tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39283594321622063322024-03-13T19:00:18.561-07:00Kimberly AbrahamKimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-66129494004784093472010-12-01T18:51:00.000-08:002010-12-01T18:51:22.549-08:00Daily Painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/TO02z5NTLWI/AAAAAAAAAqU/Alhe03U8HIQ/s1600/saltmarsh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/TO02z5NTLWI/AAAAAAAAAqU/Alhe03U8HIQ/s320/saltmarsh.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
I've started a daily painting challenge and have some of my artist friends have joined the challenge. The first week was great, but have slipped a bit since then. But it hasn't been a waste. One of my daily paintings won first place in an art challenge competition. I'm pretty excited about it.Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-9131315744915698732010-08-07T19:09:00.000-07:002010-08-07T19:11:01.871-07:00Blogging on TumblrI have been using Tumblr more for my "blog" because I never really feel like I have much to say. I just have images of my latest artwork and artist trading cards. Take a look:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/TF4R4CFQzTI/AAAAAAAAAog/sMrAtmmkJws/s1600/Frida3-sm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/TF4R4CFQzTI/AAAAAAAAAog/sMrAtmmkJws/s320/Frida3-sm.JPG" /></a></div>Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-73810625835091795832010-04-09T18:43:00.000-07:002010-04-09T18:43:29.320-07:00Robert Frost's Acquainted with the Night ~ the Cat Version<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S7_UmDfikbI/AAAAAAAAAm0/Rl3Jh3oy3bA/s1600/catchunky.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S7_UmDfikbI/AAAAAAAAAm0/Rl3Jh3oy3bA/s320/catchunky.JPG" /></a></div>I have been one acquainted with the night.<br />
I have danced in the rain -- and back dry again.<br />
I have out stalked the whitest moth in flight.<br />
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I have looked down the greenest forest lane.<br />
I have passed the hoot owl on his seat<br />
And winked my eye, quite willing to explain.<br />
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I have stood still and lucked into fresh meat,<br />
When next to me, an un-intending mouse<br />
Climbed over some branches, and gave me a treat.<br />
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I was not sad for the mouse, nor did I begin to cry.<br />
'Tis the law of nature. 'Tis the law of might.<br />
O' pale judge, shiny against the sky,<br />
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Proclaimed me one with nature, neither wrong nor right.<br />
I have been one acquainted with the night.Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-42464669939221429112010-03-10T03:41:00.000-08:002010-03-10T03:46:17.384-08:00Sneak Peek<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S5eF7gql9sI/AAAAAAAAAmc/HCYV4NEgO-k/s1600-h/butterflyfull.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S5eF7gql9sI/AAAAAAAAAmc/HCYV4NEgO-k/s320/butterflyfull.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446969531755263682" border="0" /></a>Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-49865725998047116812010-02-26T19:51:00.000-08:002010-02-26T20:01:00.563-08:00Work in Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S4iYAA-PLjI/AAAAAAAAAlU/zDsJNI2ETZ8/s1600-h/IMG_1809.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S4iYAA-PLjI/AAAAAAAAAlU/zDsJNI2ETZ8/s320/IMG_1809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442767275705708082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S4iX_sFd6_I/AAAAAAAAAlM/UsXHyYp2btI/s1600-h/IMG_1811.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S4iX_sFd6_I/AAAAAAAAAlM/UsXHyYp2btI/s320/IMG_1811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442767270098889714" border="0" /></a><br />This is an oil I'm working on. I can't seem to get the background right. I've actually wiped down the background since taking the photo. Maybe it needs to sit in the back of my studio for a few days and then I'll take a fresh look at it.Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-69103442764276487932010-02-22T14:07:00.001-08:002010-03-01T21:33:33.163-08:00What in the World are Artist Trading Cards?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S4yjFLL-2JI/AAAAAAAAAl0/qX4M0p9qO_s/s1600-h/nbp.point.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S4yjFLL-2JI/AAAAAAAAAl0/qX4M0p9qO_s/s320/nbp.point.