tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64465612846458650022024-03-14T01:16:44.426-07:00Jessica MurrietaFashion illustrator in California.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-90035248922470386442013-08-04T09:43:00.002-07:002013-08-04T09:43:56.450-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4d3wYLuuwQM2tmwuk_uQEa03CFhpSkZ7lyuziffbC-gsrIKSMA8OCX1dwXMFVIeKTHEeYl-LUTnrrOJhpCx7n2sVmzl2kwzVJcd88x_KM6VJQ8qqtfe-WqYUIyLH3cGbOzVmKXGc5F7s/s1600/book3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4d3wYLuuwQM2tmwuk_uQEa03CFhpSkZ7lyuziffbC-gsrIKSMA8OCX1dwXMFVIeKTHEeYl-LUTnrrOJhpCx7n2sVmzl2kwzVJcd88x_KM6VJQ8qqtfe-WqYUIyLH3cGbOzVmKXGc5F7s/s320/book3.jpeg" width="267" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2-M-yPh-PHXfWwZKI4cjNwL83De7vBFlTnwpT8hlzcva7-8tNoARk_Iay3UAgPl1oUZhd2-ytQpcX_Oc7wXA6PY0z5GJmTHbbNq8wRG_TEyi_Xu-aiMn7GAhWpfIeyIgj9YOuBAuBDU/s1600/book1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>These illustrations were a huge inspiration to me a child. They are featured in a book called . Unfortunately, Kenneth Batelle passed away May 13, 2013. He worked with Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Lauren Bacall, Audrey Hepburn, and Lucille Ball among others. He developed the straighter, bob style Marilyn wore after so many years of heat setting and bleach took their toll on the health of her hair. This particular book was written in the late 1960's during the transition from salon set styles to wash-and-wear cuts. Kenneth suggested that healthy, strong, natural hair was the future. He advised that women to choose cuts based on what their hair did naturally after washing and air drying. After tiring of flat irons and styling in general I decided to follow his advice, this was the summer of 2007. The right side of my hair has always flipped out and the left side has always flipped under. I decided to cut the left side much short than the right, thus giving rise to the asymmetrical bob I wore until quite recently! As a little girl I remember marveling at the lovely illustrations on hair dye boxes and their instructions, hairspray cans, and the style books found in salons. I still have a can of Miss Breck that belonged to my grandmother. <br />
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single strand, so we must create the illusion of strands by focusing on all of the shapes within the hair. I like to begin by lightly blocking them out. It's important to create volume and movement within the hair, this is typically done through changes in value. To create texture leave areas of highlights where there are fewer lines but, remember that the lines you use ought to start at the part and taper towards the ends. If I am working with pencil I strive to remember that darker hair needs to be rendered in a darker tone, whereas blonde hair will have more highlights and lighter shadows. In addition, I like to add highlights to the strands that frame the face to accentuate the fact that hair is lighter round the face and darker towards the back. I hope those tips are helpful because, drawing hair is hard as hell. <br />
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<br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-75679441772027301762011-04-18T21:47:00.000-07:002011-04-18T21:49:59.963-07:00Spring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoT_q7qeoAq3-n7uu2B5UmHwnuqgXi1FROAdB75Y1FwM_ILBaX_7cBpazB0NvGU5XfW_MLVFKxrJsvP3VINbMeHvdPj0oobYNBVCSaFPbcsZrg9jwX9VPBQFWb2TRSJ1Za7XxJxEKrBE/s1600/paint20s.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoT_q7qeoAq3-n7uu2B5UmHwnuqgXi1FROAdB75Y1FwM_ILBaX_7cBpazB0NvGU5XfW_MLVFKxrJsvP3VINbMeHvdPj0oobYNBVCSaFPbcsZrg9jwX9VPBQFWb2TRSJ1Za7XxJxEKrBE/s400/paint20s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597152401695408290" border="0" /></a><br />I did this quick watercolor painting after finishing some much needed spring cleaning in my art studio. Last week was my birthday and my anniversary and this week I'm starting a new job!Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-32621518593325159772011-03-31T19:51:00.000-07:002011-03-31T19:51:36.248-07:00Works in Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AqZP5vvsRcBr7RJ2PuncT82AtcuAvO5faAE1yWwOniupWuPo567nEB_XhfYV8mlbDbd18ExKf4UjM9z3P2IAS7PSIrP0xfujz0Ji8r9ka32OcYQZ76rnLZNOtL9rcVaTfy266ZfIVAY/s1600/image21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AqZP5vvsRcBr7RJ2PuncT82AtcuAvO5faAE1yWwOniupWuPo567nEB_XhfYV8mlbDbd18ExKf4UjM9z3P2IAS7PSIrP0xfujz0Ji8r9ka32OcYQZ76rnLZNOtL9rcVaTfy266ZfIVAY/s400/image21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrFimBJHRbn4OUouJvGTF247c7IAVx1G8B_My33U4CN8XNJOqS4KfbjVTKBEfxxnzqGlcdBN1MBqaYoYZa0bALlCPWitFIopq6TlSwEjucg9NrfBk-E9pwn1hTL-YOvEn1YYAVmtjwc0/s1600/detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrFimBJHRbn4OUouJvGTF247c7IAVx1G8B_My33U4CN8XNJOqS4KfbjVTKBEfxxnzqGlcdBN1MBqaYoYZa0bALlCPWitFIopq6TlSwEjucg9NrfBk-E9pwn1hTL-YOvEn1YYAVmtjwc0/s400/detail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-57440352039454867622011-02-24T18:51:00.000-08:002011-02-24T18:54:15.600-08:00Rain and Pencil<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfqvdU57cNAcVqKlVXOnXMrAI9-Rnup_N0CKaQAu5qQWKPOsPc4ieP2iipyHiWfIJyaPzc4HS15gThk9SOuNG3DqN7z7VxyHeaUD9yOTnv_Q4UYcCeMy_AISLQskJ9A9B4WiCYQNdoQI/s1600/paint12s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfqvdU57cNAcVqKlVXOnXMrAI9-Rnup_N0CKaQAu5qQWKPOsPc4ieP2iipyHiWfIJyaPzc4HS15gThk9SOuNG3DqN7z7VxyHeaUD9yOTnv_Q4UYcCeMy_AISLQskJ9A9B4WiCYQNdoQI/s400/paint12s.jpg" border="0" width="326" height="400" /></a></div>I recently began using pencil for my under drawing instead of colored pencil. I've found myself gravitating toward a more subtle color palette than I use with my colored pencil paintings. I like it and I think I will continue using pencil and seeing what takes shape. The reason I started using pencil is because I recently purchased the most amazing mechanical pencil I've ever used, it's a Koh-I-Noor Mephisto Profi pencil, and I really cannot put it down. The advantage of colored pencil is that the Prismacolor col-erase pencils melt into the watercolor. The lady in the first painting is wearing a Jean Yu triangle bra. After several weeks of sunshine rain has returned to northern California. I don't mind, I get more work done on rainy days.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwuX8bxfMV1rsezFycRsyh0wbAWvSeXLBi2Pllat5wi2LHIHVi3TrKhRVAPJe6Q6lpyzgMtKxBTjT75sbu5kEAyYRz4QGqL1cjAKRiTSPgk6aeuDp3qG5vkNQ_mwH3k6EyQsV7HzJU90/s1600/paint13s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwuX8bxfMV1rsezFycRsyh0wbAWvSeXLBi2Pllat5wi2LHIHVi3TrKhRVAPJe6Q6lpyzgMtKxBTjT75sbu5kEAyYRz4QGqL1cjAKRiTSPgk6aeuDp3qG5vkNQ_mwH3k6EyQsV7HzJU90/s400/paint13s.jpg" border="0" width="267" height="400" /></a></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-90179633244302203122011-02-16T14:21:00.000-08:002011-02-16T14:21:13.337-08:00Leaves and Pencil<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0cCbgf1vepS1oGX7NCmWh8mZ5R2tgFr7KUTlro6W2YZcCgXtCot918fIn-lxt5Lm1lL1xlaV6o0atJ8vDJnLFzdpDYFkxFT7HjlizZcTyOj31EHQBIokFo9iw77ZMxDHyAEf8T8CVx4/s1600/paint11s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0cCbgf1vepS1oGX7NCmWh8mZ5R2tgFr7KUTlro6W2YZcCgXtCot918fIn-lxt5Lm1lL1xlaV6o0atJ8vDJnLFzdpDYFkxFT7HjlizZcTyOj31EHQBIokFo9iw77ZMxDHyAEf8T8CVx4/s400/paint11s.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This is a study for a larger painting. Lately I have been using two (warm/cool) sets of primary colors and a color called neutral tint.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-31233814469384336792011-02-11T22:27:00.000-08:002011-02-11T22:27:38.595-08:00Alexander McQueen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9runjxXkurr_Ogvrgfq6V0UGDI3eQk6GfdqCrU6Iw35_rwwIm0o7S_Cmc3vtk27lKQrfEt3UxIWBL_B1QVYZ5wyn05aBBx1oAGJV4HhsNO0Pua_PTS7I1rJomArncRrNZPCtX54vwIeo/s1600/mcqueen1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9runjxXkurr_Ogvrgfq6V0UGDI3eQk6GfdqCrU6Iw35_rwwIm0o7S_Cmc3vtk27lKQrfEt3UxIWBL_B1QVYZ5wyn05aBBx1oAGJV4HhsNO0Pua_PTS7I1rJomArncRrNZPCtX54vwIeo/s400/mcqueen1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjSUZ98gvCGbjhc_F0hVuIpiEKm1YfU4eiuWlMf1-ZKzPxEgbOhQPpAN2D0hZEgp7p_hRLvFNn6jt6dPkO4FHMkTYqXw5HdwcDZr3MYEpahTyJtXgarZimdZ95EuekWOvKx6hpc3h38I/s1600/mcqueen2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjSUZ98gvCGbjhc_F0hVuIpiEKm1YfU4eiuWlMf1-ZKzPxEgbOhQPpAN2D0hZEgp7p_hRLvFNn6jt6dPkO4FHMkTYqXw5HdwcDZr3MYEpahTyJtXgarZimdZ95EuekWOvKx6hpc3h38I/s400/mcqueen2.jpg" width="283" /></a>It's hard to believe a year has passed since the death of Alexander McQueen. Both of these pen and ink drawings were done on Legion Iyo handmade Japanese rice paper. February 11, 2010.