New creations on the go!

Hello again everyone!

Well I just wanted to log in and post a bit of an update.

I have been creating a little but, I finished a small and yet fast painting (which I will post later when other creations are done!), I have been drawing and going a long with the book I mentioned in an earlier post, found HERE. I am really enjoying the book, I have also been reading a Renaissance book of old famous art. It's called The art of the Renaissance Nathaniel Harris, I was looking for a link so I could post it, but I couldn't find one! It's only 80pages long but I really am liking it! Plus it has some of my faves in it! :-)

Well have a great day everyone and I hope your weekend is going great too!

I want to thank you all again for coming to view my updates on my art blog and I also would like to thank those who have viewed my art on my website!

AnnJ
PS-Be Well!

Backgrounds and added information content UPDATES! NEW PHOTO ADDED

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to let you know I am updating my site a little bit. The site isn't changing too much but it does look as if it has gone through a major change, because I am changing the backgrounds and borders. This means that the look and feel looks way different, as I am changing those things. Nothing else has changed, the layout is exactly the same.

However I am adding a bit of informative content to a couple pages, as I feel that some little explanation needs to be added due to new sites that get added to the "Links/Other" page. It is just an short explanation that some artist pages listed there "may" contain graphic/nude content. I only added it because some people can feel offended by it, because some as non-artist don't understand the concept of nude art to be a beauty and another expression.

I also would like to mention, that I do not place nude on my site, simply because I am a mother and have an 11 year old boy, who enjoys my art and I have found him looking through my books. Knowing this about him I do not have any nude drawings, painting or any form of nude in any of my art, due to his wandering eyes in my work. I'd love to explore, drawing nudes, but knowing he will see it, I do not. He is 11 after all.

So if you take a look at my site and go through the pages(which can also be found on the right side bar) you might slowly see my updated pages.

Have a great week everyone!

Ann J

PS- You'll also find a surprise on this page that I newly added today!

A quick update and another new book!

Hello everyone and I hope your week has been great so far.

Here are some new updates! Not to my site however, but I just got a new book last week! I am loving it and I also took a course that this book was based around.

What's the book you ask?

Drawing on The Right Side of The Brain(newest and revised version) is a great book for beginners who just want a different approach to drawing experiences and a different kind of "seeing" how to draw like an artist! Actually it is designed for people who think they can't draw...I agree with this book because I have had friends tell me the only thing they can draw is stick men. Anyone can draw, and this is a great book for those looking to try their hand at drawing maybe even as just a hobby. 

 This book has instructions as well as photos showing you that with these techniques you can become the artist you never thought you could be. They have photos SHOWING how far others have come in this course and the Authors classes. 

This book also doesn't make you feel as discouraged as you normally would, because it's approach is to just be calm, don't stress out if it isn't perfect and just relax and go with the flow. 

I recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their artistic skills or just anyone who want to learn how to draw in general. This book is great for everyone, not just beginners, but professionals a like. 

So I have been drawing and trying some of these techniques, and trying to stay calm at this time in my life. Sometimes we must pick a hobby and or activity to keep us going and to look to more positive things while we are feeling negative. 

That is what I have been up to lately as well. I have been keeping busy. I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week and please feel free to comment! I may not respond the same day, but remember I always respond!

Ann J

 

A quick few words with some updates and pictures...Edited and more added to bottom of this post! Thanks!

Hello everyone!
I noticed I have some more followers! Thanks so much!
I also would like to let everyone know I have a new WIP(work in progress) I am adding to one of my art pages. It's just something of a quick sketching practice for me right now until I perfect it. That way I can just improve on my skills and feel more confident in my ability to replicate from photo, still life or live model references. It's an area where I feel most challenged as of right now. Please find edited added info below!

I have also been thinking of losing some of the ads on my site (except the hosting ones added by bravenet of course) and possibly add a donate button. It's in the mind as an idea, but not quite a set on page thing yet.

I will be editing this post later when I finish with my webpages in order to post links to the pages I have worked on today, so with that in mind, please feel free to come back here to my Art Pages blob and see if it has been updated, so you see if I have finished my webpage working today!

I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend.

Ann J

PS- I am also looking for some great learning links for others to use to better their talents and skills as an artist.

Find these on Page 3 and Page 4:
You can find one new addition here : Titled Salt.

