Category Archives: Illustration

Week 3

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Cathy

Well … week 4 if you count the prep week … hehehe. So here we are! I’m still going strong. Miss my diet sodas and my beer, but other than that I am doing stellar. Lost 20 pounds since January. … Continue reading →

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Social Networking

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Cathy

So it turns-out that what I call “Ass-Kissing” is what my Cousin Mary calls “Social Networking”. Who knew? Anyways – I’m trying, really I am. You see, when I like someone I tell them. I don’t push a “like button” … Continue reading →

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Reading and Renewing Old Friendships

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Cathy

I’ve had the delicious opportunity of some time off (4 days) which miraculously coincided with the delivery of a few Amazon orders of research and art materials. 2 of the books really stand-out and I’d like to briefly review them … Continue reading →

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Falling in Love

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Cathy

The beginning of a new project is a lot like falling in love. Everything is possible, anything can be accomplished. You see your project not for what it actually is but as everything it could be. Potential is limitless, ideas … Continue reading →

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Heraclitus Was Right

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Cathy

He said – “You could not step twice into the same river; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.” In keeping with last week’s theme about how “Everything Changes”, I wanted to explore not only the external circumstantial … Continue reading →

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Hungry Eyes

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Cathy

I blame Shaun Tan for this. This accursed case of Hungry Eyes. I became aware of his work when he won the Oscar for Best Animated Short this year. I liked his work and went to his website, I Googled … Continue reading →

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Hand of the Maker

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Cathy

Out in the garage time has stopped. And a question echoes faintly like a whispered secret amid packing boxes and remnants of ideas – “What happened to you?” Paint and brushes, canvas and ink sit carefully preserved, entombed and suffocating … Continue reading →

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More on Shaun Tan

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Cathy

http://www.thearrival.com.au/ I’m becoming fascinated with this illustrator. He reminds me of what I loved about being an illustrator and he makes me want sit down at my drawing table and just draw … and draw … Something I have not … Continue reading →

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The Cintiq 12WX Review

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Cathy

So … more than anything, getting the Cintiq made me realize I need a MUCH BIGGER workspace. But that’s a problem for another day. THE GOOD: The Cintiq set-up was easy and straight-forward. Win 7 immediately recognized it as a … Continue reading →

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Lynda.com *WOOT!*

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Cathy

Part of working on the book entailed upgrading to Adobe InDesign CS5. As a bonus for purchasing the upgrade (another reason I love Adobe) they offered a choice of freebies, one of which was a 31 day free trial on … Continue reading →

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