My "Galaxy" art is now up in Houston City Hall Annex. See work of 12 great artists: Please drop by Artists Alive and Well show, 7/15-7/31.

Just learned I've been chosen to submit my art for Spacetaker's Parallel Universes show, coming to Houston in August. I'm excited!

Working on my next Ike Art today, finally; posting Ike Art & other art to my blog later. Visit creativespoutlet.blogspot.com to see my work.

ARTISTS & ART PATRONS - I'm Houston contact for "140 Hours of Fame" Twitter art auction. Sign up for this MAJOR event today. Contact me.

Excited about upcoming Twitter:140 LIVE art show & my entry, "Galaxy on Fire"! Know a GALLERY that'd love to host this show? Contact me.

Here's Another Couple

I just started reading The Creative License, by Danny Gregory. The initial instructions resemble those in Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. The first assignment was to draw a chair, a mug, a table and a person -- in ink, no do-overs. I jumped in and started.

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As with the previous day's EDM challenge (see previous post), I was pleased with the outcome. Done with "good ole ballpoint pen" (black ink, though one looks blue) in my sketchbook. I'm taking photos of these to upload, because my scanner isn't installed properly and I don't know how to fix it. Again, they had to be adjusted for brightness, contrast and saturation to show up well -- hence the varying color.

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I ran out of energy before I got the desk chair on its legs (HAH!). The mug and table are still so dark, I think I'll try shooring them again before posting. Well, maybe I won't post them at all, especially the table, which wound up with too many legs (darn that ink!). The person is Katie Armiger, up-and-coming young singer with her first album coming out soon, from a photo in the Houston Chronicle (also posted). In the few faces I've drawn, I seem to have a knack for getting them too wide. But this one's better in that regard than the last, and some of the distortion is from the hand-held camera.

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Anyhooo, I feel like I'm off and running. I've taken a couple of art/drawing classes over the years, but now that I'm picking it up again on my own, I'm actually having fun with the process. Yeah!

Everyday Matters #103 - My First Challenge

OK, now I'm going to figure out how to upload some of my recent creations. Ta-Dah!

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This is my response to Everyday Matters* challenge #103 -- draw some exercise equipment you use. Well, I wouldn't exactly say I use it, except in this case as a "model." Done in my sketchbook with "plain ole" pencil, and not a very sharp one at that, so I had to enhance the brightness, contrast and saturation. I'm sure proud of the way it came out (she said modestly!).

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* In case you're wondering, everydaymatters is a very friendly and supportive Yahoo group -- mostly into drawing and watercolor. Artists, check it out.