rGoLyr0oxjq_QQkuUOkydZ3u6PWesaggZWpwwTO6E-C1_Df9S1eZk4wqew9E84BlqrougPRNKcG306wJgUYboEUHAMlWgS95/s1600/IMG_1377.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>The billboards in Italy were pretty interesting as well. They just print out a bunch of posters and put them on long walls. Usually they double them up. It looks really neat regardless of how effective they are.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0vkkQnYAlbrdN2K4QbU3PmZkUGiOGaaTVEcu-G6I_JRFydWz1ckYdIFz5ftnWVCnKzJmQZyWnv8cQWxluTm1R4Rj9ArqinTQASu-HHWQcf206Y2Xa7xF1OT8wX6B5ovDpZ_JqnsbDnJF/s1600/IMG_1391.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0vkkQnYAlbrdN2K4QbU3PmZkUGiOGaaTVEcu-G6I_JRFydWz1ckYdIFz5ftnWVCnKzJmQZyWnv8cQWxluTm1R4Rj9ArqinTQASu-HHWQcf206Y2Xa7xF1OT8wX6B5ovDpZ_JqnsbDnJF/s400/IMG_1391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627731269873154434" /></a></div><div>My brother and I climbed (by foot!) the tower next to the Dome of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. This is the view about halfway up the tower. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gYHoIrQWx-D4AyDOsOkClJCv0JA4cyIp_UtUjCdQvjME7DIVf_vb0A8OEoAOX9a8liJtpa9w1N5tPC19fgQdx9WKF_Ol0zF3Bj9mtco_V03WCkoxQbc9D6dTcyDIBwY4-gqlvyWGTz4V/s1600/IMG_1399.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gYHoIrQWx-D4AyDOsOkClJCv0JA4cyIp_UtUjCdQvjME7DIVf_vb0A8OEoAOX9a8liJtpa9w1N5tPC19fgQdx9WKF_Ol0zF3Bj9mtco_V03WCkoxQbc9D6dTcyDIBwY4-gqlvyWGTz4V/s400/IMG_1399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627729804565242866" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gYHoIrQWx-D4AyDOsOkClJCv0JA4cyIp_UtUjCdQvjME7DIVf_vb0A8OEoAOX9a8liJtpa9w1N5tPC19fgQdx9WKF_Ol0zF3Bj9mtco_V03WCkoxQbc9D6dTcyDIBwY4-gqlvyWGTz4V/s1600/IMG_1399.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>And this is the view of the city from the top. Look at all those terra cotta rooftops! <3<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKREb1GkoZQHYj9u-mlP6TWgJ88yIoUc6Tt6GSb2puIBSbn_R-wyGZJ8ZiQFHWtCv2ka8GHwx3Ji1-iSl8DbJeiaJeqNHZsa-jE0gm41c8DWhNB5ohUK6o6d6LiBvpURn8gpWkEggtpxno/s1600/IMG_1416.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKREb1GkoZQHYj9u-mlP6TWgJ88yIoUc6Tt6GSb2puIBSbn_R-wyGZJ8ZiQFHWtCv2ka8GHwx3Ji1-iSl8DbJeiaJeqNHZsa-jE0gm41c8DWhNB5ohUK6o6d6LiBvpURn8gpWkEggtpxno/s400/IMG_1416.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627729788510323778" /></a></div><div>Inside the Bargello Museum, my favorite museum in Florence. Though I did get to see the Statue of David in all its glory, the collection in this museum hit closer to home for me, mostly that it showcased a lot of medieval art. There were also many beautiful items made of gold and brass, and I'm a nut for things made out of metal. My favorite items were the pocket watches, sadly we couldn't take photographs so just take my word for it, they were BEAUTIFUL and had intricate scenes welded into them. The other items that I loved were the hand painted wood/terra cotta saints and Madonna and Child statues. There was also a room that had been turned into a prison, that was originally a church I do believe, that they uncovered a painting of the Inferno and Paradise. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKREb1GkoZQHYj9u-mlP6TWgJ88yIoUc6Tt6GSb2puIBSbn_R-wyGZJ8ZiQFHWtCv2ka8GHwx3Ji1-iSl8DbJeiaJeqNHZsa-jE0gm41c8DWhNB5ohUK6o6d6LiBvpURn8gpWkEggtpxno/s1600/IMG_1416.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6H3hVygM-xjke_DYxn5ungqD0fyBGWV0fQqyTu5wzEU7j4PcPAkTP4FWbuD9VkccfQoR2CLrwBwpAiJ3pePN9ZFhgdnaPgaJO2wJcZpsFONO-uRgElzYPfxiAjtvqlUOw3PkBMK30n4R6/s1600/IMG_1431.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6H3hVygM-xjke_DYxn5ungqD0fyBGWV0fQqyTu5wzEU7j4PcPAkTP4FWbuD9VkccfQoR2CLrwBwpAiJ3pePN9ZFhgdnaPgaJO2wJcZpsFONO-uRgElzYPfxiAjtvqlUOw3PkBMK30n4R6/s400/IMG_1431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627729754950061474" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6H3hVygM-xjke_DYxn5ungqD0fyBGWV0fQqyTu5wzEU7j4PcPAkTP4FWbuD9VkccfQoR2CLrwBwpAiJ3pePN9ZFhgdnaPgaJO2wJcZpsFONO-uRgElzYPfxiAjtvqlUOw3PkBMK30n4R6/s1600/IMG_1431.