tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34854768989451399212024-03-14T01:29:18.009-07:00Cassandradiaz ArtAndresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comBlogger730125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-45113127578851723662012-03-18T09:10:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.777-07:00Computer Graphics World February/March 2012Art Design Magazine Computer Graphics World February/March 2012English | PDF | 52 Pages | 19.7 mbArt Design Magazine Computer Graphics World (CGW) explores how leading-edge graphics Design techniques, including the 3D modeling, animation and visualization are used in such applications as CAD/CAM/CAE, architecture, Interior, scientific visualization, special effects, digital video, film and Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-11074894388072304622012-03-18T04:42:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.777-07:00Art Paintings Rembrandt van Rijn HarmenszoonArt Gallery : Salah satu tokoh terkenal seniman art paintings dari amsterdam belanda adalah Rembrandt. Rembrandt lahir di Leiden pada 15 Juli 1606 - nama lengkapnya Rembrandt van Rijn Harmenszoon. Ia adalah anak dari ayah yang bekerja di penggilingan, sementara ibunya seorang anak tukang roti. Terlepas dari kenyataan bahwa ia datang dari keluarga yang relatif sederhana, namun orang tuanya Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-38317446810101506272012-03-18T02:13:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.777-07:00FRANKLIN McMAHON 1921-2012Franklin McMahon, the last of the great illustrator-reporters, died last week at age 90.McMahon worked in a bygone era when newspapers and news magazines relied on artists to add class and grace to the reportage of current events. For 50 years, McMahon went everywhere and witnessed everything on behalf of news publications such as The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Look, Life, Time Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-20091160789527435952012-03-17T15:57:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.778-07:001993Diary page from the summer of 1993.I can't believe this is almost 20 years old and I still draw those same flowers.I hadn't discovered watercolor yet and always had my HUGE boxof soft core Prismacolor pencils with me.I started using watercolors in the beginning of 1994 and never looked back :-)Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-78124506671454846422012-03-16T09:10:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.778-07:00String & ButtonI spent yesterday afternoon recycling some more of my discarded printsinto small envelopes with string & button closures.I used a few pretty blue eyelets I had bought last summerwhen I visited my sweet friend Margie in Toronto.I bought the little craft hammer, the eyelet setting tool & tiny hole punchat the same craft supply chain (Michaels).More recycling I've done with my discarded Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-17078546511115540872012-03-15T11:20:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.778-07:00Finished!All done. Watercolor and acrylic ink on handmade Saint-Armand paper.Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-75346536615645629562012-03-15T08:04:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.778-07:00Ankylosaur Memes or Reality?So I was in the process of trying to recreate the Australian Ankylosaur Minmi, and I hit a few interesting questions along the way. Photo from Kronosaurus Korner by an uncredited photographerHere is one of the most complete skeletons of Minmi, and while it is a beautiful specimen, it leaves me a palaeo-artist with one big problem. How exactly did the bony armour look when the beast was Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-45160900715517000272012-03-14T23:56:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.778-07:00Feathered Dinosaur Gallery has even more!We finally have gotten a chance to add all the late submissions to the Feathered Dinosaur gallery. They are definately worth revisiting the gallery for!Also remember the Dan Varner Tribute gallery coming up in May...Please consider a submission to pay homage to the departed palaeo-art master...Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-86693154908914480532012-03-14T20:20:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.778-07:00Phylopic is back!!!My huge apologizes to Mike Keesey! I wrote up this post over a month ago, and forgot to hit the blasted post button!!!Anyways at the risk of being late (though late is better then never ;P) we are excited to inform you Phylopic has once again resumed operations!For those of you who haven't heard of Phylopic it is a site that collects silhouettes of organisms that are free for the use of Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-9615974625513888432012-03-14T12:06:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.778-07:00Color Me HappyOn my desk today.Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-55746398475140123862012-03-13T15:04:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.779-07:00SpringSpring has sprung in my neck of the woods & the Jacaranda treesare about to burst in purple song all around Queretaro.Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-90190497511222403382012-03-12T13:17:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.779-07:00Mushroom JungleI woke up this morning completely uninspired & thinkingI might not have another creative idea in me. I happens once in whileand the cure is always very simple. I make myself sit down in front of my deskwith my watercolors, a new sheet of pretty paper & good music.Just start painting whatever comes to mind and don't stop until you just can't stop.I guess I had mushroom on my mind & Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-89868068877195438952012-03-11T11:43:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.779-07:00ONE LOVELY DRAWING, part 40Artists who can't draw have become emboldened by the excuse that traditional drawing skills are less relevant today. The focus of art has shifted, we are told, from visual appearance to intellectual concept, making the technical skills of yesterday obsolete. I've had fun making unkind remarks about this fashion trend, not only because I find the drawing so bad but because the "Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-76034454986492098622012-03-11T04:49:00.000-07:002012-03-18T11:41:49.779-07:00Remember we're going underwater in MayJust a quick reminder about our next up coming Time Capsule gallery coming up in May 2012. This time it is everything and anything prehistoric underwater as a tribute to the recently passed away palaeo-art legend Dan Varner. While we're suggesting your tributes be underwater themed, this is only suggested as Mr. Varner's more famous palaeo-art works were all set in the underwater realm. ThatAndresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-5290299483487267622012-03-09T10:49:00.000-08:002012-03-18T11:41:49.779-07:00Moths & ButterfliesA match box sized collection of some of the winged creaturesI've painted over the years & a new watercolor specimen.I ♥ LepidopteransAndresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-86857978609635656572012-03-08T15:44:00.000-08:002012-03-18T11:41:49.779-07:00One of a KindI'm slowly inching my way into finishingthe wearable art squares I started last summer.Still have 14 more to go...Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-88761014239023475702012-03-07T15:00:00.000-08:002012-03-18T11:41:49.780-07:00Scientific Literature Access Debate: How does it affect us artists?If you follow Saurpod Vertebrae Picture of the Week (SVPoW) you'll know they've been engaging a fairly meaty and important diversion from their usual fair lately. That topic is access to scientific literature. In particular how mainstream (for profit) publishers are exploiting their control on what should be easy to access to universal knowledge, by locking scientific papers Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-68880099312107000352012-03-07T11:47:00.000-08:002012-03-18T11:41:49.780-07:00On The MapMy birdie collage is in Uppercase Magazine Issue 12!The article is about map-inspired art.I'm really honored that this is the third time my work appears on the magazine :-)Other articles are here & here.The adorable pigeon on the coveris by the very talented Anne Smith, whose work I LOVE!Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-46441134387916288002012-03-06T06:49:00.000-08:002012-03-18T11:41:49.780-07:00CollectionTreasures found on my walks, or given to me by friends who know me well.Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-56753549859253733872012-03-05T15:01:00.000-08:002012-03-18T11:41:49.780-07:00Watercolor BoxVintage English watercolor box.A wonderful & thoughtful gift from my lovely friend Julia.Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-46878458186856236912012-03-03T05:21:00.000-08:002012-03-18T11:41:49.780-07:00The DoorsInspiring doors I saw in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato.I ♥ Mexico. Impossible not to be inspired by this gorgeous country.Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-79992951504667727662012-03-02T06:59:00.000-08:002012-03-18T11:41:49.780-07:00DreamerWatercolor, acrylic ink & collage on Saint-Armand paper. 11 x 15 inches.I painted the feathers on watercolor paperand used my super sharp Fiskars scissors to cut the barbs.Inspired by the Dream Catcher I made this week.Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-7119556766324770002012-03-01T05:14:00.000-08:002012-03-18T11:41:49.780-07:00March Desktop CalendarFrom me to you :-)Click on the image above to make it larger and download from there. Enjoy!Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-36483387183467660112012-02-29T06:10:00.000-08:002012-03-18T11:41:49.780-07:00Dream CatcherI had always wanted to make one of these.I used these instructions from Native American Technology & Art.Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3485476898945139921.post-27077332322050080802012-02-28T12:30:00.000-08:002012-03-18T11:41:49.781-07:00El Charco del IngenioFeeling very blessed to live close to this beautiful & inspiring reserve.Andresonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679793214946380268noreply@blogger.com