tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11142919364553644022024-03-18T20:54:30.576-07:00shades of grayFine art, pencil drawings of Jennie Norris.Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-43257432799795179132011-04-17T15:23:00.000-07:002011-04-17T15:40:11.075-07:00Red Tail Hawk<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGwtIIAc6nUr23ZVYoBssB_fPOdw6QXd9bokZBDn22v_mbA0_Awz2mRMe5t2bpOPwADFDwSjajsFP0SwxgXDY-sc9DPiyMKtJEe2YAz9gd7md4hqzK9oUb6_eGDR2PQljPswUNbUbzdqr/s1600/RED+TAIL+HAWK.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGwtIIAc6nUr23ZVYoBssB_fPOdw6QXd9bokZBDn22v_mbA0_Awz2mRMe5t2bpOPwADFDwSjajsFP0SwxgXDY-sc9DPiyMKtJEe2YAz9gd7md4hqzK9oUb6_eGDR2PQljPswUNbUbzdqr/s400/RED+TAIL+HAWK.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596683440217605522" /></a>Finally a new drawing! Playing a bit more with pattern and bits of color. This drawing is 33" wide by about 10" tall. It is a juvenile Red Tail they have at the Desert Museum. I also have another work in progress of a raven in flight. Shouldn't be too long before it's complete. <div><br /></div><div>I am also going to be doing a group show with my mother (how cool is that) at the Ranch House Gallery at Aqua Caliente in July & August of 2012. It will take me that long to get ready for it too. My mother works mostly in oils, but also dabbles in colored pencil and graphite as well. I will post some images when it gets a little closer of some of her work. I am very excited to share in this opportunity with her. Should be fun, can't wait!!</div>Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-10538254306534799892010-07-14T12:41:00.000-07:002010-07-14T12:56:22.839-07:00Strokes of Genius 3- Yippppeee!<div>I just received the letter that " Horse with no Name" will be included in North Light Books, Strokes of Genius 3: The Best of Drawing . I'm very excited and honored to be included in the book with so many amazing artists. I have the first 2 books which are filled with some absolutely gorgeous works of art from some of the best artists out there. It won't be out for quite some time - around October of 2011, I can't wait! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaRPbKk0IYf1oGUKxiwHLxR3vFl6r0kHiG3fHGu7jF9UEckWoOQfFmd454q_D4yPtrDm7eDdS6gwMBoicLANjmGa5HApTyAQ667oJlR_zQGHMQMUJEcEpQ-s9Y4HFeY_Tkch4d_mCnQV-/s1600/image8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaRPbKk0IYf1oGUKxiwHLxR3vFl6r0kHiG3fHGu7jF9UEckWoOQfFmd454q_D4yPtrDm7eDdS6gwMBoicLANjmGa5HApTyAQ667oJlR_zQGHMQMUJEcEpQ-s9Y4HFeY_Tkch4d_mCnQV-/s400/image8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493851684747826130" /></a>Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-55586501865402341792010-02-15T20:15:00.000-08:002010-03-18T22:09:46.682-07:00All Consumed!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBU9lyjRNm_k4qj9VRBc-kaJZ4Ph605KU5YyxwlqQElhaljRBVTnfS3o0CpY_PxXzvC_5aoDY6-Pf-ICipY7W2GXn_USosgXuzgg9B28KzfMgopZxvTCumby2zE_TV5bUqJzaaBlr8ggxf/s1600-h/16535_1220918296416_1632704430_546757_3596575_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBU9lyjRNm_k4qj9VRBc-kaJZ4Ph605KU5YyxwlqQElhaljRBVTnfS3o0CpY_PxXzvC_5aoDY6-Pf-ICipY7W2GXn_USosgXuzgg9B28KzfMgopZxvTCumby2zE_TV5bUqJzaaBlr8ggxf/s400/16535_1220918296416_1632704430_546757_3596575_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450175885191881186" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>What the heck have I been doing for the past 4 months? Good question! Not nearly enough art. On top of working 5 days a week, I've been volunteering 1 day a week for the Raptor Free Flight Program at the <a href="http://www.desertmuseum.org/">The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum</a> as a bird handler. I love the birds, dearly! I have learned so much and have a new love and deep respect for raptors. I have been getting some amazing photo reference as well - Yes I will be drawing a lot of birds in the near future!!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3ZIqGfRWNjnYkrojRgvnD7pC90qygaUvKtjX1qtT3QFHOWyZI-Z7bSY-T_Tk_542nUnOaMwVmCg_qxfJBhDYGVMXmaGIwcyjPmlCy6QzdeJ_T7PdfeC9yG-gPkfHjCtmLH6wJxGprvuA/s1600-h/IMGP5152.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3ZIqGfRWNjnYkrojRgvnD7pC90qygaUvKtjX1qtT3QFHOWyZI-Z7bSY-T_Tk_542nUnOaMwVmCg_qxfJBhDYGVMXmaGIwcyjPmlCy6QzdeJ_T7PdfeC9yG-gPkfHjCtmLH6wJxGprvuA/s400/IMGP5152.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450175432688970226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIx9BkXQJcnqW-aOrcGIwCtxCo2ibxDwZNgqvxYpgTiJTG0XLsBGmhUJ6AuNctA3KkRsHXaGOJ_SqCd_HTdTkRi9qxj5NAaQfIiYOY8OOVL_KG9t6JG4y9NOw1zHOUe7kDFrS5S2Yjqdqf/s1600-h/16535_1215620803982_1632704430_536143_3558996_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIx9BkXQJcnqW-aOrcGIwCtxCo2ibxDwZNgqvxYpgTiJTG0XLsBGmhUJ6AuNctA3KkRsHXaGOJ_SqCd_HTdTkRi9qxj5NAaQfIiYOY8OOVL_KG9t6JG4y9NOw1zHOUe7kDFrS5S2Yjqdqf/s400/16535_1215620803982_1632704430_536143_3558996_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450207521643134178" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.desertmuseum.org/visit/events_freeflights.php/">The Raptor Free Fight Program</a> has , a Ferruginous Hawk, 2 Barn owls, a Great Horned Owl, a Grey Hawk, a Prairie Falcon, and a whole family of Harris Hawks, as well as 2 Chihuahuan Ravens, and a Greater Roadrunner. I volunteer all day on Fridays from 8:00am to 2:30pm. There are about 4-5 volunteers per day and we feed and handle the birds, clean and do odd jobs, help with training and help put on the demonstration twice a day. I've made some great friends who I'm sure I will keep for a life time, and it is honestly the best day of the week for me. They asked me to do an illustration for the t-shirts this season and I was honored, and more than happy to. I couldn't decide between a hawk and an owl, so I did both. Then they couldn't decide which one to print, so they did both! I did them in pen and ink, which was a first for me. I loved doing them and I may do more with pen and ink at some point. It was much much faster than pencil. They wanted me to show a connection between the handlers and the birds so I thought it only fitting to show the bird on a handlers glove. The shirts should be coming in this week and I'm very excited to see them!!