Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 29, 2009, 9:02 am
A couple of sketches for Scavenger Hunt 155 that just ended. I didn't get them posted yet, but will do so after I finish here. It is the last day and the new Hunt starts today. I am hosting. I...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 27, 2009, 3:01 pm
I sketched a little this morning, well about noon. We all stayed up late watching the Texas/Texas A & M football game. Texas won! Go Horns! It was an exciting game. I sketched in my 6 x 8 inch sk...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 25, 2009, 8:38 pm
We will be having a great Thanksgiving! I'm thankful for being here with David, Lisa, Cole, Christy and her fiance, Nick. Lisa has been working hard for us to all have a wonderful day and food. ...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 24, 2009, 1:52 am
It is Jennie's Happy Birthday today. We celebrated last night with a good meal, family and friends. She was pleased with her gifts. It is always good to see the "kids" all together. (Except fo...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 23, 2009, 10:34 am
I have been slowly revamping my website: www.jocastilloart.com. I can't personally preview it on a PC so if you find any problems looking around, I would appreciate an e-mail. I notice that whe...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 22, 2009, 5:29 pm
I managed a few sketches for Scavenger Hunt 155 while watching the UT Football game yesterday. I used the new Prismacolor pens then added colored pencil and a sharpie. The Prismacolor pen looked or...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 22, 2009, 1:46 pm
For those of us that missed ConcArt II at Johanne Morin's, you can get a review here and listen/watch a video of Ken Barker playing in concert. Sorry to have missed this. We went last year and i...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 21, 2009, 1:03 pm
It was good for the heart and soul to get out and paint. Regina and I went to McKinney Falls on a near perfect day on Tuesday, November 17. Seems like ages ago. It rained all day yesterday and was ...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 19, 2009, 10:14 am
I found a demo by Deborah Secor painting a sunset with Pan Pastels that is wonderful. I found it here on the Pastel Journal Blog. Some of you may "know" Deborah from wetcanvas.com, Pastel Forum, an...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 16, 2009, 9:04 pm
I sketched a little on Saturday. It was Cole's, our grandson's, Birthday. I didn't post about his birthday this year, but we did call, he is in Kentucky. We will see Cole and his family...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 14, 2009, 5:41 pm
Today I sketched, but do not have them ready to post. You can pop over to Joanna's blog, where she posted a cool video of Milton Glaser drawing. I also added a new blog roll way down my page tha...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 12, 2009, 3:48 pm
The weather here has been so beautiful. Just awesome, as they say. (Don't ask me who "they" are.) So we went to the golf course and hit the ball around. You can see how beautiful the day was. ...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 11, 2009, 10:04 pm
I sketched last night while watching "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader". I enjoy that. I sketched in my 7 x 10 inch sketchbook with a Micron 05 pen, freehand. My normal MO. Number 7 and 8 - fork ...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 11, 2009, 12:05 pm
This is a day to remember and give thanks to those veterans that are near and dear and also all the service men and women that have given their service to our country. We each have relatives that hav...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 10, 2009, 3:48 pm
Happy Birthday number 234 to all the U.S. Marines! Semper Fi! I have had a notice of this day on my calendar for two weeks and still did not do a special post and look up some great photos of the Ma...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 9, 2009, 4:29 pm
I painted a still life of pears a few days ago. I used my Flip Video recorder (Thanks again, Joanna) to make a "how to" video for you. I'm a little faster at editing, but not much. It is so lon...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 7, 2009, 3:44 pm
I sketched yesterday afternoon and watched golf. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ryan Moore and Nick Watney are the top challengers in the European Tour this week. Cool. I am always patriotic and want t...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 5, 2009, 3:54 pm
Our Texas grocery, HEB, is doing something neat. You sign up for the newsletter and have access to recipes, contests and so much more. You can make your own recipe file, cut coupons, etc. Here is w...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 10:38 pm
I almost missed this Hunt. Wow, it ends tomorrow. I'm not sure why I haven't been sketching. I should do it as a warm up to painting. Scavenger Hunt 152, sketches done with a regular Pilot ba...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Nov 3, 2009, 2:59 pm
Gene brought me some pears to paint the other day. I was just about finished with the painting when he remembered seeing some prickly pear cacti around the corner and went to find me some additional ...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 31, 2009, 1:00 am
I put a few of the balloon photos from the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in a slide show for Halloween. Many of the special shapes fit the category. I hope you have a safe and fun Hallowee...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 29, 2009, 2:44 pm
Have you all seen the new iMac. Oh my, the mouse is incredible and all of it is so neat. (You can run all your old Windows stuff on it if you wanted to ... why you would want to, I don't know? ...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 27, 2009, 12:54 pm
I mentioned that I had found a photo of my first pastel. You might find it interesting to see. This photo is not great, it was taken here in Bastrop, probably about 1998. The painting was rolled up a...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 26, 2009, 11:44 am
For you artists that love sketching/drawing/painting/sculpting (?) pears, this site is for you. Regina has started a Pearathon page for lovers of pears. There are a few rules to check out and then s...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 25, 2009, 10:17 pm
I have been signing in on wetcanvas.com and replying on the threads for the Scavenger Hunts, I preview them and then hit "Preview" again instead of "Submit Reply" and closing the window. Later, maybe...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 23, 2009, 6:17 pm
I sketched for Scavenger Hunt 151. One of the challenges was to do a digital sketch. Yes! I borrowed Gene's iPhone for about 45 minutes. I'm not nearly as fast with the iPhone as the pen. ...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 22, 2009, 5:32 pm
I posted the photos in Peru on the post from the other day. I don't know if it reposts or not for you, so here is the link.
