Finally

I finally finished my last over due wedding present.
I've actually had the painting done for well over a month but finally got around to putting it in a custom frame I made.  I had originally planned to use a frame I had picked up years ago at the local YWCA art auction and was one of the reasons I had made such a large watercolor to fit into it, but after trying to make it fit it didn't work out so well.

Here we have a mostly done photo of the painting.  I had thought I'd taken a few more interim photos but I guess not.

Anyways I had decided to do my own frame from some I had seen at a friends house.

I think I'd use real glass next time instead of plexi, but I was afraid that a piece this big might break as I was trying to get it home.  The actual art is about 17x24 so the plexi is about an inch larger than the art and the wood is close to 2 1/2 inches larger than the plexi.

Ribbit

Just waiting for the world to end like everybody else.

In the mean time I finished a project my sister requested.  She's been student teaching and she asked if I could draw some frogs for the teacher she's been working with

 So this is what I came up with.  I realize I needed more black space in the drawing, but I couldn't decided how to do it so I just said screw it and sent it off with my nephews and niece's Christmas cash.  Not too bad for never really drawing frogs before.

Some watercolor.

I've finally buckled down and started working on some long over due wedding presents for people I owe them too and a couple for some up coming. Here's the first one I've finished.

Here we have the sketch and start to the painting.  I had two odd ball frames measuring 8x24 so I thought what better way to kill two birds with one stone than to paint one picture and make two out of it.  The sheet measures 24x16, but I didn't realize till after I finished and framed that the full measurement of the paper is to the end of the sheet including the perforations at the top.

  I was inspired by some art I had seen at a friends house and thought I might try my own take on sockeye spawning in the river.

Here we have the first layer of the fish and starting on the water.

A little bit more water and the rocks.

I forgot to get a picture of the finished sheet before I cut it up. But here is the preframed result.

And here we have the finished product.  Not too shabby. Now just two more to go and I think I'm done.

Keep Calm it's over.

Been awhile since I had something to post or say here.  With my 3 followers.  The election is over.  For the most part.

Everybody this morning is either elated or ready to revolt. And no matter what happened I'm sure that would be the same just reversed.  I'm just happy I don't have to listen to anymore political commercials or throw away anymore political flyers.  I feel drained.  I live in a state with only 3 electoral votes and that barely was noticed last night as the polls closes.  Not only for only have 3 electoral votes, but being swept into the Romney win column even before the election.

And all I have to say is if you want real change, stop buying Chinese and start investing in your country and your countrymen.

The APO

I was digging through some stacks of old drawings and came out with these two gems.

I was a North Pacific Ground Fish Observer for over 11 years.  Pretty much that means I go out on fishing boats and collect biological data for the National Marine Fisheries Service.  The APO is an organization that focuses on observers around the country and the world.  I was asked a while back to try and come up with some new logos and designs for the association.

The Fett

I entered a contest over at the Writer's Journey.  For an extra entry you have to do something creative, so I did a quick sketch of Boba Fett.

I know I haven't posted in a few days, but I'm working on larger projects and nothing was completed to show, but I'm still trying to set aside at least an hour a day to draw or paint or doodle, or whatever.

Here's the Boba Fett sketch.

The beginning.