tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24544127218061832462024-02-07T06:01:42.405-06:00Emily Norton ArtTea drinker. Cardigan wearer. Illustrator of pretty things. Welcome to my world.Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-51017438652679051412012-09-27T13:05:00.003-05:002012-09-27T13:05:55.884-05:00Save the Date!Hello one and all!<br />
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I apologize for my absence. But I wanted to share some art that I have been working on lately. My cousin, Julie is getting married next Fall in beautiful Durango, Colorado (SO excited for this wedding because I've never been to Colorado!) and she asked me to design her Save the Date cards! How could I say no?!<br />
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She was kind enough to let me post some of the work I've done so far for the cards, so here it is.<br />
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About a month ago, Julie and I got together to discuss rough ideas of what she wanted the cards to look like. Since her wedding is going to be in Colorado, she wanted a rustic and natural theme. To represent nature, she thought a tree would work well as a central image. She also wanted to incorporate herself and her fiance, Jake, into the tree somehow. This is the first idea I came up with. A tree with their initials carved into the bark surrounded by a heart. Very rustic and cute, indeed.<br />
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She mentioned that she was thinking about her wedding colors being navy blue, lime green and blush pink so I tried to add those into the composition as well.</div>
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As for text, I plan on doing hand-written lettering. At this point, I'm still unsure of the exact date of the wedding so I can't go ahead with that part yet.</div>
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I also did another variation on the tree. Instead of the names carved in, I did the initials as part of the branches themselves.</div>
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I like this one, but I personally think the other one will look better once the text is added.<br />
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Julie did make the suggestion to simplify and just use navy for the trunk of the tree and the branches and lime green for the leaves. Simplifying usually makes things look more polished and it did. It was a great suggestion! And for a card that is mostly for informational purposes, simplifying is always a good idea. So here is the first variation after I made changes.<br />
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This one pops just so much more against the white of the paper. I really like it! In the end, it is Julie's decision, though.<br />
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I plan on working some more on these. I'd like to re-do the second variation in just blue and green as well.<br />
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Congrats to the happy couple!<br />
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Oh, and my mom is commissioning me again to do the 2012 family Christmas card. So stay tuned for that! And as usual, the card will be up on my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/emilynortonillustration" target="_blank">Online Shop</a> for purchase before the Christmas season!<br />
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<br />Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-51777727653029951722012-06-10T19:03:00.000-05:002012-06-10T19:03:01.834-05:00Art from MichiganI did manage to do a few pieces while I was in Michigan. One of them is a work in progress...and I do hope that I can get some paintings out of the many photos I took (all of which can be found <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150872744257879.416791.695602878&type=3&l=b0b675eed7" target="_blank">here</a>), but here they are nevertheless...<br />
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Red Lighthouse</div>
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After a few (failed) attempts at trying to sketch the lighthouse and then paint it, I just decided to go for it and paint without sketching at all. Just painting on paper was something I had been itching to do for a while, but I just hadn't the time or the inspiration to do so. It felt really good finally getting to do that. This piece was the first painting I did on the trip and I did it on-location at Holland State Park (aka Ottawa Beach) whilst sitting out on a pier across from the red lighthouse. I was looking around to see if the lighthouse actually had a name, but I think that the only name it has is the one affectionately given by the locals, "Big Red". This piece was kind of a "warm up" painting, of sorts. I like how it turned out, though. I was very loose with detail. I wanted to be. I knew this wasn't going to be a detailed highly rendered illustration with varying micron pen lines and such. I just wanted it to be splashy and just defined enough that we know what it is. I painted this piece around Noon-2 pm so the light was very direct and unfortunately, I think the composition suffered for it. There weren't as many lights and darks on the lighthouse. It was just kind of one tone.<br />
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This was my favorite piece I did on the trip. I sketched it out while on location at the pier on Holland Beach (the exact same location of the previous piece) and then painted it back at the house. I sat there mesmerized by the cloud formations over my head. There were puffy cumulus clouds and wispy stratus clouds, clouds that may or may not have been airplane exhaust...they were just beautiful, and then add to that the Michigan coastline that just seemed to stretch on forever going from light green, to dark green, to teal, to blue and to purple as it stretched towards the horizon--absolutely gorgeous. That is why I prefer to draw natural things to man-made structural things, I just find them more aesthetically pleasing. I tried doing this piece in a similar style to my <a href="http://wanderlustillustration.blogspot.com/2011/07/rocky-pemaquid.html" target="_blank">Rocky Pemaquid</a> illustration. While I was sketching the coastline and water and sky, a sailboat passed by so I thought I would include that as well...though I just kind of roughly sketched it and followed up with a reference photo later. I hope to frame this piece. I really like it. </div>
