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2012. Time to Wrap it Up.

2012-01-17T14:46:00.000-08:00

Roll Call. Please correct any errors:
Anna...........no book (has not had book since December 2009)
Emma.........no book (has not had a book since December 2008)
Marina........we are waiting to hear if you have received Chris's book
Jan..............no books. waiting to hear if you could accept anna's book from kathleen,
Kathleen.....Anna's book done. Needs someone to send anna's book to.
Lisa.............has Olya's book since (December 2009)
Marty..........no books. Marty did you send your book to anyone after the show?
Samantha....Has Robin's book (April 2011)and Melissa's book (Sept 2011)
Melissa.......no book
Robin..........has Jan's book (September 2010)
Chris...........has Emma's book (February 2011)
Olya............has Samantha's book (August 2009)

Tanaudel

2011-12-03T11:06:00.001-08:00

Hello Kathleen!
I know you're without a book, but I love the way you keep on chugging in everyone else's. You have such an amazing spirit and are still in the game when others would have dropped out long ago. I'll be sending out this little drawing next week. Happy Holidays!

Anna Denise's Moly

2011-11-13T04:41:00.000-08:00

My contribution to Anna Denise's Moly - pen and ink with a touch of watercolour pencil.

Who would like this very lovely book next? (seriously lovely pieces, everyone!)

I sent Chris' Moly to Marina and after months it was returned to me so I am going to post it to her again this week.

Kathleen & Marina books

2011-11-08T15:00:00.000-08:00

Just had a small idea I wanted to put out there. Kathleen and Marina had books disappear a long time ago and they have both stuck with our group and continued to make entries in our books as they have received them. I did not get the chance to make an entry in either book and would be happy to send a portrait to each of you. I know some others have commented that they've not had books to make entries in for a long time. Perhaps this is a nice way to fill the gap, while certainly not required. I think I have updated email addresses if anyone's interested.

moly_x mail

2011-09-05T15:47:00.001-07:00

moly_x mail
Originally uploaded by MrtyHrrs1

Books from the show are on their way back out into the world. What an amazing task completed by our fearless leader. Thanks so much Marty!!

True Confession

2011-09-03T13:13:00.000-07:00

When my mailbox looks like this...

It makes me feel like this...

Sadly yours,
Melissa

Anna's Book

2011-06-28T14:55:00.001-07:00

Anna's Book, My Entry
Originally uploaded by 3MW

I promise, it only looks like I am plotting revenge on sweet Anna! Graphitint watercolor pencils and metallic paint pens.

The light in Anna's photo made everything so gold and lovely. And there I was, looking in the mirror and seeing lots of new silver hairs popping through.

This reminds me of the lovely childhood song :
"Make new friends, but keep the old.
One is silver and the other gold."

Who wants it next?

Status Update

2011-06-18T09:53:00.000-07:00

Hi Friends-

Hope this post finds you all well. I'm logging in to let you know I've received Ann-D's book from Chris. Does anyone else have an update to share? Please remember to log in when you do. That momentum keeps us all going and gets those fingers itching to create something awesome.

At this point, I need to kindly urge people that have had books for 3, 4, 7, 10 months to speak up. To be fair to the rest of the group, you need to email, reply, comment, whatever about the status of the book in your possession. There's no shame in being busy...but if you haven't touched a book in over six months - it's time to commit with a deadline or tell us that you need some time away. I will do my best to match your book up with the next waiting artist. And thank you to those who have been patiently waiting without a book for months. I apologize for not getting this message out sooner.

Thanks all!

Melissa

P.S. Marty - can you let us know when the show books will be back in circulation and if you need my help getting them into new hands, I'd be happy to help!

Lisa's Book at the Show

2011-05-19T15:44:00.001-07:00

Snagged this off portrait party 2's site. Enjoy...and click through to the other videos of the show on youtube.

Moving

2011-05-13T14:19:00.000-07:00

Dear friends,

I am moving to a new place, so please do not send anything to my old address. I will give you my new mailing address if you email me personally for it.

Thanks!
Szaza

Mustaches All Around

2011-04-28T11:58:00.000-07:00

Hey Friends,

Here's my entry in Anna D's portrait book. This is a complete spinoff of what I usually make. It was very experimental and I was aggressive. I hope you like it Anna D. I'm very sorry it's late. There was a lot of thought and time put into this one. That and babies take a lot of time.

