tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83992829745468482532024-03-05T03:30:07.672-06:00Art Originals and Prints by GraveArtGrave ArtGrave Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11526176429982893621noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399282974546848253.post-16372787174593234042024-02-18T09:12:00.101-06:002024-02-18T10:55:12.053-06:00New-Old Skerch of Trees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBsNpXktzE5ZeCi4kONt61DAPOX1F3CQpiP_Ix501EOF5CbHGzYmRQA7C5rRtCJAtxR-Q36lfS3CajLqonTqQAKZlqGKczw7G6QAunjogWwOsuYqvGnOyH3dzGv_2-1zy4RyyHtkmJNsoKAb3HBlxQF-tiGr5xmN3mE-dOK_4LAyiBMmFgWyVAEDJWTdk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OCpCwgxZNaLYIIe6AhfKc1d_SuKXF7fOulJFsgWVOuIkqcKS0OH5qDG68AL0v_rGxkJECulIQ0ZIYY-kqgM89dKbugN0puaa8Qo4VJ613saPcP4lP9gHzTEwFeSaHutmOdh5jyNM6j4-JRN1Yyq0lRFKtb2a7_xvAOE7jFa8oCN0aDXcWLb9f0JEfp8/s3886/twotrees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3886" data-original-width="2459" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OCpCwgxZNaLYIIe6AhfKc1d_SuKXF7fOulJFsgWVOuIkqcKS0OH5qDG68AL0v_rGxkJECulIQ0ZIYY-kqgM89dKbugN0puaa8Qo4VJ613saPcP4lP9gHzTEwFeSaHutmOdh5jyNM6j4-JRN1Yyq0lRFKtb2a7_xvAOE7jFa8oCN0aDXcWLb9f0JEfp8/w253-h400/twotrees.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'Two trees' 4x6 ink sketch <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1764627530695463"> (Available)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">This drawing has been with me for a while. I have taken it off the wall while re-organizing the studio. I'll miss it, but there's much more coming down too, and I'm making deals. I put this on facebook marketplace. Clicking the link above will take you there. You saw it here, so > use the 'Make me an offer' button on the marketplace, and put $27.00 in the box. I'll accept the first buyer at that amount. Thanks for being here !</span><br /></div>Grave Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11526176429982893621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399282974546848253.post-63714937533515613862023-10-07T20:38:00.137-05:002023-10-13T23:03:09.179-05:00Pumpkin Cat<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoPtM7lD65RILiZuJRWLOGJQcikW-_cObmuOWGntNtF1HrJyEenhs1lIsuWdVUTwcC5kURjpzmoGV2wi9fPmVwe1xH0Ux9T4bIN2ZCGEFJj21ZA5Sr4S2ZwPcyVhwpp9qTv5XIlgsyktPTUSz5gM1lrRbkJxi7v7xkQ8DQJ3-DbAexD-iMKBlW-egfVGs=w200-h200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="( Plumpkin' )" width="200" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">( Plumpkin' )</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span>Glory to fat cats<span class="pwa pwa1 pwa-color pwa-blue" data-category="grammargrammar" data-help="WHITE_DOUBLE_SPACE" data-index="0" data-original-text=". " data-report="grammar" data-sub-category=". " data-suggestions=". " data-tag-id="03ffdbea-aeca-41ae-8944-03a57bf614c8" data-urls="" title="The best practice is to leave only one space between words and sentences.">. </span>I have an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/grave_art/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram account</a> and see them all the time. This is a simple piece of art that I enjoy doing when there's not a lot of time. There's hundreds of them lying around here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We
are in Colorado for a few more weeks, then headed back south. There's a
small town called Victor near our home here in CO. (an old mining town), and we go
there for some of the festivals the city puts on during the warmer months.
