tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37860673618615964022024-03-05T02:20:47.587-05:00Bronson Hill ArtsSimply, Creatively...YouBronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-10934834575660440452018-05-18T23:03:00.001-04:002018-05-18T23:03:18.317-04:00As Time Goes By... Woof!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As mentioned in the last blog, it's been 8 years since we started to promote the idea of artistic personalized items. Bronson Hill Arts was hand-painting wine glasses before it became a hot trend from Lolita (available everywhere!) and the others who followed.<br />
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But like all things in life, not all paths lead to where you need to go. Sometimes a sharp right turn is needed!<br />
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Along those lines, I was asked for personalized items that were more precious to so many people: <a href="https://www.bronsonhillarts.com/our-products" target="_blank">Pet Portraits.</a><br />
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Who doesn't love their pet? Requests came from friends and a piece or two was commissioned for depictions of their beloved companions. Of course, I had to use my own furbabies as models, too!<br />
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The paintings started a little on the cartoonish style, but has evolved to a more realistic look. We've all seen hyper-realistic pet portraits, which are beyond amazing! But, that isn't what we're aiming for here. We are aiming for whimsical with a touch of love attached!<br />
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Next week, I'll share a few sweet stories that inspired some of Bronson Hill Arts' other pet portraits.<br />
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Any furbaby portraits we can make for you? <a href="https://www.bronsonhillarts.com/contact" target="_blank">Visit us here</a>!</div>
Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-37791646175812508572018-05-17T23:07:00.005-04:002018-05-17T23:11:00.977-04:00Well, Hello!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Why would you be? We've been MIA for over 3 years now!</div>
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If you are, wow! And thank you so much!</div>
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So much has happened since the last time a blog was published here:</div>
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House readied for sale, house sold, move to apartment (yuck) while seeking new home, find house, buy house, ready new house, move into new house. </div>
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To say it's been whirlwind is to be generous. Oh, and, we've revamped (or returned to) the concept of what we wanted to create under the Bronson Hill Arts banner.</div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;">We've solidified the services to unique, personalized gifts including fun pet portraits & couples' silhouettes. Visit us at </span><a href="http://bronsonhillarts.com/"><span style="color: blue;">bronsonhillarts.com</span></a><span style="color: #1d2129;"> for more info.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"> </span>The art & photography will continue, but under separate covers, BEDeuel Art & Deuel Images. All these tendrils are still sprouting, so stay tuned!</div>
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And, by the way, here are the completed pieces from our last blog post of the 6x6" flower pieces:</div>
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-68502290112482997562015-03-20T15:07:00.001-04:002015-03-20T15:17:34.089-04:00First Day of Spring & Indulging in Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Rose-O-Shannon Progression<br />Acrylic & Water Soluble Wax Pastel<br />©</i>BEDeuel Bronson Hill Arts 2015</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With our part of the world being kept in an almost perpetual deep freeze this season, it's easy to let time get away from us. Dark days & cold, miserable temperatures can make one feel depressed, despite our not necessarily suffering from depression. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It feels as if we've spent months just waiting. Waiting to be inspired, waiting to feel free. Free of layers of clothes & the subsequent piles of laundry. Free of the tedium of clearing & manuevering endless acres of snow. Free of the doldrums and hopeless feeling that spring may never arrive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, while, in theory, this should be the perfect time to hibernate in the studio, it is difficult to do so. The thought of going beyond the radius of the fireplace was more taxing than joyful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, today is astronomically the first day of spring. Over the last week, the snow pack has melted to show saturated greens & browns. Bunnies & deer have emerged, hungry. The birds have started to sing again. Flocks of geese have begun to return to the neighborhood, honking their way across the skyways. Yes, it is still snowing. Lightly & briefly, if the meteorologists are remotely correct. Soon it <i>will</i> stop.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Hibiscus, Rose-O-Shannon & Stella Doro Daylily Progression</i><br /><i>©</i>BEDeuel Bronson Hill Arts 2015</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The attempted arrival of spring has helped me to get some hustle going. I've been in the studio. I've taken account of the seemingly gazillion pieces & projects that have lain as dormant as the trees these last 4-5 months. It's overwhelming, in a good way. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Base Acrylic Painting for Stella Doro Daylily<br />©</i>BEDeuel Bronson Hill Arts 2015</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This particular project I'm sharing today is for a specific show. The details of the show preclude my sharing the purpose of the exhibit, but I still would like to share the experience with you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are 4 pieces started, each with acrylic paint to create a random pattern of greens & sunshine. From there, I sketched the flowers that I'm looking to paint as the subjects. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I was excited to be working with acrylics again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">BUT, as soon as I tried to paint the flowers with the acrylics, I remembered why I <i>don't like</i> using acrylics. I'm an <i>alla prima</i> painter which works wonderfully with oils & even watercolors. Not so much with <a href="http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/p/paintings-artwork.html" target="_blank">acrylics</a>! I know that you can mix some oil retardant with the acrylics, but, I need the pieces to be ready in a few weeks & that would defeat the purpose of using the actrylics!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So what to use? A-ha! <a href="http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/p/paintings-artwork.html" target="_blank">Water soluble wax pastels</a>! Great for blending & quick to dry, these beauties are just perfect for this project. I'll keep posting the progress as I go along.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, mostly, Happy Spring, everyone!