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Category Archives: Art
Holiday Shows
If anyone is looking for some original art to give this Christmas, I will have some paintings at a couple of Galleries. “Highway 89” and a couple of other water colors will be at Art Access 230 South 500 West … Continue reading
Inktober Day #3
Posted in #inktober, Art, Children's Book Illustration, Uncategorized
Tagged #inktober, baby elephant, Notre Dame, pen and ink, Sherry Meidell
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Plein Air Painting vs The Bus
I recently went down to Scottsdale, Arizona to the Western Federation of Watercolors Societies Show where I received signature status. This is the fine group of ladies from Utah that made the trip down to Scottsdale … Continue reading
Color on the Wall
The boys watched intently for one and a half minutes as I opened the jars of paint. Rule # 1 separate the boys and their blankets from the paint. If … Continue reading
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Tagged Children's Book Illustration, Sherry Meidell, Wall murals
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The Tomie de Paola SCBWI Award Details are Here.
Check out the details for the Award. Read them carefully. This might be a good opportunity for you illustrators. Tomie dePaola Award – SCBWI http://www.scbwi.org Over the past few years, the picture book seems to be geared more towards the … Continue reading
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Tagged Illustrators Award, SCBWI, Tomie de Paola
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The Utah Watercolor Society
I told my watercolor class that I would let them know about the Utah Watercolor Society Meeting tonight. Luckily I got a call from someone reminding me that it was tonight. Robert Burridge will be presenting tonight October 1st 7p.m. … Continue reading
An Advantage of the Visual
In conversation with my family, I said, “I am never bored.” My son couldn’t believe it. No! That can’t be true. But I think it is true. There is always something to be creating, or another idea to be … Continue reading
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Iteration
Iteration “a procedure in which repetition of a sequence of operations yields results successively closer to a desired result.” Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary If I would have known about iteration when I was struggling over story problems in elementary school, … Continue reading
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Tagged BYU, Children's Book Illustration, Sherry Meidell, Tyler Jarvis
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From Sketch to Finish
First comes the sketch, a moment in time, captured in my sketch book. This little girl … Continue reading