Life of Art SitRep #264 Water Bottles and Fabric, yo

Sort of a hodgepodge week of learning, creating, and reviewing new things.

Reviewed new Water Bottles migrated to my shop to replace previous ones. Changed bottle colors on many.

Black and Silver Zigzag 18oz Water Bottle by RocklawnArts
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Light Blue Diamonds on Dark Blue 18oz Water Bottle by RocklawnArts
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Blue Bokeh SIGG Traveler 1.0L Water Bottle by RocklawnArts
Check out Blue SIGG Water Bottles online at zazzle

Checkered Navy and White SIGG Thermo 0.3L Insulated Bottle by RocklawnArts
See other Navy SIGG Thermo Bottles

Created new Fabrics from more of my photographs:

Blue Abstract Water Photo Fabric by RocklawnArts
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Brown Suede With Straps And Buckles Photo Fabric by RocklawnArts
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Downtown Kansas City Small Photo Fabric by RocklawnArts
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Intricate Rippling Water Photo Fabric by RocklawnArts
Find other Diy Fabrics at zazzle.com

Western Auto Half Cylinder Building Fabric by RocklawnArts
Check out other Conversational pattern Fabrics at zazzle.com

Remade Light Reflections On Water postcard and card:

Light Reflections On Water Birthday Card Greeting Card by RocklawnArts
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Light Reflections On Water Photo Postcard by RocklawnArts
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Worked on a scanned hand-painted pattern a bit.

Updated links for water bottles.

Rocklawn Arts blogged New Water Bottles at Rocklawn Arts!

Watched Best Workflow Practices for Architectural Photography with Mike Kelley, Retouching Architectural Images with Mike Kelley, and Photoshop This hosted by Jared Platt with Aaron Nace, Tim Grey, Matt Kloskowski.

Watched “Photoshop Art: How To Make Your Photos Look More Like Paintings” by Ben Willmore clip from Creative Live blog.

How was your week?

(Links to my store or products on Zazzle are affiliate links to help me earn more so that I can continue creating photographs and designs. The links do not change the items' price.)

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Life of Art SitRep #263 Moments of Clarity

Usually when I add a new product to my store, I can finish adding my existing images to it in a week or two, sometimes just a few days. Not so with Fabrics. There are more decisions to be made, but I enjoy making them.

I did finish adding the designs I wanted to fabric. Well, now that I type that I can think of 3 more I may add but I need to revise the aspect ratio on them first. But overall, I just have my photographs to do next.

Geometric Abstract Blue Polygons Fabric by RocklawnArts
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Geometric Rainbow Squares Fabric by RocklawnArts
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White Polka Dots on Red Fabric by RocklawnArts
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Geometric Purple and White Zigzag Fabric by RocklawnArts
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Geometric Orange Lattice on White Fabric by RocklawnArts
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Created a new Royal Blue and White Checkered Pattern:

Royal Blue and White Checkered Pattern Uncommon Clearly™ Deflector iPhone 6 Plus Case by RocklawnArts
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Royal Blue and White Checkered Pattern label by RocklawnArts
Check out more Royal blue Labels at Zazzle

Royal Blue and White Checkered Pattern Greeting Cards by RocklawnArts
Make custom notecards at zazzle.com

Royal Blue and White Checkered Pattern Binder by RocklawnArts
Design your own vinyl 3 ring binder on zazzle

Royal Blue and White Checkered Pattern Desk Lamps by RocklawnArts
View Royal blue Lamp-In-A-Box Lamp online at zazzle

Rocklawn Arts blogged New Royal Blue and White Checkered Pattern.

Updated links and loa files.

How was your week?

(Links to my store or products on Zazzle are affiliate links to help me earn more so that I can continue creating photographs and designs. The links do not change the items' price.)

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Life of Art SitRep #262 Soaking it in

Went to a contemporary art museum and saw a lot of great, fun exhibits. Nearly everything was new since the last time I'd been which made it a real treat. I'd go just for the building itself though, an old converted factory.

Shot 128 photos and 3 videos. Made the cardinal sin in 2 videos of shooting vertically because it was a better composition. The motion going sideways instead of down just made me laugh though.

Added more designs and photographs to new Fabric for my shop:

Geometric Architecture Photo Fabric by RocklawnArts
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Adobe Doorway Photo Fabric by RocklawnArts
Shop now for Fabric

Double Arch Photo Fabric by RocklawnArts
Look at Diy Fabrics online at Zazzle.com

Vertical Black and White Zigzag Pattern Fabric by RocklawnArts
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Geometric Purple and White Meander Fabric by RocklawnArts
See more Home decor Fabrics at zazzle.com

Geometric Checkered Red and White Fabric by RocklawnArts
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Painted a wave drawing I'd done. Should’ve used pens/marker instead for fine lines. Have complete respect for the inkers who work on comic books. Painting is better freehand for me. Did some freehand on scraps and edges.

Scanned images I painted.

Finished a geometric digital pattern I'd been working on and worked on a rotated variation. Have some decisions to make about the latter.

Watched a couple segments of Become a Working Artist with Lisa Congdon about licensing artwork on Creative Live.

How was your week?

(Links to my store or products on Zazzle are affiliate links to help me earn more so that I can continue creating photographs and designs. The links do not change the items' price.)

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10. DC Comics: The New 52

10. DC Comics: The New 52 by Dan DiDio

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Every first issue from each new run in the New 52 by DC Comics. Be warned that means 52 cliffhangers. The book is also 3" thick and weighs about 10 pounds so it's a bit unwieldy.

I liked some stories more than others but overall it leans more towards horror than I care for. It's a lot of gore when compiled this way.

I've been reading most of the books with female lead characters (not that many out of the 52): Wonder Woman, Batgirl (my fave thus far), Batwoman, Catwoman. You can see my thoughts on those in reviews of their volume collections.

I've also read and rated the first volumes of Green Arrow and Green Lantern. Might be a couple others as well.

Comics that caught my eye from this collection: Blackhawks, Teen Titans, Nightwing, and Batman.

View all my reviews/ratings on GoodReads.


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Life of Art SitRep #261 Fabrics, the beginning

Not the gangbuster week I was hoping for, but progress was made. It's so easy to get frustrated that I don't have the energy I did before I got sick last week, but I'm going to take my own advice and recognize the progress I am making. It's slow but it is occurring.

I hope you are all healthy and well. Eat right and get your sleep.

This week I made some headway adding my designs to new Fabrics to my shop:

Black and White Meander Fabric by RocklawnArts
Browse more Home decor Fabrics at Zazzle

Transparent and Black Diamond Pattern Fabric by RocklawnArts
See more Fabric at Zazzle

Airy Light Blue and White Diamond Pattern Fabric by RocklawnArts
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Navy and White Diamond Pattern Fabric by RocklawnArts
See more Fabric at Zazzle

Homey Red and White Gingham Pattern Fabric by RocklawnArts
Shop for Classic Fabrics online at Zazzle.com

Classic Purple and White Gingham Pattern Fabric by RocklawnArts
Browse other Classic Fabrics

Updated LOA and links files for end of month and new fabric link.

Made monthly backups. Have you backed up recently?


(Links to my store or products on Zazzle are affiliate links to help me earn more so that I can continue creating photographs and designs. The links do not change the items' price.)

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Best Part of Winter

Late at night, fresh, smooth snow, clear sky, full moon.

Tree shadows running across the illuminated snow. A soft but vibrant light blue broken only by silhouettes and shadows.



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