Sunday, October 31, 2010

Animal expressions

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Ziggy the Cat, 7 x 5" pastel and carbon pencil on paper, by Tracie Thompson This is one of many reasons it's intriguing to m...
Monday, October 25, 2010

What to do when stranded

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Stranded, in the sense of being at Hawkins Automotive while they made several long-overdue repairs to my '96 Ford truck (and if you...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

St. Paul Skyline

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A view out the window at Old Town Artists , where I have my studio space: Skyline from the Studio Window , oil on panel, 9 x 12", b...
Saturday, October 23, 2010

The Last Chance Bouquet, or How to Get Free Flowers

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Last Chance Bouquet , by Tracie Thompson. 12 x 12" oil on panel. These came from the intersection of Highway 52 and Plato, in St. Pa...
Monday, October 18, 2010

Kitty, Kitty

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Gracie Asleep . Sepia pencil, carbon pencil, wash; 7 x 11", by Tracie Thompson Sketch based on Gracie . Ballpoint and watercolor,...
Sunday, October 17, 2010

Into the Great Wide Open (with a sketch book)

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That's today's plan. I am not sure where I'll end up. Gonna spend a couple hours drawing, then get back to studio to pick up a c...
Saturday, October 16, 2010

Ace the Quarter Horse at the Extreme Cowboy Race

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Drawing of Ace , 9" x 11" sanguine pencil on paper, by Tracie Thompson. Oct. 16, 2010 Ace belongs to my friend Jerusha Steinert...
Friday, October 15, 2010

New Season of Drawing Classes

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The Bone I Found, and What I Made of It . Mixed media on paper, 13" x 10", by Tracie Thompson "Beyond Beginning Drawing...
Monday, October 11, 2010

Show News, Classes, and Railroads, oh my!

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As part of my prep for some large paintings I have planned, I went sketching & photographing freight cars today. Hopkins Freight Car...
Friday, October 8, 2010

Off to the CRAWL (with Greyhound drawings)

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Among other things, three of these sketches, which I matted up this morning to fit 11" x 14" frames: These are drawn from life ...