<div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXHG8SzFcSpgkPfDJKjNHDJf-Q2PhmKxabd1s_inuEXr2_HfZxOUVH-I-ad5MT4la9zpFQeKpC9m0ZYJ8kjas06GYiJWiWc7WLaVS96rSIN-dEwIX0T5vOITW_Rlj0Hr_PElRQhRG8S53/s400/RAPTOR1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450183728066593250" /><div style="text-align: center;"> Ferruginous Hawk</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9p-aBKVvE12XpVWiBI4rzOCYxnnseg4Z1408omp-MHEdH2e6leSZCnFVyFLswmFMzgBm98_bSm9jhaQ_0rBmJqVpuadth8mSJr5Pu_gx9WywjZhj_9ZeCugAxmUw2ejbs-rwIudJaitm/s1600-h/RAPTOR2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 378px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9p-aBKVvE12XpVWiBI4rzOCYxnnseg4Z1408omp-MHEdH2e6leSZCnFVyFLswmFMzgBm98_bSm9jhaQ_0rBmJqVpuadth8mSJr5Pu_gx9WywjZhj_9ZeCugAxmUw2ejbs-rwIudJaitm/s400/RAPTOR2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450183720675033634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Barn Owl</div><br />I got a wood burner quite some time ago and had never done anything with it. Because I was so broke this Christmas, I decided to make everyone something. For the girls I made wood burned pendants and for the guys I turned them into keychains. I had a blast making them and several people asked me to make them one. Of course I started playing around with other items and it has sort of taken on a life of its own. I am going to open an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">etsy shop</a> soon with limited edition giclee prints of my drawings as well as some of the wood and leather burned accessories I've been making. My plan is to hopefully start selling things so I can cut back on my days at work. I would much rather be creating than working : ) Here a few of the items I have been burning!<br /><br />Pendants:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwt2-zlAIwZo-yvsrWjCI_zPM51_qvwPuMtNpHmP9pdU_AHLDb4noeiGRWEw_VTRB1xiqf806n3-ClACCrgVRh4Nmc-0uJlJZxCkEGfrIBa0STDy3_Gl_TKw_Th-NWTGE8yNWhI3xPmwYV/s1600-h/PUPPLY_LV_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwt2-zlAIwZo-yvsrWjCI_zPM51_qvwPuMtNpHmP9pdU_AHLDb4noeiGRWEw_VTRB1xiqf806n3-ClACCrgVRh4Nmc-0uJlJZxCkEGfrIBa0STDy3_Gl_TKw_Th-NWTGE8yNWhI3xPmwYV/s400/PUPPLY_LV_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450193007603034546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmJDJSOanMN3C09umWUGNKPjVAOf7u1urxIAZyUTr8O-nkewxPfvGTg7z_I-LHgGtU_vjV5BDxjWryZn07WYop6Tmnpm8oLaS7d3eue3EPK9OqM4KTaWLqGAS4G0DaoH2c8ompGWGK6op/s1600-h/OWL2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmJDJSOanMN3C09umWUGNKPjVAOf7u1urxIAZyUTr8O-nkewxPfvGTg7z_I-LHgGtU_vjV5BDxjWryZn07WYop6Tmnpm8oLaS7d3eue3EPK9OqM4KTaWLqGAS4G0DaoH2c8ompGWGK6op/s400/OWL2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450192998117013090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtBjOV0EAptlgpk-qRbzi0-RMQ-020qwxJOKm38W142DthQYBTjE2VoH1Jur1FmuFOwSKTT63JFXg5ntsy-0ig7ydO9pBqggVGIiEzOXfD-jEWduExPJQLLxt2ofWdqRTccptyLG1eQlb/s1600-h/LIL_OWL1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtBjOV0EAptlgpk-qRbzi0-RMQ-020qwxJOKm38W142DthQYBTjE2VoH1Jur1FmuFOwSKTT63JFXg5ntsy-0ig7ydO9pBqggVGIiEzOXfD-jEWduExPJQLLxt2ofWdqRTccptyLG1eQlb/s400/LIL_OWL1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450192986531574818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXT1fmvqUam_pW7BiFmj2n_NnlMqIimAl12i8WeJ6csdJDxAC0teJ2vk-IARaQlZzxV2-6kqAXom3IPHjHHrF7uzz4ZlZufyYwjOrnGcxTF5-oNkgiKezE2xbr7NH691hliQzvoYoFVfyJ/s1600-h/ZEBRA1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXT1fmvqUam_pW7BiFmj2n_NnlMqIimAl12i8WeJ6csdJDxAC0teJ2vk-IARaQlZzxV2-6kqAXom3IPHjHHrF7uzz4ZlZufyYwjOrnGcxTF5-oNkgiKezE2xbr7NH691hliQzvoYoFVfyJ/s400/ZEBRA1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450192984748079442" /></a><br /><br />Pendants wrapped with silver:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtjc9xqJYc0zcFwMbUAqsHwsK0MQQ_4sg6Z_Xw_sAWGViHHidoniQN7uJbRekL7UG8jfLWy91JSQtL3zPcB214NRM-9T66zYFl2Hm2Bdih3U8QzTE13E7-Enl5du38IWGBgsSl6YOpGZk/s1600-h/DSC_0033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtjc9xqJYc0zcFwMbUAqsHwsK0MQQ_4sg6Z_Xw_sAWGViHHidoniQN7uJbRekL7UG8jfLWy91JSQtL3zPcB214NRM-9T66zYFl2Hm2Bdih3U8QzTE13E7-Enl5du38IWGBgsSl6YOpGZk/s400/DSC_0033.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450193578060469634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgun3mn05N7ABxMM7ZMfsN5cPJMM5L5yUlx9F1zXT4xsiczjqx11daAPzmcKjdUMfG1_pGAjDjthtkAVf75Tv8zxcKjjg4BZWDlP9vwjrnFuudp6cGJIQet9QVW3juqDVQn9N_dd36Nmxl4/s1600-h/DSC_0029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgun3mn05N7ABxMM7ZMfsN5cPJMM5L5yUlx9F1zXT4xsiczjqx11daAPzmcKjdUMfG1_pGAjDjthtkAVf75Tv8zxcKjjg4BZWDlP9vwjrnFuudp6cGJIQet9QVW3juqDVQn9N_dd36Nmxl4/s400/DSC_0029.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450193567185215730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-WbIt0e5b7ftPTS7t4bITMI7y6BiIW1XoGwy2hTDq4gOxQylW_teUnd7fCnyQNOpNK0VwCengHKnFGBvmwhfFSjLV9gQPrqqSLFzfp6rg8Dr0ChcemTJdAr8-d1dudV18c0zk9_5QymB/s1600-h/DSC_0024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-WbIt0e5b7ftPTS7t4bITMI7y6BiIW1XoGwy2hTDq4gOxQylW_teUnd7fCnyQNOpNK0VwCengHKnFGBvmwhfFSjLV9gQPrqqSLFzfp6rg8Dr0ChcemTJdAr8-d1dudV18c0zk9_5QymB/s400/DSC_0024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450193559366447218" /></a><br /><br />Belt buckles:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vZybC1fDE5KHXuET944jiiJ6JqrvWD9nsZBn6WVHdUWMvpE8d69GYfNQ9DvJEL-6yPTgkxt4uYnA-dYidkSeGkxx3C7H7JbBUKU69bQE01tiKmEuCnvPBMBA0Jdz20ecgwIcYHeQT9nB/s1600-h/BFLY_BELT_BUCKLE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vZybC1fDE5KHXuET944jiiJ6JqrvWD9nsZBn6WVHdUWMvpE8d69GYfNQ9DvJEL-6yPTgkxt4uYnA-dYidkSeGkxx3C7H7JbBUKU69bQE01tiKmEuCnvPBMBA0Jdz20ecgwIcYHeQT9nB/s400/BFLY_BELT_BUCKLE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450193961410548466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRZeyzhyphenhyphenfs54qr0IK_2SwxcgLLwQvQ2K4MrxTlKl5OfD-BZAKerkRwjnYk1ewPMiL8gG0Z8uIWri8bMRKil3MP8pIAOFYRCJlAMDN8YNTSdxnTTXewI4deG1SIVJJW2hQP6ouAImy8ZmB/s1600-h/OWL_BELT_BUCKLE.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRZeyzhyphenhyphenfs54qr0IK_2SwxcgLLwQvQ2K4MrxTlKl5OfD-BZAKerkRwjnYk1ewPMiL8gG0Z8uIWri8bMRKil3MP8pIAOFYRCJlAMDN8YNTSdxnTTXewI4deG1SIVJJW2hQP6ouAImy8ZmB/s400/OWL_BELT_BUCKLE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450193960610508978" /></a><br /><br />And last but not least, I've actually started a new drawing! It is just going to take some time to complete. I have several reference photos and plans for new drawings ready to go - I am working on a harris' hawk now, next will be a barn own, a horse and a coopers hawk, not necessarily in that order : ) I may actually do a work in progress on my next drawing and show a bit of my working process and how I plan out a drawing. Hopefully it won't be so long between posts for me, I was feeling a bit guilty for not posting in such a long time : ( </div>Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-1647904861540150362009-10-03T16:57:00.000-07:002009-10-03T18:36:17.115-07:00Busy, Busy, BusyI have been really busy - I didn't realize how busy, until I was through with all I had to get done and then I didn't know what to do with myself. So here I am!