surfer chicken

surfer chicken, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i've finished printing all the surfer chickens that could have multi-color and multi-stage printing. any future prints will just be the outline. time to work on some painting again, though i may do a linocut self portrait in the new year...
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surfer chicken yay!

surfer chicken yay!, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

this surfer chicken was printed on the cover sheet to a pack of drawing paper. it might be my favorite of all the surfer chicken prints!
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thanksgiving 2011

thanksgiving 2011, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here is my favorite photo from thanksgiving.
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surfer chicken

surfer chicken, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here is my 1000th piece of art. a pink, purple and gold surfer chicken.
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purple ace

purple ace, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i painted this for some good friends. they had asked for something that would represent a particular situation and they gave me 3 colors. the rest was up to me. here's how i interpret the images:
the rectangular purple spiral could be an ace bandage as viewed from above, a window, or a footboard of a bed.
the strange purple figure is either a cat or a foot sticking out from under the covers.
next to the cat/foot: flowers
the bird doesn't represent anything and is there for fun and to balance the rest of the painting.
the stripes at the bottom could be a comforter on a bed.
everything else is just color.
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fun

DSCN3568, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i was having fun with this drawing today. i plan on eventually printing a surfer chicken on it, but until then....

i love little pussy

i love little pussy, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

this painting of cats was named after the old nursery rhyme:
i love little pussy
her coat is so warm,
and if i don't hurt her
she'll do me no harm.
so i'll not pull her tail,
nor drive her away
but pussy and i
very gently will play.
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surfer chicken

surfer chicken, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i've finally finished all the carving on my surfer chicken print. she is down to just an outline, seen here in black. i still have lots more chickens that still need the final print and i hope to get those done soon. this one here is printed on an old manilla folder - i enjoy recycling paper for printing, it makes each piece more unique and interesting.
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the purple cape

the purple cape, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i love fashion magazines! i cut out photos that i like from them and paste them into a sketchbook for future use. the photo that inspired this painting probably came from vogue, but i'm not really sure. and it doesn't really matter.
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the dog show

DSCN3452, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i recently went to a dog show to watch my friend cheryl show her dog. I've been to many dog shows, but this was this first time that i wasn't helping groom or hold dogs, so i was able to have fun with my new camera. this was one of my favorite shots, cheryl and her irish setter.
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watercolors

watercolors, a set on Flickr.

here's the collection of my recent watercolors.
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pink cone flower

pink cone flower, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's my newest watercolor. i'm having much fun with these flowers from our garden.
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paul

paul, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here is my most recent painting. it is a portrait of a friend's father. she commissioned it. i've done several commissions in the past, but i reached a personal breakthrough with this one. as i was working on it, i was influenced by the hope that my friend would like the outcome. i was painting something i hoped she might like. then, when i thought i was almost finished with the painting i realized that she did not request my vision of what she might like. she requested one of my paintings. so i painted what wanted.
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flowers

flowers, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i've been playing with watercolors lately. these are some flowers that i picked from our garden. they look like cone flowers, but they come from plant in which the leaves are edible. i can't remember the name. the leaves are tough but can be cooked like collards. i haven't tried them yet, but will next spring before the leaves get too tough.
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simon

simon, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's a recent photo of simon. he'll be 12 years old on saturday.
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3-headed surfer chicken

3-headed surfer chicken, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

the surfer chicken is coming along nicely... still more to carve and print, but i'm having so much fun with the test prints....
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purple cone flower

purple cone flower, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

my newest watercolor. i love cone flowers but have never had any luck growing them...
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prada

prada, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's an old drawing/gouache that i did from a magazine. one page was partially torn, so i drew what i could see from both pages..
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surfer chicken

surfer chicken, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i'm working on a new linocut print inspired by surfer chicken, in a raincoat. here is a portion of her in the middle of carving out her raincoat.
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surfer chicken, in a raincoat

surfer chicken, in a raincoat, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

an instant favorite! how cool is a chicken in a raincoat on a surf board!
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blue gardenia

blue gardenia, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

one of my newest works. i don't use the color black very often and wanted to paint something quite the opposite of the watercolors that i've been working on lately, though both have flowers.
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art in numerical order

art in numerical order, a set on Flickr.

here's the link to my great cataloging project on flickr... have a look when you have some free time...