tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195761782024-03-14T19:45:41.894+10:30Arts & StuffSusan Borgas - Australian Realist ArtistSusan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-48204451621927100162010-06-05T15:36:00.000+09:302010-06-05T16:32:26.990+09:30How time flies!<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_UAew9AGiSt0/TAn2e3LQeeI/AAAAAAAABEw/Eck067Vz3MQ/s1600-h/WalkingtheRawnsleyBluffTrail500pix3.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Walking the Rawnsley Bluff Trail" border="0" alt="Walking the Rawnsley Bluff Trail" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UAew9AGiSt0/TAn2gcsn1cI/AAAAAAAABE0/3q3FSvjl4MM/WalkingtheRawnsleyBluffTrail500pix_t.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="167"></a></p> <p align="center">Walking the Rawnsley Bluff Trail<br>Approx 34cm x 48cm<br>Pastel on Colourfix Paper<br>Copyright Susan Borgas</p> <p>Wow I can’t get over the amount of time that has passed since my last post. </p> <p>Blogger has kindly given us some new templates to play with and hope you like the new look. It took me ages to work out what design to settle with and felt this one gave a nice clean visual, so decided to keep this one. I will tweak the colour to suit my work at a later time.</p> <p>Even though I haven’t been blogging, painting is still high on my priority list with numerous paintings done throughout the year. Tomorrow is a big day with the opening of the <a href="http://www.flinderspainters.org.au/">Painters of the Flinders Ranges</a> exhibition opening in Port Pirie of South Australia. I am also working towards the annual exhibition at <a href="www.wilpenapound.com.au">Wilpena Pound</a> later in the year. The painting above is a part of the Port Pirie exhibition. </p> <p>An effort is going to be made to update this blog often, although daily will not be an option because I found it does put a lot of pressure on my artwork. I do use Facebook and you are welcome to join me there. Please let me know where you found me so that I know to accept your friendship. I tend to turn people away on Facebook if I think it is a random invite from someone I have nothing in common with. </p> <p>Take care, Susan</p><span style="font-weight: bold">Quick links:</span> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:5e5a70fe-e5c2-49e7-81c1-ebc08888aac9" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Pastel" rel="tag">Pastel</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/painting" rel="tag">painting</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/artist" rel="tag">artist</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-55875149151898810592008-10-23T13:20:00.004+10:302008-10-23T13:46:51.046+10:30Eucalyptus Tree Sketch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtP7Qq9TpQ6o9lLEYp1eu9R8w597ktcmcjLdps5CVe_HriPS0g7TjlUQMu6gR6cpgJj3IBiyI16qhJAU9KaUZmPdznc95dEIJjLSKSvgnRz2jYcs6nnHFbCVCC4bPHZGat4zjX/s1600-h/Gum+tree+sketch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtP7Qq9TpQ6o9lLEYp1eu9R8w597ktcmcjLdps5CVe_HriPS0g7TjlUQMu6gR6cpgJj3IBiyI16qhJAU9KaUZmPdznc95dEIJjLSKSvgnRz2jYcs6nnHFbCVCC4bPHZGat4zjX/s200/Gum+tree+sketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260138133954252850" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Eucalyptus Tree Sketch</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> Approx 17.5cm x 23cm<span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Graphite on </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >110 gram drawing cartridge</span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Copyright Susan Borgas</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Drawing is so relaxing and just wish I had more time to do detailed work similar to the sample above. My time instead is channeled into producing realistic paintings with the intention of selling them. Marketing of course is high on the agenda as well.<br /><br />Ideally fifty percent painting and the other fifty towards marketing is desired for the serious artist. Now I say 'ideally' although I do find my 'other life' does get in the way and would suggest that be the case with many artist. Setting realistic goals will without a doubt ensure success.<br /><br /><br /><blockquote>Effort only releases its reward when you refuse to quit. <span style="font-size:85%;">Author unknown</span></blockquote> There are many motivational and inspiring writings on the web. Two that I found interesting to read are as follow:<br /><br /><ol><li><a href="http://www.goal-setting-guide.com/smart-goals.html">Goal setting Guide<br /></a></li><li><a href="http://www.philiphumbert.com/TIPS/index.htm">Index list of Newsletter tips by Dr Philip E Humbert</a></li></ol><br /><br />What about you, do you have some tips to pace yourself so that you are able to achieve your own goals?<br /><br /><p></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a><br /></li></ul><p></p></div></div><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/drawing" rel="tag">drawing</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/sketching" rel="tag">sketching</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/motivation" rel="tag">motivation</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/inspiration" rel="tag">inspiration</a></span></p><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quick links:</span><br /><p></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-37726733675980909072008-10-22T10:34:00.009+10:302008-10-22T11:10:55.503+10:30Get Out of that Car!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uNzvp_I6a334OomvoaobL4AbT2rJV4mIiy5CXmJO-tgyIqGuiPQdo6qfSTu7mHPmob2wxoiRBbR-G2v1w6HvWOU1-4CsoTddLO7pPtQVszEQkSpxMzCZxScB-N67xk0rm5A6/s1600-h/Quenching+Waters+of+Wirreanda+Creek+500pix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uNzvp_I6a334OomvoaobL4AbT2rJV4mIiy5CXmJO-tgyIqGuiPQdo6qfSTu7mHPmob2wxoiRBbR-G2v1w6HvWOU1-4CsoTddLO7pPtQVszEQkSpxMzCZxScB-N67xk0rm5A6/s200/Quenching+Waters+of+Wirreanda+Creek+500pix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259765849608243026" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Quenching Water's of Wirreanda Creek<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Approx 47.5cm x 68cm<span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br />Pastel on Terra Cotta Colourfix Paper</span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br />Copyright Susan Borgas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:85%;" >(The blue is not quite right in this image but the best I could get at this time)</span><br /><br /></div>I don’t know how many times I have traveled near this spot and never appreciated what is really there. This is permanent water fed by a spring. The surrounding area doesn’t have much in the way of tall trees but there is plenty of salt bush heading off into the distance. I always find the floating algae interesting, especially when it is aging, because of the varied colours and textures that it becomes.<br /><br />Here in Australia it isn’t unknown to travel quite some distances to reach destination. Time often does not allow us to pull over the side of the road and walk with a sketchbook in tow or a camera bag slung over the shoulder, but instead I have quickly park the car and taken a snapshot from the side of the road for reference to work in a studio. After awhile it isn’t quite so stimulating to paint something that is seen time and again, although these paintings often sell quickly because tourist do recognise those spots and want to take it home as a reminder of their trip.<br /><br /><p class="pullquote"><br /><span style=";font-size:large;color:navy;" >Walk</span><br /><span style="font-size:large;">"</span><br />See what is around that corner!<br /><span style="font-size:large;">"</span><br /></p><p>My husband and I are parking our vehicle more often now and walking up or down a creek bed or climbing that nearby hill. It is a good way to find new material to paint, as well of course some exercise tossed in as well.<br /><br />I am happy to say that I have now sold <a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2008/10/water-course-wilpena-creek-completed.html">Water Course, Wilpena Creek</a>.<br /><br /></p><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/pastel" rel="tag">pastel</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/landscape" rel="tag">landscape</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/photorealism" rel="tag">photorealism</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/water" rel="tag">water</a></p><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quick links:</span><br /><p></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-59398349797304553072008-10-11T16:47:00.004+10:302008-10-11T17:28:23.340+10:30Resale Royalties for Australian Artists<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">After five weeks of no television and radio</span> while working as Artist in Residence at Wilpena Pound, I did hear from someone in passing that Australian visual artist will receive 5% royalties for re-sold works for the value of $1000.00 and above. This is anticipated to happen on the 1 July 2009.<br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Is this a good thing?</span> I honestly don't know and not even going to try and comment about it. I will though give you some links that you may find useful to make up your own mind.<br /></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2008/mr20081003.html">The man who is going to make all this happen, Peter Garrett.