athena

athena
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athena is often associated with owls. i am not sure if that is how owls came to be associated with wisdom, or if that came 1st.

heron moon

heron moon
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goodness. what a long day. i probably should have had lunch before 4:45. i was writing captions for a book. i think i did excellently for draft 1. but i also accidentally scratched a frame and now it has to be redone and i got really annoyed with myself!

anyway, came home and finished this drawing i have been working on.

heron moon

pen and ink on a page from french made easy, copyright 1939. this is a blank page but there is french on the back.
it is in my Etsy Shop.

Yeti Doll + Doll Book

dollbook2
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

i need to either reduce my expenses by about $2200 this year (at least) or increase my income that much.

should i dig out the book i was writing on making beaded dolls and finish it?
should i offer it either on CD or one of those sites where they print per request?

is this something any of you would be interested in? a cd or book of my doll making ideas? with lots of photos, patterns, and how-tos?

pictured:
Yeti Doll
8" tall
by Megan Noel
in Private Collection

leaf paintings

leaf paintings
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i worked on these today. i actually started them last fall. they are acrylic and ink on canvas. it's hard to take good pictures, i will have to try again.

violin I

violin I
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i am starting to feel the urge to paint. acrylic, i mean.
i wish i had more space. though sometimes i put old towels on the bed and paint on there. (it is a full.) it must be lovely to have a big room. but one can't use that as an excuse not to do things. it's acrylic so it needs minimal ventilation, unlike oils which really do have more specific requirements in terms of working space. and of course i could use more energy. and light, i could use light. maybe i should go to ghost ranch. i am sure the light there is lovely. i have another violin to paint. this picture is my 1st one. i have been putting off the sanding. it's silly i dread it but i got a pinched nerve last time i did much sanding. i probably sanded the last one more than i needed to.

picture: painted 3/4 size violin.
acrylics and ink

green knitting

green knitting
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i am knitting something green. i can't say what right now - i will tell you later. well, it's sort of green. sort of forest-y. it has some gold and copper, too. it's been fun to knit. just 2x2 rib but it does not get boring because i keep changing yarns. usually i knit the ends in, which is nice.

031509one

031509one
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another little drawing on scrapbook paper.
i feel slightly more human. i even left the house twice yesterday - how novel. and i also watched buffy the vampire slayer and read about geisha.

little drawing

little drawing
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

pitt pens on scrapbook paper.
6x6"

just a little drawing i did these evening. some of the lines on the scrapbook paper did not scan well, but you get the idea.

Artists with cuticles that look like small animals chewed on them unite.

I was comparing myself to someone else, who shall remain nameless. She is always immaculately dressed, made up, and accessorized. Yesterday she wore open toed shoes and her toes were even perfectly pedicured. Of course it was like 30 degrees out so she regretted that fashion statement! I can’t even resent her for looking so perfect because she is also smart and nice.

But i do sometimes compare myself. I got dressed in about 2 minutes this morning and i think i match more of less because almost everything i own is brown or black anyway. As usual i am not wearing jewelry or makeup. I think my hair is more or less combed, but probably pretty messy.

I paint my toenails about once a year and then realize how very wrong that looks and clean the nail polish off. Actually i think the last time i painted the was a year and a half ago for an ex-boyfriend’s wedding. I needed to feel assessorized.

But on the other hand, i can draw little odd things in a way no one else can, and paint, and bead, and mix fibers up, and all sorts of other little things. It is true, however, that my cuticles look like small animals have chewed on them. In fact, i can’t rule that out. They may have.

I was thinking of having my mad scientist friend help me make a video of me doing a bead embroidery thing to show y’all. But then i looked at my cuticles. But i think maybe i will do it anyway. Artists with cuticles that look like small animals chewed on them unite.

a look back

dragonprisma
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

in my teen years, i drew dozens of brilliantly colored dragons, using prismacolor pencils. this is one.

art journal page

art journal page
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

i have been lying in bed for over a week with the flu / secondary infection and listening to audio books while i draw a little. this was created under the influence of these audio books:
swiftly tilting planet, an acceptable time, and wrinkle in time. all written by madeline l'engle. next up: many waters by madeline l'engle.

art journal page

art journal page
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Pitt pens, size S and B
inspired by the book: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, which I recently read. Also inspired by traditional Japanese art and woodcuts.