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We did a figure drawing session on the last day of the trip. It was very quick, only 15 minutes and I think we had planned to do more, but for some reason, that never happened. I think we got carried away watching covers of Gotye's <i>Somebody That I Used to Know</i> on YouTube. These things do happen. It was good to see that I still had it, though. I haven't done a lot of figure sketching in a while. I think this sketch of Bob turned out nice...although everyone said I made him look younger. Not necessarily a bad thing!</div>
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The last evening of the trip, a few of us headed back to Holland Beach State Park. I had a much better experience that time...aside from the bugs. The lighting was much more dramatic in the evening as the sun began to set. The lighthouse actually reflected had off the warm-toned waters of Lake Michigan. I was going to do a simple color-blocking technique, but since the paint was drying veeeerrrrry slooooooowwwly (because the air was so full of moisture from the lake) and everything was running together (AND the bugs would not leave me alone), I vowed to finish the painting at a later date. I wanted to try adding some detail into the lighthouse with micron pens, over the paint which is not something I usually do. We shall see how that turns out. I'll keep you all posted.</div>
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<br />Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-71578209608314119682012-06-08T14:58:00.000-05:002012-06-08T14:58:08.075-05:00Michigan State of Mind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just got home yesterday from a four-day trip to Saugatuck/the Michigan Coast with the Sons of Turner. You all that read my blog probably didn't know I was going on such a trip because I don't believe that I mentioned it on here, but it was a lot of fun. I wish I could have had a couple more days just to spend time with people and paint a little more. The trip was on a much smaller scale than the trips the Sons usually take, like for instance the one we took last year to Maine, so there wasn't as much to see and do in the time we were allotted, but I think if we had more days, we could have traveled around more and found more things.<br />
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I did have a lot of fun, though. I was more productive than I have been in months in terms of my art, so that alone was great! It was really nice getting to see people that I haven't seen in a while too.<br />
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While I was there, I felt very relaxed and just being there by the lake, surrounded by friends, it dawned on me that life shouldn't be rushed--or rather, my friend Dani just kept telling me not to rush my paintings. I would sit there staring at the lake, or the rocks, or the beach thinking "What do I paint?" and she would tell me "Just don't force it". An idea for a piece of art comes naturally. You shouldn't have to force yourself to paint something just because it's sitting there in front of you. You have to really think about what you want to capture and "feel" the composition coming together. You have to be excited by it. I kept going back to how I felt after the Maine trip with all my photos but very few "good" (in my opinion) paintings and looking at the photos and thinking <i>Wow, that would make an awesome painting! I want to paint that!</i> But instead of a photo, I was still right there looking at the lighthouse or the sail boat. It made me more excited to be there in the moment, and in turn gave me a bit of inspiration. I hope that makes sense. It made sense in my head.<br />
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So I will do my best to scan those paintings and sketches I did. I do have a few pictures I'd like to share, though, of course...<br />
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I should mention that the weather was absolutely GORGEOUS the entire time we were there. Like it wasn't too hot and the sky was exceptionally clear. Unfortunately, I got a little sunburned.</div>
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<br />Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-54726952149124459392012-05-13T09:30:00.001-05:002012-05-13T09:30:33.917-05:00Ooh and this too...A couple of weeks ago, my mom asked me to do a retirement card for one of her coworkers. He is apparently a fan of the Three Stooges so I was told to draw them on the card. I typically don't draw these types of characters, but the card actually turned out better than I thought it would.<br />
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I looked at a picture and used pencil and micron pen to ink it in, then added tone with light washes of watercolor.</div>
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We added the lettering to the card later. I am told that my mom's coworker really liked the card.</div>
<br />Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-49422011569850029232012-05-13T09:14:00.003-05:002012-05-13T09:14:37.572-05:00Oh hey, there!Yes, I am still alive.<br />
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I wouldn't necessarily call that a hiatus. I would call it working a lot and not having a ton of time to do art, which is very sad, I know. I still have a few things I want to show you guys, though.<br />
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First of all, if you don't know me very well, you probably don't know that I am obsessed with the British Period Drama <i>Downton Abbey</i>. You also probably don't know that I get obsessed with <i>most </i>British Period Dramas that I watch. Anyway, I started watching <i>Downton Abbey</i> last Fall when I checked out Season 1 from the library. I was immediately hooked. But after watching that, I sort of forgot about it and went on with my life. Then randomly last winter, I was flipping channels one Sunday evening when Masterpiece Classic on PBS came up and said "Downton Abbey". It was maybe two or three episodes into the second season, but I watched it anyway and with Doctor Who on break until next Fall (I believe), Downton Abbey quickly took it's rightful place as my favorite TV show!<br />
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So naturally, I did a little fan art, and I do plan on doing more...<br />
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I did sketches in my sketchbook first of the Crawley sisters of <i>Downton Abbey</i><br />