</a></li><li><a href="http://www.visualarts.net.au/files/Artist_Resale_Royalties.pdf">National Association for Visual Art Ltd. pdf</a></li><li><a href="http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/research/arts_marketing/sales/resale_royalties_and_new_directions_for_the_arts">Research Hub</a></li><li><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2008/s2381536.htm">Transcript from The World Today</a></li><li><a href="http://www.aboriginalartblog.com/2008/08/art-resale-royalty-scheme-reality.html">Aboriginal Art Blog</a></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">One thing I am sure of</span>, I don't think I will benefit from this with my own artworks even though I am selling works over a thousand dollars: I won't live long enough but then perhaps I can work towards leaving my grandchildren a legacy to remember me by. <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" width="15" height="15" /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quick links:</span><br /></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul><br /><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Royalties" rel="tag">Royalties</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/australia" rel="tag">australia</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/visual+artist" rel="tag">visual artist<br /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-21448946203508137872008-10-10T10:59:00.004+10:302008-10-11T14:17:19.359+10:30Water Course, Wilpena Creek "Completed"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44Tej35gRvFFaYHACeaD_OpzCzwmzQzdrLWtXoZvZpyGOe70mDuYx0GjhzOUSyaHCoQB5T2v_nwZd2VIh1X62-O37CEJOdf1VoXVFeRwz4jCtKtGOa76pFdcGxARzPuolGlRC/s1600-h/Wilpena+Pound%27s+Waterway+500pix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44Tej35gRvFFaYHACeaD_OpzCzwmzQzdrLWtXoZvZpyGOe70mDuYx0GjhzOUSyaHCoQB5T2v_nwZd2VIh1X62-O37CEJOdf1VoXVFeRwz4jCtKtGOa76pFdcGxARzPuolGlRC/s200/Wilpena+Pound%27s+Waterway+500pix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255316647223435154" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Wilpena Pound's Waterway<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Approx 34cm x 48cm<span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br />Pastel on Terra Cotta Colourfix Paper</span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br />Copyright Susan Borgas</span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><p>Cripes I have just about forgotten how to use Blogger because it has been so long since I have posted. I also see some new ideas that I can try out with Blogger as well . Hey and I bet you thought you would never ever see this pastel work finished.</p><p>I have changed the title of the painting, as the original was not what I really wanted for the finished piece. Anyway I do hope you like it. </p><p>For those that have posted comments and written emails to me, please accept this as a thank you from me, as I look more positively towards the next twelve months and years to come.<br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to this WIP:</span></p><ol><li><a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/10/water-course-wilpena-creek-wip.html"><span>Water Course, Wilpena Creek WIP<br /><br /></span></a></li><li><a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/11/water-course-wilpena-creek-wip-two.html"><span>Water Course, Wilpena Creek two WIP</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></li></ol><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quick links:</span></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/pastel" rel="tag">pastel</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/landscape" rel="tag">landscape</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/photorealism" rel="tag">photorealism</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-8285893343299065122008-02-11T19:53:00.000+10:302008-02-11T20:31:18.732+10:30Marbles on eBay<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKNCVFnEETfEjOTNQSAlSNTEKehyphenhyphenUt31rPkcM5wKe23EtQda-spzdQhyphenhyphenTIaS7t4L9vh8ZIyNiIzzao4Ac3moJqtNFLsoKXqHinEsI_K_OmScjlEJWOG0Lm1u02zHqCq5AXBXj/s1600-h/Marbles+-+shrunk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKNCVFnEETfEjOTNQSAlSNTEKehyphenhyphenUt31rPkcM5wKe23EtQda-spzdQhyphenhyphenTIaS7t4L9vh8ZIyNiIzzao4Ac3moJqtNFLsoKXqHinEsI_K_OmScjlEJWOG0Lm1u02zHqCq5AXBXj/s200/Marbles+-+shrunk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165651603214708274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><b>Marbles</b></span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Size: 127mm x 127mm</span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Support: Gessoed MDF board</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ></span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Copyright Susan Borgas</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">For Sale</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ORIGINAL-small-oil-painting-MARBLE-STILL-LIFE_W0QQitemZ200199370702QQihZ010QQcategoryZ149157QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem">Check out my eBay listing for 'Marbles'</a></div><br />Well I am truly on a steep learning curve here with my first listing on eBay now available for bidding. I am at the moment testing the water to see how it all works and for this reason will only post to Australia. Well that is if I do manage to get a bid. <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br />This painting isn't hot off the easel, but painted some time back with the idea of selling on eBay and ended up confused with the whole thing and shelved the idea. What I mean by confused is art sellers leaving eBay and selling their work elsewhere or privately through their blogs and websites. I am hearing that this has escalated in recent months. eBay fees do gobble up small profit on sales so I am going in with my eyes wide open without high expectations.<br /><br />It is going to be an interesting exercise; one that you can watch with me or if you are an Aussie and like my work, you could be in for a chance of an original piece painted by yours truly. But first you have to make a bid! <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_razz.gif" alt="razz" title="razz" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Quick links:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul><iframe style="position: absolute; display: block; opacity: 0.7; z-index: 500; width: 18px; height: 22px; top: 407px; right: 486px;" src="http://www.google.com/notebook/static_files/blank.html" id="gnotes-notemagic" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/eBay" rel="tag">eBay</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/oil+painting" rel="tag">oil painting</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/oil" rel="tag">oil</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/painting" rel="tag">painting</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/" rel="tag"></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-72615189933085127332008-02-06T14:41:00.000+10:302008-02-06T15:52:53.309+10:30Sunset on the Murray River<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApvzvz_Cj8Z5HzrNvKR-KcfmreHecXUzlGHCqxTQRCCA3JCLaHCPXahfuGUyjFhS3OFEKYQVHqsWwDH_ciFRq3SzDkR-gIylKCYWbgSuy3S4FNW9GxEDV33heHCdCfiF3KeTR/s1600-h/Sunset+on+the+Murray+River+500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApvzvz_Cj8Z5HzrNvKR-KcfmreHecXUzlGHCqxTQRCCA3JCLaHCPXahfuGUyjFhS3OFEKYQVHqsWwDH_ciFRq3SzDkR-gIylKCYWbgSuy3S4FNW9GxEDV33heHCdCfiF3KeTR/s200/Sunset+on+the+Murray+River+500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163715618585830402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><b>Sunset on the Murray River</b></span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Approx 47.5cm x 51cm</span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Pastel</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" > on</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" > Storm Blue<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Colourfix Paper</span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Copyright Susan Borgas</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Commissioned</span></span></div><br /><b>Yes I know</b> it has been quite awhile since my last post and I do want to thank everyone of you for your emails and comments that still have been flowing in. I had to prioritize what was important to me and step back from deadlines (blog posts) that where in fact eating into my creative time to the point of destroying my urge to paint. As you know blogs are consuming to write and maintain, so much so that they encroach on family time as well as producing work. My health has improved a lot and after arriving home from a recent two week holiday by the beach I am ready to get stuck into some painting once more. Please don't always expect 'works in progress' as I have done in the past but I will post my new works as they are completed.<br /><br /><b>This commissioned piece</b> that you see above had me scratching my head quite a bit. I did learn a lot from it and had to really think hard because the reference photo was developed from a film camera and was basically all black in the shadows of the background and foreground. I don't know about other artists but do find commissioned work more stressful to do as I know that it is often expected that the painting look like the photo. Well in the end when it come to the dark areas I put some music on and just went with the rhythm , using the darks pastels that I used in the sky and water and went for it.<br /><br /><b>The painting</b> was commissioned as a surprise gift from wife to husband. They already have two of my oil paintings, one from my very early days, the second around the middle period. The husband was very emotional to receive this painting, because it was one that he had wanted painted for quite some time. The pair were very happy that I found so much to paint in the shadows and was a real relief to hear. I have to admit I got a real buzz out of it in the end.<br /><br /><b>Quick links:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/pastel" rel="tag">pastel</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/water" rel="tag">water</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/sunset" rel="tag">sunset</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-49461643718244719052007-11-17T14:46:00.000+10:302007-11-17T15:46:04.909+10:30Saral Transfer Paper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjpw8XMAIdBEn0Al6X0LLS3VqxvbaqwPYhwABcQEg05b1HA7BtofmKZ3G5T7DnDStao8saD1JBhdrQdK7sMcVBgcnFrE3DFlhBEa5HkmwQMxrzrR1mj-wmKJEmg9At82e89Db/s1600-h/Saral+Transfer+Paper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjpw8XMAIdBEn0Al6X0LLS3VqxvbaqwPYhwABcQEg05b1HA7BtofmKZ3G5T7DnDStao8saD1JBhdrQdK7sMcVBgcnFrE3DFlhBEa5HkmwQMxrzrR1mj-wmKJEmg9At82e89Db/s200/Saral+Transfer+Paper.jpg" alt="saral transfer paper" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133658762635218482" border="0" /></a><b>Katherine from <a href="http://makingamark.blogspot.com/">Making a Mark</a></b> asked me in the comments section of my last post how do I transfer my drawings to my support. I thought why not make a post about it in more depth to the reply that I gave Katherine.