tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84817225433778680232024-03-12T19:06:29.047-04:00color notesjohanne mangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527288963422146751noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481722543377868023.post-26790320972680637842018-01-28T19:47:00.000-05:002018-01-28T19:51:14.820-05:00Finding the Time for Drawing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: start;">Even a whimsical drawing counts. It's all about observation. Make a mark. Any mark. It will make you feel good.</span></div>
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johanne mangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527288963422146751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481722543377868023.post-28859551170070098412018-01-01T21:30:00.001-05:002018-01-01T21:30:20.587-05:00Well, it's a NEW YEAR and I have a NEW IDEA! I'm going to start an experiment with this blog starting some time this week. I'm thinking drawings, photos and musings centered around the Furry Herd. This could be fun. I might throw in a random painting or two. Like this one. I was so taken by Katya Minkin's watercolor paintings of Budgies that I had to try it myself. It was a good excuse to use my Cobalt Turquoise Light.<br />
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Getting ready for the real deal by painting fresh flowers on the enclosed porch.</div>
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I waited all summer for those leaves to grow up the birdhouse.</div>
<br />johanne mangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527288963422146751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481722543377868023.post-80194182970679289672012-02-17T16:58:00.001-05:002012-02-17T17:01:00.581-05:00Hydrangeas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_eCofxwt6x1lNUhbIbxTA5K6b9qXxrPBnUWqzjF1le3PrsJWlG36exyc2Qv-brBWigaQylf0Rke1CDQf-ciwLaOXOza-NCpTAnm5rYa6AE_Qhbzmwy3RAKdMrjsXXc-iGqeLthl_4OcQ/s1600/IMG_1322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_eCofxwt6x1lNUhbIbxTA5K6b9qXxrPBnUWqzjF1le3PrsJWlG36exyc2Qv-brBWigaQylf0Rke1CDQf-ciwLaOXOza-NCpTAnm5rYa6AE_Qhbzmwy3RAKdMrjsXXc-iGqeLthl_4OcQ/s320/IMG_1322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710227806636096690" border="0" /></a><br />The hydrangea study has now become a finished painting headed for a show.johanne mangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527288963422146751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481722543377868023.post-2083414964880109812012-01-25T08:12:00.002-05:002012-01-25T08:14:54.160-05:00Brush & Palette study<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6v1lT5ZhXDmpGuZqGB4NLEBUvgLX_uRC3vGgPQbG4fpei1QfECfMOpJVn2g0Bb0acVKH4ONuSX6kkm6VMKqxtEqDOOT8uBMqDdMlVXgnhv5YQmcxKO6Z_FQY4LpQSyNI7sduikdlDTkj/s1600/IMG_5419.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6v1lT5ZhXDmpGuZqGB4NLEBUvgLX_uRC3vGgPQbG4fpei1QfECfMOpJVn2g0Bb0acVKH4ONuSX6kkm6VMKqxtEqDOOT8uBMqDdMlVXgnhv5YQmcxKO6Z_FQY4LpQSyNI7sduikdlDTkj/s320/IMG_5419.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701557229853039986" border="0" /></a>Unfinished but I like it.johanne mangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527288963422146751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481722543377868023.post-44203469416344995482012-01-23T09:14:00.004-05:002012-01-26T13:59:29.034-05:00hydrangea study<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O6PY8tXPA2Q/TyGibAO7muI/AAAAAAAAFDg/tWTOr48ZWls/s1600/IMG_5450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O6PY8tXPA2Q/TyGibAO7muI/AAAAAAAAFDg/tWTOr48ZWls/s320/IMG_5450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702017188030552802" border="0" /></a><br />It was suggested by a friend that I should start getting ready for painting outside. I wish!johanne mangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527288963422146751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481722543377868023.post-10697976223220375112011-12-26T11:49:00.001-05:002011-12-26T11:52:25.584-05:00wooden bird<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NfKfe6vqmN6HKNhx6Nyhix-goEREZThWU7PlhaYb9bpihWE_ECMgKuheBbnxA7X35f5ST8wbIDTpufA1QNGdPEUL7GKfv1UB2QIHtUnou8q4A5RRzH7Nr_eNOUlYs3yQVpoyB8lm_tBD/s1600/IMG_1107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NfKfe6vqmN6HKNhx6Nyhix-goEREZThWU7PlhaYb9bpihWE_ECMgKuheBbnxA7X35f5ST8wbIDTpufA1QNGdPEUL7GKfv1UB2QIHtUnou8q4A5RRzH7Nr_eNOUlYs3yQVpoyB8lm_tBD/s320/IMG_1107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690480592148204242" border="0" /></a></div>I forgot about this little bird that I did a while ago.johanne mangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527288963422146751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481722543377868023.post-33493652169441181502011-12-14T08:14:00.002-05:002011-12-14T08:16:32.978-05:00Yale Student as Model<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uZI-BZ45qOosAkvfw8SIXb2jnfa2mG-CEgGec0Pso_d_WluLCqPzsJ98fKgGUrGEZ3Te7_pfoe2JDhD2Wg0YXzbirDY8i3OgnNvNE12OHjSjDdJju-KXwlYcNk6hvmWmY7kJdWi-wobZ/s1600/IMG_0870.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uZI-BZ45qOosAkvfw8SIXb2jnfa2mG-CEgGec0Pso_d_WluLCqPzsJ98fKgGUrGEZ3Te7_pfoe2JDhD2Wg0YXzbirDY8i3OgnNvNE12OHjSjDdJju-KXwlYcNk6hvmWmY7kJdWi-wobZ/s320/IMG_0870.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685972257574713922" border="0" /></a><br />This is a quick oil sketch finished yesterday. I like the 'unfinished' finish look.johanne mangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527288963422146751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481722543377868023.post-76532907526259277312011-12-01T18:43:00.003-05:002011-12-01T18:48:03.395-05:00Zinnia with Hydrangeas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoxASsHSAk9YifYHRYazJMVU5blOJf80QHO1Qm0rjXoWIAMZhTRSNtffFHvm7Bc_Mgc2mSnZUfT0x4a02nskJEoqRCoh7PpuYIAVd210iwT-rOPMQfPrfzdtPuwmer4wjW9oCNdaCyMVC/s1600/IMG_5226.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoxASsHSAk9YifYHRYazJMVU5blOJf80QHO1Qm0rjXoWIAMZhTRSNtffFHvm7Bc_Mgc2mSnZUfT0x4a02nskJEoqRCoh7PpuYIAVd210iwT-rOPMQfPrfzdtPuwmer4wjW9oCNdaCyMVC/s320/IMG_5226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681309898283250178" border="0" /></a>I have recently decided to totally devote my website to my dog portrait business. 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