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Ponte Vecchio, the bridge of houses. The only bridge that Hitler didn't destroy. There are no longer houses of course, now it is just a LOT of high quality jewelry stores. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-tWwDexrYH_5X9qB7EBhTQnVGBrgXreWy0VuTItRZCI_sJpFNZX5RwPQ2o9yk-Up1gVmxrPgCycJew70IP8okTgKwhkAMG_L0AnSpLklMwpDFRBLkypbNvhZsp8-6-J069n2iF_EH3pp/s1600/IMG_1453.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-tWwDexrYH_5X9qB7EBhTQnVGBrgXreWy0VuTItRZCI_sJpFNZX5RwPQ2o9yk-Up1gVmxrPgCycJew70IP8okTgKwhkAMG_L0AnSpLklMwpDFRBLkypbNvhZsp8-6-J069n2iF_EH3pp/s400/IMG_1453.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627729739379891634" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-tWwDexrYH_5X9qB7EBhTQnVGBrgXreWy0VuTItRZCI_sJpFNZX5RwPQ2o9yk-Up1gVmxrPgCycJew70IP8okTgKwhkAMG_L0AnSpLklMwpDFRBLkypbNvhZsp8-6-J069n2iF_EH3pp/s1600/IMG_1453.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>View of the Dome from the Garden of Roses, as we climbed to the top of the hill to see the view.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uMpoJbBl8rzPF74GAvVoseVc-onmqwXQij2OEiZsbYRqyQg2E4TDDBODAcncn_V2BqbpjOjrCdjbNf3saNHY0TgQK68Uzwuo_0x69t9GvVI1PuDK4QsiS8fRAnR17Epvtk6VNs8vIStY/s1600/IMG_1460.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uMpoJbBl8rzPF74GAvVoseVc-onmqwXQij2OEiZsbYRqyQg2E4TDDBODAcncn_V2BqbpjOjrCdjbNf3saNHY0TgQK68Uzwuo_0x69t9GvVI1PuDK4QsiS8fRAnR17Epvtk6VNs8vIStY/s400/IMG_1460.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627729720138828754" /></a><br /></div><div>One of the beautiful sculptures, though the subject matter was pretty horrible. The Rape of Polyxena.</div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-67935116705496104422011-07-10T10:01:00.005-04:002012-02-02T07:56:20.549-05:00Venice, Italy<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHgR2GPS05VPmin1RLUHP2YF5zXaV0jptIIcCPxL3LQMCM7DaqLWixG3_pV6bwlwoSzb2-RzSe9erD28S3-IOn3BT1uzDzm6P6L-E45M4_Fhi-Fx2kyLFGbg4s4y2Epx0MF1xCkEKJWWc/s1600/IMG_1239.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHgR2GPS05VPmin1RLUHP2YF5zXaV0jptIIcCPxL3LQMCM7DaqLWixG3_pV6bwlwoSzb2-RzSe9erD28S3-IOn3BT1uzDzm6P6L-E45M4_Fhi-Fx2kyLFGbg4s4y2Epx0MF1xCkEKJWWc/s400/IMG_1239.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627726789482757730" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I thought I would do a couple blog posts about my trip to Italy in June. It was fantastic! I have never been in such an ancient and beautiful place. Venice was outstanding. It was fascinating to see how a culture can live with primarily water transportation. The above picture is of a Gondola, which we unfortunately didn't ride in, but we were able to hear them singing from out of our hotel window. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjjfgiQXVa4Vkyek7ehfG_gK7DTAW-7PdY0RA68krodRaiQYkmAjb0uJQA8NoRfRwYSP7dmyGKMzVNsS8aZTfqSa-BtibbjZ50nl-uaMxzuPoe-sID2yU6gSVFRFNbHVPcOpNS8jS9CoO/s1600/IMG_1272.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjjfgiQXVa4Vkyek7ehfG_gK7DTAW-7PdY0RA68krodRaiQYkmAjb0uJQA8NoRfRwYSP7dmyGKMzVNsS8aZTfqSa-BtibbjZ50nl-uaMxzuPoe-sID2yU6gSVFRFNbHVPcOpNS8jS9CoO/s400/IMG_1272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627726780228944818" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjjfgiQXVa4Vkyek7ehfG_gK7DTAW-7PdY0RA68krodRaiQYkmAjb0uJQA8NoRfRwYSP7dmyGKMzVNsS8aZTfqSa-BtibbjZ50nl-uaMxzuPoe-sID2yU6gSVFRFNbHVPcOpNS8jS9CoO/s1600/IMG_1272.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>An 'alley way' in the city. We mostly walked.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Xw7_mV49ow4Pg_m5EGfuNQ-gb2iI9iEdKj2SK2ZygX7vFHq5m6NdFL8OyPnShDnNwO7hVm-Zjwb5GUAPqhXWE4V1bP03Em9UFVmkY8bkz9UdLyoJej0FN_ArHdijIFIy45gxpveOkEcg/s1600/IMG_1326.