<br /><br />I have been volunteering on Fridays for the Raptor Free Flight program at <a href="http://www.desertmuseum.org/">The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum</a>. It has got to be one of the coolest things I've ever done. The people are all incredibly nice and the birds are amazing. I'm sure I will be posting more on the subject as the season progresses and we start handling the birds more. So far my favorites are the Barn Owls and the Chihuahuan Ravens. I will absolutely be drawing a barn owl soon!<br /> <br />My Pygmy Owl drawing was juried in to an art exhibition at <a href="http://www.sundustgallery.com/">Sundust Gallery</a> which opens Saturday, October 9th in Mesa Arizona.<br /><br />I have been drawing these little hummingbirds for an upcoming show at the <a href="http://www.tubacarts.org/">Tubac Center of the Arts</a>, It is a holiday exhibition of small works called " Little Treasures". I will find out on the 16th of Oct. if they are juried in. I added a touch of iridescent powder to these for the color, which is perfect for the hummers beautiful little iridescent feathers. I hope they take them, I love going to Tubac.<br />"Nesting" 5 1/2" x 8" <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhyphenhyphenRpdSRR0_0rrGwMgRV65Z8KFu6ab56gQgC4WIuEB_XS_jQRQ41KTEJP_8FRC-qDnqERGbGeBTg67C_2Tqr6cqKCEUBDwuuvPc10W_oqgR6Ew7kfJiCuYK05J-qIccglUn6_q3_hWDY7/s1600-h/Nesting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhyphenhyphenRpdSRR0_0rrGwMgRV65Z8KFu6ab56gQgC4WIuEB_XS_jQRQ41KTEJP_8FRC-qDnqERGbGeBTg67C_2Tqr6cqKCEUBDwuuvPc10W_oqgR6Ew7kfJiCuYK05J-qIccglUn6_q3_hWDY7/s400/Nesting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388527451919466258" /></a><br />"Out on a Limb" 4" x 7 1/4"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj78Ao5m8Sc3CNqQpMspchW1ehXt4QrvujOBFk2Zd5_Df5ZEZ7fozsvxt2jfHMOLODI7MCS6O2ywvMJit_OeScTqeSOseE7HM9ta2IdIM-W9erSU-cU_VCxRy1YkFpbzmrRMN2M3b_t88R/s1600-h/Out+on+a+Limb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj78Ao5m8Sc3CNqQpMspchW1ehXt4QrvujOBFk2Zd5_Df5ZEZ7fozsvxt2jfHMOLODI7MCS6O2ywvMJit_OeScTqeSOseE7HM9ta2IdIM-W9erSU-cU_VCxRy1YkFpbzmrRMN2M3b_t88R/s400/Out+on+a+Limb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388527456857668946" /></a><br />"Play Time" 5 1/2" x 8" <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeq6uMmiLst7nE0jLj8_7o6gCMFq6js8-Sw7KArCrebDiMkhQVNmLn4JwU5Qc9FpnKd8g7iR8XS3OIiiXxweZ7sNAYMoNfSLP1ildQBcmlX869nPRVuYaoWFNhZh9RyfHDApTPwGPjkKgf/s1600-h/Playtime.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeq6uMmiLst7nE0jLj8_7o6gCMFq6js8-Sw7KArCrebDiMkhQVNmLn4JwU5Qc9FpnKd8g7iR8XS3OIiiXxweZ7sNAYMoNfSLP1ildQBcmlX869nPRVuYaoWFNhZh9RyfHDApTPwGPjkKgf/s400/Playtime.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388527465052018914" /></a><br />"Resting Place" 5 " x 8"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXX3jzep2rzRvpeIrYDP8Ske0evtZ9VEiTpMp5t6dTdsUKg5F1MYscf_XaViZdZKkvFzxZiOUD1MvllAdDlUYXd4LI1hI56X3lPo0c4YXR9ETvRShdxIFS6y-M8shwmCBeVpjwZ49F02Y/s1600-h/Resting+Place.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXX3jzep2rzRvpeIrYDP8Ske0evtZ9VEiTpMp5t6dTdsUKg5F1MYscf_XaViZdZKkvFzxZiOUD1MvllAdDlUYXd4LI1hI56X3lPo0c4YXR9ETvRShdxIFS6y-M8shwmCBeVpjwZ49F02Y/s400/Resting+Place.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388527474086431778" /></a>Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-11765866510789470912009-08-14T09:00:00.000-07:002009-08-14T09:31:09.910-07:00Harley Brown Rocks!!!I was completely blown away by the generosity of Harley Brown. As the winner of the "Last Photo" contest I was informed that I would be receiving the last photo from Harley. I was completely expecting to get an 8x10 photo with a piece of cardboard in a manilla envelope.... seriously. Late last week I received a package from harley with "the photo" - framed, a nice note written in one of his gorgeous note cards, one of his signed prints, a copy of his book in which he drew a stunning indian and a personal note to me. I couldn't believe it, I am touched! it shows the generosity and spirit of such a great man! Thank you Harley Brown! <br /><br />I have started reading Harley's book and I am loving it!!! He is so inspirational, and has given me a new outlook on my art and how I feel about my own work. It's an easy read, broken down into small sections. Perfect for someone like myself, with the attention span of a gnat : )<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRNTT2fYmk8dqOVxYi_r1xyhik1TOQBUibvQ6A3zcB0c3U9dXwTVexKXx0bmI1Cwh__AyfE5fsfVoUkq-hrv3LJpMudRbw0-VpBmQamMpPORhaLM9aIusbWMKipM68KbWC0MB9F0ulCIR/s1600-h/book_out.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRNTT2fYmk8dqOVxYi_r1xyhik1TOQBUibvQ6A3zcB0c3U9dXwTVexKXx0bmI1Cwh__AyfE5fsfVoUkq-hrv3LJpMudRbw0-VpBmQamMpPORhaLM9aIusbWMKipM68KbWC0MB9F0ulCIR/s400/book_out.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369854853196495986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOrlbF_wFqYBLSDy_Og2PgksbJIb_r0ob2UeHRcuj3EZy5lzTuqU0SoxtGy8PP6fnpDekW5Nay9IaSOsKt6n1QKpSMxR-ULNtloCcbKj4owTMTi0glx837c8bfYkcdYpnL0PMCq4xsGLp/s1600-h/book_in.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOrlbF_wFqYBLSDy_Og2PgksbJIb_r0ob2UeHRcuj3EZy5lzTuqU0SoxtGy8PP6fnpDekW5Nay9IaSOsKt6n1QKpSMxR-ULNtloCcbKj4owTMTi0glx837c8bfYkcdYpnL0PMCq4xsGLp/s400/book_in.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369854859477423378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6twgDS-hfgpiO9CZwEf-cNVYnPclzMm_tDiScLRA0QzBUVtEz9XmkDj69ANzh_I02pJaDvzO1-W6Qje9YNryu4u7acNrSsWxP3aRLRTNZFnfdp8-KBYCzc2S6nMlvDXlqPoeeR3TB9_4/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6twgDS-hfgpiO9CZwEf-cNVYnPclzMm_tDiScLRA0QzBUVtEz9XmkDj69ANzh_I02pJaDvzO1-W6Qje9YNryu4u7acNrSsWxP3aRLRTNZFnfdp8-KBYCzc2S6nMlvDXlqPoeeR3TB9_4/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369854881683914674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2F_wuFEfYj_RgjzVUELSu1wPIV9srpmyR9j4Up2PVZ3tzvcCnSjcC_0AkK5LZVKFy-uFth-c0Wa6_Idmc0ia3lZLjJ_jppUhjuQOl80cVPC8GR0bADvPkfuO4yAIwXK2QkIZYTT4hK1vg/s1600-h/print.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2F_wuFEfYj_RgjzVUELSu1wPIV9srpmyR9j4Up2PVZ3tzvcCnSjcC_0AkK5LZVKFy-uFth-c0Wa6_Idmc0ia3lZLjJ_jppUhjuQOl80cVPC8GR0bADvPkfuO4yAIwXK2QkIZYTT4hK1vg/s400/print.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369854877863403314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3g4rYI8LPkNBgakvU8SNHBC2Z6dueY_bus7TiBl8Aifk8FXWlsKgjtqbRe0SQtHBBEcWSMVm2BYKH0Igxlvlk9leOix0W34W7wNPNSjxSUWhP6tNx04mp75L1HMuf_q5vrS7MthPnRB0/s1600-h/notecard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3g4rYI8LPkNBgakvU8SNHBC2Z6dueY_bus7TiBl8Aifk8FXWlsKgjtqbRe0SQtHBBEcWSMVm2BYKH0Igxlvlk9leOix0W34W7wNPNSjxSUWhP6tNx04mp75L1HMuf_q5vrS7MthPnRB0/s400/notecard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369854867922487362" /></a>Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-90981729742911177012009-07-23T11:55:00.000-07:002009-07-23T19:11:13.890-07:00Exciting News!I was feeling a little down yesterday. I was laid off in January and the job market is getting worse and worse. Ocassionally it gets the best of me. : (<br /><br />Around 6:00 last night I decided to check my email, and received some news that cheered my right back up!!