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Thursday, January 24, 2013

My Week of Art, Travel, Blurb Coupon for 25% off on "One Fish Taco"

I start my week of drawing at Tacos Jalisco with this family group. I hadn't noticed until I cropped my painting that the mom and baby seem to have a skin disorder. When really in real life it was just rosy cheeks!
 

Last Friday I flew from Sacramento, CA to Portland, OR to visit my son, his wife and my three grandchildren there. You can read more about that HERE and see drawings I did of my grandson! You'll see a lot of photos of my very, very cute grand baby Allie, who BTW started drawing while I was there!

These ladies sat directly across from me at the airport in Sacto, but were so absorbed in their tech gadgets they had not a clue that I was drawing them!



It was very cold in Portland, as you can see how the people were dressed at that airport on the way back home. Even though we had sunny days, the cold made everyone wear black and gray!


Okay, not everyone wore black or gray, some people saw the sun and were more brightly adorned:


Meanwhile, back at the ranch ... I dined at Tacos Jalisco again yesterday, and drew these three guys sitting at the counter just across from my table. I was so close to them so they came out quite large!


And as I do, when I got home I painted my picture! I like it in black and white too.
 


I want to thank everyone who has purchased a copy of my book; yesterday someone even bought two copies! Wow! I have no idea who that was, but I hope both people who get one like it.


If you are still thinking about it, there is a coupon on Blurb you can add to the purchasing page, just use the CODE word: MYBOOKLOVE
and they will reduce the price of the book by 20%.
This deal is good until Feb. 14, 2013.
You can order the book via the link on my sidebar which takes you to the Blurbbookstore.


(click on photos to see larger)
 
This is a spread from inside the book. I am taking Cecilia her copy today at Tacos Jalisco!
 
Be sure to visit the other artists at Paint Party Friday via the link on my side bar. Lots of great art can be seen there every week.
 
Thanks for visiting me and come back often. I love hearing from you all!

37 comments:

  1. Hi Lynn, popped over to see your visit to the grandchildren, wonderful photos and am sure you had a great time. Loving these new drawings, you capture the mood so wonderfully. Happy PPF Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  2. Lynn, Some watercolors have more chalk in them and so they do this when you scan the pix. Or if you mix watercolors with acrylics or maybe even Goush paint. All paintings and drawings are wonderful as usual or even more so I think..I like the B&W but the color gives depth to the subjects. HPPF early. :)

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  3. I love your new work and your book! I'm so glad you had a good visit with family,

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  4. Wonderful work! I love the pictures of your grandchildren (looks like you had a great visit :) and love your new paintings as well. Happy weekend, xo

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  5. HAPPY PPF! What fabulous illustrations!
    Susi from the monthly challenge blog:
    ART-JOURNAL-JOURNEY

    would be happy to see you there once this year Lynn!

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  6. Love your illustrations, Happy PPF

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  7. Those women at the airport are hilarious!
    Rinda

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  8. I like the black and white sketch! And I'll probably be able to purchase your book, that would be great!
    Happy PPF!

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  9. Wow! So prolific! And such variety in color palettes! Wonderful!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  10. As always, great illustrations! Congrats on publishing your book!
    Happy PPF,
    Stephanie

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  11. Love your sketches, as always! Valerie

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  12. It's amazing work capacity you have, plus you get to see a play in any situation. Saludos

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  13. It's interesting seeing your take on the people you see and sketch. Really great job. I want to purchase your book too but don't want to do it online. Is there a way to send a check or money order directly to you? Love your work. Happy PPF!

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  14. Beautiful work as usual, Lynn. I like the black and white sketch as well as all the ones with colors. Sounds like a great trip to be with the relatives.

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  15. what a fabulous book! I had missed seeing these for some reason I love the action at Taco Jalisco!! The airport pics are also fun. technohypnosis, am not surprised you could get these

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  16. You are really starting the new year out with some beautiful sketches. Seems that a year of putting together your book has really paid off going in to this new year. Happy PPF

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  17. I love how you describe your world around by sketching. Fantastic sketches. Thank you for sharing.

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  18. It amazes me how much drawing you squeeze into every week and every one has the same amazing quality... always impressive and inspiring... xx

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  19. Always waiting to see whom you meet this week at the restaurant. I did go to blurb page and made a book with my Lovely Ladies just one copy for me, cant wait to get it :-)

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  20. Wonderful ... Fantastic compositions, I like.

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  21. Your people just get better every week. Like the crowd art now, the more the merrier. Happy PPf to you Lynn. (Ha ha wish I'd got that discount, but I do love my book.)

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  22. My favorite piece is the one of the ladies at the airport with their techno gadgets. Blessings!

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  23. wow - you perfectly captured the self-absorption of those ladies with their gadgets - and I could feel the chill of all those grey-clad people! Always love following along with your adventures. Happy PPF!

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  24. Love your new drawings! My fave is the ladies at the airport, such a telling image of our times! Good work! <3

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  25. Love how expressive your drawings are. Great Work!

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  26. fantastic sketches again- I love how you sketch everything around you so beautifully!

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  27. hihi, your comment about the skin disorder in the first picture made me smile. Love the 2 ladies who are so engrossed with their gadgets. I can just imagine them sitting there. And the cold from the airport really comes through in the next picture. Great work!

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  28. Hi Lynn, I enjoyed this post of your travel companions and their tech toys! Also enjoyed seeing your handsome and talented family in Oregon. That is interesting, to switch from black and white to color and how the "feeling" changes from cloudy to sunny! I love the lady with her arms crossed (in gray) at the airport!

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  29. Toda mi admiración a sus trabajos, me encanta su manera de dibujar, la libertad que se toma y el buen resultado que logra, felicitaciones!

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  30. wonderful paintings today Lynn, you are so good at people-watching!

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  31. Wonderful art as usual ~ so you used Blurb too ~ Isn't it great? ~ Congrats on your sales ~ Carol of:

    (A Creative Harbor)

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  32. Awesome work! You are so talented!

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  33. Great work. Thanks for taking us along on your journeys. I love that you capture things with sketches rather than photos. It gives so much more depth and humor to everything. Awesome work, indeed!

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  34. Your sketches are lovely as usual...and sounds like you had a nice time with your family :)
    HPPF Lynn!

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  35. Lynn just tried to order your book with the mybooklove code discount and they said this code cannot be used for books i did not author??????

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  36. Wonderful drawings as always. I love how you catch their energy. :)

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  37. You had a very prolific week! Especially love the close-up of the 3guys from behind - both the sketch and the paint version.

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