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443905358881806482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I've been working on artist trading cards, or ATCs for short. These are little works, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, and are traded or swapped but never sold. I am absolutely loving this. It is a nice little community of artists and creative types who get together and share ideas, techniques, and inspiration. Sometimes we collaborate and make group cards or other art objects. Anyone can participate and it is all about sharing and collaborating. I have joined a local group called New England Artist Trading Cards Plus. We meet at least once a month and make stuff and trade cards. I have also joined a couple of online groups. The pointillism cards above were made for a mail swap. I've made four total and will be mailing them soon to the coordinator. I will get 3 mystery cards back and one of my cards will go to the swap coordinator as a thank-you for organizing it. It is all really very fun.Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-32046248530733147152010-02-19T12:33:00.000-08:002010-02-19T12:33:47.126-08:00How to Make Gluten Free Flour Tortillas (with pictures) - wikiHow<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Gluten-Free-Flour-Tortillas">How to Make Gluten Free Flour Tortillas (with pictures) - wikiHow</a>Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-26425955723755012522010-02-09T08:03:00.000-08:002010-03-01T19:19:09.638-08:00A Good Day for Quotes<span style="font-weight: bold;">Art is making something out of nothing and selling it. Frank Zappa</span><br /><br />I've been looking up art quotes all morning. This one by Frank Zappa is funny and not at all cynical. Making something out of nothing is actually a cool thing and selling art is not the root of all evil. Honestly, making money motivates great art. It is foolish to think art is not made to be sold. My husband came up with this quote:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">No man but a fool ever wrote but for money. Benjamin Johnson.</span><br /><br />And we can thank Andy Warhol for this one:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Making money is art, and work is art, and good business is the best art of all.</span><br /><br />These quotes are by way of working out lesson three from my online marketing class. Today's lesson is to flesh out my buyer, to imagine the type of person who would buy my art. I need to actually create this person in my mind. Give him or her a name, a family, a career, and some ready cash. Instead of that I've been google-ing quotes. I need to buck up my confidence and come to terms with the idea that I would like to make money with my art because, after all:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. Woody Allen.</span>Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-45106587437922852832010-02-08T09:00:00.000-08:002010-03-06T17:39:37.777-08:00Who am I?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S3BGZzLiEII/AAAAAAAAAjE/f3-AwRDgqys/s1600-h/IMG_1712.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S3BGZzLiEII/AAAAAAAAAjE/f3-AwRDgqys/s320/IMG_1712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435922159285440642" border="0" /></a><br />No, not navel gazing here, just more marketing stuff ...<br /><br />Still working on the idea of marketing myself. The latest assignment from Stacey Cornelius's online creative marketing class is to come up with an USP or unique selling proposition. It is to further define how I stand out from other artists. I still do not like my elevator pitch, so I've changed it.<br /><br />I'm a pastel and oil painter living north of Boston.<br /><br />Good, like this much better. The whole art history bit can come in my USP. So here is my list:<br /><ul><li>My painting style is contemporary realism.</li><li>I like to paint everyday life, portraits, and landscapes.</li><li>I'm always exploring new ideas and love collaborative work.</li><li>I'm a craft junkie. I like to work on artist trading cards because of their collaborative nature. And have been know to spend too much time jewelery making. I'd love to see craft art elevated to a higher art form.</li><li>I'm haunted by my art history background. Styles from the great masters always find a way of creeping into my work.</li></ul>Better. All right, I'm on a roll. Now to add this to my facebook & whatnot "bio"s and go from there.Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-36698761085884368002010-02-03T13:07:00.000-08:002010-03-01T19:18:34.704-08:00Marketing 101Today I began Stacey Cornelius' <span style="font-style: italic;">The Creative Marketing Foundation Course</span>. Every four days I get one lesson in my email. Today I need to write my elevator pitch: a powerful and unique personal statement in 25 words or less. I guess the idea is to answer the much dreaded question: "what do you do?" in 20 seconds. It should show how I'm unique from all the other wannabe artists in the world. Step one: get over my dislike of self promotion. Blah, just the idea creeps me out. After a few ... ok, 20 ... crumpled pages, here is what I came with:<br /><br />"So, Kim, what do you do for a living?"