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Xw7_mV49ow4Pg_m5EGfuNQ-gb2iI9iEdKj2SK2ZygX7vFHq5m6NdFL8OyPnShDnNwO7hVm-Zjwb5GUAPqhXWE4V1bP03Em9UFVmkY8bkz9UdLyoJej0FN_ArHdijIFIy45gxpveOkEcg/s400/IMG_1326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627726776130780210" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Xw7_mV49ow4Pg_m5EGfuNQ-gb2iI9iEdKj2SK2ZygX7vFHq5m6NdFL8OyPnShDnNwO7hVm-Zjwb5GUAPqhXWE4V1bP03Em9UFVmkY8bkz9UdLyoJej0FN_ArHdijIFIy45gxpveOkEcg/s1600/IMG_1326.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>View from the tower of St. Marco.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SYC4SvCQzi4mDbCwzCH6YPWX7fyluaQepPEnXVAULsORdn3ZIhjpQUvz-sutgcmsFSQbhVxr9MWLoGarN_Oo-UjS1LXfSefz5l9dblKZ-pMFBZccp9l9ir8hcaiGGB4fppZtc-6dvitR/s1600/IMG_1333.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SYC4SvCQzi4mDbCwzCH6YPWX7fyluaQepPEnXVAULsORdn3ZIhjpQUvz-sutgcmsFSQbhVxr9MWLoGarN_Oo-UjS1LXfSefz5l9dblKZ-pMFBZccp9l9ir8hcaiGGB4fppZtc-6dvitR/s400/IMG_1333.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627726773310856706" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SYC4SvCQzi4mDbCwzCH6YPWX7fyluaQepPEnXVAULsORdn3ZIhjpQUvz-sutgcmsFSQbhVxr9MWLoGarN_Oo-UjS1LXfSefz5l9dblKZ-pMFBZccp9l9ir8hcaiGGB4fppZtc-6dvitR/s1600/IMG_1333.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Sculpture on the Church of St. Marco.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpU7zjXOR4KegzrUKMWTMFdoq00foaShpQuwI6kxk-CEN1Lsf-9uHVtaLyLE7MyVV0xS5lBpvMLlkki6BgtwKcyHjUzbmCrRgZEFp3AT1wF8Vqf6SqjvZIvGD105CgoDEK_SUXUN2IN7M4/s1600/IMG_1353.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpU7zjXOR4KegzrUKMWTMFdoq00foaShpQuwI6kxk-CEN1Lsf-9uHVtaLyLE7MyVV0xS5lBpvMLlkki6BgtwKcyHjUzbmCrRgZEFp3AT1wF8Vqf6SqjvZIvGD105CgoDEK_SUXUN2IN7M4/s400/IMG_1353.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627726768124579202" /></a><br /></div><div>We were there to see the Harvest Moon. It crossed directly over the tower we had been in earlier that day. </div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-79916095109982528632011-07-06T18:35:00.001-04:002011-07-06T18:37:15.505-04:00The Cat and the Tortoise<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFArSrARkJ9vI_H-VO0KlDn5dATMV5_ibrjEl7FRsVwpcyZwrnJNcyqGxG0LG_yP4pySYAEV-zXitFNJyMGS7VdvpKtD46prHTTCxKRPBrNUo3rfysUuUL8qIZyjFbPJZ91xXSYvxhuflK/s1600/catandtortoise.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFArSrARkJ9vI_H-VO0KlDn5dATMV5_ibrjEl7FRsVwpcyZwrnJNcyqGxG0LG_yP4pySYAEV-zXitFNJyMGS7VdvpKtD46prHTTCxKRPBrNUo3rfysUuUL8qIZyjFbPJZ91xXSYvxhuflK/s400/catandtortoise.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626371698893990738" /></a><br /><div>A drawing I did for my turtle blog, <a href="http://www.365turtletime.blogspot.com">One Year of Turtlation</a>, and I liked it a lot. </div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-38850837979816004682011-05-08T08:28:00.003-04:002011-05-08T08:31:05.586-04:00Happy Mother's Day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVL9gNs0YJeVZJZfxESpOxcyuDPI6rFybp0Uibdj8Ost0GOonjFsFTRhrovrxSDMKJA4DkZxXG9SFAepL9B_SpGXCfzAqqKCXJJ3Z5Bm5WPdvUu3zNwsqwV4QsCQ1W1qPoKd6TqiGQyKA/s1600/mothersday.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVL9gNs0YJeVZJZfxESpOxcyuDPI6rFybp0Uibdj8Ost0GOonjFsFTRhrovrxSDMKJA4DkZxXG9SFAepL9B_SpGXCfzAqqKCXJJ3Z5Bm5WPdvUu3zNwsqwV4QsCQ1W1qPoKd6TqiGQyKA/s400/mothersday.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604321205373790690" /></a><br /><div>Card for my mom. =) Deckled and painted paper, newspaper, buttons and ribbon.</div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-59002653982456626062011-04-23T16:18:00.005-04:002011-05-08T08:31:19.979-04:00Birthday Card<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwLburiRfrfnPUQteGVQaB2pcvFJWFFckf2lQydnSMtQNFxitZmJ6GP6wTHiyIbt4y4p9UlKkyulVzqPb_48JNs1uL-j5dPmcM-iFY8gjUmG_tER9Hi_WJkIPsromTo4N6hpm2P3-_vJd/s1600/babymax.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwLburiRfrfnPUQteGVQaB2pcvFJWFFckf2lQydnSMtQNFxitZmJ6GP6wTHiyIbt4y4p9UlKkyulVzqPb_48JNs1uL-j5dPmcM-iFY8gjUmG_tER9Hi_WJkIPsromTo4N6hpm2P3-_vJd/s400/babymax.