<br /><br /><b>This <a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/11/water-course-wilpena-creek-wip-two.html">work in progress</a></b> is the third drawing that I had prepared for my <a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/07/gallery.html">artist in residence</a> stint at <a href="http://www.wilpenapound.com.au/">Wilpena Pound</a> a few weeks back, which I ended up not using due to running out of time. Because I wanted a detailed drawing so that I didn't have to concentrate so much with so many tourist looking over my shoulder, the <a href="http://www.saralpaper.com/main.html">Saral transfer paper</a> is ideal. One thing I have found out though is to make sure a light hand is used when transferring the drawing onto AS Colourfix paper or the lines can be hard to cover with pastel. I found this to be the case with any method of transferring a drawing because I believe I dent the paper slightly or break down the grit with the marks that I make.<br /><br /><b>There are two other</b> ways I transfer as well by making my own 'carbon paper'.<br /><ol><li>Tape drawing to a window with the drawing faced against the glass. With vine charcoal, trace all lines that I can see that is showing through from the light behind the drawing. Remove drawing from window then face the charcoal side down onto the AS Colourfix paper and proceed to redraw the drawing so that the image transfers.<br /><br /></li><li>This last one is the method I use the most but perhaps not as ideal for a lot of detail to be transfered. I have a large sheet of paper and rub pastel dust that has fallen into the gutter at the base of a previous painting onto it. This makes a nice carbon although it can be rather messy. I do like the grey tones for the transfered drawing and find them easier to cover if I am using pastels in a particular area lightly.<b></li></ol>Getting back</b> to the <a href="http://www.saralpaper.com/main.html">Saral transfer paper</a>, it can be used again and again. There are five colours.<br /><ul><li>Graphite</li><li>White</li><li>Blue</li><li>Yellow</li><li>Red</li></ul><b>For the artist</b> that works with a great deal of detail and strives for realism, I can truly recommend this product to them.<br /><br /><br /><b>Quick links:</b><br /><p></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/draw" rel="tag">draw</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/drawing" rel="tag">drawing</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/art" rel="tag">art</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-15412353948716289612007-11-16T16:24:00.000+10:302007-11-16T16:53:27.227+10:30Water Course, Wilpena Creek WIP two<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wZE8JKF9vG5HUd5RqHFuqIvWszjYKXwwuPs3fP9y2RVfXrBIv7NxLSgI4buNq2D3CQZCVkDoPXAmI4gf6MbCmItPmLx03GxSkQ2g-K-WSpAWXM1Yx-h13zcusN7zZ3b3jViT/s1600-h/Water+Course,+Wilpena+Creek+two.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wZE8JKF9vG5HUd5RqHFuqIvWszjYKXwwuPs3fP9y2RVfXrBIv7NxLSgI4buNq2D3CQZCVkDoPXAmI4gf6MbCmItPmLx03GxSkQ2g-K-WSpAWXM1Yx-h13zcusN7zZ3b3jViT/s200/Water+Course,+Wilpena+Creek+two.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133319988499811874" border="0" /></a><br /><b>Installment two</b> of this work in progress after a long busy period in my life then to end with the worse bout of illness that I have ever had for a very long time. Anyway moving on from what is past, this pastel is now coming along nicely.<br /><br /><b>It is funny</b> how you see things wrong when an image of ones work is put up on a monitor. That distant flat middle ground in front of the hills needs to have the values checked. Something does not 'mesh' there and I will let you know what I end up doing if I adjust it.<br /><br /><b>Yes you do</b> see a little pool of water. I don't think I will place a lot of water in the bottom of the creek, just a hint of moisture to give some interest to the composition.<br /><br />Until next time, take care!<br /><br /><b>Quick links:</b><br /><p></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/landscape" rel="tag">landscape</a>, <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/pastel+landscape" rel="tag">pastel landscape</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/pastel" rel="tag">pastel</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Australian+landscape" rel="tag">Australian landscape</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Wilpena+Pound" rel="tag">Wilpena Pound</a></span>, <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/photorealism" rel="tag">photorealism</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-71641574380784731902007-11-01T15:37:00.001+10:302007-11-01T15:41:21.583+10:30Launching ImageKind<a href="http://susanborgas.imagekind.com/"><img src="http://www.imagekind.com/images/icons/marketing_link.gif" /></a><b><br /><br />What a shock</b>, two posts in one day <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_lol.gif" alt="lol" title="lol" height="15" width="15" />! Well I did think launching my prints with <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/">ImageKind</a> deserved its own post <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" />. Much to my own surprise I have already sold two so you can imagine I am as happy as a pig in mud.<br /><br /><b>If you are</b> reading this in a feed reader it would be good if you visit my blog to see what I am talking about. You will see two additional items in <a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/">my column</a> that gives you easy access to <a href="http://susanborgas.imagekind.com/">my available prints</a> at <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/">ImageKind</a>. If you love my latest work and wish to buy a print, you only need to click once on the <a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/">top ImageKind button</a> in the column and you then can make your choice of print size and even have it matted and framed if you wish. Now how easy is that! <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="biggrin" title="biggrin" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><b>You don't like</b> the recently finished painting; well you can also choose to click on an image in the <a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/">second banner</a> at my blog and take a closer look at the details about the artwork or even choose to "buy my artwork" to see all of the prints on offer.<br /><br /><b>I am not</b> sure if my blog will be slower in loading with these extra widgets, so please let me know if it is the case and annoys you. I can always revamp how I display some of the other items that I have further down the column.<br /><br /><img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_idea.gif" alt="idea" title="idea" height="15" width="15" /> <b>Don't forget</b>, Christmas is just around the corner and framed prints do make a lovely gift.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quick links:</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/prints" rel="tag">prints</a>, <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/imagekind" rel="tag">imagekind</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/landscapes" rel="tag">landscapes</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/pastel" rel="tag">pastel</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/art" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-77710478487562669382007-11-01T14:57:00.000+10:302007-11-01T14:57:17.699+10:30Timeless Land, Melrose<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8AXkM9bxMzE6sqOm45omgoLxkvYpvuI3hK6ov2js9HXNInVTH2gjTM22pWu404M0hEB3AJsYhofpbAKTYKUV21Y4GRhXG2NBTqjYuEho1i59QZf-mAN_mhL4Dg3irtSOAL3u/s1600-h/Timeless+Land,+Melrose+500pix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8AXkM9bxMzE6sqOm45omgoLxkvYpvuI3hK6ov2js9HXNInVTH2gjTM22pWu404M0hEB3AJsYhofpbAKTYKUV21Y4GRhXG2NBTqjYuEho1i59QZf-mAN_mhL4Dg3irtSOAL3u/s200/Timeless+Land,+Melrose+500pix.jpg" alt="Timeless Land, Melrose" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127718768628430722" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Timeless Land, Melrose<br />Approx 34cm x 48cm</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Pastel</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" > on</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" > burgundy<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Colourfix Paper</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br />Copyright Susan Borgas</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Sold</span></span><br /><br /><b>This is the second</b> painting that I had promised to show you. It is of my recent work in residence at Wilpena Pound.<br /><br /><b>After a workout</b> yesterday (puff puff) wrapping the framed painting safely for the post, it was sent off for a destination interstate today.<br /><br /><b>As you can see</b> the work is a little different to what I have done in the past yet it is still all about my beloved eucalyptus trees that I do so much enjoy working with.<br /><br /><br /><b>Quick links:</b><br /><p></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a><br /></li></ul><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/pastel" rel="tag">pastel</a>, <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/trees" rel="tag">trees</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/landscape" rel="tag">landscape</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/art" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/flinders+ranges" rel="tag">flinders ranges</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-80580290984286759242007-10-12T15:41:00.000+09:302007-10-12T16:48:46.833+09:30Water Course, Wilpena Creek WIP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC1Wnt8ukE8LuSo9He6AXZG25_dX9wTIce3JCv7_9MMqpxpigsUtTz60cwviQ9883lHKVUeWcrUjdbYNJLaq7sXiseQZLHAMbqs0uq9n4lfWbb71q4ojY8El4y2cxHADIloPV/s1600-h/Water+Course,+Wilpena+Creek+one+500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC1Wnt8ukE8LuSo9He6AXZG25_dX9wTIce3JCv7_9MMqpxpigsUtTz60cwviQ9883lHKVUeWcrUjdbYNJLaq7sXiseQZLHAMbqs0uq9n4lfWbb71q4ojY8El4y2cxHADIloPV/s200/Water+Course,+Wilpena+Creek+one+500.jpg" alt="Wilpena Creek" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120329816590534402" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Water Course, Wilpena Creek WIP<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Approx 34cm x 48cm<span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br />Pastel on Terra Cotta Colourfix Paper</span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br />Copyright Susan Borgas</span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br />I do enjoy working from a detailed drawing with this one no exception. I guess that is the realist painter in me that seems to have me by the jugular and isn't going to let go. I will never become a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photorealist">photorealist</a> artist because I don't have the desire to spend anymore time on a painting than I already do.