</span><br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-57363478067976099062015-02-27T21:54:00.000-05:002015-03-01T15:58:26.706-05:00Skies of (Painted) Color<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we see those perfect sunny-day clouds floating above us, we see white puffs moving across the horizon, usually against a bright blue sky. As painters & photographers & poets, we also know that those clouds are never just "white". There are blues, purples, pinks, even greens mingled in the vapor canvases up there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Painting a sky above a landscape is generally easy to capture, largely because it is put into perspective by the foreground. The colors of sky and land intertwine & reflect, but the differences in textures also help to create necessary depth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once you're painting upwardly, as if you are in the clouds with your subject, gaining depth, I find, is very different to portray. There are colors & shadows to help, but keeping proportion and perspective is not so easy for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the 2nd attempt I've made to paint a specific subject. And, even though I'm generally happy with the cloud formations on both pieces as they are, they will not work for the composition I want to create. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, yes, I am very pleased with the whole piece with setting the hot air balloon against the clouds. However, if you look, you'll see that there is a lack of shadows to create a depth to the clouds. The mix of pink, blue & white definitely gives one the sense of clouds, but, the expanse of the cloud cover is limited. So, technically, this is the first "fail" to paint "in the clouds".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right now,the clouds are almost monochromatic: Prussian blue mostly, a touch of Cerulean blue, and titanium white. The base is somewhat "starred" with the colors being crosshatched. (I've discovered that I really, really like this effect. Maybe I like it too much!) The next step is to add some "shine" to it with some golden/yellow hues... after I fix the mottled clouds to the right-hand side of the canvas, that is. I like the depth of the shadows as they are, though. So one hurdle overcome since the last attempt. You can also probably tell that the 2 canvases were started from the same template photo. Hmmm....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The clouds are too small & distant for the subject I want to paint. So it's time to rethink what subject I can do with this canvas! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The encouraging aspect of all of this is that, each time, I see a breakthrough in executing a design. Always learning, learning, learning! Just looking back at this earlier attempt at clouds makes the point for me. I do still love this piece, but the flow of the clouds is not really there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, yes, it is still colder than any winter in memory around here. Hopefully, not so much where you are!</span><br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-41885640664834628112015-02-06T22:41:00.003-05:002015-02-06T22:42:34.396-05:00A Studio Detour<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Caught up in so many other "details" of everyday life & other such distractions, I have to force myself to go up the stairs & visit my own studio. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Realizing that I still haven't done any new pieces (Grrrr!!!), I thought it'd be nice to bring you along on the visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When hubby & I designed the house layout, we had his 3 young girls staying with us regularly. We opted to make it a 4 bedroom house. And, in the process, we wound up having an enclosed loft area on the 2nd floor. After the girls moved on into adulthood, we also found that we have 2 oversized spare rooms upstairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Somehow, I've managed to fill almost 2/3rds of the entire upper floor with art materials & work areas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The loft holds a work table used for mat & paper cutting, an old artist table with a computer & paint supplies for glass painting. In between are rolling carts & Yaffe squares full of supplies & goodies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The framed picture on the one rolling cart is a print hubby made for me for one Christmas that showcases our original logo design for Bronson Hill Arts! He is my best fan & supporter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are 2 large windows that look out over our backyard. This is the best spot for the drafting/painting table. Again, the table is surrounded by carts & tables. If I want to keep something on the tilted table, I attach some rubber feet to the bottom & that generally works. I've been using a small cosmetics holder for tubes of watercolor paints with the sticky feet keeping it nice and steady!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've got several fluorescent lamps around the area which helps to give me better lighting at night for working & for quick photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My favorite part is the easel area, though. I have a large wooden easel on one side & a small metal easel. In between is an old desktop computer table that is great for storing oil paints, brushes, water buckets, & as a working area with its "keyboard" pull-out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next room over is for storage & photographing paintings. After 4+ years of doing this, I'm still struggling with taking a good photograph of a painting. But, I think we're gaining on it! This set up seems to be working better than any other I've tried to date.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, now that I've taken a solid look at all the fun to be had in these rooms, I have to force myself to enjoy it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope you have a ton of fun, too, this week!</span><br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-12551339827456644262015-01-30T14:13:00.003-05:002015-01-30T14:13:27.141-05:00Exploring the Options (During a Deep Freeze)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last week, I touched on the difficulty of finding an effective, and cost-effective, method to locate buyers for our works. And, a huge "Thank you!" for all the feedback and information regarding your experiences!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My experience with <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BronsonHillArts" target="_blank">Etsy</a>, Zazzle, and Fine Arts America was disappointing. I've been "developing" a <a href="http://bronsonhillarts.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for 3+ years and have yet to find my stride with it, but thought that maybe, just maybe, I could fine-tune it & set up a PayPal cart. It would be simpler, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of big problems with that: I am not technically proficient when it comes to coding & it is really kind of ugly once you embed the PayPal buttons/options next to your artwork.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Looonnggg story shorter: came up with as pretty a design as I could for the buttons & the "View Cart" button. Tested them. The cart button worked & the others did not. Ouch. Another couple of days wasted. Apparently, it has something to do with site verification and HTML coding into the site. Yea. I got this. Um, I got not a clue. HTML coding is on my list of things I'd like to learn, but this is needed now. The other probable issue is that, for some reason, despite the copious cost of using GoDaddy, I do not have a hosting service?!? So, back to the beginning. Again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then what is the next move? Do I keep the website & just try to find a different cart platform through a 3rd party site? Do I follow </span><a href="http://www.crystalallure.com/" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Crystal Allure's</a><span style="font-size: large;"> lead and upload the site to the blog? Would still need a cart option. So, do I simply drop the website & use a 3rd party site instead? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This then comes back to being 1-in-a-million artists on any given site & keeping the fees under control, so as to keep the prices of the products under control. Print-on-Demand sites are out, so it also means keeping a steady inventory of inks, papers, mats, envelopes, shipping materials, etc., for any possible orders. And, again, how to reach out to the world?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought that I'd have had more insight to offer this week, since I thought that the PayPal buttons would solve one major dilemma.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That being said, however, here's the intended plan, in no particular sequence:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Use <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/bronsonhillarts/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BronsonHillArts" target="_blank">Facebook</a> for "advertising". Pinterest offers business accounts & I have switched my account over, but, I haven't had an opportunity to explore the details of the features & abilities of the business platform. I will keep you posted.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Winding Winter Way</i><br />Letchworth State Park<br />©Mike Deuel Bronson Hill Arts 2014</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Facebook is threatening to become more difficult to use for advertising your products. Rumor has it that if you try to link back to your own commercial site, they will drop the post, unless you want to pay for advertising. I say "rumor" because I haven't tested it per se. However, I do know that if you want to link your page directly to your website, Facebook will charge you an advertising fee. Articles that I've seen indicate that Instagram, as a part of Facebook, will most likely follow suit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pinterest, at this moment, is seemingly not taking this approach. So far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Use a site, such as <a href="https://squareup.com/market" target="_blank">Square Market</a>, as a 3rd party sales platform. They offer a lower transaction fee than any other, including PayPal, and do not take any other fees for the web storefront or sales. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, if I decide to ditch the website, the look of the storefront Square Market offers is clean and simple. They, most likely, do not have the following and exposure Etsy, Zazzle or FAA do, but that really is irrelevant, since those sites are overwhelmingly overloaded.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Alone at Niagara-on-the-Lake</i><br />Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada<br />©Mike Deuel Bronson Hill Arts 2005</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Part of my reasoning for dropping the website is that, while it's paid for the rest of this year, I've hated supporting GoDaddy since the beginning. I dislike their advertising for exploiting the female body and, recently, a <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/28/382221453/ad-fumble-godaddy-pulls-super-bowl-puppy-commercial-amid-outrage" target="_blank">tastelessly cruel ad involving a lost puppy </a>and selling him. And, honestly, I haven't gained anything from using them for the basics. Again, like Etsy, I do the work and they reap the fees. Unless, of course, I want to pay for more features. Hmmmm...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3 Inventory: I am obsessive out of the gate. I have so much inventory that I've accumulated over the last 5 years of doing this, I sincerely doubt that I'll need a whole lot of anything for quite a while. But, that's me, the borderline hoarder!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, for this week, this is the plan. Let me know what you think of it or any of your experiences!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Ice & Fir</i><br />Our Backyard<br />©Mike Deuel Bronson Hill Arts 2013</b></span></td></tr>
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-983451504144532142015-01-23T14:24:00.003-05:002015-01-23T14:24:50.587-05:00Finding an Effective Platform<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><a href="http://www.bronsonhillarts.com/artwork.html" target="_blank">Silhouette in Field</a></i><br />6x8" Acrylic on Canvas Panel<br />©BEDeuel Bronson Hill Arts 2010<br /></b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As artists, the most difficult things are to get enough studio time in our everyday lives and finding a way to get our creations out to the rest of the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We can look at other artists' works and truly appreciate all the time, effort, and love that is applied to our artworks. We can realize the value of everything done by any other artist, and are grateful for the reciprocal realization.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But how do we find the audience beyond our (not-so-) little cloister that can also grasp the value of our passion? Especially an audience willing to compensate us for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't misunderstand me: I'd do this even if I never made a penny on it. I wouldn't trade the tranquility I experience in the studio for the proverbial million dollars. But, it would be nice to make a bit to supplement the income, or even enough to not have to work at the "day job". </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.bronsonhillarts.com/artwork.html" target="_blank">Cardinal</a></i><br />3.5x3.5" Water Soluble Paints on Canvas<br />©BEDeuel Bronson Hill Arts 2014</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are the Etsys, the Fine Arts Americas, the Zazzles. And a few hundred thousand other artisans on the sites. What I've noticed is that the truly successful shops & sites have the investment of scads of time in both the marketing and the production of items. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That, unfortunately, is not a commodity that most of us are able to lavish. I learned this the frantic way around the holiday season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was so exciting to receive my first orders from the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BronsonHillArts" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>! And, to boot, it was for note cards that would help </span><a href="http://www.bronsonhillarts.com/note-cards-for-charity.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Another Chance Pet Rescue</a><span style="font-size: large;">! Then a couple of more orders followed for large & multiple pieces. Wow!</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6WvJnaSm04tSzbHS9ZlAYRsDZnFdgiAiFBXjrOvTIvaAahIP1iruHacTD0OCY3Gzza21f_osLEe5rsvZ7yS8arTfNajVvS0yPXMnuHsORGVTMrg34-9z_mM80t0xs26I4e0C1wMQ4Uk/s1600/Kitty+Minions.