Also for those interested, I'm posting the hi-res to flickr. Just click into "Actions" then "View all Sizes" and select "Original".

Status Update

2011-04-13T13:34:00.000-07:00

Hello friends. Here's the news for April.
Szaza received Robin's book.
Anything else?

Congratulations

2011-03-26T16:58:00.001-07:00

Arianah Elyse
Originally uploaded by rebelpapa (Baby mode-away for a bit)

Chris on your new addition!

He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper

2011-03-15T14:44:00.001-07:00

Totally thugged out. Believe it. Word.

A preview of Anna's book - in progress

2011-02-23T16:00:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to pop in since I haven't posted in a while (except in comments). I've been rehashing this portrait for a while. This has been my most elaborate preparation. I finally worked up the courage to put my ink in Anna's book. I laid the lines in today. After the lines work dried I got bold and added the first layer of color. I've never done anything like the entry I'm working on in this book. And honestly, it tends to scare me (pottymouth!)-less. But this is why I love Moly_X so much. I'm constantly challenged to make something new.

Here's a taste of something new from me.

February Update

2011-02-17T11:29:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends.

Pretty Exciting Stuff

2011-01-13T14:58:00.001-08:00

http://www.moleskinerie.com/2011/01/moly_x.html

2011 Status

2011-01-03T14:30:00.000-08:00

GIMMEE AN "M"!

2011-01-01T14:31:00.000-08:00

MELISSA! MELISSA!! MELISSA!!! Now leading cheers for moly_x. I hope that you like it, 3MW.

"Here's looking at you Kidd"

2010-12-30T11:34:00.000-08:00

"Here's looking at you Kidd!" Emma, I am sure you have never heard that one. It seemed fitting after the grape stomping to enjoy the fruits of your labor. This book is looking awesome by the way. Very full. There are only a couple pages left so someone will have to add some pages.

You all have a blessed and safe New Year!

Happy New Year!!

2010-12-28T08:17:00.000-08:00

I have Melissa's book. I will make an entry and put it in the show. 3MW as a cheerleader seemed very appropriate. Maybe me as a big headed raccoon team mascot?

Tis the Season...

2010-11-22T14:04:00.000-08:00

Hello all.
As we move into what is, for many of us, the most ~~hectic~~ wonderful time of the year I wanted to ask each of you to consider the awesome gift you have to give. Making an entry in someone's book will surely make their season bright and it doesn't cost a lot. Please consider carving out a few minutes this season to get a book into the hands of another artist. A gentle reminder, as the moderator of this group, that there is no shame to admitting that life has gotten in the way of art-making. You can send me an email and I will help you sort out where to mail the book so it can be on its way and off your plate of things "to do." How about a little roll call in the comments section. Say hi if you've still got a pulse. We'd love the chance to hear from each of you.

Thanks everyone for the amazing contributions we've seen so far.

Melissa (3MW)
woodland[dot]melissa[at]gmail[dot]com

Carrier pigeons - Robin's moly

2010-10-30T05:32:00.000-07:00

My entry in Robin's moly, incorporating the paint splotches left by Jan :)

I also have RebelPapa's moleskine here - I had to go away for a while before I could send it and mislaid the name and address of the next person. I apologise. Please let me know who would like these books next and I will send them this week.

October Update

2010-10-12T16:58:00.000-07:00

Happy October. Here's the most recent. Let's try to keep all the books moving please. If you're stuck or swamped, please email me and I will try to find a way to reroute the books. Thanks!

Lisa's book

2010-10-04T19:17:00.001-07:00

I finished up Lisa's book today. I've been experimenting with water soluble graphite lately and this book seemed to fit in well with that. Robin's entry before mine was a large facial spread in pencil. I'm pretty happy overall with my painting of Lisa, not so much of myself. I would have preferred to leave myself out completely! Maybe I just need more self portrait practice. It was difficult to even find a picture of myself. But rules are rules :D

I hope you like it Lisa. Oh also, this is just a snap taken with my iPhone. I'll scan a hi-res image tomorrow and post it to flickr.

Edit: I added the scanned image.

M&M Rock!

2010-09-19T06:24:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I wanted to put my hands on Marty's book and didn't have time... But here it comes - M&M Rock duet!
Marty, please, remind me - what song are we performing right now?

