Archive | November, 2007
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Illustration Friday: Zoo School for Big Cats

The Illustration Friday theme this week is Zoo, but I kept thinking about the new Leopard operating system on my Mac. Then I remembered that all the previous Mac OS X operating systems were named for big cats, and I thought the big cats might have to go to school to learn the difference between [...]

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Drawing Big Cats…

Russ upgraded my Mac to the new Leopard operating system, so I’ve been drawing that and all the previous big cat OS X operating systems. The biggest change so far I’ve noticed is in my mail program — lots of improvements such as a built-in to-do lists that links directly with my calendar. Maybe now [...]

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Thanksgiving

Susie posted this Hopi Elders’ Prayer on her blog, reminding me that maybe I should end this day with something more than a joke. Sometimes the simple things are best to be thankful for, and although I have many many things to be thankful for, I can’t think of anything more important to a visual [...]

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Illustration Friday: Superstition

Because it’s almost Thanksgiving….but the one with really bad luck is the turkey.

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Drawing from Life

This is a terrific book that I picked up in Seattle and since have been slowly relishing each page. Unlike many survey books that devote little more than a superficial paragraph and single photo for each subject, there are many photos from each journal featured, along with Jennifer New’s in-depth profile of each journal-keeper’s motivation, [...]

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