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I looked at pictures of the actresses and tried to pick out their unique facial features to turn them into caricatures. Luckily each of them have such unique facial structures with a lot of character so that made my job easier. </div>
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I then did something I rarely do...I scanned the pencil sketches and put them into Photoshop (and let's be honest here, I don't have the most advanced version of Photoshop. I worked with what I had) and rendered the colored parts digitally using layers. I was going for a more breezy, sketchy and simplistic look since that is the style I use when I do traditional art as well. So here is how they turned out. </div>
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Like I said, I would like to do more of these. I would definitely like to try my hand at drawing a few of the men of Downton Abbey. These little sketches actually started out of trying to draw some Mary/Matthew fanart. For some reason, I just could not get Matthew's face right. I would also like to possibly do some <i>Avengers</i> fanart. I just saw the movie last week and absolutely loved it. I'm not usually a big superhero fan, but I truly enjoyed that film. </div>
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<b><br /></b></div>Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-26133507430339665292012-01-07T15:30:00.000-06:002012-01-07T15:30:11.937-06:00Happy New Year!Hi there! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and a fantastic New Year!<br />
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Sorry again for my lack of updates, but now that Christmas is over, I wanted to show you the gift(s) I painted for my dad. My dad is a card collector and one of the types of cards he collects are called sketch cards. They are cards with sketches on them (I guess as the name might imply) done by artists of tv characters, movie characters, whoever. My dad didn't want me to spend any money on him this year for Christmas, so I decided I would do a few sketch cards for him. I used a theme of his favorite tv characters and I thought I'd show them here.<br />
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<i>Buffy </i>from Buffy the Vampire Slayer<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were actually really fun to make. I might do some Doctor Who ones in the future since that is my favorite show. My dad really loved these too. It goes to show that you don't need to spend a ton of money on a gift that someone will love, and it shows that I can paint more than just teapots and cupcakes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-32557797100283002432011-12-23T19:07:00.000-06:002011-12-23T19:07:19.090-06:00Holiday Greetings!Happy Christmas Eve Eve, all!<br />
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I know I've been absent from this blog for nearly two months. In my defense, a lot of things have been going on to prevent me from updating regularly. One of them being, I got a job. It's not an art job, unfortunately, but it is paying the bills, which is mostly what matters right now. I can still do art outside of work, which I have been doing.<br />
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This year, I designed Christmas cards for both my family and for my aunt. I thought I'd show them now. It may be a little too late to purchase them, but they are for sale in my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/emilynortonillustration/7836870">online shop</a> ...in case you want to get a head start for next year.<br />
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This is our family Christmas card this year, designed according to my mom's specifications:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the one I designed for my aunt, it's a bit of a different style. She wanted a sense of movement and something involving birds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, I hope anyone reading this enjoys the art and has a wonderful holiday and a very healthy and happy New Year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLzVP0wL7N2r5Y1J4JM4nLIdPbN_wt4gDRLYu3IhjQenVZk1Ml730c8NDa5xzbpnJr2qktcbv1I70a_JLVV5gYTWGzbg7tNQZVE0xYttL0PVWGrjFRxbeoPn6aQ9YnFpjlWHF_SfwPiE/s1600/me-christmasicon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLzVP0wL7N2r5Y1J4JM4nLIdPbN_wt4gDRLYu3IhjQenVZk1Ml730c8NDa5xzbpnJr2qktcbv1I70a_JLVV5gYTWGzbg7tNQZVE0xYttL0PVWGrjFRxbeoPn6aQ9YnFpjlWHF_SfwPiE/s1600/me-christmasicon.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><3 <i>Emily</i></div>Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-78803248886041290342011-11-02T09:50:00.000-05:002011-11-02T09:50:54.705-05:00And it's finished!So, I don't know why I haven't updated lately, but I finished the four-piece flower set I was doing for my aunt about two weeks ago. I guess I have had a few things going on since then that have prevented me from posting it on here, but here is the final piece finished:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kZAXPSO_bTuK4CTAw31qvswL9oylvdDb9eCVYBmvIC1qrs2658SWCdFLWh2jT0ifMMcnTkZydGkFTluowkFANkWpMGkWBEwRpe5KsefopMf0MXpcWdMgApF1e4taTfX8vfIRRpJTCwQ/s1600/cornflower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kZAXPSO_bTuK4CTAw31qvswL9oylvdDb9eCVYBmvIC1qrs2658SWCdFLWh2jT0ifMMcnTkZydGkFTluowkFANkWpMGkWBEwRpe5KsefopMf0MXpcWdMgApF1e4taTfX8vfIRRpJTCwQ/s320/cornflower.jpg" width="236" /></a></div> Those are Cornflowers, which before I did some research on, I knew very little about. They are actually really pretty blue and purple flowers. I gave all four paintings to my aunt a couple weeks ago and she was really pleased with them. I was so glad. I held them up against the wall in her living room and they coordinate with the room's color scheme very well. I had been keeping that in mind the whole time I was doing this project. I am also happy with this set. I would gladly hang them on my own wall, but I'm especially happy that my aunt liked them. <br />