Stomping the grapes

2010-09-18T09:32:00.001-07:00

Emma and I have been busy turning grapes into wine, I Love Lucy style.
Watercolor pencil and ink

September 18th Update

2010-09-18T06:23:00.000-07:00

So exciting to see these book flying all over again. Let's keep the momentum going. As always, let me know if anything on the chart needs fixing. Jan I think I assumed you were sending Robin's on to Kathleen. Let me know if I'm wrong.

We steal your Love letters.

2010-09-02T10:35:00.000-07:00

Emma and I are up to no good.
I'm sorry it took me so long!

Please click on the image to see it larger.

Thieves

2010-09-02T10:30:00.000-07:00

Oh those thieving crows!
Jan, I really hope you like it.
I'm sorry it took me so long.

Please click on the image to see it larger.

Confusion

2010-08-30T12:25:00.000-07:00

I'm a little confused... I'm finishing up two Mollies and I suddenly realised I have no idea who to send them to. One of the books came from Melissa, the other from Marty— should I send the Melissa one to Marty and the Marty one to Melissa?

Anna & Robin

2010-08-29T06:06:00.000-07:00

Here is a better pic of Anna's moly now that the paint is dry and also with my self-portrait part added. This will be heading out to Chris this week. Who's next?

Shaken Up!

2010-08-25T01:27:00.000-07:00

All this Moly_x shaking up has shaken me up and I've finally done my entry in Robin's book. Sorry for the delay! I know Marty loves a good up-side-down-under joke, so I hope Robin appreciates them too. That's a bit of Emma's page on the left. She is a hard act to follow!

August 2010

2010-08-21T15:27:00.000-07:00

Melissa and I + our "babies"

2010-08-21T14:47:00.000-07:00

First of all - sorry for the delay, but here it comes! I passed through a lot of Melissa's photos and found her photographed together with her daughter many times. The postures looked so familiar to me, and I found one picture of myself together with my "baby" that looked very similar.
Don't moms and their children look similar over the world?
Melissa, I hope you liked our group portrait.

Call for Entries

2010-08-20T21:19:00.000-07:00

I am thrilled that moly_x will be exhibiting at Minnesota Center of Book Arts (MCBA), between mid-January through March 2011. It's coming up! This is a great venue, and this exhibit could mean some wonderful opportunities for other exhibitions around the country, and possible grants. This is a very receptive community.

I would like a few of the great portrait books from this group. These books do not have to be completed. If you have a book right now would you consider sending it to me next. It will be out of circulation through March, but it will get some wonderful attention. I will guarantee it's safe return, or delivery to the next artist on the list.

MCBA does a great job of documenting their shows, so you will have a nice record. Whoever is in the book may add another credit to her/his resumé. We will continue to look for other similar venues for moly_x exhibitions. There are many book art institutions like this around the country, and there are many university book arts, and illustration programs.

I have dreamed of this exhibit since we started this little project. I would like to get 2 or 3 portrait books from this group.

Thanks for you help.

Yours,

Marty

Anna's Moly Portrait

2010-08-18T11:30:00.000-07:00

At long last... I have finally done my entry for Anna's book. I apologize for the amount of time it took me to get this turned around. As with most things, it only took one evening to do it, its just a matter of moving it to the front of the line.

This is done in oils so I need to give it another couple weeks to dry. I did spend a little time awhile back testing this because I didn't want to do oils in her book and find out that it doesn't work. The paper actually took the oil pretty well. I was pleasantly surprised. I have been doing a lot of my other work in oils lately so i wanted to give it a shot and I'm glad I did. So, one more down. I will pass this off to Chris in a couple weeks.

June update

2010-06-20T06:20:00.000-07:00

RebelPapa - and mysterious stranger

2010-06-17T04:52:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry in Chris' moly.
I was doing the self-portrait side without sketching it in pencil first while my sister tried to have a conversation with me, so it is... somewhat less successful!

May Update

2010-05-20T17:20:00.000-07:00

A Papa for Mama

2010-05-09T10:17:00.001-07:00

Rebelpapa
Originally uploaded by 3MW
When my husband asked what I wanted for mother's day I told him that I wanted time to draw Chris's face. Mission Accomplished and a very happy mother's day to the moms in the group. Chris, hope you don't mind me swiping this pic from your facebook set.

April Updated

2010-04-28T13:52:00.001-07:00

Emma's Book: Kidding Aside

2010-04-24T11:10:00.000-07:00

This should lay to rest the tiresome southern hemisphere jokes. This is the last, Emma, I promise.