<br /><br />Several months ago I came across an article by Harley Brown in the International Artists Magazine. I love his articles. He is, to say the least, amazing and his articles are always interesting and informative. So he had a contest to draw his last photo, of a lighthouse. <br /><br />I took the challenge and sent in my drawing, and I actually won! The editor of International Artist Magazine wrote me a nice little email informing me that I won and said of the hundreds of entries from all over the world mine stood out. How nice is that to hear? <br /><br />I will receive the original photo signed by the master himself, Harley Brown, as well as having my drawing published in the next August/September, # 68 issue of International Artists Magazine.<br /><br />Here is Harley's photo-<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUaw5H7VJVhvu0aIma4TOQvqZzNMPlqyMuHWbW2k7a54go8eczKaQZSUpAIqjKNKdEWQLIoiJWChX4U_VAXxVRM3c-iho2lPoBW7TFP9tML_ieZFli2bP1iZcy6C2FVtsIXf5kSnewgQg/s1600-h/HARLEYS_LAST_PHOTO.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUaw5H7VJVhvu0aIma4TOQvqZzNMPlqyMuHWbW2k7a54go8eczKaQZSUpAIqjKNKdEWQLIoiJWChX4U_VAXxVRM3c-iho2lPoBW7TFP9tML_ieZFli2bP1iZcy6C2FVtsIXf5kSnewgQg/s400/HARLEYS_LAST_PHOTO.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361739954665301858" /></a><br />And here is my drawing - I used graphite powder on this one. I'm in the process of doing another drawing with the graphite powder. The more I use it the more I like it, and the more comfortable I get with it. It has a different- "looser" look.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxggb8uEQzyfiXXqx3SIqycRI0IPMrDw6JSs99Q9bFZpSwWy9ufHvCwrb2hjugcERo2B22xa-_VELTimzuGBiMUkyxJnbh_W_su_N4CkVmz7-wn5JyNfUY_QdC_Y2iPfoWuvJ5AcPc4Dp/s1600-h/lg_image17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxggb8uEQzyfiXXqx3SIqycRI0IPMrDw6JSs99Q9bFZpSwWy9ufHvCwrb2hjugcERo2B22xa-_VELTimzuGBiMUkyxJnbh_W_su_N4CkVmz7-wn5JyNfUY_QdC_Y2iPfoWuvJ5AcPc4Dp/s400/lg_image17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361741429140808002" /></a>Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-1514837993947148212009-07-13T21:10:00.001-07:002009-07-14T09:17:55.697-07:00Playing with Color Again!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWz-KwhRfGBIvY6UROaeYIhv4KEUnzf6nkrOFFO4-jyQX-phksw-OsHjxRQDWW7h-hzt2B2gmT14sfokm1n-7AVwYrxGfHVrLhvJo6VvIqlL5O9LTL0_EpGJAphamOSFbYIeRBDNyV5Uh/s1600-h/HUMMERS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWz-KwhRfGBIvY6UROaeYIhv4KEUnzf6nkrOFFO4-jyQX-phksw-OsHjxRQDWW7h-hzt2B2gmT14sfokm1n-7AVwYrxGfHVrLhvJo6VvIqlL5O9LTL0_EpGJAphamOSFbYIeRBDNyV5Uh/s400/HUMMERS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358350674543513858" /></a><br />I am going through a weird little faze right now! Being a graphic designer, I always associate a piece of art with coordinating patterns. When working as a designer we always took a main image and added coordinating patterns to make a group. <br /><br />I often think that way when I am drawing. After completing a drawing I almost always start picturing patterns that would work with the art. I often think about drawing a pattern to coordinate with my main image. I started playing with this idea this week. I have a couple done already because I'm working fairly small right now. I also decided to add a touch of color. I'm doing washes of watercolor. I will post another very soon. What do you think? Good or bad, I would love to get some feedback.<br /><br />I'm also trying to figure out why my blog is not updating correctly on other's blogs. I'll keep trying, and thanks to those who have been trying to help me with the problem.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZWt2dL5t_XZHNe50EetWOBH_8vrtCyS7fO8ObkrupYGX7jmkczZMZgBw_fitBnB7PLoFKE-3Z9jeRaWU7yXHyCqeH2nurvEkiNUm-YV9kIgCzMzWWgJVx101yTPPfH02C4c7Pu529YCS/s1600-h/HUMMER.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZWt2dL5t_XZHNe50EetWOBH_8vrtCyS7fO8ObkrupYGX7jmkczZMZgBw_fitBnB7PLoFKE-3Z9jeRaWU7yXHyCqeH2nurvEkiNUm-YV9kIgCzMzWWgJVx101yTPPfH02C4c7Pu529YCS/s400/HUMMER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358169625319313954" /></a>Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-62353892836445939592009-06-30T09:43:00.000-07:002009-06-30T09:51:04.608-07:00NEW DRAWING<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJq6MmL1tyRDJsDoLivmdQKwM-rRk8mEsbbPuq6-trv96S53pzpDLM2secgf9TVEvdm1r24-2qz1hU6zFreinEs5ATXk9Q1SwYfIqZgStjvJv39qILZNprzWKtHONjWw5GNILiFR5fuOaV/s1600-h/HORSE_SMALL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJq6MmL1tyRDJsDoLivmdQKwM-rRk8mEsbbPuq6-trv96S53pzpDLM2secgf9TVEvdm1r24-2qz1hU6zFreinEs5ATXk9Q1SwYfIqZgStjvJv39qILZNprzWKtHONjWw5GNILiFR5fuOaV/s400/HORSE_SMALL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353163344768929458" /></a><br /><br />Here is my latest drawing. Not sure what to call it yet. The horse belongs to a friend of mine and I can't remember what his name is. It's rather large - 17" x 20". The photo isn't great but you get the idea. I love drawing horses and I have some incredible reference photos, so I may do another one soon. But in the meantime I think I will do a few smaller drawings.Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-61839256751991037672009-06-04T07:52:00.000-07:002009-06-04T08:04:37.821-07:00Western Screech Owl 9.5" x 10"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRISEyniQcZKFE2fccb5Vhuu_e7BhvJdEKZX1HUfcPWugV9Qo0P2Jc9I7G64Y0YKPPViCv7Whj7D2JmXqrJrjd14NeF6yUoJrCEOTGzRefd-B6Wxk6qIF0C0jqYFO2xzjNrDNymi-pWg3U/s1600-h/SCREECH_OWL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRISEyniQcZKFE2fccb5Vhuu_e7BhvJdEKZX1HUfcPWugV9Qo0P2Jc9I7G64Y0YKPPViCv7Whj7D2JmXqrJrjd14NeF6yUoJrCEOTGzRefd-B6Wxk6qIF0C0jqYFO2xzjNrDNymi-pWg3U/s400/SCREECH_OWL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343488326335317730" /></a><br />Ok so I was supposed to have this finished like, a month ago! I got a very big freelance design job in - which of course is paying my bills right now. I have also been busy experimenting with acrylics and epoxy coatings so I can mount my art and seal it without having to frame. I guess it's just for no other reason than a different look and an extra added touch. I started this drawing with powdered graphite, which I am still learning and experimenting with. I like the process a lot.<br /><br />I think this piece still needs some work. It looks a little flat still. I will keep working, but I hadn't posted in so long I was feeling a bit guilty!Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-4293043733525337952009-04-17T09:34:00.000-07:002009-04-17T09:47:14.035-07:00Latest work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgke22RXel-faM4SK0pgKx23jna1P6EmOpjIpdlePEn_sI7X5ypa69zU4iZDoJjW8vTw6bvLq2-hkJYUSV-D731KuBStkBivUv3Z2zUVTFK7WiONzWqJlh3q-uCVfAcE7wnR8JoCS0joZd4/s1600-h/elephantSM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgke22RXel-faM4SK0pgKx23jna1P6EmOpjIpdlePEn_sI7X5ypa69zU4iZDoJjW8vTw6bvLq2-hkJYUSV-D731KuBStkBivUv3Z2zUVTFK7WiONzWqJlh3q-uCVfAcE7wnR8JoCS0joZd4/s400/elephantSM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325700455663466802" /></a>Elephant 12.5" x 18"<br />I just finished this elephant drawing. I took this picture last time I was at the Reid Park Zoo, I wish I knew a little more about the elephant. I think I'll go back and find out more about him... or her. I thought it was going to take me forever but, actually wasn't too bad. It was fun! I love drawing new textures that I'm not used to doing, because it's always a nice learning process. You come out of it feeling like you learned something. I'm also working on an owl drawing that I used the powdered graphite ( turned to liquid) on. Hoping to get it done by the end of the weekend!Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-2820866513274446862009-04-13T21:36:00.000-07:002009-04-13T22:00:11.462-07:00Lighthouse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-0i_7MiaV5AWhxtQaF_rcRmu0Bvh-I3BMruCla0OOStXNFE3YVfnEopj-SE57Vk8HF4QECmcmzdX0BfXMSs4oDJaRPIMdk7usHUqkSQSI3gFymrk9NGdWhqT9wq0ifCXRtXzOJ7RxOff/s1600-h/LIGHTHOUSE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-0i_7MiaV5AWhxtQaF_rcRmu0Bvh-I3BMruCla0OOStXNFE3YVfnEopj-SE57Vk8HF4QECmcmzdX0BfXMSs4oDJaRPIMdk7usHUqkSQSI3gFymrk9NGdWhqT9wq0ifCXRtXzOJ7RxOff/s400/LIGHTHOUSE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324405194985328914" /></a><br />For those of you who read the International Artist Magazine, you should recognize the name Harley Brown. I love his articles, in the back of every issue! He is amazing to say the least. For those of you who don't know who he is just google his name and look at some of the amazing art he creates. Well, in his last article he asked readers to do a pencil sketch of his last photo and I thought it sounded like fun. So here is my version of Harley's last photo.<br /><br />I also used graphite powder mixed with water to do my background. I've been playing with it for a while and this was the first picture I completed using this technique. I still need to keep experimenting with it. It's a little hard to work with, not at all like watercolor, which I'm used to. Much harder to control. Maybe it's just that I don't know what the hell I'm doing yet.<br /><br />I've already started another drawing with the graphite powder. I like the slightly looser look I'm getting with it, and hopefully if I keep using it I will actually figure out what I'm doing!!Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-80108303506252304062009-03-26T21:43:00.000-07:002009-03-26T22:08:48.461-07:00Whisper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwtgGpyYjAzR1ZtU8fzPGu4DGiHDwd2t6cEoXnjGepASn1gV_ahrNCqnSvMjfZ3IjR_NV6OJxw5_AdycMlqhvwX4m92BFYBQgWy7qQEtkHhhUVGHjslsJ01MPEej8ecKiu4d5nmpRapBD/s1600-h/WHISPER2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwtgGpyYjAzR1ZtU8fzPGu4DGiHDwd2t6cEoXnjGepASn1gV_ahrNCqnSvMjfZ3IjR_NV6OJxw5_AdycMlqhvwX4m92BFYBQgWy7qQEtkHhhUVGHjslsJ01MPEej8ecKiu4d5nmpRapBD/s400/WHISPER2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317727329097119346" /></a><br />This is one of my latest drawings. I had done a commission for a friend, and this one was a little extra surprise for her. I knew I had to draw a close up of this horse, he is beautiful. I gave the drawings to her today, so it is safe to post.<br /><br />on another note - I've been doing a little experimenting with powdered graphite and water washes. Just playing but I like the effect I'm getting. If I actually finish one I will post it.Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-14710534367035330232009-03-15T19:40:00.000-07:002009-03-15T20:02:26.595-07:00Pow Wow @ San Xavier MissionI don't care what anyone says, the southwest is beautiful!!! Having grown up in Massachusetts, for many years living in Arizona I took for granted the beauty around me. I just saw cactus and dirt, no ocean, no green trees, no fall leaves......just dirt! The longer I live here (almost 30 years now), the more beauty I see and would not change it for anything. The people and culture are unbelievable. <br /><br />We spent the day at San Xavier Mission watching a Pow Wow and dance competition among many tribes. The Indian culture has always fascinated me. I want to learn as much as I can about it's people and culture. I wanted to share a few of the more than 850 photos I took today, many of which will turn into drawings I'm sure. Kind of makes me want to paint with all the gorgeous color though! Who knows maybe I will!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8SwR0sKn-HyfUulMZs-u-gwd9Lt63xQG8tSMKQ9FXsiEHAOEnNyw1Eo3elksxjO0ctIT0MfN7iNoiiXwt7hzcD5iT8UzJCujkBeAy-PYZucI9NIAUAhX2EqjOexrhvOiN-hZgRxkch6u/s1600-h/DSC_0202.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8SwR0sKn-HyfUulMZs-u-gwd9Lt63xQG8tSMKQ9FXsiEHAOEnNyw1Eo3elksxjO0ctIT0MfN7iNoiiXwt7hzcD5iT8UzJCujkBeAy-PYZucI9NIAUAhX2EqjOexrhvOiN-hZgRxkch6u/s400/DSC_0202.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313615259009354194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI6NW_zYUf0vUBSyUpnz1sCiPSVmnsR7JpmA0dMTCSBsn12H6oNI8-MYR5h2txPylsXS51YCjKxGDcNOvyqzoTa9avo8tOyFdDOpfFlvbMV7B8UzPO8n0uoKJVMjgNOnev9v2URW-bgiT/s1600-h/DSC_0687.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4nyYMjSrVHQkpsnLR7xm18OD4u9oYddhEDcxtVTgwhQMwOFKNsijHERtFzJEyKNTEXVPam15JIjCtrf2M2lsNH8uqJLyvnmymh9oB5dxIc2oKBDZGcXLXUlL7Xws2hXYtVcG6Lcv6ybn/s400/DSC_0901.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313614429926902002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8R1UULqAYz2FiqPViX6kfLMsea2bbMNHnSzbJoEgQNggbm9w-D8u7irrrd7tQFHUGd7eKAwx-ZGOk6KJ4z01N7-I7a9OCTcOEa8dn7K_JsBJnujMWv-iszrx0Rv_59LsZ5kDGEr_ADKx/s1600-h/DSC_0755.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8R1UULqAYz2FiqPViX6kfLMsea2bbMNHnSzbJoEgQNggbm9w-D8u7irrrd7tQFHUGd7eKAwx-ZGOk6KJ4z01N7-I7a9OCTcOEa8dn7K_JsBJnujMWv-iszrx0Rv_59LsZ5kDGEr_ADKx/s400/DSC_0755.