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6WvJnaSm04tSzbHS9ZlAYRsDZnFdgiAiFBXjrOvTIvaAahIP1iruHacTD0OCY3Gzza21f_osLEe5rsvZ7yS8arTfNajVvS0yPXMnuHsORGVTMrg34-9z_mM80t0xs26I4e0C1wMQ4Uk/s1600/Kitty+Minions.JPG" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.bronsonhillarts.com/note-cards-for-charity.html" target="_blank">Kitty Minions</a></i><br />5x7 Watercolor on 140# Canson Paper<br />©BEDeuel Bronson Hill Arts 2014</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, then reality hit hard: between full shifts at the "day job", I needed to print, assemble, and package the orders. And while I had done some prep work on the items, I just wasn't satisfied with the templates. So of course, I had to redo them. It took the full 3 days to get things done and shipped. And shipping packaging presented a challenge, too: do you have something to ship a flat 16x20" matted print right in your house or studio? I sure didn't! Never even crossed my mind. It's the little things that make you stumble at times. And stumbling can be exhausting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Throw all this together, job & art business, with the holiday season, and try not to feel very overwhelmed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided at that moment that it was time to go with a POD (print-on-demand) site. I just couldn't keep pace, especially since sites like Etsy are very demanding in regards to timelines. I also realized once the payments hit the bank, the money didn't come close to covering the costs involved. Etsy is in business, too, and knows how to make a profit. Being a newbie, I was naive in how I set things up. POD seemed so much easier since you only need to upload your images, add your margin & their cut to the base price, and they would do all the heavy-lifting. Yea... no. Not only would the cost to the customer be exorbitant for an "unknown" artist, the process of uploading the images would require reshooting all artwork and trying to guess what sizes your work would be printed based on the large number of required pixels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What exactly is an 8x5.73" print? Who will want that? I cropped it to a 7x5". And I can print a 7x5". Back to the starting point!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The odd thing is that of the orders I received, only 1 was through Etsy directly. The rest were from connections on Facebook (which is a whole other issue of late!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, why am I on Etsy, then? Why am I paying fees to them for minimal exposure & for me to do all the work? Yes, the name of Etsy is a "be-all/end-all" of online markets, but, it's a huge pond with a few large fish and a whole lot of little fish. Pretty sure that I'm just plankton right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a good amount of reading, and contemplation, & consultation with my <a href="http://www.crystalallure.com/" target="_blank">marketing cohort</a>, I've come up with a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/bronsonhillarts/" target="_blank">plan </a>on how to do this. Will it work any better? I don't know. But, it should create some extra time & money so that I can get back into the studio. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Which was the whole point of all of this anyway!</span><br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-57037724019981897692015-01-16T15:00:00.001-05:002015-01-21T20:53:03.671-05:00Another New Year Begun!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe that it's been 5 weeks since my last post. I dislike letting the blog go unattended that long. It's a great to make contact with others & exercise the writing "muscle". It's also a fun way to not only debut new works but to share failures, solutions and successes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Which is why I want to share my last commission of 2014. That was finished in 2015. Halfway through January, 2015. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yep. A harried end, and a slow start. But, it was a good start!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The customer requesting the pet portrait was preparing to give it as a gift for one of her customers. The original photograph that she gave me to use was a posed portrait. I started to work with it, but, was unsure as to why we would want a painted portrait of a photographic portrait. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The colors and textures were stronger in the photo portrait but she had also texted a really sweet picture of the dogs that was truly perfect for a painting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, the sketch was redone. We liked the more casual pose. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From there, my usual process went forward: sketch, scan, print on watercolor paper, paint. Photograph the process along the way to get a truer perspective of the image. And, that was crucial in this case.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stepping back a moment to the printing on watercolor paper: I'd been using a more basic watercolor paper for images that were really designed just for note cards. But, I had to be very careful to not overwork the paper, or it pilled too easily. This time I wanted to try to see if a better grade of paper would work to prevent that, especially since the final product was the painting, not a print. Sometimes the marketing is just that: marketing. But it did. I used a 400 series Strathmore watercolor paper vs. a basic Canson paper for watercolor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first few steps went along fairly smoothly. Laid the darker color down, some highlights, and shading. From there, it was time to add the lighter colors and texture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, that's when I created ghost dogs. Yikes... This is, also, why I was very happy that I'd used a better paper! I did not want to start over again, since I was satisfied with everything else to that point. Plus, to compound the goof, for some reason, the images became flat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The camera showed all of that. It helped me to step back and "see" the problems more thoroughly, which in turn made the solutions easier to find.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It really was simple: mix a light yellow/red brown, lay it down and go back with a more diluted white. The water that diluted the white paint picked up enough of the brown to eliminate the ghost faces. I also purchased some fine line brushes which made it easier to create the texture around the mouth. My love of chiseled brushes had to be set aside. Then a straightforward "outline" solved the dimension problem. You can see it in the final image at the top & the bottom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today, I hope to hear how the recipient likes the final painting. And, I hope she likes it as much as I liked making it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">P.S.: Thank you to my customer for her incredible patience! Next week, I'll touch on some of the changes in our systems that had to occur in order to not run into that severe a time-crunch again.</span><br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-42631749609004920712014-12-12T19:46:00.000-05:002014-12-12T22:19:04.677-05:00A Simple Thought<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Golden Rule: Treat others as you would want them to treat you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That would be the greatest gift of all from each of us to everyone else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Hannukah! Joyful Kwanza! Merry Christmas! Blessed Winter Solstice!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/215115778/happy-holidays-original-artwork-by?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">Happy Holidays!</a></span><br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-63228892041395756462014-11-28T20:31:00.000-05:002014-11-28T20:31:07.779-05:00Let the Fun Begin!