One is called (<a href="https://victorcolorado.com/victor-events/" target="_blank">Victor Pack Burro Race</a>). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's
funny to see people running along with their donkeys or <span class="pwa pwa1 pwa-color pwa-blue" data-category="grammargrammar" data-help="UN_CAPITALIZATION_PWCE" data-index="3" data-original-text="Burros" data-report="grammar" data-sub-category="Burros" data-suggestions="burros" data-tag-id="fa246092-80f6-4b49-b324-c2421462cf03" data-urls="" title="Possible unnecessary capitalization">Burros</span>. The
person <span class="pwa pwa1 pwa-color pwa-blue" data-category="grammargrammar" data-help="ALONG_SIDE" data-index="4" data-original-text="along side" data-report="grammar" data-sub-category="along side" data-suggestions="alongside" data-tag-id="6d9276e4-4081-4a3a-9fad-452ca8880f08" data-urls="" title="Possible confused word">along side</span> the animals are dressed like old 49ers, to look the
part. The animals may have the gear of a real pack mule and carrying
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at one of their festivals, I talked with an artist that does super
creative photography and art. I picked up one of her cards so that her
name and website could be featured here on my blog (<a href="https://thesteeleshutter.com/">Claire Steele, Thesteelshutter.com</a>).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />If
a great artist/creator as her comes along while I'm out, I'll post them here
so you can take in their skills for yourself. See my page called <a href="https://inkof1.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_21.html">Helpful Links For Artists</a> where I'm slowly building a small portal for what I call important links to cool stuff for artists and others as well. <br /><h3 class="u-text u-text-19"><br /><br /><br /></h3></div></div>Grave Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11526176429982893621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399282974546848253.post-71098062015782321222023-09-19T09:15:00.005-05:002023-10-14T12:13:27.968-05:00Working on an art gallery<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: x-large;">'Art Gallery Soonish'</span></p><p> </p><p> Hi... please stand by. I'm working on my Art Gallery right now. This may take a while because of building a web site is not my strong point...Ha</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Grave Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11526176429982893621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399282974546848253.post-9078580366569345102019-07-31T15:49:00.003-05:002023-10-07T19:35:41.398-05:00Free food this way<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br /><br /><span> </span>Had fun with this little pig design. I’m thinking about doing it on a Sketch Card soon. It will be at one of my shows.<br /><br />Could be late fall before I setup again this year though. A Christmas event might be a good one to add to the calendar. So for now, I’m working on a lot of sketch cards for this fall, and into the spring.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span> </span>It's fun to draw birds every now and then. I seem to be brought back to birds and trees for the most part. Might as well give them a strange personality too.</div>
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Grave Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11526176429982893621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399282974546848253.post-73065459116398967862018-02-05T22:36:00.008-06:002023-10-07T19:35:12.467-05:00Any Last Words ?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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On a happier note; I have been working on some drawings that have not only black ink, but some gray as well. Not long ago, a bottle of Lexington Gray from Noodlers came. This is a very nice gray with an almost graphite look. It's light-fast, and can be washed over with watercolors. Not many inks can do both.</div>
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FW makes an acrylic ink that is a cool-gray. This one is nice too, but settles in the bottle pretty quick. A bit more pain to use because of that. It is a lighter shade than Lexington G. Even though the ink on the nib drys so quick while using acrylic ink, it's still worth the effort.</div>
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I'll put up a couple of these soon.</div>
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<span> </span>A 5x7 sketch of a little bunny that was tossed into a storm drain by a rotten kid. Lucky for him, a nice fairy happened along to take him to a better home.</div>
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I have been working with a lot of different ideas lately. Almost all in black ink. It has been hard for me to choose one idea to go with. But now I feel better about my work. I fell into a trap of thinking too much. That caused me to make my concepts over complicated. So, I'm stepping back from that, and grabbing pencils again to work out themes before jumping so fast into the ink.</div>
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<span> </span>Basil plants carrots every year like his neighbor rabbits it this part of the country. But unlike other rabbits, he also grows pumpkins. This year was great for this patch. He has the biggest and best pumpkin around, and sure to win a prize.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>
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There's always some varmint that wants to bore a hole in it though, so he has to stand watch every night to protect it. The fall festival is coming soon, and he'll be ready to take the blue ribbon. </div>