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 22, 2009, 11:07 am
I posted way back when about fixing pastels. Well, really about fixing pastels to look like an oil painting and frame without glass. Old Pets Fixed Soft Pastel 9 x 12 inches I had a couple of comme...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 20, 2009, 9:39 pm
I got a few sketches done this afternoon for Scavenger Hunt 150. It is the last day and the start of Hunt 151. We shall see how the new one goes. I sketched in the small hard back reflexions 4 x 6 ...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 20, 2009, 4:38 pm
After unpacking more today and trying to sort out our mess, I took a break and sketched. I was "talking" on the Scavenger Hunt about shipping things and it reminded me of our arrival in Peru in 1983....
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 19, 2009, 12:19 pm
You may remember that after hurricane Katrina we went to Arizona to help with the hot line for the missing victims. Gene is a volunteer consultant with Project Alert for the National Center for Missi...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 17, 2009, 6:30 pm
Rosemary Sexton awarded me the Kreativ Blogger Award the other day. We were in the middle of our move from New Mexico back to Texas so I haven't acknowledged it. Thank you, Rosemary. It is alwa...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 17, 2009, 10:20 am
We made it back to Bastrop yesterday afternoon. It is good to be home, but what a mess to straighten out. Maybe, as Gene says, we should get rid of everything and start over. We have too much "stuf...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 9, 2009, 10:26 pm
I did another quick sketch on the iPhone with Brushes. It is fun, remember this is just a sketch. I like the colors and the "paint brush" look it has. I decided that I should post it on Jeanette&#...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 6, 2009, 11:42 am
If you need some advice and encouragement, Maggie Stiefvater is dishing it out on her writing blog. It can certainly apply to art as well. Something to think about until I post again. I'm off t...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 5, 2009, 10:46 pm
The newest Scavenger Hunt 149 is on-line and ready to go. I sketched yesterday evening with a Micron 05 pen in my regular 7 x 10 inch sketchbook. While in Albuquerque, there are family and friends f...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 2, 2009, 4:16 pm
I'm back to painting in acrylics. Regina is working on a pears project so in anticipation of that I decided to paint a couple of pears. I painted over the Last Flags which was a practice piece a...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Oct 1, 2009, 11:40 am
Oh, what fun the iPhone is for sketching! I confiscated Gene's phone for a while this morning and tried to do a quick sketch on Brushes, a painting app (application). The app was $4.99. There a...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Sep 29, 2009, 1:20 pm
I sketched a couple of items for Scavenger Hunt 148 this morning. I used my regular equipment, a Micron 05 pen and my 7 x 10 inch sketchbook. Number 3, seed pods. These are from a Red Yucca or Fals...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Sep 28, 2009, 11:51 pm
Well, I just gotta get a set of Brushes for Gene's iPhone......
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Sep 28, 2009, 3:16 pm
When I was commenting about the apples in the previous post, I realized I hadn't mentioned some of the ways I use color in a still life. I talk often about landscapes and the tricks/techniques us...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Sep 27, 2009, 11:57 pm
Jeanette Jobson has an Apple Challenge going on. I love to paint apples so this is right up my alley. I paint apples when I can't think of anything to paint. They usually get me jump started. ...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Sep 27, 2009, 10:57 pm
I sketched yesterday and today as a warm up for painting. They are for Scavenger Hunt 148 and sketched with a Micron 05 pen with colored pencil added. Each sketch took 20 minutes or so. It takes mo...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Sep 25, 2009, 10:30 am
I look forward to Thursdays. The PGA tournaments start and when Tiger is playing, I enjoy that. Also Rick Lee usually posts his grocery shopping photos. Go have a look. He has an interesting "eye"...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Sep 24, 2009, 1:00 pm
I managed a couple of sketches for Scavenger Hunt 147. I am the host, as I mentioned, and being the lazy person I am I recycled a list I posted in November 2007. One of the challenges this time, was...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Sep 23, 2009, 2:41 pm
Last item first. Is post number 1,000 significant? Probably not, but this is post 1,000. I sketched with my Micron 05 pen in my 7 x 10 inch sketchbook at Mom Frances' while she and Gene napped....
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Sep 22, 2009, 10:06 pm
Wow, something new every day. Hard enough to ride the cycle or to paint and both at the same time. My smile for the day. This was pointed out to us on wetcanvas in the Plein Air Forum by Michael Ch...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Sep 22, 2009, 2:38 pm
We ended up on a quick unscheduled trip to Arizona to see Gene's brother so I have not had access to a computer for posting. Bummer. I did manage a few sketches in my regular sketchbook with a Mic...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Sep 17, 2009, 11:19 pm
If you like the artists that paint on the street, sculptors, etc., you can check out Kelly Borsheim's post. She will be giving a talk on Sunday in Austin. Kelly never lacks for something to say ...
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Jo C. posted an article on Jo Castillo Art Blog - Sep 17, 2009, 12:03 pm
I wrote a post last year posing the question of being an artist. Today Clint Watson is revisiting a post, The Moment of Hope, about the same question. I hadn't painted for ages until yesterday a...
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