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I also have been just working on random little paintings here and there. Sometimes I just get the urge to doodle, and with that, comes the urge to paint that doodle. It usually happens late at night too, like as my eyelids are starting to droop and I'm yawning every five seconds. That is just how my mind works, I guess. So I thought I'd just show you some of these little doodles.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SVdftibZEdDDKl8Wb2QuGgMoPBTSY1OkcJSIo6SdGXImjwILVcUBwNGRNwgcODSRMMpy2RYftKU9hbOIpWHReJyzIJaQ0fWjSHtNCDdpdXFDG7Kzc7o6aTBsuOpsravrWYwt6VmAmjM/s1600/me-doodle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SVdftibZEdDDKl8Wb2QuGgMoPBTSY1OkcJSIo6SdGXImjwILVcUBwNGRNwgcODSRMMpy2RYftKU9hbOIpWHReJyzIJaQ0fWjSHtNCDdpdXFDG7Kzc7o6aTBsuOpsravrWYwt6VmAmjM/s320/me-doodle.jpg" width="306" /></a></div> I actually did this because I wanted a new icon/profile picture for some websites I am on, like twitter, facebook, tumblr. So far, I've only put it as my twitter icon. I wanted a look to my twitter account that was completely done by me. So this is me in a nutshell, surrounded by some of my favorite things as cute little icons--a starfish (for my love of the ocean and the beauty of the sea), a teacup (do I need to explain this one?), a heart (because I follow my heart, not my head, usually), a bunny (because I love cute animals), a poppy (my favorite flower) and nail polish (because I like to paint my nails). It's a more cartoon-y, cute drawing of me. I am not that cute, but I think it still looks like me because of my purple glasses, scarf and of course a cardigan. I also, am exploring the idea of my own handwritten font/logo. Whenever I hand-write things, they always end up in this sort of style.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Guess what. These are actually painted using tea! Go ahead and call me crazy, though I really don't think it is that insane. I am definitely not the first person ever to paint with tea. And it is actually not the first time I, myself, have ever painted with tea. When I used to work on school projects in Grade School and Middle school and it required an aged look to the paper or something, we used tea to do that. Tea staining gives an antique look. I used that same idea here. But I wanted to be literal about it. I drew some little teacups (each with their own unique pattern and shape), then used hot tea to do a wash over them, then added watercolor. I used Earl Grey and Green Tea. The Earl Grey, being a black tea, gave a darker wash to the paper, while the Green was a lighter, more yellow-toned color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-10320622491970575162011-10-12T10:35:00.000-05:002011-10-12T10:35:36.185-05:00Two more finished!For the past month or so, I've been working on this series of four pieces for my aunt. So far I've finished three and am currently working on the fourth one. Just wanted to show the two newest ones to you all.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf_3Mj2mjwOGPRFvlg5FnAs0OGWWemOjQfULlI_i36uPp3GUgYv3wATZxM_YQ20QzPmdMFB7FowOLMdTX8iq1xab4Q5vjliQVakcEhGY4-NUWinPNbUqKPkGYpQeqfUH-mPGnh3bXtCo/s1600/hibiscus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf_3Mj2mjwOGPRFvlg5FnAs0OGWWemOjQfULlI_i36uPp3GUgYv3wATZxM_YQ20QzPmdMFB7FowOLMdTX8iq1xab4Q5vjliQVakcEhGY4-NUWinPNbUqKPkGYpQeqfUH-mPGnh3bXtCo/s320/hibiscus.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><i> Hibiscus </i>- I really like how this turned out. As I am painting these, I am noticing that I go through many stages of how I feel about piece. I start out hopeful that it will turn out nice. Then I become frustrated that it doesn't look good and I don't like it. And then eventually I grow to love it. When I was working on this piece, the hibiscus flowers were my main source of frustration. Flowers are difficult to paint. I think it's because they are so delicate, you want to say as much as you can without making it look too heavy. The good thing about the style I work in, is that I'm not going for realism. I'm going for a likeness, but in a breezy, illustrative way.<br />
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I showed the pieces so far to my aunt last weekend and she really liked them, so I'm excited to see them hanging in her living room soon!<br />
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Oh, and the frisket! I finally found a frisket that I love! I had been using Utrecht brand masking fluid for the longest time (which I really didn't like) and I have no idea why I didn't go buy new frisket. Well, when I was downtown a couple weeks ago, I went to Blick and asked one of the employees what she recommended for frisket. She pointed out the Blick Liquid Frisket in the little jar.<br />
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I tried to stay true to my style. I kept it pretty organic and natural this time (as the subject matter is flowers) and I didn't even tape off the edges of the paper, like I normally do. I decided to just stick with a hand drawn edge. I showed this piece to my aunt last week while it was still a work in progress and she was very happy with how it was coming along. I was relieved to hear that because I was just about ready to scrap it and start over. Personally, I love this piece. Blues and purples are colors I love painting with (because they are my favorite colors) and how can you get more light-hearted and ethereal than flowers? Love it! I'm proud of this.<br />
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The next piece in the set that I am working on is of Hibiscus flowers, which are another of my aunt's favorites.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, today, I started working on a commission I'm doing for my aunt. She wants four paintings of delphinium and hibiscus flowers to hang in her living room. It was nice painting today because I haven't really flexed my painting muscles in a few weeks...which is awful. I had been temping at my old job for a couple of weeks (which was also great) but it didn't give me a lot of time or energy to work on art. Now that I've got nothing but time, it's the perfect thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started the first small painting of delphiniums today. It's turning out a lot like an illustration, but I am happy with it so far.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVS3BdTM-doEbM8waQTp-2CoP04ak-6QHvG_KzgNWQ5hPUL7VxxnpjbHTH4V2WxkD3t6AtJ7bALuTyp7D6jjuuoq3A7CiocmfFHhEcqcULqp6gUqNCaPXsRfmLLDFaXV_5YqP0ah2CuY/s1600/DSCN3819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVS3BdTM-doEbM8waQTp-2CoP04ak-6QHvG_KzgNWQ5hPUL7VxxnpjbHTH4V2WxkD3t6AtJ7bALuTyp7D6jjuuoq3A7CiocmfFHhEcqcULqp6gUqNCaPXsRfmLLDFaXV_5YqP0ah2CuY/s320/DSCN3819.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>It's quite <i>whimsical </i>(I use that word WAY too much), but I like it. It's really up to what my aunt wants, though. And this is a work in progress. The yellow you see on there is frisket (masking fluid). Ahh, my old friend frisket. Actually, we never really were friends. It's always so clumpy and it completely ruins my brushes. No! I do not use my quality brushes, but even the cruddy brushes I use become more cruddy when frisket is added. Note to self: find better frisket. I'm currently using Utrecht brand that I purchased for my Watercolor I class two years ago. Maybe that is is why it's so clumpy? If anyone has any suggestions as to a better brand of frisket, do let me know!<br />
