Robots...Fairies...Robosnails.....OH MY!

Robosapian Romance



First Contact



The Fairy Godfather



Revenge of the Snails



What the Tooth Fairy REALLY does with all those teeth

On Top of the Ceiling...

While I'm in the artistic mood I thought I'd post some of the stuff I've done at the office where I work.

This is my very first mural. It's on the ceiling of one of the operatories. "Penguins on the Beach, done Memorial Day weekend, 2004:

The sun is smiling down on the patient. (The dark shades were inspired by ZZTop)



A skydiving penguin floats to the earth.



These next three are side by side along the "bottom" or near the far wall (going left to right):

Surfer penguins and one sun worshiper



Hula Couple:



Playing in the sand and watching skiers behind a boat:



Here's a color pencil drawing of a couple of goats drawn sometime 2004 (It's a running joke and a long story)



Ladybug Room. This was done Memorial Day, 2005. Actually it took two days start to finish to do:





And here's some flowers and butterflies on part of the wall in the hallway, done the week prior to the Ladybug Room: (Sorry about the blurry photo):

WebbWoman's Artistic Archives

Here's some of my older artwork for everyone's approval...or disapproval, whichever may apply.

These are a few oils on canvas that I did back in 1986. I was mostly playing around with the paint and seeing what I could do but I don't think they were too bad for someone who didn't really know what she was doing.

This is my favorite of everything I've done. It's more of a happy mistake as it was supposed to be your classic sunset. I was going to put a tiny bit of Prussian Blue along the top and work my way down with purples, oranges, yellows...etc But I got distracted by the color of the blue. That shade is my favorite color and I was mesmerized by it. Before I knew it over half my canvas was covered with the blue paint. I opted for a night scene over the water. Sorry for the glare, my flash kept reflecting off the canvas.



This one I was doing the sky mostly. Spent lots of time with the clouds and ended up painting over them for the most part. All three of these I'm just working from my imagination rather than life or photo so I was just building it as it went. I never felt this one was finished but I never could think what I should add. Now, over 20 years later I'm used to it. :)



Here I was trying to work on depth. Making the road inviting so you'd want to walk down it to see what's beyond the horizon.



Here's a couple of watercolors:


1985:


1997. This was done from life. It's the dining room window of my Mom's house. I was watching the birds at her feeder and thought it would make a good painting. It had been a while since I had painted anything and was out of practice. As you can see from the bad perspective:


Here's another watercolor, done sometime around 1977-1979. My highschool art teacher would often say that you needed a table or something to set objects down on...that they couldn't just float around in space. This planted a seed in my mind as to whether you could use light and shadows to give the impression of objects sitting on a surface without actually putting the surface in.

I played around with the idea and this is what I came up with. It's still my Mom's favorite. She'd say, "I like that 'un with the big red bowl" :)



This was also done in the late 70's. It's done on cheap paper and that explains the wrinkles. I was playing around with a bottle of India ink that came with a calligraphy set. (I detest doing calligraphy)

Love (BUGS) Are in the Air...

 (Note: This was posted a few years ago and when I was searching for it to show a friend Blogspot apparently thought I wanted to change it somehow and put it into the "drafts" box so I'd have to republish it.)


Love (bugs) is in the air…and on my car…





…on me…



Anyone who lives in the Gulf Coastal region knows about love bugs. And no, I’m not talking about Herby, the cute little VW with a mind of its own. I’m talking about these little black bugs that swarm up at least once (usually twice) a year and get all over and into everything.



I have no idea exactly what their purpose is, other than to destroy the paint jobs on people’s cars, or maybe to insure some of us clean out the usually neglected nooks and crannies on a regular basis. They fly around in mating pairs looking like conjoined twins, joined at the rump. They can cover a car in no time and the hot sun will bake the bug goo to a rock like substance that will permanently harm your paint job if allowed to stay on there.

Many theories are out there as to the best method for removing the bug goo: Some say that you shake up a Coke (that’s Coca Cola, not just any soft drink) and spray it all over your car. Supposedly the acid will remove the goo. Unfortunately the acid will also remove your paint if you’re not careful. Another idea is to cover your car with paste wax and not wipe it off. It seems the bugs get stuck on the wax and come off when you remove it. But I have my doubts as to how wise it is to drive around with paste wax all over your car. (It looks bad anyway) I’ve tried several methods, including products like “Bug Gone” and “But and Tar Remover” but I find the best way is to get a bucket of hot, soapy water and use plenty of elbow grease.

There are almost as many theories about where love bugs came from as theories on how to get them off your car. Some people maintain they were created by the University of Florida. You’d think a place that invented Gatorade would have enough sense to stay away from this sort of thing. But that’s just me. Others subscribe to the government conspiracy theory….They were developed by NASA for some unknown reason. Or the Army did it for some weird form of warfare. (Maybe they took the 60’s credo to heart and started trying to make love, not war) I’ve heard some old timers say, “We ain’t never had none of them thangs till they started shootin’ them rockets into space.” Which opens another question: Could they be aliens bent on taking over the earth?

One thing I know is when I got home this afternoon it seemed they were taking over my house.







I often joke about my house decorating itself for Halloween but I had no idea it was so ensconced in cobwebs till today! Looks like I’m gonna need a WHOLE LOT of elbow grease this weekend!