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313614287397038994" /></a>Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-28578698158114294862009-02-27T11:14:00.001-08:002009-02-27T11:14:57.254-08:00Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Juried Art Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrgo6krPrOtSymu_BBGgbkD2NlN1ZmXP_jT8nxtUGpshCjVeJCZph9SWxgInFlwNwTGXqEHUP-HZqwXbjMJUel5zzFWdrDJnRIlORg7c8p30BTv0jdsAg6cKk665ed44OuOB4MxdO4m8b/s1600-h/dm_postcard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrgo6krPrOtSymu_BBGgbkD2NlN1ZmXP_jT8nxtUGpshCjVeJCZph9SWxgInFlwNwTGXqEHUP-HZqwXbjMJUel5zzFWdrDJnRIlORg7c8p30BTv0jdsAg6cKk665ed44OuOB4MxdO4m8b/s400/dm_postcard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307554990589763922" /></a><br /><br />My "Prickly Pear Bloom" drawing was accepted in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Juried Art Show, a Closer Look at Cactus & Succulents. I'm very excited about this because the Desert Museum is probably my all time favorite place. It is about 30 - 45 minutes away from my house, and I go there quite often. Every time I'm there I just feel to peaceful, like there isn't a care in the world, or anywhere else I would rather be. I love that feeling! Well I just wanted to share my good news. And, they used my drawing on the postcard, even better!! The show runs April 4 - June 7, 2009 at the Ironwood Gallery.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAwoclkOxYzcEEvnmiBbnWBGUYU9avRrmb-lz8CEpi_RWOop5RwzJybLXB5vDAxVUTf8w2b_PlAlh_tOd1aMob-ll8GZ8fTGdtKkF_qiClKMHSibfwuCemos9RyA84D9GSIz85ca4mZjO/s1600-h/image2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAwoclkOxYzcEEvnmiBbnWBGUYU9avRrmb-lz8CEpi_RWOop5RwzJybLXB5vDAxVUTf8w2b_PlAlh_tOd1aMob-ll8GZ8fTGdtKkF_qiClKMHSibfwuCemos9RyA84D9GSIz85ca4mZjO/s400/image2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307555141191181538" /></a>Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-39548426851065034722009-01-22T14:49:00.000-08:002009-01-22T15:11:10.537-08:00"Happy Happy"I entered 2 drawings into the 46th annual Glendale Arts Council- Juried Fine Arts Competition and I got both of them in!! Not only did I get them in but, in the Pencil/Ink Category , I won the first place award for " Pygmy Owl"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFLOnGzwRW7w84J-ne2td0yPSC0yFoLeT32rNKvvFccP48fGUiHHYGMSMMHmOJSHmgUkzlbLozaJMdd0Z9zS3ayT0LqGZEkX3K7S9DrXzLJEu20WuBHPqZN4m8loRwbU49QfZF9_jU-PD/s1600-h/image3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFLOnGzwRW7w84J-ne2td0yPSC0yFoLeT32rNKvvFccP48fGUiHHYGMSMMHmOJSHmgUkzlbLozaJMdd0Z9zS3ayT0LqGZEkX3K7S9DrXzLJEu20WuBHPqZN4m8loRwbU49QfZF9_jU-PD/s400/image3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294255958802349602" /></a><br />And Second Place award for "Horse with No Name"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRd2u2JtxH0n-Rt9XZf_QCDqvlHBOOQiIDgd5qvXJHm0E6EvYW3ekU9kRZnZFaZ-b1qFMM_fI1bIlB_eSURu6voBTfNk0zbXoK_vealpiqwTXMdd92BQHe_O_-yfrI8lRCq2Q94IgRHZGf/s1600-h/lg_image8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRd2u2JtxH0n-Rt9XZf_QCDqvlHBOOQiIDgd5qvXJHm0E6EvYW3ekU9kRZnZFaZ-b1qFMM_fI1bIlB_eSURu6voBTfNk0zbXoK_vealpiqwTXMdd92BQHe_O_-yfrI8lRCq2Q94IgRHZGf/s400/lg_image8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294256741552830082" /></a><br />I'm so Excited!! And a little relieved at the same time, I was holding my breath hoping I would not have to take the 2 hour drive back up to Phoenix if they didn't get in!!. This was a nice surprise my first week of being officially unemployed : )<br />The Show runs January 28 through February 22, In Glendale Arizona.<br /><br />Till next time!!Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-52607141158392505222009-01-15T14:02:00.000-08:002009-01-15T14:19:34.167-08:00"A Bit of Color"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6W5-MDXHJU3Ymppw6AwEsnZEjML46bXgnfEY24W77ZQY4irf-Nh0tKN2fC7gmyzuV_ACKwEs-V2I8GXsp67bfZBUI6_4WRApV1mVN0FadJP7eInZ0Z0ZEhy9jyxhyEJpB3Ln8-VWY9b9R/s1600-h/blackbird.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 361px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6W5-MDXHJU3Ymppw6AwEsnZEjML46bXgnfEY24W77ZQY4irf-Nh0tKN2fC7gmyzuV_ACKwEs-V2I8GXsp67bfZBUI6_4WRApV1mVN0FadJP7eInZ0Z0ZEhy9jyxhyEJpB3Ln8-VWY9b9R/s400/blackbird.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291648381124623810" /></a><br /><br />It seems like forever since I last posted. So much has happened since my last post. The company I have worked at for over 4 years shut down our Tucson office, so as of tomorrow I am officially unemployed. This is a first ever for me!! I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet, probably freak out for starters! I will probably try to pick up some freelance work until something comes up. Not a huge Graphic Design market in the Tucson area. : (<br /><br />Meanwhile, I have a couple of juried art shows I am entering. One is at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. The other is in Glendale Arizona. I will be dropping off 2 drawings on Saturday the 17th; hopefully I’ll get in. I will let you know how I do!<br /><br />I have started playing around with a bit of color, just on the borders. I’m not sure if I will continue or not. Let me know what you think! I’m enjoying it for the moment; I’ll see where it takes me.<br /><br />Till next time!Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-81642889097656133452008-10-19T16:10:00.000-07:002008-10-19T16:59:41.577-07:00"Never give up on a problem drawing"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemyhqVd6mF8Thr8L5n3ufg3qStYcBkEhcwIJMrHnCqBH5xRov7ru0GJwrfjl8E5yHIQZhEW1QWUu7hmbB7K_0B6ZZGxYSFnlgPPe1M1UAiT054XkF2X4Xp4zyuVzajrG2QEA0-KqHylmO/s1600-h/lg_image4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemyhqVd6mF8Thr8L5n3ufg3qStYcBkEhcwIJMrHnCqBH5xRov7ru0GJwrfjl8E5yHIQZhEW1QWUu7hmbB7K_0B6ZZGxYSFnlgPPe1M1UAiT054XkF2X4Xp4zyuVzajrG2QEA0-KqHylmO/s400/lg_image4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259018984987476018" /></a><br /><br />I learned a tremendous amount doing this drawing. This was my first time trying to make something look as though it were in mist. I had a few reference photos of other subjects in mist I had found on the internet to look at, which helped tremendously. It was actually easier than I thought it would be. I used a small amount of my 2h and hb pencils then used a blending stump to smooth it out. Then went back in and darkened the edges where I wanted.<br /><br /> I ended up putting this drawing away for a while because I got stuck on it. There was a different type of grass under the coyote in my reference photo, which I took at the Wildlife Museum( Yes, he was stuffed). It was more like a lot of sticks he was in and when I got to a certain point in my drawing I didn't like the way the sticks looked. It was confusing and the other grass looked much nicer compared to the sticks. I erased about a quarter of my drawing which I usually never do but, in the end I was glad I did. After erasing I went back and drew the grass back in. I was happy with it after that and finished the drawing.<br /><br />One of the biggest lessons I learned was that a drawing not going so well can be saved. There was a time when I would have put the drawing away and never went back to it. I made myself pick it back up again and erase hours and hours of work and it was the best thing I had ever done. I now know that you can learn a lot from your mistakes and problem areas in you work. It was well worth the effort.