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598876118500545682" /></a><br /><div>Newest birthday card featuring recipients little boy Max and dog Rocky. </div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-10907586968067531052011-04-10T09:47:00.000-04:002011-04-10T09:48:37.920-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tocE8gyhE7GlTMJMhkHg-rnusPOgJ2_dzu9iR1t8W2EP0NQAsYvbXMmYhestHSOy1qQEVbT_JFyk0BHxMiMMCwux7tnX5OWHFr6TP3Wj_t2rVMHByZvgBoGhqmfTgZ20iZbOds39x08k/s1600/jenn2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tocE8gyhE7GlTMJMhkHg-rnusPOgJ2_dzu9iR1t8W2EP0NQAsYvbXMmYhestHSOy1qQEVbT_JFyk0BHxMiMMCwux7tnX5OWHFr6TP3Wj_t2rVMHByZvgBoGhqmfTgZ20iZbOds39x08k/s400/jenn2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593951343432707794" /></a>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-2213115318981687682011-03-29T21:43:00.001-04:002011-03-29T21:43:35.427-04:00Self Portrait<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwQYaIZhT-kJSalAQZq5PkN21FeOBg58NWVBX1Rw3koV4DovJIMwwz27HSFr8KLgNFHN3zNmojFNdAjUq7WmvP1_f3vHgz8UnxTIDyuPkh2YAdOE7tyeEl4fbCchXhcw9KsQek2sxCLaP/s1600/selfportrait.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwQYaIZhT-kJSalAQZq5PkN21FeOBg58NWVBX1Rw3koV4DovJIMwwz27HSFr8KLgNFHN3zNmojFNdAjUq7WmvP1_f3vHgz8UnxTIDyuPkh2YAdOE7tyeEl4fbCchXhcw9KsQek2sxCLaP/s400/selfportrait.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589682651220065890" /></a>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-73323265866238313682011-02-25T15:17:00.003-05:002011-05-08T08:31:36.166-04:00Mojo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8skAtw1_sg0AigpzufUyqrybUmInlHPYzdUMd2uvWBnKo59OhXtDpExiEsMZB1TZZW6hv83Q23lfd7E2IUg7myVTVdAVvhpcGMd6SEpfCJftjooX1Y4gdi6sIImUhAb2zmndOX4kX0vlp/s1600/mojo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8skAtw1_sg0AigpzufUyqrybUmInlHPYzdUMd2uvWBnKo59OhXtDpExiEsMZB1TZZW6hv83Q23lfd7E2IUg7myVTVdAVvhpcGMd6SEpfCJftjooX1Y4gdi6sIImUhAb2zmndOX4kX0vlp/s400/mojo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577724174318694866" /></a><br /><div>Our friends' dog Mojo, an Australian Shepherd. </div><div>Gouache and Ink. </div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-81756077510490926842011-02-08T20:41:00.004-05:002011-02-08T20:43:39.689-05:00My Turtle Blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchQQkq1T8WTqPdA2sxQA7VCAzGYKXNbLcGCRzDqEmhvuiP1zPj0-5ISCJJFG9hf40w9_XAKc2n3FaD4fEKm11fgXVhQbIEAO00j_-oH63Cf94o1u6_VN2eScDE5Bz4UmSFbEuLh40MrOi/s1600/boxturtle2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchQQkq1T8WTqPdA2sxQA7VCAzGYKXNbLcGCRzDqEmhvuiP1zPj0-5ISCJJFG9hf40w9_XAKc2n3FaD4fEKm11fgXVhQbIEAO00j_-oH63Cf94o1u6_VN2eScDE5Bz4UmSFbEuLh40MrOi/s400/boxturtle2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571499127644082482" /></a><br /><div>Please check out my new blog, <a href="http://www.365turtletime.blogspot.com/">One Year of Turtlation</a>, where I attempt to make a turtle every day for one year. </div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-53661975691683551832011-01-08T16:37:00.000-05:002011-01-08T16:38:10.138-05:00Kitty Soup<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zgxaDewFxOKpoDDeOfhvWJ2wg1KBwl7JJmQWqo9EPIJUHnH4myLLOG1ctkHWvnCRiID_KtU2-_SNQq87F_ZKXNZWZ178ASd5uPK_g3SHjikLcvbWiOR_qTA81IJtiPT90HdilnXFz-0K/s1600/scratchy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zgxaDewFxOKpoDDeOfhvWJ2wg1KBwl7JJmQWqo9EPIJUHnH4myLLOG1ctkHWvnCRiID_KtU2-_SNQq87F_ZKXNZWZ178ASd5uPK_g3SHjikLcvbWiOR_qTA81IJtiPT90HdilnXFz-0K/s400/scratchy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559932586666751874" /></a>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-86362340070899166572011-01-05T17:56:00.001-05:002011-01-05T17:59:12.101-05:00First two page spreads for