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The leftovers are in the refrigerators & care packages are dispersed among the family members. The cats are exhausted from all the activity this past week, between preparing the house & meal and all the people here to enjoy said meal! Thanksgiving was a quiet & fun day full of love and grace, too. We had a tremendous amount for which to be happy this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A lot of people are working toda</span><span style="font-size: large;">y. Too many people are shopping for the "deals". Some of us are just trying to get our gears moving to carry us through the next few weeks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, the latter would be me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been off the grid the last few weeks for a few reasons. With something of routine again rising on the horizon, hopefully I'll be back fairly regularly. And, very much looking forward to all the beautiful holiday goodies being created.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was fortunate enough to actually receive a couple of commissions for personalized pet portraits and have completed the one posted at the top of the page, <i>A Lucy & Sweetie Pie Christmas</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was commissioned as a tribute from Stephanie of </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://crystalallure.com/" target="_blank">Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry Designs</a> to a </span><span style="font-size: large;">couple of her fur babies. Sadly, she & her family lost <a href="http://blog.crystalallure.com/2014/10/today-i-wear-gray-and-say-goodbye.html" target="_blank">Sweetie Pie</a>, the kitty, this past year after a few years of his battling cancer. She will be using them as her seasonal cards, obviously. But I am very grateful for the opportunity to design this special tribute for her and her family, human and furry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next one in the works is for a friend looking for a Christmas gift for a friend of hers. I'll keep you posted on that one, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What are you planning to create this season? Anything special for holiday gifts? Commissioned or for friends and/or family? I'd love to hear from you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stop on by our <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BronsonHillArts" target="_blank">Etsy</a> page to see the listings for the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BronsonHillArts?section_id=16383641&ref=shopsection_leftnav_7" target="_blank">Pet Portraits</a>. We'll be running a special for Cyber Monday, as well as continuing our donation program with the <a href="http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/p/pet-portraits.html" target="_blank">Note Cards & Digital Pet Portraits</a>.</span><br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-40277251914708923982014-10-31T18:49:00.000-04:002014-10-31T20:26:44.091-04:00Halloween Greetings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: orange; font-size: small;">Digital</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>©</i>BEDeuel Bronson Hill Arts</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All Souls' Eve. All Hallow's Eve. All Saints' Eve. Or Halloween. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I am frustrated by the <a href="http://womeninbusiness.about.com/od/womeninbusinessanswers/a/Holiday-Retail-Sales-Start-Dates.htm" target="_blank">retail rush</a> of the various holidays (as are a lot of other people), I do love when Halloween is here. It is the start of the family-time of the year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It always seems to make <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween" target="_blank">Halloween</a> a little more spooky when it falls on a Friday, as it does this year. Maybe it's just a way to extend the fun for a few extra days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sky is gray and a bit murky today, hanging cobweb clouds over the valley. Most of the trees are reduced to skeletons made of branches, twigs and trunks acting as spines. The dropped leaves look like blankets keeping the shriveled brown-tinged grasses warm against the drizzle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps it is not comfortable weather for the all the little goblins, princesses (even all those from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_(2013_film)" target="_blank">"Frozen"</a>), devil impersonators, & wily witches to be running about collecting their <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/10/27/most-popular-halloween-candy-in-usa/3274967/" target="_blank">treats</a>. </span><span style="font-size: large;">But, with a couple extra days to count, sort & devour their prizes, the chills of the cold & fright of Friday night should start them dreaming about next Halloween!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For those of us not dressing up to scare our neighbors, there is always the joy of hot chocolate, football &<a href="http://www.facebook.com/AnotherChancePetRescue" target="_blank"> pets</a> wanting to share our fuzzy throws. And that sounds like a fantastic way to spend a late autumn weekend. Or a Halloween weekend in which to recover from running about with all our trick-or-treaters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, here's to an enjoyable, even relaxing weekend! That certainly is how my <a href="http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/2010/11/and-not-to-be-forgotten.html" target="_blank">Baby & Buddy</a> are planning on spending the time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, even mor</span><span style="font-size: large;">e so, happy Halloween, everyone from all of us!</span><br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-70629083337908077502014-10-24T19:39:00.000-04:002014-10-24T19:39:00.778-04:00Life Reflections<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This wasn't a week for a lot of progress in <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=art%20studio%20room&rs=ac&len=8&term_meta%5B%5D=art%7Cautocomplete%7C4&term_meta%5B%5D=studio%7Cautocomplete%7C4&term_meta%5B%5D=room%7Cautocomplete%7C4" target="_blank">the studio</a>. It was busy with work (the one that pays the bills) & family events. It was more of a week for reflection during the sporadic quiet times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a week that reminded me that we have no clue as to how much time we have. Nor any idea of the future quality of our time on this plane. Many of us with <a href="http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/autoimmune-diseases.html" target="_blank">silent illnesses</a> or horrid invasions of our bodies struggle to keep a positive aura. Sometimes, though, we just can not. Yet we still try.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a week that showed us those we could truly count upon, either in person or in spirit. Not only in our immediate lives, but also to others who have <a href="http://www.scsun-news.com/ci_17655023" target="_blank">hidden strength to share</a> with those without it. And in discovering that others believe in you, despite your own doubts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was week for family. The joy of love's cocoon during a time of fear was evident in places unsuspected.