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Also I'm working on a <i>Fluid</i> Watercolor block that I bought at Blick the last time I was downtown. Unfortunately I do not have the kind of money at the moment to be buying expensive Arches blocks, so I thought this would be a good alternative, since a friend of mine recommended them. It's cold press, and I am now a hot press girl, but I don't mind cold press every now and then (that was all they had anyway). The paper is taking the paint well, and I tend to do a lot of wet-in-wet stuff, except the corner is starting to lift up.<br />
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Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-64893205310070885322011-08-03T13:13:00.001-05:002011-08-03T13:15:40.398-05:00Books, Bunnies and Artist's BlockThis week, I've been trying to break through my artist's block. It happens sometimes, every once in a while. I just can't think of anything I want to paint or draw. I have to basically force myself to do stuff--which isn't always the best thing. For some reason, I just haven't been able to find interesting things to work on or things that inspire me. So I turned to things that I know, just common objects.<br />
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So this summer, I've been trying to read most (if not all) of the remaining Jane Austen books that I haven't already read. I read <i>Pride & Prejudice</i> partially in High School and finished reading it afterwards, when I realized how great it was. Then last Autumn, I found <i>Sense & Sensibility</i> and <i>Persuasion</i> grouped together in a book at Borders (when it was still in business) for $4.99...and beautifully bound too. I read <i>Sense & Sensibility</i> and have yet to read <i>Persuasion</i>. Last month I polished off <i>Emma</i> and now I'm currently reading <i>Mansfield Park. </i>You might wonder where I am going with this...well, I decided to start doing more illustrations of just things that I like and are part of my life...along with the blind contour teapots.<br />
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I also experimented with something quite different yesterday. I was thinking about bunnies. I really love bunnies. I think lately, they have become my favorite animal. When I think about it, it makes sense. I was born in the Year of the Rabbit in Chinese Astrology--kind of a coincidence. So I wanted to draw some bunnies to use on items in my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/emilynortonillustration">online shop</a>. I haven't really drawn that many animals in the past, but an idea just kind of came to me out of the blue and I just went with it. But I wanted to work with it digitally instead of using paint, so it would be more changeable in the future. I started with a drawings of a simple cute little bunny in a sweater (because what could be more adorable?)...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and added spots and accessories digitally...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4f2Iru6WlaNT4Unz41RJ-Cpy1MoZMUGnvTYUhri85VimZtE1i7eYO5UsZUx0iLfSFNTLrcI37ikOj00WRnAGxoY4gTguJtMKsRcUMoUPbNHoN1JoO_2yQje08AKkct8BvGN9Meq6TiA/s1600/pinkspots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4f2Iru6WlaNT4Unz41RJ-Cpy1MoZMUGnvTYUhri85VimZtE1i7eYO5UsZUx0iLfSFNTLrcI37ikOj00WRnAGxoY4gTguJtMKsRcUMoUPbNHoN1JoO_2yQje08AKkct8BvGN9Meq6TiA/s320/pinkspots.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could change the color of the sweater, I could change the spots, and I could change whatever I wanted in Photoshop. Plus the texture of an actual knit sweater is fun. I can even make patterns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQDyBtiTr9_EakYPPuWXjWQVsWlioLXqJ_J6AN5Uroj1LktDvA91yF5n6UNbYtXwXyHHaobrMQ0L4kiswg9S5-mnqwLQ3UXICmdFKH_B6nXRwn-oG_AnGpkMBV2_DdMB31bQSiYlCL_s/s1600/9bunnies+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQDyBtiTr9_EakYPPuWXjWQVsWlioLXqJ_J6AN5Uroj1LktDvA91yF5n6UNbYtXwXyHHaobrMQ0L4kiswg9S5-mnqwLQ3UXICmdFKH_B6nXRwn-oG_AnGpkMBV2_DdMB31bQSiYlCL_s/s320/9bunnies+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>This is really just the beginning. I do plan to do more bunnies, but I can also do other things. Right now, these bunnies are adorning baby clothes in my online shop, but I think that they would make great little trademarks for myself, considering how much I can change them. They could be put on Christmas cards and other holiday-related items (which I do plan on working on soon). I think if I changed the colors on them too, they could be a bit more sophisticated.<br />
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I still love watercolor, but this is a fun way to work as well and I like how versatile it is. Tell me what you all think.Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-62592222668736222402011-07-29T13:36:00.000-05:002011-07-29T13:36:12.770-05:00Sons of Turner Figure Painting SessionOn Monday, I went downtown for the first time in two months to do some figure paintings with a few of the other <a href="http://sonsofturner.blogspot.com/">Sons of Turner</a> at MBK Studios. It was really nice to be in Chicago again and see people that I haven't seen in a while, and it was fun getting to paint the figure. I haven't done a lot of figure painting--or figure drawing, for that matter in a long time, but it was a nice change from teapots and cupcakes.<br />
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I think I was a little rusty. Getting rusty is never a good thing. But I guess when you paint something that you haven't painted in a while, that happens. Ever since I started working in a looser style, I haven't been painting figures, and so trying to use that style to paint the figure was difficult for me. There was a time when all I drew were people, I still like to draw people, but lately I've been looking at inanimate objects.<br />
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My gestures were okay. Certainly not my best, but not my worst either. I started out with paint, then decided I should try just using pencil to get the forms correct. They were more like studies than anything. I guess that's what gestures are anyway. <br />
