incoming: towel

incoming: towel
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incoming: razor

incoming: razor
Originally uploaded by anne m bray

incoming: soap

incoming: soap
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cilantro

pepepochi

pepepochi
Originally uploaded by anne m bray

Have I posted my JK Portrait Party sketches before? Can't remember. This is a fun flickr group. Members post head shots and then anyone in the group can use as a basis for a sketch.
Here's the group link:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/

I'm doing mine with a technique I utilized when I taught in the Fashion Dept @ OTIS. Students did self-portraits and it was interesting to see how their personality and style came through in their sketch.

Used ai illustrator's brush tool + wacom tablet.

Here is Pepepochi's discussion stream, where you can see her photos and the interpretations:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/discuss/72157624559037279/

first garden cucumber

first garden cucumber
Originally uploaded by anne m bray

prisma, ink

guyaba y queso empenada

guyaba y queso empenada
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pen + prisma

g4 vs laptop

g4 vs laptop
Originally uploaded by anne m bray

7-26 #65

7-26 #65
Originally uploaded by anne m bray
when I got my #65 ticket, they were on #12.... I sat next to #14, who said she got there at 6:30. I was ready for a long wait. much to my surprise, I was called very quickly. In all, I was there for about 50 minutes.

7-17 instruments

7-17 instruments
Originally uploaded by anne m bray

leonard cohen 7-15

leonard cohen 7-15
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I saw Leonard Cohen and his band in rehearsal yesterday. A short one (3 songs), yet wonderful.

I had brought Rafael a jar of my raspberry jam, which he gave to Leonard. Leonard couldn't resist trying it. He looked over at me and said, "Anne, this jam is sublime."

incoming: 11:20am

incoming: 11:20am
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incoming: 10:12 am

incoming: 10:12 am
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here's Chuey on my lap

incoming: 5:54 am

incoming: 5:54 am
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do not bother the anne before she has eaten her eggs

incoming: 5:39 am

incoming: 5:39 am
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the spoon that launches a thousand breakfasts. got these at an estate sale in Sierra Madre in 1983

incoming: 5:33 am

incoming: 5:33 am
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realized with this sketch that discreet objects will work better for this concept... can you tell what this is?

incoming: 5:12 am

incoming: 5:12 am
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what can I say? I drink tea and go on facebook to wake up

Incoming: 8:58 am

Incoming: 8:58 am
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"Incoming" is the theme for ArtHouse's Monthly Sketchbook Project for June. arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookmonthliesjune

It took me a couple of weeks to decide what to do for this book (I like to keep a consistent style to these Monthly sketchbooks).

My concept is this: Day in My Life, items are cropped with only a bit showing on page. Linear ink sketches.

Page 1 is my current favorite mug that I have my wake-up tea (Twinings Earl Gray) in. My "Loretta Lynn's Kitchen" souvenir mug purchased in Hurricane Mills, TN on my Road Trip last October. Sketched a while after 2nd cup finished... I wake up WAY earlier than 8am!

mini: locket

mini: locket
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this is the final sketch in the ArtHouse Monthly "Mini" sketchbook.
to see the full project, click here:
search/label/mini

Originally, I was going to close the book with another Barbie shoe sketch (it starts with a Barbie flip flop). I never did find the type I was looking for (the classic Barbie mule).
During the search I came across my Great Aunt Carol's charm bracelet that I inherited. Since there were lots of little things on it, I started examining the charms closely as potential models. I noticed that this heart was actually a locket. I opened it up, and inside is the tiniest photo of Great Uncle Russell. That slayed me. How romantic.
They both passed away in the 90s, but I remember them with great fondness. They were both very important in my artistic development.

mini: shell

mini: shell
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I got this last summer while on family vacation on Martha's Vineyard. Found a few and thought they'd be nice as dangles on a necklace. Haven't made the necklace yet ...

mini: ring

My left index finger has gotten swollen and this ring no longer fits. I got it soon after moving to soCal in 82 at The Folk Tree in Pasadena. It's been a lot of places with me.

catalina

catalina
Originally uploaded by anne m bray
drawn in Illustrator using wacom tablet, brush tool

I have joined a portrait drawing group on Flickr (link)
right now I'm using Illustrator to trace over the photo. It's fun and is getting my hand looser.

elsie the drain

new batch of harbor general sketches

for info about what's going on health-wise, check here

mini: pencil

this is one of those absurdly small pencils that came with magazine subscription solicitations. are they still sent? haven't gotten one in years.