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-8659109891424814972011-02-04T00:18:00.000-08:002011-02-04T00:26:24.217-08:00Paculla Annia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8Lus0aQ1JgFheByP_5ibW9O1wwZMyknOaqDivELmHwllWcIdrte28PAIsa_P3Uima07ulU0MKINqRPCv7PY27ChaVOAl11Vis6e9xZvC2uiPnCQpfe45NlII8vVh5tQhR_UOQeZtPdk/s1600/paint10s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8Lus0aQ1JgFheByP_5ibW9O1wwZMyknOaqDivELmHwllWcIdrte28PAIsa_P3Uima07ulU0MKINqRPCv7PY27ChaVOAl11Vis6e9xZvC2uiPnCQpfe45NlII8vVh5tQhR_UOQeZtPdk/s400/paint10s.jpg" border="0" width="328" height="400" /></a></div>Recently I decided to try to using pencil to compose my under drawing. Usually I draw on watercolor paper using Prismacolor erasable color pencils. When I paint over the lines they melt into the paint.<br /><br />Something about light gray pencil line makes the whole painting feel lighter, which I find really satisfying. I've been painting with two sets of primary color palettes and black. For some reason I find this easier to do with oil paints as opposed to watercolor.<br /><br />Paculla Annia was an Italian priestess. She led the Bacchus cult and threw wild parties.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-34781339020119154932010-12-18T18:17:00.000-08:002011-02-03T23:50:55.653-08:00Post-Impressionist MasterpiecesYesterday I went to San Francisco to the de Young Museum to see an exhibition called Van Gogh, Gaugin, Cezanne and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musee D’Orsay. I’ve been waiting to see this exhibition since it was announced over a year and a half ago. There were paintings from Claude Monet, John Singer Sargent, Pablo Picasso, Odilon Redon, Pierre Bonnard, Auguste Renoir, Édouard Vuillard, and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. I was blown away, my heart raced, and I was completely speechless.<br />I admire many artists working today, but the masters treated painting as a craft and that idea is fading. Nothing bothers me more than looking at a great painting and being able to recognize paint colors that were used out of the tube, no mixing of different pigments. Worse than that is photoshopping your art to mislead the viewer into believing they are seeing something that was really painted. For me, loving painting means trying to learn more, always studying. There is always more to learn. I am going to see this exhibition again before it closes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTv4yb-5nhKLFr04Ku0VnkPeI9U7FKjSv3I8l7ox7-lxiJhEyVmKa9Gy8KENSUVOl4iOt9rWtGJA8OwEErCQDtmoEaMmRHANaNerQ8zPzbzUr5CaPjtJsrkEVSz0WTkjUEYLpaeYLdOw/s1600/Sargent_John_Singer-La_Carmencita_I..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTv4yb-5nhKLFr04Ku0VnkPeI9U7FKjSv3I8l7ox7-lxiJhEyVmKa9Gy8KENSUVOl4iOt9rWtGJA8OwEErCQDtmoEaMmRHANaNerQ8zPzbzUr5CaPjtJsrkEVSz0WTkjUEYLpaeYLdOw/s320/Sargent_John_Singer-La_Carmencita_I..jpg" border="0" width="200" height="320" /></a></div>La Carmencita<br />John Singer Sargent<br />1890Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-28129429278967160332010-12-05T20:37:00.000-08:002011-02-03T23:50:13.437-08:00What I Wore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpu-k2rNVG7ftb4C0fzP3kGvyybx0Rrns3juXf7I77pSpq9ithfwwOea6M8nHX0RO05QwE5a9QLtkl6YgpSoety8UACivvQH8ndyphyLOg5a7lQK8oQGHo5uWjpxoYBsrHlna27RGTBw/s1600/whatiwores.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpu-k2rNVG7ftb4C0fzP3kGvyybx0Rrns3juXf7I77pSpq9ithfwwOea6M8nHX0RO05QwE5a9QLtkl6YgpSoety8UACivvQH8ndyphyLOg5a7lQK8oQGHo5uWjpxoYBsrHlna27RGTBw/s320/whatiwores.jpg" border="0" width="266" height="320" /></a></div>This is what I wore to a weekend at my parent's house in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Northern California.