<br /><br />Anyway I don't think that I would get paid for the hours that I would have to put into photorealism work. So many viewers of my work in real life are surprised that up close to my pastels, it is in fact not like a photo, as they thought when standing back, but made up of many marks with some more realistic than others; depending on what I want them to see in focus.<br /><br />Between finishing two paintings started at Wilpena Pound and cooking for shearers on the family farm, I did manage to start this work in progress (WIP) since I have returned home. Amid packing paintings for shipment, more cooking for shearers and a funeral of a dear artist friend on Monday who has been my mentor from the very beginning of my journey with art. You can see some of his work <a href="http://www.flinderspainters.org.au/artists/keith_palmer/index.shtml">here</a>. I also have a shopping day Tuesday in readiness for our sons wedding later this month and because of all of this the next few days will have spasmodic posts to this blog. This isn't a promise but may get the odd photo up on <a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">SnapShots</a> during that time.<br /><br /><br /><b>Quick links:</b><br /><p></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/pastel" rel="tag">pastel</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/landscape" rel="tag">landscape</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/art" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/photorealism" rel="tag">photorealism</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-13182598393109829752007-10-10T17:25:00.000+09:302007-10-10T17:29:03.670+09:30Brachina After Rain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0j3BHo8zmIsulkSCkH3DwxCsqUol5nJJDlZJuh-cS9eiCtbOmv3KxuwU6gKj7aoyEwS76W0i3tj-UWWcHhhPKjMsaPDTd5m3oFwbC5mSaJX8Z_MsO8MXbXuNRYvJr0Ps3rylX/s1600-h/Brachina+After+Rain+500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0j3BHo8zmIsulkSCkH3DwxCsqUol5nJJDlZJuh-cS9eiCtbOmv3KxuwU6gKj7aoyEwS76W0i3tj-UWWcHhhPKjMsaPDTd5m3oFwbC5mSaJX8Z_MsO8MXbXuNRYvJr0Ps3rylX/s200/Brachina+After+Rain+500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119609138258134770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Brachina After Rain</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br />Pastel on Colourfix Paper</span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br />Copyright Susan Borgas</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Sold</span></span><br /><br />It feels strange to be posting again to this blog after such a long break and hope that my readers will be back with my absence forgiven. I must say that the exhibition was a great success with many sales made.<br /><br />This pastel painting was one of my works in progress while working at an exhibition that I am involved with and of course the reason for my absence. This painting has to be scrutinized yet to make sure all is well with it. This photo was taken in a hurry so that I had a post for you today and any adjustments and a better photo will be placed on my website when I update it. The darks in this photo are over saturated to what they are in real life.<br /><br />There is also a second pastel painting that I also managed to bring near completion and will be shown here in due course.<br /><br /><b>Quick links:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/pastel" rel="tag">pastel</a>, <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/landscape" rel="tag">landscape</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/art" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/pastel+painting" rel="tag">pastel painting</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-80564021735498856012007-08-16T14:46:00.000+09:302007-08-16T15:24:06.395+09:30Willochra Creek, Southern Flinders ll - Revised<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKLhbcXDZBLaAR9n4354rSnc_9uh85VO6pGVzKXTqtR81k3cJKiVV_RK2mFllWNSgOkT2Jd_xCMmO4l2MESSFktfKgWCZ0mckY6U_kFoN5fuYTTI5iTi3I8mwaRoYBrPAnIsR/s1600-h/Willochra+Creek+-+Southern+Flinders+ll+final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKLhbcXDZBLaAR9n4354rSnc_9uh85VO6pGVzKXTqtR81k3cJKiVV_RK2mFllWNSgOkT2Jd_xCMmO4l2MESSFktfKgWCZ0mckY6U_kFoN5fuYTTI5iTi3I8mwaRoYBrPAnIsR/s200/Willochra+Creek+-+Southern+Flinders+ll+final.jpg" alt="Southern Flinders Ranges" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099162722208119266" border="0" /></a><b>Even though this large work was received very well</b> the one thing that held it back from being sold was the cool greens. The scene in the Southern Flinders were at the time very fresh with new growth; it still wasn't what the viewer really wanted. I have now revised this and made the changes to add warmth to the scene. Still a 'green season' but not so many cool colours that it originally had and have to admit that I like the revised version better myself.<br /><br /><b>Well tomorrow is the day my husband and I will be leaving for our holiday,</b> hence no post for awhile on this blog. We are also blessed with continuous rain today and because our family farm is well and truly looking for moisture for the crops, I will not complain about trying to do the final packing when it is so wet underfoot. <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><b>Also my <a href="http://www.susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas</a> website is now up to date.</b> Gosh I hope that all the links are working properly because making a site easy for you to browse does require some extra effort on my part.<br /><br /><b>If you are a regular visitor to this blog or even a new reader</b> and like what you see it would be ideal to subscribe to my blog by email updates or RSS feed alerts so that you know when I am posting again. <b>Don't know how?</b> I have written a <a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/07/bloglines-and-google-reader.html">post here</a> that will help you out.<br /><br /><b>On that note</b> I will raise my glass to you all and hope that you are back with me once this blog is back to regular posting once more. Cheers!<img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_razz.gif" alt="razz" title="razz" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><br /><b>Quick links:</b><br /><p></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-19281350928967793282007-08-15T14:17:00.000+09:302007-08-15T14:19:28.171+09:30Wilpena Golden Glow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGCRxxhec3Vtgwa0hXu8RdAAhRUl2QkJ3-ucWMOGmVZ72jhjuMTzaZ_FwAzsWrlrX7MyvqZv6JciuyMmS2Ww8GmlHag9E7YG6MNAlzwqj1o4wUUWVrVbzgw60WZROB0ihIQXt/s1600-h/Wilpena+Golden+Glow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGCRxxhec3Vtgwa0hXu8RdAAhRUl2QkJ3-ucWMOGmVZ72jhjuMTzaZ_FwAzsWrlrX7MyvqZv6JciuyMmS2Ww8GmlHag9E7YG6MNAlzwqj1o4wUUWVrVbzgw60WZROB0ihIQXt/s200/Wilpena+Golden+Glow.jpg" alt="Wilpena" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098783181535445106" border="0" /></a>Unframed: 280mm x 410mm<br /><br /><b>Watercolour has wonderful</b> transparency qualities with a mind of its own for the inexperienced artist.<br /><br /><b>Watercolour isn't one</b> of my strongest mediums to work with but chuffed how this painting turned out when painting it in and around my jobs over the last few days; in fact the flow of paint helped relieve a lot of stress rather than add to it. <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="biggrin" title="biggrin" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><b>The countdown is well and truly on now</b> before my husband and I leave for our holiday..... two more sleeps then we meet up with two other families with their caravans in tow. Hopefully I will be all packed in time to head down that road <a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/2007/03/back-from-bush.html">with our own caravan in tow</a>. (for some overseas readers the link will explain what type of caravan I am talking about <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_razz.gif" alt="razz" title="razz" height="15" width="15" /> )<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Quick links:</b><br /><p></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/watercolour" rel="tag">watercolour</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/watercolor" rel="tag">watercolor</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/art" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/medium" rel="tag">medium</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-19049973517299879962007-08-14T09:33:00.000+09:302007-08-14T18:12:12.325+09:30August 14, 2007 edition of Arts and Stuff Carnival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7inGJ4JHL584xZENe4E5tl2rLdlenw9f3QaQtHW-ejVyfbD30cMBynSGxnoHCihwfTUoadiTbN7T_CggzD5IEpbr73eqJJJNyKu-Dshxm8Z7hKgxT8uZiU063GPicHnrf8NW/s1600-h/Carnival+Logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7inGJ4JHL584xZENe4E5tl2rLdlenw9f3QaQtHW-ejVyfbD30cMBynSGxnoHCihwfTUoadiTbN7T_CggzD5IEpbr73eqJJJNyKu-Dshxm8Z7hKgxT8uZiU063GPicHnrf8NW/s200/Carnival+Logo.jpg" alt="carnival" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098369455925756002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Welcome to the August 14, 2007 edition of Arts and Stuff carnival.<br /><br /><br />I am so pleased with the entries I received for this carnival with more artist submitting a post. I have to admit there were plenty of music posts as well but unfortunately this blog isn't about promoting music. Nor is it about art that may offend my readers so those that do, they are wasting their time and should submit to a carnival more appropriate with the subject matter. <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" /> <br /><br />There will be more carnivals on this blog but I am not going to list the new date just yet. The next two months this blog will be sadly lacking in posts although once it is all back to regular posting, I will announce a new carnival date so please be patient with me on this matter.<br /><br />So there you go; any artist out there reading this you will have plenty of time to put a post together and submit it to my carnival. It is VERY easy to do! <a target="_blank" title="Submit an entry to “arts and stuff carnival”" href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_772.html">carnival submission form</a><h2>Art Creativity</h2> <h2><!