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For the longer paintings, I started out not using micron pens to see if I could get a more fuzzy look.<br />
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My second one was a lot better, in my opinion.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually don't think that the best part of the image is the lighthouse, I think the rocks are pretty cool. Those were some interesting rocks. Pemaquid Point has this big rocky area that juts out into the Atlantic ocean. It was really jagged and crazy looking. I honestly felt like I was on another planet when I was walking around on it. The rock was really gorgeous, though. It had strips of rust colored rock running through it. The layers were really visible. It wasn't like too many of the rocks you see around the Midwest portion of the country.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAe2bQvqJHPA4CVasqCgFv1AYgqAyXfbeTeqt-0iGEVdokERQjU1qUX-5g8-PnYCV6hKGjhk1mKhwZGukPE5LFpi4oDfPSvC4tLR5NT9htoQJo-K7-2VEL0QMaGBplZBz8XG4nykalKM/s1600/DSCN3374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAe2bQvqJHPA4CVasqCgFv1AYgqAyXfbeTeqt-0iGEVdokERQjU1qUX-5g8-PnYCV6hKGjhk1mKhwZGukPE5LFpi4oDfPSvC4tLR5NT9htoQJo-K7-2VEL0QMaGBplZBz8XG4nykalKM/s320/DSCN3374.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxSo6NegstnYTuWejWY1yRX3ZD51skJtZLw42JFbcGY3USkTV6YWD-It2DTII5lt755m7I8hv0qSamW1xHts4Had-51qCD5zj81oW5SwlbihRGTrw6Uyx9jiFcuXMarb4w5vqTuABgoM/s1600/DSCN3380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxSo6NegstnYTuWejWY1yRX3ZD51skJtZLw42JFbcGY3USkTV6YWD-It2DTII5lt755m7I8hv0qSamW1xHts4Had-51qCD5zj81oW5SwlbihRGTrw6Uyx9jiFcuXMarb4w5vqTuABgoM/s320/DSCN3380.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
So I wanted to do an illustration that focused on the rock...and taking a little inspiration from the work of <a href="http://www.studiotuesday.com/index.html">David Scheirer</a> that I was talking about in my last post. I wanted it to have outlines and simple washes. That's another thing. I've been really not liking my washes lately. Either, they're not exciting in any way, or they've got too much going on. Maybe that's just the perfectionist in me talking.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKnB9zNBSKtDv13LN3aECp0t7UbSJ_aUPbBiZU2y7YqUMCB8WK-eLHcxBG1d3Z_SvoEQMCZJnY6Oqp2e-gVdvh3AQz0aiQ2sKhLM1xyjpoquccupSNXjyWD3VYkR2KQ4oSlgQnlnYHjg/s1600/rockypemaquid-finished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKnB9zNBSKtDv13LN3aECp0t7UbSJ_aUPbBiZU2y7YqUMCB8WK-eLHcxBG1d3Z_SvoEQMCZJnY6Oqp2e-gVdvh3AQz0aiQ2sKhLM1xyjpoquccupSNXjyWD3VYkR2KQ4oSlgQnlnYHjg/s320/rockypemaquid-finished.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Obviously, I took a few artistic liberties with this. I made the weather a little nicer than it actually was. But hey, that's one of the joys of being an artist. It still looks like what it was. I tried working some brighter colors into it because that is a characteristic of my style. I used a lot of purple and teal in the rock, especially. Painting rock is always fun, but this was a lot of fun. I have to say that the stripy-ness of the rocks is not realistic at all, but that was the point. I wanted to convey a feeling, more than a photographic image. I am happy with the wash I used in the sky as well. My scanner isn't wonderful, so it does wash a few things out (even with me editing them afterwards), so it looks better on the actual piece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All in all, I am happy with this. I wanted it to be simplistic and colorful. Not sure if I would add anything else to it.</div>Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-11878511247720035232011-07-20T13:37:00.001-05:002011-07-20T13:40:40.201-05:00Artist Inspiration of the DayTumblr is wonderful. Tumblr is just the greatest!<br />
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I discover a lot of neat art and artists on Tumblr and I found one today that I thought I'd share: David Scheirer.<br />
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This is his website:<br />
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It looks like he works mainly in watercolor and he has a more traditional rendered style, as well as a whimsical illustrative style, which I am more fond of. His illustrations are just so cute. He's got me all inspired to paint more ocean-y things! Check out his Etsy shop too!<br />
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Edit: I just was looking at his blog and it seems he just recently took a trip to Maine! Hence the puffins! I unfortunately, did not see a single puffin while I was there. That's kind of a neat coincidence, though.Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-10460237928792170342011-07-14T15:26:00.000-05:002011-07-14T15:26:49.198-05:00Some DoodlesI finished the ship in a bottle illustration the other day. I'm quite happy with how it turned out. I'd like to maybe illustrate a few more ships in bottles--ones of all different shapes and sizes. It's like I'm creating my own illustrated collection of eccentric little doo-dads.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDDXq5mhyH7Mu7mlOzpYKhr7YFTJHKhIz8p29XA9MAEQtMRiFxhBsnci0Gb_JQos0v5k5HXEbwyYmnP4BEaTZx1ZzfPqZbxGNLS-FDZjUcGjQeb1IwtSw-pv8EHJ7GX5YDS81qL2zsig/s1600/shipinbottle-painted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDDXq5mhyH7Mu7mlOzpYKhr7YFTJHKhIz8p29XA9MAEQtMRiFxhBsnci0Gb_JQos0v5k5HXEbwyYmnP4BEaTZx1ZzfPqZbxGNLS-FDZjUcGjQeb1IwtSw-pv8EHJ7GX5YDS81qL2zsig/s320/shipinbottle-painted.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Yesterday and today, I've been working on some other random illustrations of doors. "Why doors?", you ask. Well they're not just any old doors. They're somewhat fancy doors, like you would find on a townhouse. Each door is unique and painted a different color. It's like a reflection of the person that lives behind it.<br />
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These doors are also making up a collection of unique little illustrations that I'd like to continue with. As for now, I plan on putting them on some items in my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/emilynortonillustration">online shop</a>!<br />