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-56439985503588348442010-12-05T20:31:00.000-08:002011-02-04T00:00:20.646-08:00Death<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9m2xNsBiIPcx0qK8qKnuhOiNegwrIKV6ynPDTgddBPOeTlc0GCFaByJfLTEWJXZ0QIBfFfQF1jZt0C2cxAgnNmXwYdWFEmlDVEe0Vt0JqGHNhNr7JlwH0akFyDEhppOG1kza94AE9edw/s1600/draw35s.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9m2xNsBiIPcx0qK8qKnuhOiNegwrIKV6ynPDTgddBPOeTlc0GCFaByJfLTEWJXZ0QIBfFfQF1jZt0C2cxAgnNmXwYdWFEmlDVEe0Vt0JqGHNhNr7JlwH0akFyDEhppOG1kza94AE9edw/s400/draw35s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547434023801553490" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcN8Zt3dbBXixGszqTftoCb7ngq1LREhS-sAkJAi13k2rlCTLvAn7y2_3qMx5rvcF6_TNpaDzRzGLT_JJpfpd7czy-zm4Omw1evN4MyVtjMIdXlgdwSVRLv6HwlrxzgMfTQQ25Cc6qtBk/s1600/draw35s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>You're Going to Die<br />Jessica Murrieta<br />December 2010<br /><br />Sometimes I just need to be reminded. This is colored pencil on paper.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-4059342150047087512010-10-19T19:26:00.000-07:002011-02-04T00:00:43.977-08:00Tedd Vallance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPBAZQB9GBwGIsboIHaWCymCAoZhsDl26SSDrXaAkv9BxHAPwUUr7AXJEjOGVedvHBEt838iLk60E0GInR48J9J8Im_G-T7VpqAcbKid1Y1ogNe0tFk7ttoAlVWB7ST8yPdm7ePg164w/s1600/Aug08_5472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPBAZQB9GBwGIsboIHaWCymCAoZhsDl26SSDrXaAkv9BxHAPwUUr7AXJEjOGVedvHBEt838iLk60E0GInR48J9J8Im_G-T7VpqAcbKid1Y1ogNe0tFk7ttoAlVWB7ST8yPdm7ePg164w/s320/Aug08_5472.jpg" border="0" width="246" height="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:small;">Tedd Vallance is my step Dad, you may have see his work at United Coffee in Sacramento, Ca. I was finally able to get him to start a<b> <a href="http://vallancedesign.blogspot.com/">blog</a></b> in which he explains his process and motivation. He spends 40 hours or more on one 8x10 drawing. As a child he made sure I always had plenty of art supplies, everything I could possibly need. I was always in awe of his talent, skill, and patience, and so I am excited that he is finally putting his beautiful trees out there for all to see! Follow him!</span></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-70760807654747888542010-10-13T15:10:00.001-07:002011-02-03T23:56:05.670-08:00BehanceHey, check it out friends, I am on the <a href="http://www.behance.net/jessicamurrieta">behance</a> network now!Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-59007605058629451572010-10-07T01:37:00.001-07:002011-02-04T00:01:25.490-08:00Let's get purse-onal!Hey Friends,<br />Recently I had the honor of illustrating some handbags for Modcloth, please check them out!<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.modcloth.com/2010-10-06-choose-your-own-bag-adventure%20">Choose your own bag adventure! </a>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-59676319284596412762010-10-02T15:21:00.000-07:002011-02-04T00:02:00.228-08:00Nonverbal Magazine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lFtMI9nlkBvDQAJlCvqEpSzEh5l9mWQ7g83GwwNg4R4R8sSemK2wbF2P2PppdB7UtsyKdQRFDIHU8KANrsBsROKBR6Ix2SQswmtqPakzi8D_i1ir9TECKaW4Gh-3__X7OlqhXjwdK0c/s1600/nonverbal1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lFtMI9nlkBvDQAJlCvqEpSzEh5l9mWQ7g83GwwNg4R4R8sSemK2wbF2P2PppdB7UtsyKdQRFDIHU8KANrsBsROKBR6Ix2SQswmtqPakzi8D_i1ir9TECKaW4Gh-3__X7OlqhXjwdK0c/s320/nonverbal1.jpg" border="0" width="225" height="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWK8vaz_3rvqNfE1X0PFLszw2iT8vitnF4yQPIcc7FWJkybtCVol4kYOJVNXLrgLBhFJa7VWo708J5p8ouXyLRgwMDEsf2p89yqdZbcPy-Phz9RAM3HVgj8RhxU9yJciihRsWw51avas/s1600/nonverbal2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWK8vaz_3rvqNfE1X0PFLszw2iT8vitnF4yQPIcc7FWJkybtCVol4kYOJVNXLrgLBhFJa7VWo708J5p8ouXyLRgwMDEsf2p89yqdZbcPy-Phz9RAM3HVgj8RhxU9yJciihRsWw51avas/s320/nonverbal2.jpg" border="0" width="246" height="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrVfRA_5TaTyJTrFkjUb2RZfEviFU0-nk8eRrQbFc8BevPW7aKWfKymhnM-UGCdrX2z_u5St601NV1LSEMpNVZgcy8dKTdvIIExW2WUgtPwBT5UGAsUh3G81HObqM1Zi_hg1tTVTuNq8/s1600/nonverbal3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrVfRA_5TaTyJTrFkjUb2RZfEviFU0-nk8eRrQbFc8BevPW7aKWfKymhnM-UGCdrX2z_u5St601NV1LSEMpNVZgcy8dKTdvIIExW2WUgtPwBT5UGAsUh3G81HObqM1Zi_hg1tTVTuNq8/s320/nonverbal3.jpg" border="0" width="258" height="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgQXZ64ZmpgJhSNHPQmTOOOWVWiK0x21QJw4HIB2LQHa1c10PkXEn0omuQiqHcRSWlI7hzJd8yIsd80UfnCULfgLz-brDPs2BtWftcPD2eUUho7bZAal0fH0ksO34GQf-Y_sUyzMWSoQ/s1600/nonverbal5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgQXZ64ZmpgJhSNHPQmTOOOWVWiK0x21QJw4HIB2LQHa1c10PkXEn0omuQiqHcRSWlI7hzJd8yIsd80UfnCULfgLz-brDPs2BtWftcPD2eUUho7bZAal0fH0ksO34GQf-Y_sUyzMWSoQ/s320/nonverbal5.jpg" border="0" width="238" height="320" /></a></div>I