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4dogarts.com/blog is now where you'll find drawing, books, photos and all other sorts of nerdy ramblings for artists.

Also, htdhorses is up and kinda', well, running is a strong word.  Let's go for... stumbling along.  Check it out if you love to draw horses!  How to draw Horses

Happy New Year. Unless you're triskaidekaphobic.

But no worries, because if you are, then it's just 2012 + 1.  Or skip to 2014 - 1.  Both are silly.

Professional Photography. Or not.

This photo screams professionalism.

So have been hitting the grindstone solidly since I got back.  Have some fruits for my efforts to show for it, but don't have them all photographed yet.  Here's some wip's:

  The full piece will be 18x24in.  If I don't muck it up anyway.  And lo, as the Mythbusters did fondly saith, "Failure is always an option."  I'm new to pastels, but it's a learning curve.

Commissions are also being tackled.  Here's an 8x10 in the works:

and a larger owl:

And with any luck, will actually get the website a much needed overhaul.  Finally!  Woo.  You should get some How to Draw Horses and Dinosaurs action.  Having a copy already is no excuse not to.

Thankful!

Totally get to be at the big kid's table this year.  Kinda' awesome.

Also doing the cooking.  Sooooo much could be said about that.  Most of it probably in the 'unthankful' nature.  Probably.

Cheers, EVERYBODY!

ps: more art soon!  Woo!

ps2:  Oscar Wildecat is doing fine.  Thanks for all the well-wishes!

ps3:  Know what makes great gifts?  How to Draw Horses and How to Draw Dinosaurs!  Makes the perfect gift for the person who has $12.95 - But as of right now, it's even on sale, which is even better! 4dogarts.com

Last King of Scotland n' so much CUTENESS!

So this is why I haven't had time to post anything for ages:

The cuteness!  It burns.  He was in pretty tough shape - and suffers from a great many maladies yet, but I like Oscar Wildecat.  Let's hope he's a fighter and pulls through.

In other events, American Profits continues, as does refilling my inventory of other art.  I've rediscovered mixed media.  I guess I'd lost it?

Thanks to everyone who has purchased the books How to Draw Horses and How to Draw Dinosaurs!  I am amazed beyond belief.  Thank you doesn't even come close! 

American Profits and Math and Marketing Zombies

Also, AP awesomeness:

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Character Ref Sheets

If you detected dogs in the area of American Profits, then you'd be absolutely right. Of course, I have no discipline, and routinely am the sort of person who will not only fall in love with a character, but leap into the middle of things, leaving a reader going, 'huh?'