-- Carnival Submission --><b></b></h2><b><br />Vishal k Bharadwaj</b> presents <a href="http://allvishal.com/journal/vishal-vs-apartment">Vishal vs Apartment</a> posted at <a href="http://allvishal.com/">allVishal.com</a>.<br /><br /><b>Lexi Sundell</b> presents <a href="http://www.energiesofcreation.com/art-processes/creative-explosion/">Creative Explosion</a> posted at <a href="http://www.energiesofcreation.com/">Energies of Creation</a>, saying, <blockquote>"A rollicking post about a creative explosion of pixels as the images of my acrylic floral paintings are repurposed in an obsessively enjoyable new project."<br /><br /></blockquote><!-- Carnival Submission --><!-- Carnival Submission --><b>Matt</b> presents <a href="http://everydaychange.com/2007/08/08/build-your-right-brain-playground/">Build your right-brain playground</a> posted at <a href="http://everydaychange.com/">EverydayChange.com</a>, saying, <p></p><blockquote>"Kickstart your creativity by building a "right-brain playground!""<br /><br /></blockquote><b>Harriett Hilton</b> presents <a href="http://hhartisticmusings.blogspot.com/2007/07/myspace-as-artistic-expression.html#links">artistic musings: Myspace As Artistic Expression</a> posted at <a href="http://hhartisticmusings.blogspot.com/">artistic musings</a>, saying,<blockquote> "An article about how the urge to create is so strong people will use unexpected tools as a new form of expression." </blockquote><!-- Carnival Submission --><br /><b>Lucynda Riley</b> presents <a href="http://acraftynature.blogspot.com/2007/08/fall-mini-pumpkin-wreath.html">Fall Mini Pumpkin Wreath</a> posted at <a href="http://acraftynature.blogspot.com/">A Crafty Nature</a>.<br /><p></p><h2>Digital Art<!-- Carnival Submission --><br /></h2><p><br /><b>Diane Clancy</b> presents <a href="http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2007/07/22/studio-artist-demo/">Studio Artist Demo</a> posted at <a href="http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog">Diane Clancy's Art Blog</a>, saying, </p><blockquote>"This is a 22 step creation of a digital painting in Studio Artist to show you a demonstration of how to use this innovative art program. Each step show the digital image at this step so you can easily see this process."</blockquote><p></p> <h2>Miscellaneous Art</h2><b><br />Ryan Haigh</b> presents <a href="http://bigchase.wordpress.com/2007/07/16/affordable-artwork/">Affordable Artwork</a> posted at <a href="http://bigchase.wordpress.com/">The Big Chase</a>, saying, <blockquote>"BlueFlip art is a website that features a great amount of prints from talented artists at an affordable price."</blockquote> <!-- Carnival Submission --> <p> <b>Neil Ransom</b> presents <a href="http://www.kateandneil.com/86/protests-and-painted-walls/">Protests and Painted Walls</a> posted at <a href="http://www.kateandneil.com/">Kate and Neil's Official Website</a>, saying, </p><blockquote>"What do you get when you add politics, teens, and an endless supply of cheap spray paint? Find out in San Cristobal, Mexico."</blockquote><p></p> <h2>Paintings</h2><p><b>cest.la.vie</b> presents <a href="http://creativeevolutions.blogspot.com/2007/07/recently-finished-away-from-me_20.html">Recently finished: 'Away From Me'.</a> posted at <a href="http://creativeevolutions.blogspot.com/">creative evolutions</a>, saying, </p><blockquote>"This is a new blog, and I will be using it to post completed paintings and track my own evolution as an artist after a recent career change. For now, I would like to share my recent work: "Away From Me"."</blockquote><p></p><p><br /><b>Lexi Sundell</b> presents <a href="http://www.energiesofcreation.com/garden-flowers/summer-awakening/">Summer Awakening</a> posted at <a href="http://www.energiesofcreation.com/">Energies of Creation</a>, saying, </p><blockquote>"This painting of glowing sunflowers is celebration of summer light before fall comes to take the gardens."</blockquote><p></p><h2>Photography</h2><br /><b>mctiller</b> presents <a href="http://blog.mctimages.com/mct_images/2007/04/screencast_phot.html">Screencast Photoshop Tutorial: Making Black and White images out of Color images</a> posted at <a href="http://blog.mctimages.com/mct_images/">MCT Images</a>, saying, <blockquote>"A screencast tutorial for making black and white images out of color images in Photoshop."</blockquote><h2>My pick for non visual art<br /></h2><b><br />TherapyDoc</b> presents <a href="http://everyoneneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2007/08/holding-on-and-letting-go.html">Holding On and Letting Go</a> posted at <a href="http://everyoneneedstherapy.blogspot.com/">Everyone Needs Therapy</a>, saying, <blockquote>"Uh oh, it's not visual art, but it is stuff and no doubt, entertaining."<br /><!-- EDIT THIS: the conclusion begins with this paragraph: --></blockquote><br /><p>That concludes this edition. 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<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-48153674882500825322007-08-06T09:06:00.001+09:302007-08-06T09:06:52.431+09:30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahyphenhyphenwJc0qKas8K0Sv-wZKlVpAfRamceO66eW7G9D879g3e9qe0zLCLxECE1RD5BCg4H9JCBQv7fvF9vvBE2KYOO4rZhpoLpE-08zKP3khPbOqmPdN6LZQrS1tAXc3Y_dPzsTpV/s1600-h/Touching+up+Huck%27s+Lookout.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahyphenhyphenwJc0qKas8K0Sv-wZKlVpAfRamceO66eW7G9D879g3e9qe0zLCLxECE1RD5BCg4H9JCBQv7fvF9vvBE2KYOO4rZhpoLpE-08zKP3khPbOqmPdN6LZQrS1tAXc3Y_dPzsTpV/s200/Touching+up+Huck%27s+Lookout.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095358774045573170" border="0" /></a>My daughter who has a camera exactly like mine decided it was time that I had some photos of myself while working at the easel. Picking up my camera she did exactly that and this is one of the photos that I found when I downloaded my card to the computer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKR-QC98D3HHEVjLNDEaHZu3fFvY5omlH5-uvL_17kBf14hrt0-vyCx25lAXRzozK9Bdq9umGf_Hp-AttrE0tVFh7Fr9Yjxh7jE8JT7ACO2-wPYeZsWdmS44cqk9gS1DUnc6B/s1600-h/Huck's+Lookout+Final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKR-QC98D3HHEVjLNDEaHZu3fFvY5omlH5-uvL_17kBf14hrt0-vyCx25lAXRzozK9Bdq9umGf_Hp-AttrE0tVFh7Fr9Yjxh7jE8JT7ACO2-wPYeZsWdmS44cqk9gS1DUnc6B/s200/Huck's+Lookout+Final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095358782635507778" border="0" /></a>When I pulled this pastel out I decided it needed some more work done before framing it for the up and coming exhibition. I am much happier with the final result because before it was lacking the darks in the foreground.<br /><br />My regular readers would have noticed that I have been spending quite a bit of time away from my blogs. This will continue leading up to when my husband and I leave for the Northern areas of Australia. It will also mean that while I am away, this blog will not be updated.<p>Some of you may remember from an earlier post that I wanted to learn how to put 'home movies' onto a DVD. Well I have been doing that with quite a few hiccups along the way although progress is happening. On that note I am off to start a new project and while the computer is busy converting and burning my next home movie DVD, I will be busy in my studio touching up another pastel.<br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quick links:</span><br /></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/pastel" rel="tag">pastel</a>, <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/landscape" rel="tag">landscape</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Susan+Borgas" rel="tag">Susan Borgas</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogging" rel="tag">blogging</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blog" rel="tag">blog</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/DVD" rel="tag">DVD</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-86149799739088860912007-07-26T16:19:00.000+09:302007-07-26T16:20:35.613+09:30Gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvOqAYcb6HgGu2eev1qUGpOtSMNlngEGjE_Mhm7HYcWgKaw-_5Wf1PuwPPh8z5FeTdi7s6akFlluuP8mW93nMlAvoW2yUfKoN_Njd9srdttIZj9wPEi6iaNuGuaSDSAQC8ObE/s1600-h/Shearing+Shed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvOqAYcb6HgGu2eev1qUGpOtSMNlngEGjE_Mhm7HYcWgKaw-_5Wf1PuwPPh8z5FeTdi7s6akFlluuP8mW93nMlAvoW2yUfKoN_Njd9srdttIZj9wPEi6iaNuGuaSDSAQC8ObE/s200/Shearing+Shed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091382665121628146" border="0" />Click for 693kb image</a><br /><br /><b>The Painters of the Flinders Ranges exhibition</b> that I am involved in will be held in this large shearing shed near Wilpena Pound in September. It is not a working shed anymore and belongs to the National Parks. It is hired out for a range of functions; the exhibition being one of them for a period of four weeks.<br /><br /><b>This photo was taken last year</b> and as old as the shed looks it makes a very good venue to present our artworks representing the Flinders Ranges. It is really great listening to the positive remarks as visitors walk through the door. Even though the shed hasn't had sheep pass through it over a number of years, the lanolin smell from the wool still remains.... oh and the sheep poop aroma as well.<img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_lol.gif" alt="lol" title="lol" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><b><a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/07/tess-and-secret-art-business.html">Tess</a> arrived in the mail safely from New Zealand</b> Tuesday just in time for Malcolm's birthday yesterday (Wednesday). Malcolm was thrilled to receive this gift with plans to frame it as soon as he has finished cutting out moldings, mats and glass for myself. Wendy if you are reading this I can't thank you enough for your effort that you have put into the drawing of Tess. What I see on your blog is what I received and can recommend your work to anyone that wants a portraiture of their pet.<br /><br /><b>Quick links:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.com/">Arts and Stuff with Susan Borgas website</a></li></ul><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/exhibition" rel="tag">exhibition</a>, <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/photo" rel="tag">photo</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/image" rel="tag">image</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/snapshot" rel="tag">snapshot</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/dog" rel="tag">dog</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/shearing+shed" rel="tag">shearing shed</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/birthday" rel="tag">birthday</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-47588034113943336242007-07-23T18:20:00.000+09:302007-07-23T18:40:09.498+09:30Copyright plus a GiggleAfter a full on day in the office I am going to quickly do a post here now to share two links with you.