created these images for <a href="http://www.nonverbalmagazine.com/">Nonverbal Magazine!</a>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-65286463310385722512010-09-19T00:34:00.000-07:002010-09-19T00:40:17.591-07:00You're only young but you're gonna die!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68M1imGbWMC94rjdRsoWQ_giOpHn106cyGWDvb_VQPE6m45E-0YBcl-nmn7adALQSCB_h7rozyhHV9oVEspOCbwRyccivCLThrDH1S4BgRDp-jR-ei0n7GQqyUGDenC2NshcI1iVDHCM/s1600/metallady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68M1imGbWMC94rjdRsoWQ_giOpHn106cyGWDvb_VQPE6m45E-0YBcl-nmn7adALQSCB_h7rozyhHV9oVEspOCbwRyccivCLThrDH1S4BgRDp-jR-ei0n7GQqyUGDenC2NshcI1iVDHCM/s320/metallady.jpg" width="320" border="0" height="60" /></a></div>I was watching "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell%27s_Bells:_The_Dangers_of_Rock_%27N%27_Roll">Hell's Bells</a>," when I came across this psychologist explaining how to "de-metal" your children an showing off her jewelry. "Hell's Bells" is a<a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_playlists&search_query=hells+bells+dangers+of+rock+and+roll&uni=1"> christian documentary</a> about the evils of Rock N' Roll.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-44704439481296068732010-09-13T23:27:00.000-07:002011-02-04T00:04:42.660-08:00Freja Beha Erichsen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-AxNA33ev5m_TmtPool9-3szoCprui-zMbyEp7l-CoyRisgPaz1lk_K10syFWYA07UOU9PsBI4VbqOpVQEiEVtt0DyC7Ty5D0zKyJOuP0lfV5ndnm_cyeYj_TYVcNboA8jmuKwAWXg0/s1600/painting2s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-AxNA33ev5m_TmtPool9-3szoCprui-zMbyEp7l-CoyRisgPaz1lk_K10syFWYA07UOU9PsBI4VbqOpVQEiEVtt0DyC7Ty5D0zKyJOuP0lfV5ndnm_cyeYj_TYVcNboA8jmuKwAWXg0/s320/painting2s.jpg" border="0" width="259" height="320" /></a></div>I painted this earlier today, it's model Freja Beha Erichsen. Tomorrow my husband Rob is competing in a drum competition. He was chosen out of hundreds of other contestants from the west coast.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-18793779564764476782010-09-13T00:46:00.000-07:002011-02-04T00:03:11.471-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoILZJzubcuv1kbHd6IaLuPv4yhrrq3dr81EvHlgkIUfhzIYAK3dzoyOYEx2E5ht8sA8DpAv1BusDZG8W1Gxp8OPelYvKj1k1VS4NJHfpU-x12lA4jc7OrH5VnS1tt9uSHc3nJrYeVvc/s1600/painting1s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoILZJzubcuv1kbHd6IaLuPv4yhrrq3dr81EvHlgkIUfhzIYAK3dzoyOYEx2E5ht8sA8DpAv1BusDZG8W1Gxp8OPelYvKj1k1VS4NJHfpU-x12lA4jc7OrH5VnS1tt9uSHc3nJrYeVvc/s320/painting1s.jpg" border="0" width="255" height="320" /></a></div>Somehow I found time to paint this today. Lately I have been focusing on trying to paint faster and with less precision. I'm ready for fall and neutral color palettes!Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-4776215637926147112010-09-09T22:30:00.000-07:002010-09-09T22:30:24.199-07:00Hello friends!<br />
I will resume posting to this blog later this week! I have all kinds of news, new works, and other things to share with you. For now check out my other blog <a href="http://jessicamurrieta.tumblr.com/">http://jessicamurrieta.tumblr.com</a><br />