<br /><br />Till next time!Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-56519030118955394062008-10-08T21:53:00.000-07:002008-10-08T22:09:51.122-07:00WORK IN PROGRESSWow it's been a long time, been busy putting in overtime at work, etc. And, just plain busy with life. This drawing seems to be taking forever too. It's pretty good sized, around 13-14 x 19-20. I keep thinking I'm almost done, then take a closer look and realize I have a lot of work ahead of me. I think I need to get a lot darker on it. I promised my sister I would upload it so she could check it out. Till next time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnkG9aviQgWA8Fj1VvGL4ITeHR7j-GQ4mx6ZBn8sq9xu8ZOIbFG0flYyWxGqvtfOsygbuY7EzlnxmW1G57GyJYi3Ba3RV-_wj73tnxM8ruGQbwBZHds8kY3Ug1rPvzJpITcdb_i524YXu/s1600-h/horsesmall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnkG9aviQgWA8Fj1VvGL4ITeHR7j-GQ4mx6ZBn8sq9xu8ZOIbFG0flYyWxGqvtfOsygbuY7EzlnxmW1G57GyJYi3Ba3RV-_wj73tnxM8ruGQbwBZHds8kY3Ug1rPvzJpITcdb_i524YXu/s400/horsesmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255014935506864690" /></a>Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-7796316540539315272008-09-01T19:17:00.000-07:002008-09-01T19:49:46.241-07:00"Happy Birthday to Me"Well..... my birthday was a couple days ago and my husband gave me one of the greatest gifts ever. He took me out to <a href="http://www.tanqueverderanch.com/specials.asp">Tanque Verde Ranch</a> to take pictures of the horses.<br /><br />I had no idea this place was even there. It's a little out of the way and hidden back in the desert. It's a real live Dude Ranch with hundreds of horses. I had been telling him for months I wanted to find some horses to photograph and he came through for me!!! <br /><br />Now I really want to go horse back riding. I haven't been since I was a little kid, so I'm checking into some places to take a lesson or two, before we go.<br /><br />I uploaded a few photos for you to enjoy. Of course I have a ton of new reference and cannot wait to get started on a drawing of a horse. The hard part is choosing one to do first. I got a ton of great photos.<br /><br />Till next time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dO8xLVbBzhGTKspYiPSzamhdoOm2BA3F-dsXzZzeWNCS8amGExa-CYzwfYL6cF_F8T5WqIS66P1kmMSLQp57IT6AGd8gSpKLDb1mUuAdIZatXNKnXaN5MhcLu7oevFpJlv1V0vS8jP0k/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dO8xLVbBzhGTKspYiPSzamhdoOm2BA3F-dsXzZzeWNCS8amGExa-CYzwfYL6cF_F8T5WqIS66P1kmMSLQp57IT6AGd8gSpKLDb1mUuAdIZatXNKnXaN5MhcLu7oevFpJlv1V0vS8jP0k/s400/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241247729869702034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPShjmqZw6zO2o0vZRjMCkDwmYwyU0-bJTtKUG-P5ofwIipL_ed4IdOUIsspVa0dvyMGTZ69H5QiND4wxtZ91EwKzb19gasB0nF5oDRFpazeH1qsV7zRwJzvoEbiumosTrFpBaLzrYG0u/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPShjmqZw6zO2o0vZRjMCkDwmYwyU0-bJTtKUG-P5ofwIipL_ed4IdOUIsspVa0dvyMGTZ69H5QiND4wxtZ91EwKzb19gasB0nF5oDRFpazeH1qsV7zRwJzvoEbiumosTrFpBaLzrYG0u/s400/7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241247661817270114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDP63GQSoOv6JdxheLWZHUMZtGQq4V-_oqmeJl2ic-cYNhWHs7x97BrlNV3fXjIE9pZKgKcqECEN3F2xQmh3BFXuJrzYQBLTHYC6RHvI2p8cv6v9lHFK5NLVudRjfsAOVc0SKDSyz5U6OZ/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDP63GQSoOv6JdxheLWZHUMZtGQq4V-_oqmeJl2ic-cYNhWHs7x97BrlNV3fXjIE9pZKgKcqECEN3F2xQmh3BFXuJrzYQBLTHYC6RHvI2p8cv6v9lHFK5NLVudRjfsAOVc0SKDSyz5U6OZ/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241247564457774834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0LhZtcCpgrCHonuKm2kyJngMMW8rlMLm0aI6vcyYaiA8oIHnIM0fUoB1qtcKhdPXMpe4ud0uHwqzqowZh1GBXkU81xULUby9QJprtjWZqVSupTpY1_zJhw389RugUVms03o9HuZ-S8R6/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0LhZtcCpgrCHonuKm2kyJngMMW8rlMLm0aI6vcyYaiA8oIHnIM0fUoB1qtcKhdPXMpe4ud0uHwqzqowZh1GBXkU81xULUby9QJprtjWZqVSupTpY1_zJhw389RugUVms03o9HuZ-S8R6/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241247470299735426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxOBSOB4nBPDkjWWaybZsTgZbS1GWWauVBLVSFLDRc1dxWibTmMiwghvHk0bclUNQY1spAszmUZWPVDmjoJMsRdOM1okxED7uRTJsN5tl4Ul9piSeCgxYbbkouT06e9ZyrxYyMms0YTzu/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxOBSOB4nBPDkjWWaybZsTgZbS1GWWauVBLVSFLDRc1dxWibTmMiwghvHk0bclUNQY1spAszmUZWPVDmjoJMsRdOM1okxED7uRTJsN5tl4Ul9piSeCgxYbbkouT06e9ZyrxYyMms0YTzu/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241247368529621346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDxKowsww-Zwt96Pg0-S38DMeTya9vFwWdG9mwFvCF6VrILH1q0TwC8cS0NtqPf0sPDH2Q6_YPF8ChrYA9NNpfAscw_BPq_HaOXiP8eihQ8K13DjLqYWzMYmtAY2fzfyT69gvmjYy-M4M/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDxKowsww-Zwt96Pg0-S38DMeTya9vFwWdG9mwFvCF6VrILH1q0TwC8cS0NtqPf0sPDH2Q6_YPF8ChrYA9NNpfAscw_BPq_HaOXiP8eihQ8K13DjLqYWzMYmtAY2fzfyT69gvmjYy-M4M/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241247159422005074" /></a>Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-67141620820962170912008-08-12T19:17:00.000-07:002008-08-12T19:36:59.666-07:00"Pear" - 6.25" x 5"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9V67b3lr9SccNGGcs4_rKKZmzLqsZ0q4x4DMyL6h34Ps-jNDPH5yhwnzsq9Z1nxUk9XnzOQ2_ebg0DE8wHnv9L-CPC5JEgKWavmjS8haeD8ATkcoxrMhNOKCROdZZCfQZmRjd4QxEa9DN/s1600-h/pear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9V67b3lr9SccNGGcs4_rKKZmzLqsZ0q4x4DMyL6h34Ps-jNDPH5yhwnzsq9Z1nxUk9XnzOQ2_ebg0DE8wHnv9L-CPC5JEgKWavmjS8haeD8ATkcoxrMhNOKCROdZZCfQZmRjd4QxEa9DN/s400/pear.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233823811935044530" /></a><br />It's been some time since I've posted. I've been quite busy to say the least. I finally put my website together! Some parts of it are not finished such as my bio. I'm not much of a writer. <br /><br />I have 4 new drawings posted on the portfolio page of my website. This is one of my favorites. Not sure why.... probably because it was pretty quick and I didn't think too much about it . I also tried some new pencils on this one. Nero pencils by Cretacolor, which are charcoal and wax based. They feel like pencil but they can go all the way to black like charcoal. Nice!!<br /><br />Till next time!Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-28340090077057271582008-07-11T20:12:00.000-07:002008-07-11T20:38:22.069-07:00"Prickly Pear Bloom" - 13" x 18"<span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk85LkdZTk2Q9RciD19tRlH9kQJNBu6tyqeeI0W3b72gcjEfrVMcSPP5l8mzAV1CoaJjFreo502unPYR2Ow04GEAt8wtFyNx7FEWe5IY-v1g3o-eZyWL5cmUlqegUtvXHAh6KhPLS5-ctJ/s1600-h/prickly_pear_bloom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk85LkdZTk2Q9RciD19tRlH9kQJNBu6tyqeeI0W3b72gcjEfrVMcSPP5l8mzAV1CoaJjFreo502unPYR2Ow04GEAt8wtFyNx7FEWe5IY-v1g3o-eZyWL5cmUlqegUtvXHAh6KhPLS5-ctJ/s400/prickly_pear_bloom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221960477629519986" /></a><br /><br /><br />I just got this image back from being photographed. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out. I had tried a new paper for this drawing - it was a Strathmore bristol illustration board. It was OK, but.........<br /><br />I still like my 300 lb, HP, bright white, Fabriano watercolor paper the best. I like trying new papers now and then, hoping I'll fall madly in love with one. I really like the whiteness and smoothness of illustration boards but can't seem to get as dark as I can with the watercolor paper. I like good contrast, and I have no problem getting it with the Fabriano 300 lb hp paper. <br /><br />Till next time!Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-74278890296501678862008-06-25T18:25:00.000-07:002008-06-25T18:49:13.090-07:00" It's Been a While"I think that's a song title! Anyway, I felt the need to write. <br /><br />I was working on a drawing of a coyote and I'm stuck. I worked on it for quite a while and got to a point where I wasn't happy with it and didn't know what I needed to do to make it right. I put the drawing away for a while with the hopes something will hit me in the head and suddenly I will know how to fix it!!<br /><br />I also started a drawing of a prickly pear cactus in bloom. So far so good. I saw a call to artists from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and thought I would give it a shot- mainly because I had just been there and had taken some beautiful photos of all the Cactus in bloom and knew I had to draw one of them. Shouldn't be too long before I finish.<br /><br />I also recently put my name in for a Co-Op Gallery in town that has a very good reputation. I heard they would start jurying again near the end of August. I was told I need 6 drawings to jury in , so I better get it in gear. I really only have 3-4 that I'm really happy with right now but, I have faith I can muster up the required number before then! With my fingers crossed of course.<br /><br />So many new things happening but, I like it. it's exciting. I just hope I don't make too many mistakes along the way. Wish me luck. <br /><br />Till next timeJennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-69722312128711823022008-04-30T20:34:00.000-07:002008-04-30T20:56:34.689-07:00"Carrying on the Tradition"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdv8qEQAhGlN-6obK-WbzbDTc5SKFI3IpNlyvywzc2_fAwNzuobnM64pZWvj9vx3rlvzTsH3FSchlF1lN7xJkV6U6tRqN1hfq9t3wTC_gEOCHr6el1f967gOQ1KLW8c0Hrt5cfNsBGnwb/s1600-h/Carrying+on+the+Tradition.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdv8qEQAhGlN-6obK-WbzbDTc5SKFI3IpNlyvywzc2_fAwNzuobnM64pZWvj9vx3rlvzTsH3FSchlF1lN7xJkV6U6tRqN1hfq9t3wTC_gEOCHr6el1f967gOQ1KLW8c0Hrt5cfNsBGnwb/s400/Carrying+on+the+Tradition.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195250931241736370" /></a><br /><br />" Carrying on the Tradition" - Graphite - 13" x 18"<br />Well It's been so long since I've posted. I just got the drawing back from being professionally photographed. This was a first for me. There will be many more to follow. I also named the drawing "Carrying on the Tradition" (Thanks Ron!!) Thanks to everyone else for all your great suggestions.<br /><br />I'm working on a drawing of a Pygmy Owl I photographed at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. I'm about 1/2 way. I was going to photograph it along the way, but got so caught up in it I forgot. I was also doing a little experimenting with carbon pencil to get the darks, really dark. <br /><br />I've also been doing a little experimenting with a little bit of color. I'm enjoying it, and I like the way it's looking . if I continue to like what's happening I will share it with everyone but, for now it's just playing. We'll see!!<br /><br />Till next time!!Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-45698792034640642962008-04-01T12:20:00.001-07:002008-04-20T21:01:53.438-07:00WORK IN PROGRESS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFGq0St5xydB6S90M8NRMvIBpcdjQWIgh_D-v4IDWoMDbIHs94eSG1WxP0JGpyoh7dmOW6kUxyhL7IwaHjC3y0A2RarJZFg6kk_D_ERYNCQnPMu7U7Q2oOhTn-YS9svnVpvoMcyc4EKrM/s1600-h/INDIAN.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFGq0St5xydB6S90M8NRMvIBpcdjQWIgh_D-v4IDWoMDbIHs94eSG1WxP0JGpyoh7dmOW6kUxyhL7IwaHjC3y0A2RarJZFg6kk_D_ERYNCQnPMu7U7Q2oOhTn-YS9svnVpvoMcyc4EKrM/s400/INDIAN.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184359092488080178" /></a><br />Well I finally finished!! I never thought it would happen. Of course it isn't completely done. Now is the point where I put it away for a couple days and not look at it. Then I will pull it out again and see if I want to make any changes or get darker or lighter in any areas. Then I will Sign it and call it done. <br /><br />I also need to name it. I have never really named a piece of art before. Everyone always has cool names for their art. If I'm going to take myself seriously as an artist I think I need to name them. If anyone wants to throw some cool names my way please feel free.<br /><br />I have been reading a lot of blogs on line and I came across a few that have helped me focus on getting serious about my art and I really think it has changed me in a lot of ways. I feel I've reached a new level and I have more clear direction. I want to thank Marsha Robinett for her generous gift of information and insight with a link to her blog.<br /><br />http://theextraordinarypencil.blogspot.com/<br /><br /><br />Marsha pointed me in the direction of another great blog, which I have just started reading. Tons of great information, and very funny I might add. A big thanks to you also Maggie. <br /><br />http://greywarenart.blogspot.com/ <br /><br />I can't say enough about how much I have learned from reading these. For the first time in my life I feel like I'm headed in the right direction and I'm having so much fun.... Till next time!!Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114291936455364402.post-55271886605981253062008-03-20T22:39:00.000-07:002008-04-01T12:44:49.464-07:00WORK IN PROGRESS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOQQeLJ6FNlZG3yzZizdhQoJg_-nio-q1DlyLfgKycmmhTKlaXaF_YIBQpVMOxZDGDzmD8KLsVYDLeNTV1bR1q5tWi4mxhS5gIjiNdaSVczVsCLlhHHGF1MY1-OVoiOE0EhNw_PdBpq6H/s1600-h/INDIAN.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOQQeLJ6FNlZG3yzZizdhQoJg_-nio-q1DlyLfgKycmmhTKlaXaF_YIBQpVMOxZDGDzmD8KLsVYDLeNTV1bR1q5tWi4mxhS5gIjiNdaSVczVsCLlhHHGF1MY1-OVoiOE0EhNw_PdBpq6H/s400/INDIAN.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180065783049456418" /></a><br /><br />It's getting there. Slowly but surely!! I'm pretty happy with it so far. I am ready to be done with it though because I'm really excited about getting another picture started.Jennie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200644188616465966noreply@blogger.com0