<br />"Well, I'll tell you, mysterious elevator person..."<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I'm an art historian turned artist. After studying art history in college, I turned to painting with oils and pastels</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span><br /><br />I know this needs work but Stacey does give me four days to work on this. I think I'm going to need all four days. This marketing course for creative types is from the website: <a href="http://www.thestudiosource.com/">The Studio Source</a> and is (my favorite) free.<br /><span class="bio"><br /></span>Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-63895196964291182932010-02-02T11:14:00.000-08:002010-02-02T11:19:52.296-08:00True Corners<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S2h6ujqVHNI/AAAAAAAAAhU/FeQj5McODGo/s1600-h/homecorner2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S2h6ujqVHNI/AAAAAAAAAhU/FeQj5McODGo/s320/homecorner2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433727890687859922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S2h6uXYRzgI/AAAAAAAAAhM/lA1rIVBMsKg/s1600-h/homecorner1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S2h6uXYRzgI/AAAAAAAAAhM/lA1rIVBMsKg/s320/homecorner1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433727887390920194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S2h6uUJZbUI/AAAAAAAAAhE/-hNmA6T2C7c/s1600-h/homecorner3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 97px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S2h6uUJZbUI/AAAAAAAAAhE/-hNmA6T2C7c/s320/homecorner3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433727886523198786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S2h6t5mCbyI/AAAAAAAAAg8/nqLVnXi6N14/s1600-h/home+corners.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S2h6t5mCbyI/AAAAAAAAAg8/nqLVnXi6N14/s320/home+corners.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433727879395569442" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Today a few unrehearsed corners from my home.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-60970353202892287872010-01-22T10:23:00.000-08:002010-01-22T10:53:36.656-08:00I know what I'm doing tonight ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S1ny8AGcfQI/AAAAAAAAAf4/N7XdpynPTfI/s1600-h/gfshortbread.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S1ny8AGcfQI/AAAAAAAAAf4/N7XdpynPTfI/s320/gfshortbread.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429637938404949250" border="0" /></a><br />Picture is from:<br /><a href="http://glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com/">"Gluten Free is Life" Blog</a><br /><br />Here is another good recipe:<br /><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Gluten-Free-Shortbread">How to Make Gluten Free Shortbread - wikiHow</a>Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-79772898305696293712010-01-05T11:09:00.001-08:002010-01-05T11:12:27.529-08:00Another pastel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S0OOmyjUr0I/AAAAAAAAAfw/4nEw-smi4vA/s1600-h/IMG_1734.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S0OOmyjUr0I/AAAAAAAAAfw/4nEw-smi4vA/s320/IMG_1734.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423335173340311362" /></a><br /><br />Still working on light, here I'm trying to get the feel of twilight. I started a watercolor of this a few months ago, but moved onto a pastel version. <br /><br />9x12Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-92005488941859984272010-01-04T12:24:00.001-08:002010-01-04T12:35:56.680-08:00Learning about light<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S0JOovqQdoI/AAAAAAAAAfo/L88fc_Gu-oU/s1600-h/IMG_1727.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/S0JOovqQdoI/AAAAAAAAAfo/L88fc_Gu-oU/s320/IMG_1727.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422983363202938498" /></a><br /><br />I've been working on how to paint light using grey pastels on black paper. <br /><br />9x12 inchesKimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-50763163109706503882009-12-31T11:36:00.001-08:002009-12-31T11:42:13.086-08:00Part of a pastel portrait<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Szz9V15OOoI/AAAAAAAAAfg/sO-MC5TS44U/s1600-h/IMG_1712.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Szz9V15OOoI/AAAAAAAAAfg/sO-MC5TS44U/s320/IMG_1712.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421486603133401730" /></a><br /><br />... because I only like part of it.<br />Pastel on paper.Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-26304524021085337362009-12-31T11:34:00.001-08:002009-12-31T11:35:30.282-08:00Learning from facebook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Szz87MyIVRI/AAAAAAAAAfY/z0b93nFejW0/s1600-h/IMG_1717.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Szz87MyIVRI/AAAAAAAAAfY/z0b93nFejW0/s320/IMG_1717.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421486145421202706" /></a><br /><br />After Jeremy Lipking<br />pastel on paperKimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-59999230330231117652009-12-31T11:31:00.001-08:002009-12-31T11:34:21.321-08:00More Practice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Szz8Iza055I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/3iBlAOYOhos/s1600-h/IMG_1675.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Szz8Iza055I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/3iBlAOYOhos/s320/IMG_1675.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421485279619114898" /></a><br /><br />After David Kassan<br />GraphiteKimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-68852024111343004722009-12-31T11:27:00.000-08:002009-12-31T11:30:53.222-08:00Some drawing practice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Szz7dzqXIqI/AAAAAAAAAfI/uLnQ2l3p-UM/s1600-h/IMG_1684.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Szz7dzqXIqI/AAAAAAAAAfI/uLnQ2l3p-UM/s320/IMG_1684.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421484540949897890" /></a><br /><br />After Charles Barque.<br />GraphiteKimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-18852204140747614442009-12-28T15:52:00.000-08:002009-12-28T15:55:21.570-08:00First Snow, Weir Hill<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/SzlFFNKMCyI/AAAAAAAAAfA/mnVA71kZLqs/s1600-h/IMG_1676.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/SzlFFNKMCyI/AAAAAAAAAfA/mnVA71kZLqs/s320/IMG_1676.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420439582251158306" /></a><br /><br />Weir Hill, North Andover.<br />9x12 inches.<br />Pastel on PaperKimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-15326884963132042712009-12-27T18:37:00.001-08:002009-12-28T16:03:35.671-08:00Cat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/SzgaFErGatI/AAAAAAAAAew/T3ufAT7gUxE/s1600-h/cat.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/SzgaFErGatI/AAAAAAAAAew/T3ufAT7gUxE/s320/cat.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420110825996577490" /></a><br /><br />This is a new work fresh off the easel. It's a pastel of my cat. He doesn't have a name, we just call him Cat. He came with my mom from Michigan about a year ago, and stayed. I didn't want a cat, but once here, we became too attached to him. When my mom's plans changed and she left North Andover, the cat stayed. He used to live with my grandparents but they passed away several years ago. My grandparents actually had several cats. This black one was the hardest to catch out of the bunch. When he finally got tricked into a pet carrier, my mom took him home and kept him in her basement for a few years. Her two dogs chased him so he stayed out of the way most of the time. He was a bit of a wild cat when he first came to my house, and hid all the time. Eventually he got used to my house and now hangs out just about anywhere, except where my newfoundland is. Cat doesn't mind the basset hound. Cat is actually quite devoted to me, and always looks for me. His favorite sleeping place is on my pillow. It is kind of sweet, in an annoying kind of way. So here is Cat. He is for sale, the picture that is. <br /><br />Pastel on Paper<br />9x12 inches.Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-50193991403583079832009-12-08T08:48:00.000-08:002009-12-18T06:31:34.014-08:00Fresh Paint<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Sx6DpSC-j1I/AAAAAAAAAeg/pXpQXDEgBHk/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Sx6DpSC-j1I/AAAAAAAAAeg/pXpQXDEgBHk/s320/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412908547388116818" border="0" /></a><br />Sophie and Odie at Weir Hill, North Andover<br />Oil on Canvas<br />11X14 inches.<br />Last sunday was the first big snow fall of the year and I took the dogs to Weir Hill. They ran around off the leash. I had my camera with me and I now have a collection of some really good snowy day photos. I'm going to paint a series from this outing and this is the first of the bunch. This one is really thickly painted and I tried something different with the layout. I masked off a long and thin composition and only painted in the middle of the canvas. This beauty is for sale, after it dries of course.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Sx6SHG37nJI/AAAAAAAAAeo/x-1dB7IbRXc/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Sx6SHG37nJI/AAAAAAAAAeo/x-1dB7IbRXc/s320/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412924452947860626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Email me for more information.Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-47120718823234184652009-10-03T07:23:00.001-07:002009-10-03T07:58:30.616-07:00Brian Dettmer: Book Dissections<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Ssdfps2wfeI/AAAAAAAAAdY/Ofi7hQzM5D4/s1600-h/bd4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Ssdfps2wfeI/AAAAAAAAAdY/Ofi7hQzM5D4/s320/bd4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388380649192193506" border="0" /></a><br />There are some really creative, talented artists out there . Brian Dettmer is from one of my <a href="http://www.artistaday.com/">Artist A Day</a> posts I get on facebook. All you librarian readers; proceed with caution, the following may cause some professional angst.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/7704/brian-dettmer-book-dissections.html">Brian Dettmer: Book Dissections</a><br /><br />Here is a peek into <a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/7733/brian-dettmer-s-studio.html">Brian Dettmer's studio</a>. I'm just ... flabbergasted. He also works with <a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/7343/brian-dettmer-cassette-tape-skeletons.html">cassette tapes</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com/">AddThis</a>Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-49619720811387305212009-09-27T09:21:00.000-07:002009-09-27T10:11:52.061-07:00Be Efficient at Studying - wikiHow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Sr-czSyrUQI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/XMGik9GkmDQ/s1600-h/placetostudy.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 97px; height: 130px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Sr-czSyrUQI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/XMGik9GkmDQ/s320/placetostudy.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386196084390056194" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Efficient-at-Studying">Be Efficient at Studying - wikiHow</a><div><br /></div><div>Be a wikiHow Hero! If you publish an article in wikiHow in the month of September, they will send a book to a child in Africa. I found this topic in a list of needed articles and made this simple little how to. </div>Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-22694464947799904862009-09-24T18:48:00.001-07:002009-09-24T19:07:08.238-07:00Robert Henri<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Srwhrv4Lu-I/AAAAAAAAAdI/9aRXGb8rEBs/s1600-h/Fay_Bainter.jpg+338%C3%97425+pixels.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Srwhrv4Lu-I/AAAAAAAAAdI/9aRXGb8rEBs/s320/Fay_Bainter.jpg+338%C3%97425+pixels.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385216289898478562" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Robert Henri, </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Portrait of F</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">ay Bainter</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, 1918</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif, serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:11px;"><br /></span></span></div>I need to research the quotes I publish on facebook a little better. I liked a quote by Robert Henri, but did not know that much about him. My art teacher asked if I was reading his book, <i>The Art Spirit</i>, now I know I should. It's all about using color to create forms. But who would of thought his last name was pronounced in a way to rhyme with "buckeye" as in "hen rye" and not the french: "on-ree." Sigh ... so much to learn, still!Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928359432162206332.post-88541345802308855682009-09-22T03:20:00.001-07:002009-09-22T03:31:44.008-07:00Herb & Dorothy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Sril3w1J7GI/AAAAAAAAAdA/jKAmX29sE9U/s1600-h/phprev_herbanddorothy.jpg.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 170px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iTUcqTJB4OA/Sril3w1J7GI/AAAAAAAAAdA/jKAmX29sE9U/s320/phprev_herbanddorothy.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384235731940666466" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">He was a postal clerk. She was a librarian. With modest means, this couple managed to build one of the most important modern art collections in history. Meet Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, whose shared passion and commitment defied stereotypes and redefined what it means to be an art collector.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On<a href="http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/herb-and-dorothy/"> PBS. Oct 13</a>. </div>Kimberly Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427328761342784555noreply@blogger.com0