<3Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00447357487347838546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-17609281992219622112009-11-18T18:48:00.000-08:002009-11-18T18:59:30.675-08:00Come to our show!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVKQhZ1EeHkZ6cdmXB7XndDvWiP13t_hdsUP5SPSademnggl4wtLgL5e8J7uZU_WXV9M6SSdeeMvk3fLLb1jDAnj6Rpk9MZhMLtikVRB3K2TOdpQqiDf6NFsLRK6Wo6BKFvhlkEA7nrU/s1600/jessnjeffopera+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVKQhZ1EeHkZ6cdmXB7XndDvWiP13t_hdsUP5SPSademnggl4wtLgL5e8J7uZU_WXV9M6SSdeeMvk3fLLb1jDAnj6Rpk9MZhMLtikVRB3K2TOdpQqiDf6NFsLRK6Wo6BKFvhlkEA7nrU/s400/jessnjeffopera+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405643286622716018" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-7793708812993611492009-10-09T15:27:00.000-07:002011-02-04T00:03:57.907-08:00blue period<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEiJAAeTDznaDneUG8ePg8vfZcJ25nOtKwuf-WQ97ajrx2h-N15NumW3p_Uv6pUDeacwCJCrF9IEaF6rHOcQfcVIxaqzlTzJyZszd3lA8N5xhhvTwoViHsPmDV5i2Ox2Z-cllhZLfNsw/s1600-h/bluegold.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUq4CAJL33JCYrqyYNKjz-Ko2ExQR354b1LtkutOSHqoqqozBnJFOBb6xbVWakkcjAFCvgCD635VFX6mn2GKNDqWUHx6H6FfQYbLtsBHMpkbuHWKfu3vSRgrIfqyrLnJQQvvOAp5TbbI/s400/dior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390756908196043698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkCJ3o_oSt5b_N5MHPfnRWcNZYMDHACDeFGgXOKtsDTg8FXcF794jvGqKNKK0SZ62O1xJlM8ONHA-Q5q0SG60jRkKYg0C09CalJFFOH9N9eAOJp9ruktcbWC6DC3KrD1wwcrlosrwo6A/s1600-h/oct6shoes.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkCJ3o_oSt5b_N5MHPfnRWcNZYMDHACDeFGgXOKtsDTg8FXcF794jvGqKNKK0SZ62O1xJlM8ONHA-Q5q0SG60jRkKYg0C09CalJFFOH9N9eAOJp9ruktcbWC6DC3KrD1wwcrlosrwo6A/s400/oct6shoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390737411321526978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CeQJOoNaB4C1Opypj_PjjuaKzV3EVY5wL4tjjUKa6oXF1FS3givhhTLQ4TbmYqdZUR3u07jpzb1OJhs4Ob2BLvdprTBlbkpLURrNxJxrBOlRyJyc3P7Pzy7U_OQvOX7ROMHLkfn_Tno/s1600-h/toulouse1670.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CeQJOoNaB4C1Opypj_PjjuaKzV3EVY5wL4tjjUKa6oXF1FS3givhhTLQ4TbmYqdZUR3u07jpzb1OJhs4Ob2BLvdprTBlbkpLURrNxJxrBOlRyJyc3P7Pzy7U_OQvOX7ROMHLkfn_Tno/s400/toulouse1670.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390736113110279730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7uZBP9eERHbUMic8cA0532Ui7mtyC-2o48f6qBXQvqKwaRAWz6pq-TrbRiwPoYl66GuwF2WFqJmb44FAD7gww6wUjmz7kPfkdx11clKDowuqClH5pbkdnAvsoG30ZFI_QlfUCWQpBL4/s1600-h/artwork_images_563_484889_marcia-hafif.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7uZBP9eERHbUMic8cA0532Ui7mtyC-2o48f6qBXQvqKwaRAWz6pq-TrbRiwPoYl66GuwF2WFqJmb44FAD7gww6wUjmz7kPfkdx11clKDowuqClH5pbkdnAvsoG30ZFI_QlfUCWQpBL4/s400/artwork_images_563_484889_marcia-hafif.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390735799471307362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />gold leaf detail<br />mutiple exposure polaroid<br />my christian dior scarf<br />blue shoes<br />La Châtelaine, Henri de Tuolouse Lautrec<br />French Ultramarine, Marcia HafifUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-8290806205646392782009-09-27T14:36:00.000-07:002011-02-04T00:05:53.791-08:00The Land of Milk and Honey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEK37tzeCny9ydmhRLWnELCPZfse31Ve7IbBU7PpSQH51jfnpwTBVSnZuGY9hj5vxrwLAxqv0fgBzbko_OkRasCK43NS4r14J_6Nke_IWF69PAyQuYhV_TozN0llOm2Le1MyNo_-n8k4/s1600-h/buttes.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEK37tzeCny9ydmhRLWnELCPZfse31Ve7IbBU7PpSQH51jfnpwTBVSnZuGY9hj5vxrwLAxqv0fgBzbko_OkRasCK43NS4r14J_6Nke_IWF69PAyQuYhV_TozN0llOm2Le1MyNo_-n8k4/s400/buttes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386264546816298786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJYyPPkucXZVxzmbkZmUD8wrc3cNMlJ64uZR_IfMV6vZJBAQslnzJ5H6mIoLZkz4q0vgz2m2dZuzOV2k0Aec5-1Tvja6Abf_uWV-y7lN_n_jaGzvAG3XS0Peo3AIyeD1Bx_YNlNaqD9E/s1600-h/scan6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJYyPPkucXZVxzmbkZmUD8wrc3cNMlJ64uZR_IfMV6vZJBAQslnzJ5H6mIoLZkz4q0vgz2m2dZuzOV2k0Aec5-1Tvja6Abf_uWV-y7lN_n_jaGzvAG3XS0Peo3AIyeD1Bx_YNlNaqD9E/s400/scan6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386264905413164594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As a child I could see the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter_Buttes">Sutter Buttes</a> from my grandmother's backyard, but over time an orchard grew and now obscures the view. I took this photograph in the Summer 1997 near her house with my Dad's Olympus OM-10. California is the land of milk and honey.