Happy Monday! I hope you had a fabulous 4th of July weekend. I thought I'd share some cute art by Helen Hodges featured in one of the all-time cutest books 1000 Dog Portraits: From the People Who Love Them. Why not grab your favorite drawing implement and doodle your dog? Or even Google your favorite animal image and do some sketching to begin this week with some art.
Next up, we've got some links to what my fellow bloggers are posting about:
Body Mind Beauty Health
Quarry Spoon
Recipe for pink lemonade that includes Goji juice, orange juice and coconut water
Whole Home News
How to groom and prun indoor plants
RockPaperInk
Fashion Designer Betsey Johnson and why silhouette is so important
Walter Foster
Watercolor technique with salt
And I want to congratulate
Jessibeth V. of JBLM, WA. She is the winner of our
4 Sewing books, Gütermann thread, a tape measure and buttons giveaway.
More about the Quarry book:
1000 Dog Portraits: From the People Who Love Them by Robynne Raye
"Some of our greatest historical and artistic treasures we place with curators in museums; others we take for walks." - Roger A. Caras, Animal Welfare Activist
1000 Dog Portraits is a compilation of quirky, fun, fanatical illustrations, paintings, collages and drawings from designers and artists around the globe. From hounds to herding dogs, and mutts to terriers, there is a diverse range of artistic renditions from naïve and abstract to traditional portraiture.
Artist and designer Robynne Raye curates this collection that is a study guide on style for the budding artist as well as a book of inspiration to the practicing professional. There's even a chapter called, "How Many Ways Can You Draw A Beagle?" showing the myriad of ways an artist can depict a single breed of dog.
So rev up your illustration muscle and be inspired by this loving tribute to man's best friend.
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