Willow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5ziwARHRQW7JBd9EaErAGiR0_u-5K6ziO1rN8NIjiphthKd0q8wm0Riyx5-wfF8bmRsWMhixPaf2ctoTZAcUpu4ciTPBOIEKJII8-bjwGAiw6fRp30wwGnpMboqFfhRZvcGF9Pyuj4L6/s1600/willow12a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5ziwARHRQW7JBd9EaErAGiR0_u-5K6ziO1rN8NIjiphthKd0q8wm0Riyx5-wfF8bmRsWMhixPaf2ctoTZAcUpu4ciTPBOIEKJII8-bjwGAiw6fRp30wwGnpMboqFfhRZvcGF9Pyuj4L6/s400/willow12a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558840226433681218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpplMQEVgDGok_Grz_expEWM_oNS8Pqd66w5HOZtdgCL3TD66PFXvdXWjC5aRZRG2T9iCPIKhYa2k2-OesGVpPQBWeTlTwhBOtcH7fH1iOUimjXjJ825NwBGIazoLRdp2FK9fAbLh96GvR/s1600/willow34a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpplMQEVgDGok_Grz_expEWM_oNS8Pqd66w5HOZtdgCL3TD66PFXvdXWjC5aRZRG2T9iCPIKhYa2k2-OesGVpPQBWeTlTwhBOtcH7fH1iOUimjXjJ825NwBGIazoLRdp2FK9fAbLh96GvR/s400/willow34a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558840220250227906" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9hEuwBBLXMqi68mx1Cie9m8dyuQ30TU7ZCUMExZMnfTmlXvTfY0HOUTfzmzDuxMxhieBtQajiNfwjd5vuAAzDGqNRRqGvAssEsok5oCx8LoxUtaGN9FPjKB5sm9Iahn2yWZvaEDgUuOc/s1600/willow34a.jpg"></a>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-23751284156378576172010-12-27T22:10:00.002-05:002010-12-27T22:20:10.560-05:00Mindy's Mittens<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mindy loved the wintertime, but even more than that, she loved wearing her mittens. She was good at building igloos, making snowmen and sledding, but she was also good as losing one of her mittens. She had about six pairs of mittens, but now she only had one of each. She just lost one from the last pair she had, and now she was mitten-less. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Overnight there had been a snowstorm, and school was cancelled that day. Excited Mindy finished her breakfast in a hurry and ran upstairs to get ready to play in the snow. She was all set except for her mittens. She went downstairs into the kitchen where her mother was cleaning the dishes and she turned around just in time to see Mindy opening the door, all dressed up except for her bare hands.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>“Mindy! Where are your mittens?” she said.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mindy stopped and looked at her mother, “I lost one.”</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>“That is the sixth pair this season!” her mother exclaimed. “You’re not to go outside until you search for your lost mittens!”</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mindy frowned as she closed the door and headed upstairs to take off her snow clothes. “I’ll never find them all!” she said. “But I guess I’d better try or I won’t be able to play in the snow.”</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>So determined Mindy started her search. She looked around her room: under her bed, in her closet, in her dresser and under her pillows. She spotted her toybox in the corner of the room. She emptied it, and all the way at the bottom was one yellow mitten. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>“I found one!” she exclaimed, and put it with it’s pair. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>She continued out of her room and went to her brother’s room. He was downstairs playing video games, so she carefully crept in. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>“I’ll never find anything in here,” she said observing the pigstye around her. She looked under his bed (yuck!), in his closet, in his dresser (most of the clothes were on the floor anyway) and saw a box in the corner of the room. She looked inside only to find it was a bunch of things she was missing! Her doll, her pony toy, her favorite bouncy ball and all the way at the bottom: a green mitten. She took the box in her room, returning her things to their proper places and put the green mitten with it’s pair. Two down, four to go.