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-32377560719621841812009-07-21T16:39:00.001-07:002009-07-21T16:46:10.031-07:00Can you breathe under water?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFkL8SeqSc6e_mGxsxn_ctZnaUTVh4CiaIV7KzrpSQ4jECfXkV3qEkYNvDNWGEo8aXBny9k0VDY4p29JrsySdnVROvfdsiqQ4f4g8NpfQtb0VcKe1g4vYl9F7_Uh9olbuBKBaH0LMj-Y/s1600-h/5734_1090579707498_1316661358_30238110_7153850_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFkL8SeqSc6e_mGxsxn_ctZnaUTVh4CiaIV7KzrpSQ4jECfXkV3qEkYNvDNWGEo8aXBny9k0VDY4p29JrsySdnVROvfdsiqQ4f4g8NpfQtb0VcKe1g4vYl9F7_Uh9olbuBKBaH0LMj-Y/s400/5734_1090579707498_1316661358_30238110_7153850_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361063454682846018" /></a><br />In Sacramento, California we are punished with excruciating heat. However, there is ample water here and sometimes all you can do is flock to it and enjoy the cold, cold, cold mountain runoff. That is what I did this Monday. I brought a bottle of Sutter's Home White Zinfandel and I placed it in my purse. At some point the cork came out and filled my bag up with half a bottle of cheap ass dessert wine. My wallet, moleskine, pens, phone, and camera were soaked. The bag is leather so the wine didn't drain out and all of my stuff just marinated in it. My camera is six years old, which for a digital camera is almost abnormal. It's outlived all of my other digital cameras, so of course it was fine. Unfortunately my phone is not, even my sim card smells like wine. I've had a cell phone for at least eight years and this is the first time that one has ever perished because of negligence on my part.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-50721537821438645142009-07-13T12:19:00.000-07:002009-07-21T15:56:32.578-07:00summer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaeMLNUFi9fB1aWF5o_WkFLDTLBjlvoxfapJWXbamaYBdTWl2QXOHO8nMov0fdEyvOZmjzLpgfLeb_6NCewXmwQgJ2TTo1eRSENPJG1cqSMQJejh8i2GfqF4-wG-ncMdIV_lv2difPP0/s1600-h/515diptych.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaeMLNUFi9fB1aWF5o_WkFLDTLBjlvoxfapJWXbamaYBdTWl2QXOHO8nMov0fdEyvOZmjzLpgfLeb_6NCewXmwQgJ2TTo1eRSENPJG1cqSMQJejh8i2GfqF4-wG-ncMdIV_lv2difPP0/s400/515diptych.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358032467645773058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWX-yimrOYUnGUKrkA9_Am9SaeKNQQxOTrpn6BpU2ua0vIfwlbCUTslq4YAog8NpbLCC0yHaowzj9_oPHxReaOTqZxHw6LwA4tZDwPMnuy0RoeXB8gtxFDoNrJpeUlNxHi4iiZJiqrbGI/s1600-h/529diptych.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWX-yimrOYUnGUKrkA9_Am9SaeKNQQxOTrpn6BpU2ua0vIfwlbCUTslq4YAog8NpbLCC0yHaowzj9_oPHxReaOTqZxHw6LwA4tZDwPMnuy0RoeXB8gtxFDoNrJpeUlNxHi4iiZJiqrbGI/s400/529diptych.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358029853543965394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyg9c0dMjdcnfboH4m1nkCyOQ083urB5DwcK5S1Q4niXbb6Ft2NCIU8pTWbP764gl5W7yiYFVBcGtvTjHmRRa91eaaN0UYnrdp5QyJ-MRaiQjZInAwy_yPbOxJ9GZWsP19oiBShs6Z1I/s1600-h/513diptych.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyg9c0dMjdcnfboH4m1nkCyOQ083urB5DwcK5S1Q4niXbb6Ft2NCIU8pTWbP764gl5W7yiYFVBcGtvTjHmRRa91eaaN0UYnrdp5QyJ-MRaiQjZInAwy_yPbOxJ9GZWsP19oiBShs6Z1I/s400/513diptych.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358029567283760546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfx_1PEuihyphenhyphenU6lhuj5R6u0XQP9C_cI9dJRyv31t_rOW-GS4nP838zgbsgBLPwaUamxgZaW0qd8FicxX6HB9rksFn_TKXZZ4LEPCuFRdhonTZHQfDMmXXkyGKXJtZArHLUqkaSYZFlbwj8/s1600-h/710dyptich.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfx_1PEuihyphenhyphenU6lhuj5R6u0XQP9C_cI9dJRyv31t_rOW-GS4nP838zgbsgBLPwaUamxgZaW0qd8FicxX6HB9rksFn_TKXZZ4LEPCuFRdhonTZHQfDMmXXkyGKXJtZArHLUqkaSYZFlbwj8/s400/710dyptich.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358029560656192706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWq85obw3COeHcqD_M8o2-P-hGqOcHA8fKxosYGcdy8_Kvukj1Jy8FPGrys6rsa8LZOosAv9Jr3Us3lz82w4XMXuokuhODJUK8-9e02P0ipuZGl5MGwbwQJu9N6z0o0P7vL6Z_yLyPLRc/s1600-h/62diptych.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWq85obw3COeHcqD_M8o2-P-hGqOcHA8fKxosYGcdy8_Kvukj1Jy8FPGrys6rsa8LZOosAv9Jr3Us3lz82w4XMXuokuhODJUK8-9e02P0ipuZGl5MGwbwQJu9N6z0o0P7vL6Z_yLyPLRc/s400/62diptych.