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<span> </span>Living in a field with no limbs, you are at the mercy of any critter walking by. Jackson has had it with all the clowning around. </div>
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On Halloween night, Claymore found out just how many enemies he had accumulated over the summer.</div>
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It seems this old house in Colorado needs endless work. So I can only draw on certain days when I'm not so tired. It's easier working in the studio now. The clutter is for the most part cleared away, and I can walk thru it. We have been here a year, and it may take about 10 more years to get it together. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC11iMxEdONZ1ELfVFB22N2IXYN6GJmbUlf5XRdXmKKwfAh73v_TJng84LpuQphsb_W4EW0IYUqPP0j6S9NvFbJM5OSFi4-B_EPJKX7Ibj7WQ9NJTqaWxFHsL_yfavo4vZHX4UiuhbbLo/s1600/20170416_185954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a> </div>
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Grave Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11526176429982893621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399282974546848253.post-42180063813090355932017-01-19T22:12:00.003-06:002023-10-07T19:20:59.608-05:00Tempered by time <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span> </span>This ink and watercolor tree was made right after New Years Day. It was raining and put me in the mood for a sketch like this.</div>
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I'll be glad when spring comes back. With all this central Texas rain, it will be an early and green spring.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuNmE8pdqvCEvZBU0oVOVZa20PqGx8XssofDfX2jkRuC2XNmbM2Qd7jCxsL8nfL7UIyOYtYU59SU8lexO4hhCFbVieReG-Lf4uddtZMjwyLZUk0b_TQj1kMi5ram0KXp9lzdnLK7O91k/s1600/20170108_172710-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a> </div>
Grave Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11526176429982893621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399282974546848253.post-59103913362137162462017-01-02T17:32:00.002-06:002023-10-07T19:19:11.752-05:00Rough old tree<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Grave Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11526176429982893621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399282974546848253.post-84492529496320687902016-07-14T19:42:00.004-05:002023-10-07T19:18:17.860-05:00Tortured soul 3<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span> </span>The latest in the Tortured soul series. I like this project because it departs from what I normally do. It has its own spirit so to speak. </div>
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This guy has a story like the other two in this series. His life could be a mix of any, or even all the musicians that work their heart and soul out, trying to snatch the brass ring if it ever comes around. Many never feel the euphoria of that success. Our fellow here is one of those:</div>
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"One must endeavor till wits end. No doubtful shadow must fall on the path before you. Greatness comes to no-one but the fearless giant within".</div>
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My fruitless path has brought me to this moment. I am faced with the knowledge that my heart and soul fell prey to the careless words of fools. These loathsome words carved a rocky road to my endless gloom and despair, and forever wounded this spirit. </div>
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Alas, I haven't a choice do I? My music warms the fabric of my soul, and gives me hope that others will hear and cherish that which I feel. This is my cause, and will be to my end. I'll find a way to stay in this place and persevere through the dim lights and dark corners in this city of cold indifference. I am music now and always.</div>
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This is my latest 5x7" ink drawing. I'm hoping to get a lot of these done before Summer is over.</div>
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<span> </span>This reminds me of my travels to Colorado and Southern Utah. If you like rocks, those are good places to see them.</div>
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<span> </span>This is one of the music sheets that was mentioned earlier. Thought I'd try a flower on this one.</div>
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Does it ever end? Anyway, this is s scribble sheet from playing around with two new/old brushes I have. At some point, I'll do some real work with the liner brush. I have an old Windsor Newton that has lost the fine line it once had. I've been searching for a new one, and discovered I already had it!</div>
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The tree above is in ink and some watercolor.<br />
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So, what do you think? Should we force him as society to go on a cookie-free diet, or allow freedom of choice?...humm, tough one.<br />
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I think he stands about 6ft 4, and wears the hat dad gave em' on his 15th birthday.<br />
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</tbody></table><p> </p><p>From my art cache. Never know what I'll find in there. Things get painted and sketched, and go into the dark corners of the studio.<br /></p>Grave Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11526176429982893621noreply@blogger.com0