Photography: Say Hello to My Little Friend

While taking the trash out this afternoon, I saw this spider on the stucco wall outside near the trash bin.  The body itself is about an inch or more long from the eyes to the tip of its abdomen.

Photography: Coronado Sunrise © Kari Raley

Sunrise over the Coronado bridge
© Kari Raley

It's been a busy two weeks. While I haven't been able to paint in that time, I have been working on art of a different nature taking photographs for a local car club at their annual car show.

Work-In-Progress: Seascape, 12" x 9" acrylic on canvas

August is always a busy month around here.  I did manage to squeeze in an art class on how to paint with acrylic on canvas, though. The class was very basic, nothing fancy. In fact, the technique for applying paint is similar to how I've been using acrylics to paint miniatures in that I want the paint to stay wet for as long as possible. However, that's where the similarities ended for me.

Playing Catch Up

Hello fans and friends~

First, I have to apologize for my absence over the last few weeks.  I think it's been about a month.  Yikes! I caught a monster of a cold from Comic-Con (a.k.a. "Con Crud" as my husband so affectionately put it).  That, combined with

From the Sketchbook: "Comic-Con Tiger" © Kari Raley

The San Diego International Comic-Con starts tomorrow!  My four-day badge is in hand.  I'm looking forward to all of the panels on art, artists & promotion, as well as some of my favorite T.V. shows and upcoming movies, PLUS all of the great art out on the vendor floor.  :)

Oh, and lets not forget -- waiting in LONG lines to get in to some of those panels (a.k.a. the perfect opportunity to draw).

"(Elephant) Baby Love" - 12" x 9" hard pastel on paper © Kari Raley

"(Elephant) Baby Love"
12" x 9" hard pastel on paper
© Kari Raley

From the Sketchbook: A New Direction

This week I'm trying a new approach to my art.

No, I haven't taken a random class, nor have I gone to college for this. Honestly, I just get bored doing things the same way over and over. I've been approaching my artwork the same way for over 20 years.

Background, Part II

At this point, hopefully you've read my previous post, "Background, Part I" - but if you haven't, well that's alright.  I'm going to just jump right into the good stuff.

After 1990, I picked up a couple of commission jobs while attending college; but, as with most artists starting out,

Background, Part I

Where to start . . . I suppose the beginning is as good a place as any.

I've been drawing since I could hold an implement in my tiny little hands - I'm told that was around the age of three.  So, it could be said that I've been doing this a long time now;