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This is about 3/4 finished, a commission for a K9 guy. Those guys are nutty about their dogs, man.

Anal-retention, where the rubber meets the road.

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I don't wax rhapsodical about other people's art very often, but holy shit, check out this chick Cynthia Camlin. Someone actually even MORE anal-retentive than me. Amazing stuff.

This one's turning out kinda cool:

"Blue"
Ink and watercolor on
illustration board
9x9"

Yesterday, I had a bit of a revelation while looking at some painting work I'd done about ten years ago for my Mom. I've always discounted my talent as "evolving," meaning to me that I was never very good, but I'm getting better. This work was VERY good, and I'd forgotten doing it. I forget a lot of my art. I slip into this fugue state and pump it out, and don't remember creating it, or what it looks like. I'm always surprised to see my earlier work. Always.

Anyway, such a good day today! My folks came up and we went to breakfast, where I witnessed the spectacle of a typical Polo family. Dad looked *sincerely* like a serial killer, and unkempt horror-show lumpy Mom of Doom a) smashed her baby's head into the back of the booth and then berated him for crying and b) fed him a large bowl of biscuits and gravy. He was painted in it. I told my parents as we left, "There's the future President of the United States. His future is GOLDEN." Oh, and the cats mating by my parents' car...BONUS!

So we came home, watched some "Office" that I'd DVR'd for them, then they went home. Since they left at 1:00, I've almost finished the ink work on "Gardening Stuff" (below),

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entered my Chicago budget into Excel, made my art list in Excel and segregated my emailing list for MY ONE-WOMAN SHOW ON FEBRUARY 29TH!!

Details will be coming in Evites and emails and mailings, sprinkled throughout the next few weeks.

I'M VERY EXCITED!

She's at the lake, drawing 20 hours a day. Illustration Ink baby. It's what all the cool kids are doing.

I've got an agent! He's awesome...enthusiastic and smart and professional. As of Friday, five line pieces are hanging in a salon in Overland Park, KS and we're working out the details for a show there of my stipple work (in about a month). I'll send EVERYBODY an EVite when the details are hammered out. Free cocktails and pupus!! Plus, you know, the art, heh. We're developing the local gallery database and will start submitting probably this week, so expect a ton of shows from me this year.

I've been working on the following pieces:

"Pantry"
12-3/4x9-3/4"
pen & ink on illustration board
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and

"Gardening Stuff"
9x7"
pen & ink on illustration board
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Here's a progress shot of "Stipple Mary". I think the word you're all casting about for is "TITS!" Heh. Is my hand being GUIDED? I don't know!

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Have to share this now, even though I'm really close to being done (maybe 10 more hours), because I'm SO EXCITED about how it's turning out. It looks like an old tinted dagguerotype. I'll probably have the final up tomorrow.

"Hibiscus"

Pen & ink (edge-to-edge pointillism),
with pastel overlay on illustration board
13x13"

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We've gone CRAZY WITH THE SAVINGS at Illustration Ink! My insanity is your gain! Select originals, some at 50% OFF. Giclee prints, reduced by $55. Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX, PayPal, check, cash...all accepted!

How can I do this?!? Am I crazy? THE ANSWER IS "YES"!!





Get the deals now, because I'm only doing this for a week. Stocking up for a show! Details later. EeeeEEEEeeeeeEEEeE!

While I wait on some supplies to finish my commission, I've finished "Arrangement", which pleases me because it has taken me roughly forever to pull the trigger on this one. And I like it a lot. Much more color work coming soon...stayed tuned to Illustration Ink for updates.

"Arrangement"
Colored pencil on illustration board
13x9-1/2"
72 hours to create


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I'm FINALLY finished with "Crazy Path"!! [Okay, mostly--I won't be able to resist a few more dots.] ( Behind cut. )

And this piece is making me very happy:

"Arrangement"

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About 10 more hours and it'll be pau and yay! On to new stuff...