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mindy went downstairs to search some more, stopping to look out the window at the snow still falling. I have to find them, she thought. So she headed to the living room, where her brother was playing his video game. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter">"Get out of the way!" her brother yelled as she walked in front of the T.V. screen. She gave him a look.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>She decided to search the couch. She looked underneath, behind and on top, and started picking up the cushions. She found some pennies, a pen and a piece of candy, but her brother was blocking the last one. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"Can I look under your cushion?" she asked him, longingly. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"Will you leave me alone?" he asked.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"Yes, I promise!" she said. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>So he got up, and she pulled up the cushion, and there was a red mitten. She grabbed it and ran upstairs to return it to its match. Three more.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>She thought for a minute, of where to look next. The car! Mindy ran downstairs and into the garage, and opened the door of the mini-van. She looked on all the seats and in the trunk. Then she looked under the passenger seat. She found a stick of gum, a quarter, and a pink mitten. Excited Mindy jetted upstairs to complete the fourth pair. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>She hopped down the stairs as her mother was calling her for lunch. The day was passing by! She ate her sandwich and thought about where the next mitten might be hiding. After she finished, she went to her room and looked in the corner at her book bag. She took out her homework (she had time to do it later!) and dumped the contents of the bag on the floor. She picked up a book that looked particularly lumpy and opened it to find one blue mitten. This must be enough for me to go outside, she thought. She put it with its pair, put on her snow clothes and ran downstairs. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The sun was crossing the sky and she still had one mitten to go. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"Mom," Mindy exclaimed, "I have found five mittens, can't I play in the snow now?"</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"You've come so far Mindy," her mother said, "I bet you can find the next one if you tried. Til then, you are to stay inside."</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mindy sighed, and took a seat next to her brother on the couch. She scratched her head and thought to herself. Where would I put a mitten? She put her hands in her coat and felt something soft. She pulled the object out of her pocket: a purple mitten! Mindy grinned from cheek to cheek as she ran upstairs to grab the other purple mitten. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>She came downstairs and ran up to her mother with her purple-mittened hands. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"I found them all!" she told her mother. "Can I play in the snow now?"</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"Of course you can!" he mother said. "I'm so proud you found them all. Now try not to lose them, and you can play in the snow all day next time."</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"I won't!" Mindy promised, and she ran outside to build an igloo, a snowman, and make a snow angel. When it was dark, Mindy came in and placed her pair of mittens on the heater to dry as her mother made her hot soup and cocoa. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mindy never lost a mitten again.