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358031155925424722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-17jH0WcIKlaCmCLP55vXZMNbb8WxdKJcSK3niFfhXzU0vLOIlraG-CM_FA8xOqBlHC9e1kqAii6GcskgXWnbgJoUOQTxD7hK4OUvvs8V1Irx1bcuR6oGUip2KtCIM-yVYrAwhJzMfo/s1600-h/72dyptich.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-17jH0WcIKlaCmCLP55vXZMNbb8WxdKJcSK3niFfhXzU0vLOIlraG-CM_FA8xOqBlHC9e1kqAii6GcskgXWnbgJoUOQTxD7hK4OUvvs8V1Irx1bcuR6oGUip2KtCIM-yVYrAwhJzMfo/s400/72dyptich.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358029230298096418" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-11450813916928371402009-06-27T10:20:00.000-07:002009-06-27T12:02:57.744-07:00Living crazy, that's the only way!I know everyone is tired of hearing about Michael Jackson, well, I am not! I didn't start my love affair with Mike until a couple of years ago.<br /><br />I didn't like him growing up, my parents weren't into him, and I was just a little too young to get into the hype. I do remember seeing him on television from time to time. It was Rob who got me into Mike, Rob still has the Thriller vinyl he listened to as a kid. The first album that got me is <span style="font-style:italic;">Off the Wall</span>. It's the perfect culmination of Motown, disco, and everything that the eighties held for Michael, and for music. The production is immaculate, you can't find that anymore. It has real instruments layered together perfectly. Pop music today is made with a workstation! <br /><br />It kind of breaks my heart to see so many people tire of hearing about him. I feel like people are missing the point. When he died most of the internet slowed to a halt. Millions of people googled him at once, AOL instant messenger crashed for 45 minutes, Wikipedia, Twitter, TMZ, Facebook all experienced problems with crashing. His music took over the top 20 spots on Amazon.com and itunes. The video for Thriler alone has over <span style="font-weight:bold;">40 million</span> hits on youtube. All of his other videos come in around 20 million views.<br /><br />Enormous pressure is being placed on CD manufacturing plants in various countries as Jackson's work goes back into full scale production to meet the popularity! I saw R5 Records, where Rob works, on the news yesterday. Huge vigils are being held around the world, with people buying his records up all over the world! <br /><br />The reason this is important to me is because you won't see this again. I strongly doubt that anyone will ever outsell Mike. The music industry has change, so has pop music. The emphasis on albums has been replaced by itunes singles, musicianship replaced with workstations, and vocal skill replaced with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_tune">auto-tune</a>. Thriller became the best selling record of all time a little over a year after it's release. 7 out of 9 songs became singles! He wanted every song to sound like a single, to be strong enough to stand on it's own.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446561284645865002.post-31691424890792443912009-06-08T21:56:00.000-07:002009-06-08T22:52:44.524-07:00the annunciation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuID6XN4NRsI3Nn8fPVZ-sJFDu3sLAOPnBxBNcmtdbEmBA2i1OK0ihv56oopiU5vHTJ0kZZu7Ycvj0yFVzOlcS03Ma6KlTU49YDbz6G05eWQ7Fbrzielyh-mlbX9w70U7-noC7dD7DmI/s1600-h/theannunciation.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuID6XN4NRsI3Nn8fPVZ-sJFDu3sLAOPnBxBNcmtdbEmBA2i1OK0ihv56oopiU5vHTJ0kZZu7Ycvj0yFVzOlcS03Ma6KlTU49YDbz6G05eWQ7Fbrzielyh-mlbX9w70U7-noC7dD7DmI/s400/theannunciation.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345188249773505058" /></a><br />Come to my art show and see all of the new paintings I have been working on. It's going to be a tribute to all of my favorite queens and queen consorts. Among the lucky; Marie de' Medici, Catherine of Aragon, Elizabeth I and Mary I, and last but not least, Mary Queen of Scots. Also, I have been working on my own illuminated manuscript. Come check it out June 13th from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Javalounge, due to unforseen circumstances my art will only be up for about a week and a half. Preview photos coming soon!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0