<br /><br />The first one is <a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/07/07/copyright-explained-i-may-copy-it-right/">Copyright Explained</a>. Check it out as it does answer a lot of questions about copyright which we need to be responsible about, especially when publishing information on the internet.<br /><br />Ok the next link is for a giggle and if you have a mischievous nature you can play ticks on your family and friends. An example is as follows....<br /><br /><b>˙ʇǝuɹǝʇuı ǝɥʇ uo uoıʇɐɯɹoɟuı ƃuıɥsılqnd uǝɥʍ ʎllɐıɔǝdsǝ 'ʇnoqɐ ǝlqısuodsǝɹ ǝq oʇ pǝǝu ǝʍ ɥɔıɥʍ ʇɥƃıɹʎdoɔ ʇnoqɐ suoıʇsǝnb ɟo ʇol ɐ ɹǝʍsuɐ sǝop ʇı sɐ ʇno ʇı ʞɔǝɥɔ ˙pǝuıɐldxǝ ʇɥƃıɹʎdoɔ sı ǝuo ʇsɹıɟ ǝɥʇ</b><br /><br />Well you could stand on your head to read it! <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_lol.gif" alt="lol" title="lol" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br />Here is the link so that you can do the same.... <a href="http://www.revfad.com/flip.html">Flip</a><br /><br />I better post this so that I put my own family out of their misery and the mystery solved with how the upside down text is done.<img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><b>Quick links:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/copyright" rel="tag">copyright</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-7683380213063315652007-07-21T09:06:00.001+09:302007-07-21T11:21:00.995+09:30Bloglines and Google Reader<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LUkDLZOAiw24RbIe7_56kquo8VMHCHChocYX-1ts8POHFXN8zR8j6oLejo27W93KzlBTX__0zfWjbqRdxbih6P4oKATuF1dOjCWUZnSYWbjUNKmeU8FHxvYcRZL9-xI8WLbx/s1600-h/Email+and+Rss+Feeds.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LUkDLZOAiw24RbIe7_56kquo8VMHCHChocYX-1ts8POHFXN8zR8j6oLejo27W93KzlBTX__0zfWjbqRdxbih6P4oKATuF1dOjCWUZnSYWbjUNKmeU8FHxvYcRZL9-xI8WLbx/s200/Email+and+Rss+Feeds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089434927517663154" border="0" /></a><b>Do you know what a Feed Reader is?</b> Simply they will keep you up to date with your favourite blogs or websites without actually visiting the site. There are other readers around but two that will often come up in conversation are <a href="http://www.bloglines.com/">Bloglines</a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/help/reader/help.html">Google Reader</a>.<br /><br /><b>Why bring a Feed Reader to your attention now?</b> I mentioned in <a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/07/business-card.html">this post</a> that my blog is going to suffer with updates not happening on a regular basis. Not all of us are into some of the geek side of blogging but rather than having you popping back to my blog to find no updates it is so much easier for you to be alerted that a post has been made by a Feed Reader. This way you won't be wasting time loading my blog or any other favourite blog for that matter who has not updated.<br /><br /><b>Take a look at the first image</b> which is part of a screen print from this blog and you will see a square orange button. By clicking on this button (in my column) a page will come up with a drop down menu for you to choose a Feed Reader that you would like to use. If you haven't signed up with Bloglines or Google Reader and you would like to use one of these, you will need to register with them, which is an easy process.<br /><br /><b>If you want to add this blog</b> to your Bloglines Reader simply click on the button that you see below the orange one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbIOIjaUSph_op5231WZJ6MjA52wAkRsE_0pdDXH7yHSQMiCikohyphenhyphenLnNrpKVj9MwDxeJsYEciQUoqnKXJJsHcMZT9dWAGbhNLcV0Tw8O4sQlNlGHicLGdUYFcOHLq_dSxzXpz/s1600-h/Address+bar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbIOIjaUSph_op5231WZJ6MjA52wAkRsE_0pdDXH7yHSQMiCikohyphenhyphenLnNrpKVj9MwDxeJsYEciQUoqnKXJJsHcMZT9dWAGbhNLcV0Tw8O4sQlNlGHicLGdUYFcOHLq_dSxzXpz/s200/Address+bar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089441842415009730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/">Firefox</a> makes it easy to add feeds to your readers as well. Click on the second image so that you get a good view of it. This is the address bar in Firefox. You will see the orange button to the right and once more this is how you can add Blogs or Websites who provide a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rss">rss</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_%28standard%29">atom</a> for your Feed Reader.<br /><br /><b>Would you rather get an email update instead?</b> I have made that easy for you as well. You can subscribe to my blog by placing your email address in the box provided then click on the 'subscribe' button. You will see this facility in my column, which also can be seen in the first image that I have provided so that you know what you are looking for. Your privacy will be respected and you will not receive any spam mail. It is also easy to unsubscribe. If you choose to receive email updates from me make sure you <b>verify</b> the first email that FeedBurner sends you so that they know you have entered the correct address plus this is an extra precaution that it is you that has submitted the email address.<br /><br /><b>For those that are familiar to Feed Readers</b> you might be interested in a script for <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748">Greasemonkey</a>, which is a <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/">Firefox</a> add-on<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ckwmx1cIICbNrAKee8aLZQAtW5WBBZh5Y-9xfsPbl9aI3V2hqlvgg068WM0DHrzFYaFR_Eu2Fefw8peD3OjNRhdqnMluW6JoJ5YCURIwNhqTj60NGjh37NkGMnfjEt5WatJC/s1600-h/Google+Reader.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ckwmx1cIICbNrAKee8aLZQAtW5WBBZh5Y-9xfsPbl9aI3V2hqlvgg068WM0DHrzFYaFR_Eu2Fefw8peD3OjNRhdqnMluW6JoJ5YCURIwNhqTj60NGjh37NkGMnfjEt5WatJC/s200/Google+Reader.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089446781627400146" border="0" /></a>This script is <a href="http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/9455">Google Reader Preview Enhanced v1.07a</a> and is the best thing I have come across for a very long time. You will need <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748">Greasemonkey</a> installed to use this script.<br /><br /><b>What this script does it allows you to view full feeds in Google Reader.</b> I have tested it and it does work, in fact very well indeed! I do use full feeds for my blog although there are those that do not because their posts are scraped/stolen and used elsewhere without permission. I wrote a post called <a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/02/full-or-should-it-be-short-feeds.html">Full or Should it be Short Feeds?</a> with my thoughts bearing in mind that I do understand why blogs do use the short feeds. Anyway as you will see by this last image, even though I use full feeds I can actually see my blog in all it glory by clicking on the preview button at the bottom of the feed.<br /><br /><b>Also I will bring to your attention</b> that the icon of a monkey at the bottom right of the image is the Greasemonkey add-on for Firefox. Another script for Greasemonkey allows me to smile <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" /> at you as well with the use of <a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/01/emoticons.html">emoticons</a>! <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br />Well I think I have given you plenty to digest in this post so until next time.......<br /><br /><b>Related Posts</b><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/07/business-card.html">Business Card</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/02/full-or-should-it-be-short-feeds.html">Full or Should it be Short Feeds?</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/01/emoticons.html">emoticons</a></li></ul><p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quick links:</span></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.google.com/help/reader/help.html">Google Reader - Getting Started</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.bloglines.com/">Bloglines</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/">Firefox</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748">Greasemonkey</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/9455">Google Reader Preview Enhanced v1.07a</a></li></ul><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/emoticons" rel="tag">emoticons</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/bloglines" rel="tag">bloglines</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/google+reader" rel="tag">google+reader</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/rss+feeds" rel="tag">rss feeds</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/atoms" rel="tag">atoms</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/greasemonkey" rel="tag">greasemonkey</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/short+feeds" rel="tag">short feeds</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/blog" rel="tag">blog</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/blogger" rel="tag">blogger</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-57842711059974897672007-07-19T16:51:00.000+09:302007-07-19T18:21:49.753+09:30Business Card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJxiEWB0o-Os0-9QknnEXiRbddnyyDXOCYu6c1gx2yFFZNXsAQQy4dKwOpF0xHN0_S6k6bQPEHYU1O47b1gLQtlD6f4rC6vDdGF1qV6Qvb3zU_Lg3yRw9dOvyKbOM08cojDJ4/s1600-h/Susan+Borgas+Business+Card.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJxiEWB0o-Os0-9QknnEXiRbddnyyDXOCYu6c1gx2yFFZNXsAQQy4dKwOpF0xHN0_S6k6bQPEHYU1O47b1gLQtlD6f4rC6vDdGF1qV6Qvb3zU_Lg3yRw9dOvyKbOM08cojDJ4/s200/Susan+Borgas+Business+Card.gif" alt="Business card" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088805185386671842" border="0" /></a><b>A new business card</b> was on the agenda for today with pamphlets and other administration work yet to be done for my main exhibition that is held at Wilpena Pound each year during September with a group of artist. The focus of this exhibition is promoting the Flinders Ranges and of course ourselves as artist but gee there is a lot of work involved leading up to the opening.