Monthly Archives: September 2013

Let’s talk about monkeys… Part 4…

Posted on September 27, 2013 by pouringmyartout

I have done some more work on the illustration for the cover of the children’s book. But have I gone too far? I have finished the rough outlines. I took your suggestions and instead of the dark ink outlines, I … Continue reading →

Posted in My art, Stories of my life | Tagged art, arts, book cover art, children's book, humor, illustration, painting, watercolor, watercolor painting | 47 Comments

Let’s talk about monkeys… Part 3…

Posted on September 27, 2013 by pouringmyartout

Or: Help me design the cover of my new children’s book ! I am still in the process of showing you step by step how I am developing the cover art for my new children’s book. In the last post, I shared … Continue reading →

Posted in My art, Stories of my life | Tagged art, arts, book cover art, childrens books, illustration, painting, watercolor painting, watercolors, writing | 30 Comments

Let’s talk about monkeys… Part 2…

Posted on September 26, 2013 by pouringmyartout

This might be fun. I can talk about the children’s book and go back to the roots of this blog: My art. So I am going to share with you the steps I am going through to make the cover of … Continue reading →

Posted in My art, Stories of my life | Tagged art, arts, book cover, illustration, painting, pencil sketch, Photoshop, watercolor paint, watercolor painting, writing | 88 Comments

Let’s talk about monkeys…

Posted on September 26, 2013 by pouringmyartout

As you know, I am just about ready to publish my first children’s book. There is a story about how this book came about. It is based on the answers given to me by kids when I tell them that … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories of my life, thinking about stuff | Tagged children's book, humor, kids, monkeys, WPLongform, writing | 191 Comments

Sweet… I just got a response from William Shatner on Twitter…

Posted on September 20, 2013 by pouringmyartout

William Shatner ‏@WilliamShatner 19m Today is the 256th day of 2013 if Jan 1st were 0 then today is #255 In Hex that’s 11111111 Arthur Browne ‏@ArthurBrowne1 18m @WilliamShatner Are you sure? William Shatner ‏@WilliamShatner 13m … Continue reading →

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I might have a problem…

Posted on September 17, 2013 by pouringmyartout

Every time I start an art project, this happens to me. It takes over my whole life. It fills my head. I go to sleep thinking about it, and I wake up thinking about it. Sometimes I wake up in … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs and other animals, My art, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged art, art project, children's book, compulsion, humor, literature, monkey project, monkeys, painting, sci fi novels, writing | 22 Comments

About that children’s book…

Posted on September 13, 2013 by pouringmyartout

The artwork is taking a little longer to finish than I thought it would. The book is more about the art than the words, so I want to get it right. But I thought I might share one of the … Continue reading →