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a week of rain showers, bright sunlight, & lingering grays. All the while, <a href="http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/2014/10/keeping-up-with-seasons.html" target="_blank">the golden hues of the leaves</a> reflected any & all light, as if to bring us to tomorrow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a week of miracles. Life sustained by the minds & talents of many before us. Others were given futures because of the <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/10/23/ottawa-shooting-corporal-nathan-cirillo/17786831/" target="_blank">sacrifices of some. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a week to admire the art of living, of appreciating the love, of revealing of meaning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a week to realize how fortunate I am.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, it is now time to say, "Thank you!" and to send virtual hugs to everyone. Did you notice the note cards feature friendship today? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Having just been out of commission for the last couple of months, post-foot surgery, I feel that I've missed most of this past summer. I have been fortunate to have a lovely view of the hills and trees from my living room. I've still been able to absorb the beauty of the sunlight, the racing shadows of the clouds, the mad dashes of the birds and graceful loping of the butterflies & bees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fortunately, weather & nature have been favorable enough to have let me enjoy the fall. Having been able to hobble reasonably well over the last few weeks, hubby & I ventured about our <a href="http://www.fingerlakes.com/" target="_blank">immediate locales</a>, and a <a href="http://www.visitithaca.com/" target="_blank">little farther</a>, to enjoy the foliage & warm sunlight of this wonderful autumn in upstate New York. As a bonus, I was able to also enjoy, with a dear friend, a day wandering through one of the largest art & craft fairs of our region which takes place in <a href="http://nysparks.com/parks/79/details.aspx" target="_blank">Letchworth State Park</a></span><span style="font-size: large;">. Again, gorgeous scenery to inhale </span><span style="font-size: large;">generously. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The leaves have been golden & fiery. The waters beyond blue & plentiful, despite a dry fall season. No need for heavy jackets or winter hats as of yet. Just sunglasses & a camera. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/p/gallery-of-painting-prints.html" target="_blank">Change</a></i><br /><span style="font-size: small;">9x12 Water Soluble Oil on Stretched Canvas</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">©BEDeuel Bronson Hill Arts 2012</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, without further ado, we want to share some recent photos & past paintings & drawings. We've also put a more complete <a href="http://www.bronsonhillarts.com/" target="_blank">slide show</a> of our trip this past weekend around some of the <a href="http://www.visitithaca.com/" target="_blank">Finger Lakes</a> on our <a href="http://www.bronsonhillarts.com/" target="_blank">website</a>, if you're in the mood for more autumn glories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Autumn, everyone</span><span style="font-size: large;">!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">P.S.: In keeping with our theme of rescues & note cards, Sharing, is one of our cards in the Honey Bunny Collection for Humane Society of Livingston County & Beach Trees & Silhouette in Field are part of the Trees of Life Collection for Hearthside Cats. Stop by our <a href="http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/p/note-cards-with-love.html" target="_blank">Note Cards for Charity </a>page for more images & options!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In talking about our respective causes & procedures with Stephanie, the author & proprietor of <i><a href="http://crystalallure.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">Crystal Allure Creations</span></a></i>, the conversation turned to developing designs. Years ago, I'd designed a collection for her transplant awareness foundation, <i><a href="http://www.lungsforlife.info/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">Lungs for Life</span></a></i>, of butterflies. <i><span style="color: #741b47;"><a href="http://blog.crystalallure.com/2014/10/new-flight-of-life-butterfly-transplant.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">Flights of Life</span></a> </span></i>represent the gift of new breath with healthy lungs, post-transplant. I ran her through the steps of how I do a watercolor note card design. It's similar to the process I showed a few months back in doing my <a href="http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/2014/03/bird-squares-part-ii.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">Bird Squares</span></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It may seem like a lot of extra work, and, in a way, it is. But, what I find is that it makes me feel more secure in approaching an art piece.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch for <i><b>Minions & Squirrel</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I start with a basic sketch on regular sketch paper. It enables me to safely erase errors without real damage to the paper's texture. Once I have the lines & composition I want, I darken those details and lightly erase the superfluous marks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I scan the picture into the computer. I can clean up any stray pencil marks and sometimes see what needs to be fine tuned on the following sketch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, the following sketch: I'll make a print onto heavier paper (such as watercolor paper) and adjust as many deficits as I can. At that point, I'll add the crosshatch/shading to the image. Then, you guessed it, scan it again.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shaded Sketch for<i> <b>Minions & Squirrel</b></i><br />©Bronson Hill Arts 2014</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why? If I'm not satisfied with the second step, I can do it again! The same principle applies to the 3rd, , 4th, etc., steps!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once I finish the sketch completely, I'll make a copy on higher quality watercolor paper. From there, I can paint away!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I fumble, I can easily start again at any point I'd like. It takes a certain hesitancy out of the flow. I've used this method several times over & love the freedom it gives me to try. And try again, if necessary!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making Progress on <b><i>Minions & Squirrel</i></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That being said, here is the final painting of the <i><a href="http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/p/note-cards-with-love.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">Kitty Kapers </span></a></i>"Minions & Squirrel" card:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A very special "Thank you!" to Dina & her family for the great photograph &, mostly, the fantastic amount of love they put into raising these fur babies, the Minions, from the beginning!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-style: italic;">The Minions & Squirrel</b><br />
5x7 Watercolor on 140# Canson Paper<br />
©BEDeuel Bronson Hill Arts 2014<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All profits on the <a href="http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/p/note-cards-with-love.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">Note Card collections</span></a> are given to the specified charity. In the case of <i><a href="http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/p/note-cards-with-love.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">Kitty Kapers</span></a></i>, the proceeds will go to <span style="color: #741b47;"><a href="http://anotherchancepetrescue.org/" target="_blank">Another Chance Pet Rescue</a>. </span></span></div>
Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-59239533734801093202014-10-03T21:39:00.000-04:002014-10-03T21:39:03.299-04:00Rescuing Love <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><i style="font-size: medium;">Fun! </i><span style="font-size: small;">for Playful Pups Collection</span><a href="http://www.asecondchancerescue.org/" target="_blank">Proceeds to go to Susie Q's Dog Rescue/A Second Chance</a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">4x6 Watercolor on 140# Canson Paper<br />©BEDeuel Bronson Hill Arts 2014</span></b></span></td></tr>
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home with at least one pet. Primarily, cats with some dogs sprinkled in along
the way. My early years were spent in apartments, as was my young adult life,
so cats were an easier option for that
type of housing situation. And, though we would love to have a dog (or 2), our
livelihoods require long shifts & we truly feel that <a href="http://www.cesarsway.com/dogbehavior/fearandanxiety/Leaving-Your-Dog-Home-Alone" target="_blank">it would be unfair</a> to
any pups to leave them alone that much. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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more, &, except for my hubby's allergies, we would. But that allergy thing
is awfully hard to ignore. We have had up to 3 at one time, but he does better
with one less. Also, as our "babies" age, they need more & more
attention & from us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on a limited scale. Anyone who has seen my Facebook page knows that I cannot
stop myself from reposting calls for donations, adoptions & lost pet
searches. Once a friend dubbed me "the patron saint of stray & lost
animals". <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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love that some individuals devote to homeless & sick animals is Homeric.
The consensus is that I cannot <a href="https://www.petfinder.com/animal-shelters-and-rescues" target="_blank">foster furry beings</a> as these people do: I would
never be able to let anyone else take them away! We are in awe of the work
these volunteers put into each beautiful little life. And, cannot fathom how
they deal with the grief & tears when the battles are lost. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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proceeds would be forwarded to various rescue organizations. Since I haven't
been doing the local vendor routine this past year, or so, there hasn't been
any revenue coming in for donations. Not
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inspirational photo. I'll keep you updated on the progress! In the meantime,
the original Note Cards for charity are available for viewing on this <a href="http://bronsonhillarts.blogspot.com/p/note-cards-with-love" target="_blank">blog</a>, our
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-25664104747810409732014-09-14T00:19:00.003-04:002014-09-14T00:25:19.755-04:00Celebrating Discovery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">In working to develop various marketing sites, there are 2 topics that have completely stumped me: my <a href="http://www.finearttips.com/2010/10/create-a-niche-market-for-your-art-in-a-sea-of-artists/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">niche, audience, or market </span></a>(whichever term you prefer) and defining my artistic style.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't even begin to find the first without knowing the second!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With such an emphasis on<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Webmaster_Tools" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> keywords, tags, phrases & SEO</span></a> in online marketing, it's almost impossible to avoid the need for <i>the </i>singular description of something that is so intimately emotional.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For expediency, I'd used the term <i>casual representative. </i>This is one of the disadvantages of not having completed a formal art education. I knew that there had to be an universally accepted term for whatever my style has become.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After hours of reading art marketing articles, I was still stymied.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I struck the proverbial jackpot: <i><a href="http://painting.about.com/od/oldmastertechniques/tp/art-styles.htm" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Painterly</span></a>. </i>Breaking it down in order to visualize that term are the words <i><a href="http://painting.about.com/od/paintingforbeginners/ss/expressive.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Expressive Realism</span></a>. </i>It feels right. The definition I'd found of the title <i>made</i> it right:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"...it's not a style of painting where the end result is intended to look smooth & glossy...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"It's a style which (and here's <i>the word </i>that brings it home for me- BED) <b><i>celebrates</i></b> & shows off the materials made to create it: paint & a brush.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"The result is something only a <i>painter </i>could produce." (Italics added by me.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Celebrates. </i>Celebrates the beauty of paint and brush. Celebrates the painter's view; perhaps, even the painter's soul.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I could not have found a more perfect statement to convey how I feel about creating artwork.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, let's see what <a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/?hl=en#topic=3309469" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Google</span></a> thinks of the term! To be continued...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After reading the articles that I've linked here, visit our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BronsonHillArts?ref=search_shop_redirect" target="_blank">Etsy </a>shop and let me know if you agree or disagree with my selection of <i>Expressive Realism.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How would you describe your artistic style? Leave a comment if you'd like!</span><br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-15324758872154603302014-08-29T17:58:00.000-04:002014-08-31T16:00:03.359-04:00Lessons of Summer & Beaches<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's the semi-official conclusion of this year's summer: <a href="http://history1800s.about.com/od/1800sglossary/g/knightslabordef.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Labor Day </span></a>weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's the weekend that reminds us of all the things we wanted to do and of all that we didn't get done this summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Having spent the majority of my childhood near <a href="http://www.loving-long-island.com/long-island-beaches.