If you look a little dirty faced, Emma, I apologize for that as well. You all know how tough it can be to work with water media in these books. I have embraced it, though, and have grown to embrace the accidents that always occur. I hope you will accept that excuse, and enjoy the picture.

Off to Samantha.

April 2010

2010-04-09T15:23:00.000-07:00

This should reflect most recent status from your comments and/or chat box...would be great to see some smiling (or not smiling) faces posted soon. Maybe even a monster face, a polar bear, or one of Chris's pigeons. Ut-oh, that's me. I 'd better get a move on.

Update

2010-02-20T11:55:00.000-08:00

What about some tea?..or....coffee?

2010-02-09T01:56:00.000-08:00

Hello dear group!
Here I put my entry into Zaza's book (in progress).
Since Samantha enjoys tea and I've recently become a coffee addict-I decided to depict her in tea leaves and myself- in coffee beans.
I'm off to continue... (=
Hugs
Olya

New Chart

2010-02-06T20:42:00.000-08:00

I took out the numbers since books are all out of sequence anyway.
Please help me fill in the gaps. Does anyone else have a book, even if not worked in?

10,000 Robins come marching over the hill...

2010-02-01T15:21:00.000-08:00

I'll send this one off this week to Marina (I am sure she has enough). Should I send it to someone else who hasn't had this moleskine?

I have Molys... LOTs and Lots and lots of molys

2010-01-11T14:32:00.000-08:00

The package from Remi arrived today!!!!
I am now in possession of Anna's, Christopher's, Olya's, and Yoda's molys. Now the big question...
Who wants them?? The next person who was originally supposed to receive them? Or just send the out to whom ever is ready to draw in a book?

Strangers in Paris

2010-01-04T17:36:00.001-08:00

Originally uploaded by 3MW

Melissa and Jan hanging out in Paris with matching scarves. I've superimposed Lisa's previous entry so you can get the idea of the sequence (and because starting from scratch in the middle of the book is a tad overwhelming). J'espère que vous l'aimez.

GOOD NEWS!!!!!

2010-01-04T10:34:00.000-08:00

I just received an email from Remi. He sent a package to me 2 weeks ago that contain missing molys!! I will be hounding my mailman until the package arrives. As soon as it does, I'll mail out the missing molys to the next in line. Yippee!! Happy New Year to Moly_x_ portait1!!

Melissa Monsterised

2010-01-03T21:46:00.001-08:00

I look a little frumpy, but hey, as long as Melissa looks ok, that's all I care about. Very cheeky.
I have an idea for Robin, he won't be completely monsterised.

I need to work fast...

2010-01-01T02:30:00.001-08:00

So I have noticed with the Portraits I need to work like I did when I used to do life drawing, fast and not thinking too much, and generally, I have a better attitude to it, and I am much happier with the result.

So!
Here is the first of the three I have. Marty as a raccoon style monster. I am very happy with his expression.

Happy New Year

2009-12-31T21:41:00.000-08:00

Ready to give away a moly!

Tis the season

2009-12-19T09:11:00.000-08:00

Amazing Moly Artists:

First, to Lisa - Thank you so much for investing your personal time into tracking down the whereabouts of each book. It makes me a little sad to think of this group not finishing out.

So, in the spirit of the season, I have one brand new moly to donate to the group. A little Chrismahanukkwanza gift to us all.

Here's what I am asking in return:
In the next few days, can everyone who should have received a missing book please follow up on Lisa's research (see her comment in the previous post) with the local postal/customs office. And can those who have sent books please supply the tracking numbers/confirmation tickets via email to whomever you mailed the book to?

If your book is missing and you want to accept the book from me as a gift, please leave a comment here. I will gift it to the first person to respond AFTER midnight (Eastern Standard Time, USA) January 1st, 2010.

Wishing you all peace, love and creativity in 2010.

Melissa

December 2009

2009-12-07T14:19:00.001-08:00

emma & i

2009-11-22T23:43:00.001-08:00

Sorry, this has taken sooooo long getting done. I have worked on it a little here, and a little there. Emma's moly have traveled with me to soccer games, piano practices, Las Vegas, performance of the Jungle Book, and many other places... tonight I thought I had best get it done and off to Marty (that is who I send to now, right??)

The next one I have in my stash is Rémi's book. I already have an idea for this one...so hopefully it wont drag on for months! :))) Hope everyone is doing well!