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Speaking of the shop, I'll show off some more of the doodles I have done to put on products, since I haven't really shown them anywhere else.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This watering can was actually done because I thought up the idea for a greeting card first, but it stands strong on it's own. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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When I was in Maine, we visited the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. As one would assume, they had a bunch of ship-building artifacts and nautical things in the display cases, but the things that caught my eye were the ships in bottles. I don't know if I would ever have the patience to build one of these, but I did want to illustrate one.<br />
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Also, I'm trying to practice drawing ships and boats. I want it to still look like a ship without being so detailed that you have to use a magnifying glass to see all the little things on it. I mistakenly did not draw or paint any ships while in Maine, so looking back at my photos has helped. <br />
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I'll post another update after I add the paint to this piece.Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-52759591713776891402011-07-05T20:55:00.001-05:002011-07-05T22:18:35.098-05:00The Mad Tea PartyI guess that's what it sort of was like this afternoon as I was painting these.<br />
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My wonderful friend Danielle Romero bought me this antique silver tea set at a goodwill store (I paid her back for it) a couple months ago and it has been sitting on display in my bedroom since. As many of you know, I collect teapots. This is like the crowning jewel in my collection. The tea set came with the teapot, the pitcher, a sugar bowl, and a creamer. I would never use it because I have no idea where it has been, but I knew that I was going to paint it. This was the first time I attempted to paint it.<br />
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So I decided that the teapot's first posing-session would be for a blind contour. So I doodled away, not looking down at my paper and I was pleasantly surprised to find something cool.<br />
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Of course it didn't have the paint on it then, but I was so pleased! Then I added the paint. I was trying to capture the surface of the silver. It was tougher than I thought it would be, but I think I captured it well. There is this really strong cobalt blue glow that the silver gives off. At first I thought it was the light from my bedroom and window, but it was the patina on the silver. It's really magical. And some parts of the silver have a rusty color to them, while others are deep purple, almost black! Like I said, this is the crown jewel of my teapot collection. Oh, the hidden treasures (sometimes not so hidden) at goodwill stores!<br />
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So I had so much fun painting the silver teapot that I wanted to try another blind contour of one of my other teapots.<br />
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I have lots of other teapots, so I think I'm going to try doing a blind contour "portrait" of each of them. Each one is different...so I think it will make quite a series.<br />
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Also, I added some items (including prints) with the silver teapot on them to my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/emilynortonillustration">online shop</a> ! Please visit!Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-19216573911342685582011-06-22T19:26:00.000-05:002011-06-22T19:26:19.105-05:00New Stuff!I updated my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/emilynortonillustration">online shop</a> today with lots of new products!<br />
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Take a look at <i>some</i> of the new goodies...<br />
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I've got a few prints/posters up including a couple featuring the Time Teapot! <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and that's only the beginning! I've got LOTS more at the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/emilynortonillustration">store</a> and cards are coming soon!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-844513096986430082011-06-20T20:07:00.000-05:002011-06-20T20:07:04.250-05:00Angry BirdNo relation to the ones from the popular iTunes game. This is a seagull from Camden, Maine.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's sort of an illustration, I suppose. I used watercolor and ink. I tried to be really washy with the paint. I didn't want a really rendered look, but I still wanted it to look like a seagull. I'm also experimenting with using spatter in my work. Not sure if it really works here or not. I'm not displeased with this piece, though. I don't think it's my best, but if it had not been misting while I was there (and of course if the seagull had sat still long enough), this is how I would have wanted to paint him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I took a picture of a seagull at the harbor in Camden when my friends and I were hanging around the dock. He didn't even flinch when I got close to him. He posed for a few pictures, then majestically flew away to go sit by the nearby waterfall. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seagulls just look angry all the time. They are sort of mean birds, I guess. They steal each others food and sometimes people's food. I think one of the dinner table conversations we had on the trip was about seagulls and how evil they were. But you never know, this little guy may have been happy as a clam and here we all are judging him, just because he looks like he's got a furrowed brow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I suppose, in a way, I can relate to a seagull. Sometimes, when I'm just sitting there, people will say "What's wrong? Why so sad". That's my neutral face. I guess my neutral face reads as "upset", much like a seagull. </div>Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-35330927602302650752011-06-15T22:24:00.000-05:002011-06-15T22:24:17.005-05:00Pyramid of Done-ness time!Did some more painting on The North Creek Farm Barn painting today. I believe it is very close to being finished, if not finished. Like I said before, I don't want to over paint it. Tell me what you guys think!<br />