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Long Island beaches</span></a>, it's odd having gotten through entire summer seasons without burying my toes in the coarse, sparkling sand for many years now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The beaches were the place we went to celebrate freedom from the rigors of school at the first chance in June. Too much sun, freezing water, and lots of unneeded sand in the shoes officially began the long, lazy vacation. Throughout the season, cars would be packed tight with bodies and coolers and blankets for the day's outing to "the" beach. The summer ended with tans for some, freckles for others, jellyfish warnings in the heated ocean water, and a wonderful sense of justified lethargy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everyone was different in their perspectives, goals and needs. But, we were all the same when we played and baked our bodies by the ocean's side. And, no matter what sadnesses we carried, there was just happiness that reflected off those <a href="http://www.sand-atlas.com/en/sand/" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">quartz granules</span></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe that's why, though it's on my "summer to-do-list" every year, I have rarely made it back to a beach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It wouldn't be the same. It couldn't be the same. None of us are the same as we were then. And, that's all right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Summer ending can be a good thing, because, as noted by many before me, without winter's cold, how could we appreciate the summer's warmth?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We never seem to do everything we want to do because those every-day demands get in the way. But if we were always able to do everything we wanted, how would we appreciate what we have been able to do?</span><br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-8798733393706657092014-08-21T23:05:00.000-04:002014-08-21T23:05:07.520-04:00Generations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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celebrating our oldest daughter when she finished high school. It was such a
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connect to a large, semi-scattered group of people who are intimately tied to
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-65187522241592003602014-07-17T23:48:00.000-04:002014-07-18T12:53:24.383-04:00Flowers & Five Senses<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For so many years, I have gardened without gloves. My hands have been scratched, scraped, gouged, & bruised. Repeatedly.<br />
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With time, my skin also continues to get more and more sensitive to saps, sticky leaves and ant nibbles. So, this year, I've been trying to wear gloves to keep some of the "damage" under control.<br />
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Just in the tedious task of weeding, it is much easier to "feel" where to grip the stem and how to twist and pull the noxious plant without gloves.<br />
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Then I started thinking about how tactile gardening can be: the silky sensation of a petal, the waxy smoothness of the pocket of a deep bloom. The strength that supports a multitude of colored crowns and the delicate curliques of a climbing vine can be sensed through naked fingertips.<br />
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Reaching deeper into the thought, it became obvious how the flowers in our gardens and in nature's fields envelop all of our five senses.<br />
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The visual beauty can be overwhelming in the flow of colors and textures. Either spread sparsely, elegantly amid grasses and trees or clustered like happy children, blending into a mosiac of life, the sight can be stunning.<br />
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Of course, inhaling the sweetness and freshness of blossoms is a treat beyond description. Memories and dreams are triggered with the slightest whiff on the breeze. Spring and summer become eternal, following a trail of scents that only flowers can create.<br />
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What do you hear in the garden? Whispers of the air sharing a laugh with you. The joyful hum of the bumblebees and the honey bees getting high on nectar. The swooping of swallow's wings, the hovering of the hummingbird.<br />
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How do you taste a garden? The berries, the grapes, yes. But just plucking a spike of chive and savoring the spontaneous zing can be delightful. Harvesting sunflower seeds, brewing chickweed tea. There are so many little surprises waiting to be sampled.<br />
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The next time you're feeling dull and uninspired, find a garden. Then let your senses run free!<br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-58109348296219132072014-07-01T23:56:00.000-04:002014-07-01T23:56:06.292-04:00Appreciating It All<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />With the Fourth of July weekend of celebrations just a few days away, it is undeniably summer. <div>
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Appreciation is hard to hold in place. It's so very easy to let the negative overwhelm the good in our lives. Whether it is our gratitude for our own lives and loves, or being valued by others in our world, appreciation can simply become nonexistent.</div>
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Appreciating it all: winter & summer, chickadees & bluebirds, special & mundane, friends & family, work & leisure.<br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-73237367437194814272014-05-22T22:19:00.000-04:002014-05-22T22:19:33.812-04:00Change of Direction: Balloon Amidst Clouds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Having been lucky enough to get a solo show, the race is on! It's time to hit the studio and hit it hard!<br />
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It is amazing how motivated one becomes when a deadline looms close by. It also gives one the nerve to try different things, new ideas. It forces that change in direction that one often needs.<br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-22135542842089241602014-05-16T23:14:00.001-04:002014-05-22T21:43:41.369-04:00Bird Squares: Spring Birds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-87874445090072458072014-05-06T13:15:00.000-04:002014-05-06T13:15:28.028-04:00Digital Doodles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A couple of months ago, a friend showed me a photo of her dogs. The angle of the picture inspired an idea! The image was from the perspective of the dog walker, looking down at the dogs on several leads.<br />
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After printing and matting it for Beth, another friend asked for a portrait of her cats:<br />
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They are fun to do and, obviously, wonderfully personal for the pet parents!<br />
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Bronson Hill Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992185068324437185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786067361861596402.post-73735321019004028902014-04-25T09:54:00.001-04:002014-04-25T22:25:51.187-04:00Poppies: Just In Time for Spring!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, so this presentation is a little bit reversed... but we are very ready for spring to come and <i>stay!!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes, I feel like I just want to chuck a canvas, but, with determination, the painting will evolve. That's the beauty of creating!</span></div>
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