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MY ONE-YEAR ANKLEVERSARY
Ankle-versary = The anniversary date for breaking an ankle.
My ankleversary has brought me closer to the finish line. I will never be where I was before, but my finish line is about being able to move on from the injury. I’ve learned so much because of it. Continue reading
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Tagged ankle fracture, ankle surgery, beach pictures, Broken ankle, broken fibula, creativity, Dealing with pain, expressing feelings, Friendship, fruit illustration, grief, hardware removal surgery, healing, healing and grief, hope, hope of healing, Illustration, Insight Timer, inspiration, Judy Unger, loss, optimism, painting, patience, performing, recovery, Songs of Healing & Hope, stitches, support, vulnerability, x-ray, xray
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BURSTING WITH PRIDE
I appreciate having such a wonderful blog audience. That is why I want to share about a post on my “other blog” that is listed on the right side (under the blogroll) named “Illustrating My Life.” It has been FOUR … Continue reading
Tagged commercial artist, food artist, illustrator, Judy Unger, painting, pride, proud, writing
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SHE GAVE ME WINGS
In 1997, I received an illustration assignment for a series of note cards. I ended up illustrating six butterflies, a honeybee, and two flowers. Of those paintings, only the four butterflies were published. Whenever I painted anything, the first thing I did was search out reference. Because I liked insects and butterflies, I had a few books and photos. While looking at my files, I came across a clipping. It mentioned that there was a lady who wasn’t too far away from where I lived. She specialized in renting insects. Continue reading
SHE SELLS SEASHELLS
I also decided to show my watercolors to publishers of fine art prints and posters. I went to see a publisher in Los Angeles. He seemed very interested in one of my paintings. It was a watercolor painting of a medley of seashells. Continue reading
ILLUSTRATING MY LIFE LESSONS THROUGH ART
If all colors are brilliant, nothing stands out. The brilliance is only possible through having the depth and richness of colors that have been mixed into subtle, dull variations. The same thing applies to contrast. The brilliance is only possible through having the depth and richness of darks and lights!
In life, we cannot have everything purely colorful or purely bright either. It is the contrast and the dullness that allows for appreciation of sparkling beauty; it allows for it to be emphasized!
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Tagged advertising illustration, Art, Art and Illustration, art career, art student, artist, Celestial Seasonings, Commercial Art, commercial illustrator, digital illustration, drawing, food artist, food illustration, food illustrator, fruit artist, fruit illustration, fruit illustrator, illustraor, illustrator, label and packaging illustration, painting, paintings of food, passion for art, photorealism, photorealistic, realism, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, watercolor painting, watercolors
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