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And I am willing to add things and make changes to this (though, keep in mind, I can't erase very easily as it is done in watercolor). I want this to be a really great piece. I plan on entering it in the Sons of Turner Premier exhibition in September.Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-65300539602940250072011-06-09T14:03:00.000-05:002011-06-09T14:03:54.627-05:00The Barn Take Two - WIPI've been working more on the painting of the barn in Maine. Just thought I'd let you all take a peek at it.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rTQGq5AoFyfgmuMz_i5XNQ8pTpehVDBOLbIWQb192fJy3NIrVNX_Gl38TcsneJ7Qzh0Rv_90xkv8rt8O6cs-RmPd0CLdaHCZ3xv-yT0MwGgr-482Tj9PWdKbnDw6ps23BS4E65KKibE/s1600/barn1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rTQGq5AoFyfgmuMz_i5XNQ8pTpehVDBOLbIWQb192fJy3NIrVNX_Gl38TcsneJ7Qzh0Rv_90xkv8rt8O6cs-RmPd0CLdaHCZ3xv-yT0MwGgr-482Tj9PWdKbnDw6ps23BS4E65KKibE/s320/barn1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It's coming along nicely. I just have to remember not to over-paint it. Sometimes I just don't know when to say when. The doors have been a bit of a challenge in that aspect. But they are looking ok now. It still needs a lot of contrast and maybe more spontaneous elements like splatter.Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-24449404134253418812011-06-07T21:19:00.000-05:002011-06-07T21:19:38.913-05:00Works from MaineToday, I was going to go work out in the yard, so I put on my purple converse (which are now my yard work shoes) and much to my surprise, there was still sand inside of them from Popham Beach in Maine. It brought back memories (even though it really wasn't that long ago, still) and also reminded me that I needed to scan my paintings that I did while I was in Maine. So here they are. I'm not immensely proud of all of them. I make it quite clear that I do not often paint landscapes or seascapes. That's just not what I paint. But it was a challenge painting them, and it was fun. How often do I have the Atlantic Ocean stretching out before me? Plus, each painting has a story and to me, that's the most important thing.<br />
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My watercolor sketchbook went everywhere with me in Maine and will probably start traveling with me more often now.<br />
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It was the first night at the house and I just wanted to break in my sketchbook. I found a tea kettle (the house was chock full of teapots!) on the stove and decided to do a blind contour of it. Why not. I like how it turned out.<br />
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This was actually done from a photograph that I had taken earlier that day. We went to Boothbay Harbor which was a quaint little town (one of many that we went to) with a lot of old, charming signs, such as this one. I like ocean creatures a lot, so the seahorses really caught my eye. If it had been a nicer day, then I suppose I could have painted on location, but it was cold and rainy, so I painted from the comfort of the dining room table.<br />
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A twisty tree that was in the backyard of the house. The day we didn't go out, I sat and painted or doodled for most of the day and this was my favorite thing that came out of that day. I've used this illustration on a few products on my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/emilynortonillustration">store</a>.<br />
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Pemaquid Beach. The sun was out and right in front of my eyes, I had the Atlantic Ocean! It was amazing. This was my favorite day of painting, for sure. I don't think my painting looks that great, but whenever I look at it, I think of that day and all the great memories. This wasn't even the first time I saw the Ocean, but it was the best way I saw it (every other day was foggy and rainy), so I will never forget this.<br />
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I collected a lot of shells, stones and sea glass from the various beaches we visited and one evening back at the house, I decided I wanted to illustrate them and make icons. These shells and the starfish are also featured on products in my store.<br />
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This was one of the few I did on our "island" at Popham Beach. This turned out the best. The awful scan really doesn't do it justice...and the painting doesn't do the view justice. I told you I'm not good at seascapes. But as far as views go, this was one of the best. It was absolutely breathtaking. Crashing waves, rocky cliffs, grey-blue ocean, cloudy sky. I never thought I'd get to see something like that in my life. It was incredible. And it was really, really cold!Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454412721806183246.post-17995883494211977582011-06-04T22:07:00.000-05:002011-06-04T22:07:00.739-05:00Starting OverSo, remember that piece that I was working on in my last post...well, I wasn't completely pleased with how it was turning out, so I decided to start it over. The paper I was working on was too big and just wrong, and I wasn't feeling good about it. When I looked at the piece and then looked at the photograph, I just wasn't feeling it. It didn't have the right emotion to me. And it felt a little forced. Of course, these all could just be my perfectionist tendencies coming through, but I felt the painting was headed in the wrong direction, so I started it over again.<br />
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I had mentioned that I was having trouble getting back into rendered paintings because I hadn't done them in a while. I think the main problem for me in that painting was I hadn't drawn out in pencil all the forms correctly, looking at them closely, studying them. So I started over, on my small hot press block. This time, I looked at each form closely and drew it out in pencil, but was careful not to make it look too mechanical. One of the things about my work, is that I don't want it to look like I drew the lines with a ruler.<br />
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Then I made a decision to use Walnut ink in this piece. The last time I used Walnut in was in Watercolor 202 last Fall semester. I have no clue why I haven't used it since. It is wonderful. It gives kind of an antiqued look to a painting and is remarkable (as I realized when I did my <i><a href="http://emilynortonart.com/zoom/984x588/1918699.html">Briar Rose</a> </i>piece) for rendering woodgrain! Well, what is more woodgrainy than an old wooden barn in Maine?<br />
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Let me know what you all think.Emily Nortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02030124748220872079noreply@blogger.com2