<br /><br /><b>Why do I need to start so soon?</b> In a months time I will be heading off with my husband and a caravan in tow to Central Australia for twenty five days along with four other people doing this same tour. After this trip there will be a week home then three weeks will be spent as Artist in Residence at Wilpena Pound.<br /><br /><b>This blog is going to suffer</b> because of my work load as there is also farm administration work that I have to do, which means spending time in the office. <a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">SnapShots</a> will fair much better over the next month because I do have many photos to share with you.<br /><br /><b>Somewhere in amongst this</b> I want to free up some mini video tapes for our trip and yet to learn how to go about this as they still have our previous holiday still recorded on these tapes. Oh and tidy up a couple of paintings plus frame works that are waiting to be done. My husband and I both do my framing and because we are fussy we do spend time making sure the final product is presented the best way possible. I also have to pack for the weeks I will be away from home as well because it will be more involved this time as we are tenting as well as caravaning when our camping party heads into Central Australia.<br /><br /><b>Getting back to the business card</b> you are seeing a front and back view. Yes there is two different email addresses with a default one for 'info' that has an auto responser when making inquiries while the other one does not have an auto response attached to it, which can be a little friendlier for those that stay in contact with me.<br /><br /><b>I laminated the cards</b> although I printed a few off that do not have the text on the back and left these free of laminate. I will carry these in my pocket at all times during the exhibition so that I have something to write on, for example an appointment or some other information a potential client may need. The laminated cards will be left on a table along with all the goodies us artist provide to the tourist who visit our exhibition.<br /><br />So there you have it; hopefully my head wills stay above water and I won't go around the twist in the mean time trying to get all my jobs done.<img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_razz.gif" alt="razz" title="razz" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quick links:</span><br /></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/art" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/art+exhibition" rel="tag">art exhibition</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/business+cards" rel="tag">business cards</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-63295922852768599312007-07-16T16:10:00.000+09:302007-07-16T16:10:36.804+09:30Stone Jug - Sketch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZtef-efm5TbzNsEC6TyPAnX20RINhqJHk7L-cIXQQ636YtsYtRxGzvPWC0bnGR7by8dGcknyPbRyMOZ4r_goOAkvryOssaR7Rr9WN3ZPdcpuqeVFDP44lTy92Mfsk8ii2lgf/s1600-h/Stone+Jug.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZtef-efm5TbzNsEC6TyPAnX20RINhqJHk7L-cIXQQ636YtsYtRxGzvPWC0bnGR7by8dGcknyPbRyMOZ4r_goOAkvryOssaR7Rr9WN3ZPdcpuqeVFDP44lTy92Mfsk8ii2lgf/s200/Stone+Jug.jpg" alt="jug" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087665146447490738" border="0" /></a>I have always referred to this item as a stone jug. Maybe it is pottery but one thing I do know it is a great shape to draw and has been part of my kitchen for at least thirty years.<br /><br />There are some highly skilled artist out there that do incredible work using charcoal, carbon and graphite, not necessarily all together.<br /><br />J. D. Hillberry is one of these artist that I honestly thought the drawings were computer generated using software like Photohop until I started reading the<a href="http://www.jdhillberry.com/how_to_draw_pg2.htm"> tutorial</a> properly. There is also a second tutorial by J. D. Hillberry <a href="http://www.jdhillberry.com/how_to_draw%20step%20by%20step_pg3.htm">here</a> as well.<br /><br />Do you know of any good online tutorials using charcoal, carbon or graphite? If you care to share them please leave the links with a comment in this post. <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="biggrin" title="biggrin" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quick links:</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/sketch" rel="tag">sketch</a>, <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sketching" rel="tag">sketching</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/draw" rel="tag">draw</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/drawing" rel="tag">drawing</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/art" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/graphite" rel="tag">graphite</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-41326621025178164422007-07-15T12:36:00.000+09:302007-07-15T13:34:16.239+09:30Tess and Secret Art Business<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgOnqo3CSfqfGaCxhEAI8cxzHv8dU3qhSHXA5VWzpw-Fh8NKyVOb2mtusSTMzvdT-j03mjpWN_gGWbpbDm5FwQgiNP32X-l4O83cI9LbCmqOF_5-hVtdRPs1y6ora5UVQmSDH/s1600-h/Tess+Copyright+Wendy+Prior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgOnqo3CSfqfGaCxhEAI8cxzHv8dU3qhSHXA5VWzpw-Fh8NKyVOb2mtusSTMzvdT-j03mjpWN_gGWbpbDm5FwQgiNP32X-l4O83cI9LbCmqOF_5-hVtdRPs1y6ora5UVQmSDH/s200/Tess+Copyright+Wendy+Prior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087261625680096898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tess</span> - <span style="font-style: italic;">8x10 inches on drafting film in coloured pencil</span> -<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Copyright - Wendy Prior</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">With permission by Wendy Prior to publish on this blog</span><br /></div><br /><b>In my <a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/07/tess-is-famous.html">last post</a></b> I mention that <a href="http://wilderhearted.blogspot.com/">Wendy Prior</a> is using a reference photo from my <a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">SnapShots</a> blog and drawing a portraiture of Tess with coloured pencils on drafting film. Wendy has given me permission to post the completed drawing here and hasn't she done a magnificent job! Pop over to Wendy's post called <a href="http://wilderhearted.blogspot.com/2007/07/tess-completed.html">"Tess, completed"</a> and click on her thumbnail to see a larger image of Tess and while you are there, leave a comment as I am sure Wendy will appreciate it.<img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="biggrin" title="biggrin" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><b>My husband Malcolm was quite taken</b> with Tess's eyes when I showed him the first stage of Wendy's drawing asking if there was any further updates as each day passed. With this the idea came to me to buy this portraiture of Tess from Wendy if she hadn't sold it as a gift for Malcolm's birthday later this month. Thankfully I was in time and Tess will be posted tomorrow to my sons address so that Malcolm doesn't find out. Just as well my husband doesn't surf the internet nor use a computer or he will find the emails Wendy and I have been sending each other as well as Tess plastered all over the internet. <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_lol.gif" alt="lol" title="lol" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><br /><b>Yes Tess is plastered over the internet!</b> Take a look at these two threads at <a href="http://www.wetcanvas.com/">WetCanvas</a> and you will see what others have to say about this coloured pencil drawing.<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5849587#post5849587">Animal and Wildlife thread</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5849585#post5849585">Colored Pencil thread</a></li></ul><b>Gee I nearly was caught out</b> as Malcolm just brought Tess in to see herself on the internet. Bit of quick thinking to bring up a image without Malcolm reading any text going on here.....phew and he was so busy trying to keep Tess calm that he didn't get a chance to see Wendy's post before I clicked on the thumbnail of Tess so that the large image came up.<img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_eek.gif" alt="eek" title="eek" height="15" width="15" /> Did Tess see herself? No she was so busy trying to get my attention that the laptop was ignored. <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quick links:</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/dog" rel="tag">dog</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/coloured+pencils" rel="tag">coloured pencils</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/colored+pencils" rel="tag">colored pencils</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/art" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/artist" rel="tag">artist</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/draw" rel="tag">draw</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/drawing" rel="tag">drawing</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/wetcanvas" rel="tag">wetcanvas</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-5512940108348737272007-07-13T11:34:00.000+09:302007-07-13T11:34:42.785+09:30Tess is Famous!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uZGhXxM5O2KOQMEiiZPwk06iYiQuQ1Vc_BjyOYmnj7zmmshQaCmpp1UHPLx-IdPCAQi76WJzitkKSSBegqto4Cc7bJqRMfZZgeXebQO3sLnbPJ8Cr_pZwKg0NoX7oXS5tvWv/s1600-h/Tess.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uZGhXxM5O2KOQMEiiZPwk06iYiQuQ1Vc_BjyOYmnj7zmmshQaCmpp1UHPLx-IdPCAQi76WJzitkKSSBegqto4Cc7bJqRMfZZgeXebQO3sLnbPJ8Cr_pZwKg0NoX7oXS5tvWv/s200/Tess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086483261641944642" border="0" /></a>For those that follow my <a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">SnapShots blog</a> you will have seen this photo of <a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/2007/07/tess-working-dog.html">Tess, the working dog. </a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why am I showing this photo here?