You can find one here also: Angel water color painting:  please scroll down to find her!

You can find another new addition here: Titled Fox WIP on the main page and here is a look for yourself.

You can find a few newly added photography here
I am also adding some more, I just need to locate them and add my CR mark to them so that I can add them!
Only 3 are added right now, please scroll down to find them near the bottom!

A huge problem to worry about! Website...

As a free web hosted site, and all of my pages growing as I grow. I am in the process of worry that they might take my website down. It is getting bigger and probably one of the free hosted of many that is using a lot of space on their servers..I need to figure out how I can get a registered yearly plan, but right now I am not making any profits off my affiliates as I am still new. Furthermore I just started this blog thing so obviously I don't have enough traffic either! If someone could please point me in a direction so that I can fix this problem that I am so worried about, I'd hate to lose my website after getting it so far and building as big as it is now.

I'd ask for donations but I am not sure how to go about that either.

PLEASE IF ANYONE CAN HELP!!!?? This is why I haven't posted, I have been searching and searching without finding an solutions.

Many thanks in advance to those who off help and guidance!

Ann J

Some minor updates to my art page! NEW FORM!

Hello everyone,

If a few of you have been to my site recently and are a repeated viewer, you must have seen some changes I have made. They weren't big changes, but changes none the less.


First I'd like to mention the new form, where you can ask questions, share your links (if you have a banner/code for your site add it..even if you have your site link and a link to your graphic where I can download and add), leave remarks and opinions...Don't worry if you have something private to say, I am the only one who's checking everything! I do everything on the site myself. I'd like to know if you have suggestions, opinions or a newly added feature like a poll or something like that. The new form and links that were on my Home page, have been moved to the links page!

That is why I added the form!

I'd also like to add, that I do not have a mailing list, because I do all the work myself and I don't want to overwhelm myself with too many things to do. I do have a life besides site creation and I have a few other blogs I try to keep up with as well. The website takes the most of my time, because I have to go into editing the code within the HTML format. Sometimes there are so many errors I wonder how they got there.... But I fix them all myself and sometimes little things like that, can take up to 2hrs depending on how many pages I need to check/edit. I'm not complaining though, I really enjoy it, I am just saying it takes some time to get er all done...  ;)

So now I understand why webmasters make so much money lol...

I am liking how things are coming along, I didn't get the chance to add the two pieces yet, I am still doing other things that are taking up the time.

So I please ask you all to bare in mind, that I am working hard to please my viewers, so everyone likes what they see. I am very grateful for everyone coming to check for updates and for viewing a part of my world. THANK YOU!!!

Here is my new quote I came up with the other day.
"My art is a part of me, and if I give you a piece of my art, think of it as me giving you a piece of my heart"

It sounded better the other day, it was worded a little different, but I know you understand it's meaning! :-)

I hope you all enjoy the newly added drawings, which were added a couple weeks ago, and I hope my Art Pages will give you a place to just sit back, relax, and enjoy the scenery.
Hope you all had a great week!

Thanks for visiting
Ann J

Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 (Win/Mac)

 

NEW UPDATE coming about! SKETCHING, PAINTINGS, DIGITAL and more!

So far I have added 3 new art pages ( art 5, art 6, and art 7)and I have also added some new sketches and some paintings. I have a big sketch and big painting to added as well. I am still working on the organization so that I will have them in order of SKETCHING, PAINTINGS and DIGITAL in their own places (pages), rather than having them all scattered together.

Another UPDATE!

I have been fixing the navigational links and adding them to the tops and the bottoms of the pages so it is a bit easier to get around. So if you are at the top and scroll down to look at the whole page, you now wont have to click back on the browser nor scroll back up to link the next page links# at the top.

I have a page specifically made for advertisements, newly added and I am trying to fix it so it doesn’t look so overwhelming with ads. I have moved those to the sides and left a text area where I will say a few words.

So in the mean time keep checking the site if you wish to see all the new and exciting changes that I am doing with my site!

If you have any concerns and or suggestions, or even an opinion on what you like to see fix or added, please feel free to leave a comment or fill one the NEW -LY ADDED form I placed one the “HOME” page!

I look forward to posting my next update …
Have a great day everyone and I thank you for visiting my links and art pages!

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