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px American Typewriter">copyright 2010 </p>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-58188554930742111972010-11-23T22:15:00.004-05:002010-11-23T22:19:11.220-05:00Imagine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjik5VfMQWBmeRWbjiFVkfbvBCPbLhuEReLdvDeguWXKxvkKgzC7KUgC5bbJzZ-IKX-n-3LOPd0p7jgHoXR44WKxKYW9MQFCCpax2II5dk8rUDCZyI4p1OxchRw_faXvOZNMhtgAB1DIYyz/s1600/lennon2a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjik5VfMQWBmeRWbjiFVkfbvBCPbLhuEReLdvDeguWXKxvkKgzC7KUgC5bbJzZ-IKX-n-3LOPd0p7jgHoXR44WKxKYW9MQFCCpax2II5dk8rUDCZyI4p1OxchRw_faXvOZNMhtgAB1DIYyz/s400/lennon2a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542950054378863922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ge6C82G2DFYRq0CQAIhGy3p4xk7P99qrsNJq2dKYbv66Jcp1bTguNEF0sDApWBQCNxDkPSF_bKRc73QgpIvFzq4N71nkol3vrEe39sSBX2rBB9v_wk0om7z6NNa7IxnaU3jYMWRPWbOJ/s1600/lennona.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ge6C82G2DFYRq0CQAIhGy3p4xk7P99qrsNJq2dKYbv66Jcp1bTguNEF0sDApWBQCNxDkPSF_bKRc73QgpIvFzq4N71nkol3vrEe39sSBX2rBB9v_wk0om7z6NNa7IxnaU3jYMWRPWbOJ/s400/lennona.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542950040097331330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtj23pVr7VWoESZdzv93MNB6_OLUKi4dj66iCDtjGAaMEz5bk3A9gYFbvX2_6AMfdssecgCRbWH2w3RSpeZ_oWjxgVExbY0fIO-SLMgYTB25tD6bY89qKp3CmebtWr3nezWJjm0qZarJ9o/s1600/lennon2a.jpg"><br /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A card I painted for my brother, as he is a Lennon fan =) </div><div>Done in ink and gouache, from photo reference, since I don't have the liberty of having him pose for me =/</div><div style="text-align: center;">RIP John Lennon</div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-89949620280060312962010-11-20T09:11:00.004-05:002010-11-20T09:40:23.184-05:00New Painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdCP__5eIgmPOqgIP2GNb9wyMNj-iDxWmn5zQlcop6ZyHoRck2W8h_8Ht3FOjxFltgJi_HZWyWzO5w41gRoqXvk0WF4W5FhT1wY-clIzsgqrAoAz16oE9WLztFgXduJ6Qc9wwQ51950lb/s1600/foxtree2detail.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdCP__5eIgmPOqgIP2GNb9wyMNj-iDxWmn5zQlcop6ZyHoRck2W8h_8Ht3FOjxFltgJi_HZWyWzO5w41gRoqXvk0WF4W5FhT1wY-clIzsgqrAoAz16oE9WLztFgXduJ6Qc9wwQ51950lb/s400/foxtree2detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541639308603477314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7PHdD8cKc6jZd8hg-LR5tc4OndT12F8edGcYdzbapq4ccEWd97XgXlKUdHizf2eJjWQ2itERlLCK0dSimY0RFJicGqmQVCIdLOsGQBf5xXx0vss-mzDFEK-wQq-ajswq_eLyTjo45krI/s1600/foxtree2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7PHdD8cKc6jZd8hg-LR5tc4OndT12F8edGcYdzbapq4ccEWd97XgXlKUdHizf2eJjWQ2itERlLCK0dSimY0RFJicGqmQVCIdLOsGQBf5xXx0vss-mzDFEK-wQq-ajswq_eLyTjo45krI/s400/foxtree2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541639299675768850" /></a><br />This is a painting I started in the early summer, just messing around with 'abstract colors' and texture. I don't usually paint in acrylic, let alone on canvas, but it was fun to mess around with no solidified color and the defined lines of the tree that I did with a Staedtler pen, which I didn't realize WASN'T waterproof like Micron pens. The fox I just added yesterday. I knew I wanted a fox, but I didn't want to mess up the canvas by just painting on it. So I drew it on a piece of paper, and then made a copy, cut it out and then used gloss medium to adhere it to the canvas. Then I painted it. I tried to take a photo that really gets the colors right....and I couldn't. It's so much prettier in person. The orange specs in the trees are actually a metallic gold, and the white flowers are a pearl finish. <div>Anyway, it was fun for me, so enjoy =)</div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-73439867616227833532010-11-19T10:21:00.004-05:002011-03-04T21:59:00.594-05:00Storyboard for Willow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUzfNVyGSwk7N0oS4zAiO22BSj-pVNL9V3zuNqyDOSySgcxadAkMfLB-4hbT4ZKga6Q4wvs9keqKp68_XpXDiiuo01UbnlOC6e_SnsKYxTIFM0Ceyi0drjt31MYIIVYAk8eIHEOYsaKJM/s1600/willowstoryboard.