</span> Well <a href="http://wilderhearted.blogspot.com/">Wendy Prior</a> is using this photo as a reference and drawing a portraiture of Tess with coloured pencils on drafting film. You can find the first post of this work in progress by clicking <a href="http://wilderhearted.blogspot.com/2007/07/tess-in-progress.html">here</a> so why not hop on board and follow Wendy's progress. <img class="emoticon" src="http://wolverinex02.googlepages.com/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="biggrin" title="biggrin" height="15" width="15" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is a timely subject</span> as well because I do encourage you to take a look at my SnapShots blog because the photos are free for artists to use and sell there artworks afterwards. It is good to get feedback from those that are using my photos because it encourages me to find the best photos that I can present to you.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Also something else is happening! </span>I had never done a blog interview before and thought it would be a good learning experience and said yes when Vyoma from <a href="http://kalaalog.com/">kalaalog Blog</a> asked if I would participate. The resulting interview can be found <a href="http://kalaalog.com/2007/07/12/susan-borgas-interview/#comment-573">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The last item I want to bring to your attention</span> is about my <a href="http://susanborgas.blogspot.com/2007/07/arts-and-stuff-carnival-july-12-2007.html">recent Blog Carnival</a> because it has quite a bit of activity in the comments section. If you are considering submitting a post to my Carnival, you may find answer to your question by reading the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=19576178&postID=9070406856882278838">reply in the comments</a> of the Carnival post. If you would like to know more or add your own thoughts, please leave a comment at that Carnival post.<br /><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quick links:</span><br /></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=220222">Free Subscription to Arts & Stuff by Email</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com/">Take a look at my SnapShots Blog</a></li></ul><br /><p><img id="image329" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/suesart/technoratiicon.jpg" alt="Technorati" /> technorati tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/interview" rel="tag">interview</a>, <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/pencil+drawing" rel="tag">pencil drawing</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/dog" rel="tag">dog</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/free+images" rel="tag">free images</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/free+photos" rel="tag">free photos</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/photos" rel="tag">photos</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/images" rel="tag">images</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/snapshots" rel="tag">snapshots</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/carnival" rel="tag">carnival</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.susanborgas.com">Arts & Stuff with Susan Borgas</a>
<a href="http://freesnapshots.blogspot.com">SnapShots</a></div>Susan Borgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035002453074965953noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19576178.post-90704068568822788382007-07-12T10:38:00.001+09:302007-07-13T13:46:04.976+09:30Arts and Stuff Carnival - July 12, 2007<span style="font-weight: bold;">Welcome to the July 12, 2007 edition of arts and stuff carnival.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I would love to see more 2D artists submitting to this Carnival</span> that relate more to my own blog. It is a chance to see your articles/posts published and gain more exposure. It isn't hard to do and when you give it a go you will realise how quick and easy it is to do.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">So come on</span>, have you a watercolour, oil, pastel, pencil or any other medium that you would like to talk about, perhaps with advice, works in Progress or what you have learnt that you could share with us. There is so much out there that you artist are already writing about, Carnivals are about sharing it with a community that otherwise may never get to see your work or your blog for that matter.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">If you would like to submit an article</span> my next edition deadline is 12 August 2007 and will be published 14 August 2007.<br /><br />Click for <a target="_blank" title="Submit an entry to “arts and stuff carnival”" href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_772.html">carnival submission form</a> and see how easy it is.<br /><p></p><h2>Art Creativity</h2><br /><!-- Carnival Submission --><b>Sarakastic</b> presents <a href="http://www.blingonashoestringjewelry.com/blog2/2007/06/08/ive-been-missing-out/">Home Decorating Bargains » Blog Archive » I’ve been missing out</a> posted at <a href="http://www.blingonashoestringjewelry.com/blog2">Sara</a>, saying, <blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"It's been a year since I've done any painting & I realized how much I missed it"<br /></blockquote><!-- Carnival Submission --><b>Harriett Hilton</b> presents <a href="http://hhartisticmusings.blogspot.com/2007/06/want-to-achieve-your-dreams.html">Want To Achieve Your Dreams?</a> posted at <a href="http://hhartisticmusings.blogspot.com/">artistic musings</a>, saying, <blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"A post about getting yourself motivated, being the artist you are meant to be"<br /></blockquote><!-- Carnival Submission --><b>Vyoma</b> presents <a href="http://kalaalog.com/2007/06/24/how-to-paint-tomato/">How To Paint Tomato</a> posted at <a href="http://kalaalog.com/">KalaaLog</a>, saying, <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-style: italic;"><blockquote>"The tutorial walks through the simple process of creating a digital painting of a tomato, from scratch. The tomato, in spite of being a simple subject, provides a beginner with a bright color to play around with light. With this tutorial, and a raster graphics editor like Photoshop or GIMP, you should be able to create a painting of tomato."</blockquote></span> <o:p></o:p></p> <p><b>Samir</b> presents <a href="http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/rediscover-the-pure-pleasure-of-paper-crafts-and-pop-up-cards/">Rediscover The Pure Pleasure Of Paper Crafts And Pop Up Cards</a> posted at <a href="http://samirbharadwaj.com/">SamirBharadwaj.com</a>.<br /></p><p><b>artThailand</b> presents <a href="http://www.blog.artthailand.net/?p=81">New work from Vichian Boonmeemak</a> posted at <a href="http://www.blog.artthailand.net/">artThailand</a>.<br /></p><br /><h2>Miscellaneous Art</h2><p><br /><b>Madeleine Begun Kane</b> presents <a href="http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2007/06/26/cashing-in-with-doggie-da-vincis/">Cashing In With Doggie da Vincis</a> posted at <a href="http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog">Mad Kane's Humor Blog</a>, saying, </p><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"Limerick and commentary about dogs "creating" abstract art."</blockquote><b>Vyoma</b> presents <a href="http://kalaalog.com/2007/07/01/digital-painting/">Digital Painting</a> posted at <a href="http://kalaalog.com/">KalaaLog</a>, saying, <p></p><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"A article that puts down what digital painting is as a subset of CG and also presents a juxtaposition with traditional mediums."</blockquote><p></p><b>MissMalaprop</b> presents <a href="http://www.missmalaprop.com/aria-images-art-photography/">Aria Images Art Photography</a> posted at <a href="http://www.missmalaprop.com/">Miss Malaprop - independent, sustainable, eco-friendly shopping, film, art, fashion, crafts & design, from New Orleans with love</a>, saying, <blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"This very talented (and generous!) photographer and artists offers her work for sale on Etsy."</blockquote><b>Kilroy_60</b> presents <a href="http://kilroythegonzopapers.blogspot.com/2007/05/kilroy-goes-gonzo.html">Fear and Loathing - The Gonzo Papers - A writer, spiritualist, business consultant, explorer and photographer looks at life - A Strategic Alliance</a> posted at <a href="http://kilroythegonzopapers.blogspot.com/">Fear And Loathing - The Gonzo Papers</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.<br /></span><b><br />Lexi Sundell</b> presents <a href="http://www.energiesofcreation.com/creative-healing/jewelry-energized-for-healing-grief/">Jewelry Energized for Healing Grief</a> posted at <a href="http://www.energiesofcreation.com/">Energies of Creation</a><!-- Carnival Submission -->, saying, <blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">"Jewelry can be created that carries healing energies in unusual ways."</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></blockquote><b>artThailand</b> presents <a href="http://www.blog.artthailand.net/?p=72">artThailand: We Put The World Of Contemporary Art From Thailand Within Reach</a> posted at <a href="http://www.blog.artthailand.net/">artThailand</a>.<br /><br /><h2>Hints, Growth, Learning & Bloggers</h2><br /><b>TherapyDoc</b> presents <a href="http://everyoneneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2007/07/that-softness-gene.html">That Softness Gene</a> posted at <a href="http://everyoneneedstherapy.blogspot.com/">Everyone Needs Therapy</a>, saying,<br /><blockquote>"When the music gene presents at 16 months, it's pretty amazing."</blockquote><b>Mike Harmon</b> presents <a href="http://www.basicaccountingblog.com/2007/06/27/article-syndication-the-sky-is-the-limit-so-explore-and-aim-for-the-sky/">Article Syndication- The Sky is The Limit So Explore and Aim for the Sky</a> posted at <a href="http://www.basicaccountingblog.com/">Basic Accounting</a>, saying,<br /><p></p><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"Article syndication is a very simple process wherein one gets to share their article among various online sites which helps to impart knowledge through the web."</blockquote><!-- Carnival Submission --><b>Penelope Trunk</b> presents <a href="http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/28/try-being-a-dilettante-before-changing-careers/">Try being a dilettante before changing careers</a> posted at <a href="http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/">Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk</a>.<p></p><b><br /></b><br /><p>That concludes this edition. 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