tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860525169087597312011-04-21T15:45:31.878-07:00Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15067143094865256424noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86052516908759731.post-72826255850816598402009-04-10T14:12:00.000-07:002009-04-10T14:19:20.041-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/Sd-26yqLysI/AAAAAAAAAEA/oaFKqoWzB28/s1600-h/peacock.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/Sd-26yqLysI/AAAAAAAAAEA/oaFKqoWzB28/s320/peacock.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323174405722589890" /></a>This is a fun one I did in a different style.  The technique is called gouache-off.  Put the gouache on thick, then rinse it off.  It gives it that grainy stained look.  <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/86052516908759731-7282625585081659840?l=lauraillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15067143094865256424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86052516908759731.post-28212184709291344432009-04-10T13:54:00.000-07:002009-04-10T14:11:41.297-07:00This is a silly little movie I made a while back.  I killed a wasp and realized how nicely it fit in a little toy car I found.  Somehow, it snowballed into a movie.  Camber the Kitty got to be one of the stars.  <br /><br /><object width="606" height="341" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/78998765197" /><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/78998765197" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="606" height="341"></embed></object><br /><br />Okay, so it's kinda stupid, but at least the cat is cute. He really ate the plastic ant, by the way.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/86052516908759731-2821218470929134443?l=lauraillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15067143094865256424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86052516908759731.post-52555986544527526182008-07-25T09:48:00.000-07:002008-07-25T10:02:03.539-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SIoG66YHQLI/AAAAAAAAAC8/DzJjePQtwzM/s1600-h/Alien+Food+Storage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SIoG66YHQLI/AAAAAAAAAC8/DzJjePQtwzM/s320/Alien+Food+Storage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226997926689456306" /></a><br /><br />This one is meant to be cheesy.  What if we were all abducted by aliens and used for food storage? Yeah, I know, it's lame. I thought it was funny but not everyone shares my strange sense of humor. My husband posed for the aliens and it's my husband and I in the jars. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/86052516908759731-5255598654452752618?l=lauraillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15067143094865256424noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86052516908759731.post-27361128267204670052008-07-24T15:34:00.000-07:002008-07-24T15:42:26.024-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SIkE45vq3hI/AAAAAAAAACs/46bJD41mzfk/s1600-h/The+Last+One.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SIkE45vq3hI/AAAAAAAAACs/46bJD41mzfk/s320/The+Last+One.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226714218160119314" /></a>Some cruel mother gave her three children four cookies.  Which child will get the cookie first?  My vote's the blonde kid. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/86052516908759731-2736112826720467005?l=lauraillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15067143094865256424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86052516908759731.post-41754106447203333732008-06-21T15:58:00.000-07:002008-06-21T16:00:41.089-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SF2H438abEI/AAAAAAAAACc/sMxj0RE85Zk/s1600-h/Thistles+and+bee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SF2H438abEI/AAAAAAAAACc/sMxj0RE85Zk/s320/Thistles+and+bee.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214473354724666434" /></a>Oil on board.  Third of my flower and bee series. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/86052516908759731-4175410644720333373?l=lauraillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15067143094865256424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86052516908759731.post-57638205237801355322008-06-21T13:48:00.000-07:002008-06-21T15:58:01.333-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SF2HDm9daMI/AAAAAAAAACU/Lp7eySl0ka4/s1600-h/Sunflower.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SF2HDm9daMI/AAAAAAAAACU/Lp7eySl0ka4/s320/Sunflower.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214472439632586946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Watercolor. Second of my bug and flower series. <br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/86052516908759731-5763820523780135532?l=lauraillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15067143094865256424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86052516908759731.post-52200054268789885662008-06-16T19:55:00.001-07:002008-06-21T13:47:22.372-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SF1on-JM7XI/AAAAAAAAACM/9uMHhG7a4Yg/s1600-h/swan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SF1on-JM7XI/AAAAAAAAACM/9uMHhG7a4Yg/s320/swan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214438979470683506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SFcn8GxNCSI/AAAAAAAAACE/9GDACiqtPcQ/s1600-h/Crow+and+Cat+small.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Oil lift off technique.  Paint the oil thin and dark, lift it off with turps to get the lights and whites.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/86052516908759731-5220005426878988566?l=lauraillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15067143094865256424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86052516908759731.post-919100756029789312008-05-18T17:12:00.000-07:002008-05-18T17:29:45.255-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SDDHH-0VSWI/AAAAAAAAAB8/Rag56eK1hmY/s1600-h/cat+and+spider.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SDDHH-0VSWI/AAAAAAAAAB8/Rag56eK1hmY/s320/cat+and+spider.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201876509548431714" /></a><br />This is the second digital painting of the cat series.  There will be more to come.  I've decided that I should do enough for a calendar.  I'll call the series: "How Camber the Kitty Exhausted His Nine Lives."  Or something to that effect.  Yes, Camber is the name of my cat.  If you that's weird, get this.  There are PEOPLE named Camber.  Between my friends, husband and I, we've spotted at least 3.  We chose the name "Camber" because it's a random word I found in the dictionary that ended up being an engineering term.  It's means arch or bend (for heavier load bearing).  It was suiting because my husband's an engineer, and Camber's always arching his back.  I wonder if all those girls named Camber know what their name means.  I bet their moms just thought it was cute cause it sounds like Cambrie or Amber. Fools.  In any case, Camber's the sexiest cat model ever. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/86052516908759731-91910075602978931?l=lauraillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15067143094865256424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86052516908759731.post-64904890436838765212008-05-18T16:59:00.000-07:002008-07-11T14:52:53.525-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SDDE-u0VSVI/AAAAAAAAAB0/3loL4ZTR1YU/s1600-h/Crow+and+Cat+small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SDDE-u0VSVI/AAAAAAAAAB0/3loL4ZTR1YU/s320/Crow+and+Cat+small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201874151611386194" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is my first full-out digital painting.  I got tired of painting happy families so I decided to feed my cat obsession.  <br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/86052516908759731-6490489043683876521?l=lauraillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15067143094865256424noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86052516908759731.post-62799701109254241062008-04-08T10:29:00.000-07:002008-04-08T14:04:47.422-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/R_vdXx5suDI/AAAAAAAAABs/IVWQgfxSWjg/s1600-h/train.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/R_vdXx5suDI/AAAAAAAAABs/IVWQgfxSWjg/s320/train.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186982796449331250" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Acrylic sand off numero dos. <br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/86052516908759731-6279970110925424106?l=lauraillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15067143094865256424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86052516908759731.post-88291055988112331342008-04-08T10:22:00.000-07:002008-06-21T16:03:21.652-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SF2IoP64ddI/AAAAAAAAACk/Lv3xiXA22Bk/s1600-h/sunflowerladybug.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3pCKQtqQ9MI/SF2IoP64ddI/AAAAAAAAACk/Lv3xiXA22Bk/s320/sunflowerladybug.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214474168614548946" /></a><br />This is an experiment with an acrylic and mat medium wet-sand off technique on hard board. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/86052516908759731-8829105598811233134?l=lauraillustration.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15067143094865256424noreply@blogger.com0