mini: scissors

I used to carry these around in a small red chinese pouch. got them in hong kong. I love the elegant shape. my drawing arm still shaky and not so elegant.

mini: clothes pin

this came with one of the two flower arrangements that arrived yesterday. from work. the house is suffused with the glorious scent of stargazer lilies. thankfully, the cats refrained from chewing on them.
vision > brain > hand coordination rather wonky, but doesn't hurt to sketch AT ALL. YAY.

mini: vicodin

mini: vicodin
Originally uploaded by anne m bray
first drawing post-op.
I'm baaaaaaack!

info about the health issue here:
caringBridge

mini: evil eye charm from mercedes

I have sketched this before, with its mates. Since then, I lost the one I wore on the right ear in NYC. (Hoop got caught on my scarf, opened, then charm dropped onto ground I think). Can't find the others -- hoping I took one over to Christine's for the Day of the Dead altar that we made for Mercedes last November.
I've been wearing these since about 2001, when I donned them to ward off evil vibes from W, an OTIS coworker who tried to get me laid off. She failed.

mini: treasure

Lots to tell about this one!

In May 1995, I had a residency at Hambidge Arts Colony in Rabun Gap, GA. The garnets were collected from Betty's Creek, down the road from my cabin. The mica was... in the driveway? (I think).
Afterwards, I drove up to New England, hung out in Providence for a bit, then up to Barneveld, NY for a spell. Then it was back on the road for a very circuitous drive home via I-90 to Seattle. Before heading south, I stopped at Pike's Place fish market for razor clams, oysters + salmon to feast on with Lisa + Tim in Gresham, OR. Tim grilled it all to perfection. The pearl was in my oyster.

The pillbox was an OTIS 87 graduation gift from Sage.

mini: keys

random keys. I have no idea what they unlock.

mini: scottie

how did this Monopoly piece end up with my jewelry?

mini: grandfather's cartoon dog

not sure that my sketch really captures this so here's a scan of the same:

my mom's dad was known for his quirky drawings of dogs. this one was drawn on 1/8" painted wood (cut from ?) and has a wooden base saying "Mr Guy 2"

mini: paris

Patucci + Mark brought a bunch of these back from their trip to Paris. Je l'aime!

mini: airplane pin

I got this either at a store on Columbus in NYC or at The Front Porch in Providence. One of the ubiquitous tin pins distributed by Easy Aces and sold for 25¢ at gift shops in the 70/80s.

mini: angel pin

My friends Patucci + Mark sold these in their store "The Front Porch" which was located above Anthony's Drugstore at the corner of Angell + Thayer in Providence RI. Did they find them at Wolfe Myrow, the fantastic costume jewelry jobber on Atwells? Or someplace else?

mini: cheese tray

Another dollhouse item that I turned into a pin by gluing on a pinback. I used to wear this at Christmastime as an ironic gesture. It's too old and faded now and does anyone get cheese trays anymore?

alligator pumps

5.29.10
Vintage Alligator Pumps
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"Prom-ettes"
1979?
Roxy Delux
Thayer St. Prov RI
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These shoes are sexy and not slutty. Sadly, the leather dried out and cracked.
Another pair of sit + pose shoes

mini: tangerine

mini: tangerine
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mini: tomato

mini: tomato
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frederick's platforms

5.22.10
Frederick's of Hollywood Platforms
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July 1996
Frederick's in an Indianapolis mall
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A souvenir of my midlife crisis. These were bought for me. When I lived in Indianapolis for six weeks. What was I thinking?

trashy lingerie leopard

5.22.10
Trashy Lingerie Leopard Print Barbie Shoes
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1998
Trashy Lingerie
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I will pose in these but please don't ask me to walk around in them

mini: 3 buttons

these buttons came from a 70s sweater -- a body-hugging wide rib knit style with lots and lots of mini buttons. only vaguely remember the garment, but I loved (and saved) the buttons.

mini: necklace

Barbie necklace of glass beads

moleskines

moleskines
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A lot of my fellow Everyday Matters sketchers rhapsodize about their Moleskine sketchbooks. I never really "got" the attraction until I started sketching in them. This came about because Moleskines are what ArtHouse sends for their "Sketchbook Projects"

Now I think I might be hooked...

Above are my current "family" of: 8 x 5" (originally for "Sketchbook 2010" never completed, turned into a mostly private book about health issues), a 5.5 x 3.5" (shoes), and 4 x 2.5" (mini)