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUzfNVyGSwk7N0oS4zAiO22BSj-pVNL9V3zuNqyDOSySgcxadAkMfLB-4hbT4ZKga6Q4wvs9keqKp68_XpXDiiuo01UbnlOC6e_SnsKYxTIFM0Ceyi0drjt31MYIIVYAk8eIHEOYsaKJM/s400/willowstoryboard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541281573854747250" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">This is really rough.....</div><div style="text-align: left;">from a story written by my awesome friend <a href="http://www.mgmission.wordpress.com/">Maria Missionario.</a></div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-59025510053157186382010-11-13T17:06:00.003-05:002011-05-08T08:31:59.239-04:00Kitty Party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MsVSU6GsTF3QJHrML7oRODSSuZ_2YHteHq1PyxkjeG6O24iBkDcOzoSedpA1EAuLB2cNC9GoaAwOVEIovKtZyPg6-N-mo6yOp7Dl_wJzHHzZxCOQ4NaYGCwKHLyvzBCrL5iH02gJOH-X/s1600/momscard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MsVSU6GsTF3QJHrML7oRODSSuZ_2YHteHq1PyxkjeG6O24iBkDcOzoSedpA1EAuLB2cNC9GoaAwOVEIovKtZyPg6-N-mo6yOp7Dl_wJzHHzZxCOQ4NaYGCwKHLyvzBCrL5iH02gJOH-X/s400/momscard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539159313102518530" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">A card I made for my mom's birthday. </span></div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-46492476773279849982010-07-28T21:49:00.002-04:002010-07-28T21:50:38.599-04:00The Bird Charmer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQydLEqoDfNxCn6vnRTWlu_4mn279xW0X9votFm1hr1VsNNCSHhga2AI9e6lRl7RD4OpmvKDZteV6xFFeMk4-Ndof9rW47VnQ4usey8rK4N-tK6N6aKJlqUoii_wliW0HV2_dPbX6XqvUR/s1600/birdcharmer1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQydLEqoDfNxCn6vnRTWlu_4mn279xW0X9votFm1hr1VsNNCSHhga2AI9e6lRl7RD4OpmvKDZteV6xFFeMk4-Ndof9rW47VnQ4usey8rK4N-tK6N6aKJlqUoii_wliW0HV2_dPbX6XqvUR/s400/birdcharmer1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499139535274171106" /></a><br /><div>Newest piece, still exploring stylization.</div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-14639419801168444312010-05-12T19:59:00.004-04:002010-05-13T08:18:39.367-04:00Creepy Old Lady<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3NeOR1mNlKifTs3MekWtHOpEuUpd59GmnaG4cbyokU4bpA1l1GmN6oduP-WS-Ed2oCvx2mcUSYkzOf1JNXHj-Py3dHhHCv3APfC9ckRis_s8KfVfOtOZ9vtAM15g8A4RpXtwqJOt29eS/s1600/oldlady.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3NeOR1mNlKifTs3MekWtHOpEuUpd59GmnaG4cbyokU4bpA1l1GmN6oduP-WS-Ed2oCvx2mcUSYkzOf1JNXHj-Py3dHhHCv3APfC9ckRis_s8KfVfOtOZ9vtAM15g8A4RpXtwqJOt29eS/s400/oldlady.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470538741692194066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQu5dLcj3aj2ecncegN8c3o3pWY05fZoRedM1nYPgOp40cNOtUIu6PI9kFfQ1_FS66NfHM4KUFg26pCZSmBe1nWo7YOwKd6sCoBNGRE_AwQ8BApbTIKwWF0kOsbN1hVe-m04_-AokgEIB/s1600/oldladydetail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCrv3xVNLQle4Z4hWfotcCgtgEK8c6v7sNoHOO6FJJeOpz7g08Dhbn6ZaCbTCZn6OsPZMg2XbvL_tQ-QBTwVzJU1hnTaVMisoryLVzY0PUSCT30Lot2aDkn_JGzF0DK2pglTWc-mPuPPX/s400/oldladydetail3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470538716038535410" /></a>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4261223836570297085.post-28844876593153364052010-05-12T10:41:00.003-04:002010-05-12T10:42:52.051-04:00Portrait of a Sad lady<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_2zsCdEoC7VvzHdGZxMdt20nIeXpDhXAW6hf7pFzUPFJqD09kXe0mktN_EJA3re-6DkQX9VosKQ4X7po5s-5S5KDZbOKUpsxNFZDCXD2FTFih1WEawPvX2OJ5m5iLTeW8enCNNqL8DEi/s1600/sad+lady.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 382px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_2zsCdEoC7VvzHdGZxMdt20nIeXpDhXAW6hf7pFzUPFJqD09kXe0mktN_EJA3re-6DkQX9VosKQ4X7po5s-5S5KDZbOKUpsxNFZDCXD2FTFih1WEawPvX2OJ5m5iLTeW8enCNNqL8DEi/s400/sad+lady.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470393838717616594" /></a><br /><div>Messing around with stylization. I have an infatuation with spirals and drawing sad ladies. </div>a.i.m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01649739891566720775noreply@blogger.com0