The Eyes Have It

2009-11-16T13:07:00.000-08:00

At long last... here is my portrait of Lisa. Well, I guess it is more of an eye study with a peeping eye (mine) through a square hole in the paper. I had planned on finishing this a month ago but other things got in the way. But, I have no others behind this one so it looks like I am on a break for a bit. But please keep them coming.

Off to Chris now. I hope you're ready.

AnnaDenise's entries in Marty and in Melissa's book

2009-10-30T06:34:00.000-07:00

Hey all!

I decided to spend my free Friday-morning on finishing the two books I had laying around.

Marty's Moly was up first:

The silly picture of him, reminded me of a silly picture of me. So now we're silly together. I hope you like it Marty!

Next up was Melissa's Moly:

I realize I look kind of pissed, but at least it sort of looks like me. I hope you recognize yourself, Melissa...? I decided to go for the gorgeous picture with the beautiful curly hair you've included, but I think you wear your hair differently now?

Also, while I have the mic, do any of you know where my Moly is? Remi was supposed to have sent it to Marina in May (because of the baby), but she hasn't received it yet. Remi, not sure if I have your right e-mail address / if you check your Flickr mail, but have you sent out the book? Let me know, ok? I'm worried.

Have a great weekend!
Love, Anna Denise

Hi.

2009-09-28T16:30:00.000-07:00

That's all. Just wanted to say "hi". Hi.

AnnaDenise's entry in Robin's book

2009-09-27T15:08:00.000-07:00

Hey all!

I just finished my entry in Robin's book. As usual, I am seriously doubting whether I will ever be able to draw portraits that ever actually look like the people I draw. But, I figured, there are so many supertalented people in this group, I'll be the one to balance things out, right? Too much brilliance can't be good ;-)

Well, hope you all had a great weekend!
Love, Anna Denise

Melissa's Moly

2009-09-11T06:14:00.001-07:00

I got it today! :-)

FYI

2009-08-27T13:03:00.000-07:00

I just received Marty's book in the mail today from Olya! It's lovely, can't wait to start working on it.

I still have Robin's Moly. I am nearly done with my entry, but am not quite satisfied yet. Hope to work on it some more this weekend and send it out to Emma.

Hope all is well with everyone everywhere!

Meet a New Football Fan

2009-08-06T11:49:00.000-07:00

Hi the group again(= It seems that all the latest posts are mine! Ha ha.
Here is my entry into Marty's Moly.
Well well well...in Russia each second man is a football fan, there is such a great variety of teams to choose.I thought that if Marty lived here he would definitely support some of these teams!
Ta-ta-m! Meet Marty in football fan's hat (with Scandinavian horns-I have no idea why they wear such) in colours of the Russian flag shouting a usual football supporters' motto (the translation is in the pocket, but if you are interested I can put it here). He supports the national football team passionately!
Ole-ole-ole!!!
Cheers
(*dunno why but the images I put here are cut =( )
The Moly is ready to be sent to AnnaD these days, and I will have only Samantha's then.

So long

2009-07-29T18:24:00.000-07:00

Hello dear artist

I'm sorry to announce I won't continue on the exchange.

Soon I'll be moving from my country so is going to be difficult for some time.

I hope everybody is ok and continue with this marvelous project.

Hugs and kisses

Yoda

Melissa in Carnival Mask

2009-07-29T05:53:00.000-07:00

Hello everybody!
Here is my entry into Melissa's Moly. Get ready for the carnival.
The book will be sent to Anna-D within 2 days.
XXO
Olya

Rama's book.

2009-07-06T09:22:00.000-07:00

Hey, who's got Rama's book. I'm thinking that it might be fun to finish it off, get as many portraits as possible in it in honor of the Portrait party inspiration. Shall we keep it circulating?

Moly Show starring Robin and Olya

2009-06-25T04:25:00.000-07:00

Hello dear all!
Finally I started doing all the Molies I have. I beg you a huge pardon-but I still want to participate in this amusing Moly Exchange project and will speed up with the books I've got at the moment:-)

Here is Robin and I with fluffy clown's noses. The piece is done in colour pencils fixed by some spray. Hope you smiled having seen it (=

The book is ready to be off tomorrow to Anna-D's new address.
Hugs
Olya

Updated, August 6, 2009

2009-06-12T14:35:00.000-07:00

*Updated to reflect 13 members instead of 14

Rebel Papa had a golden beard

2009-05-26T03:27:00.001-07:00

I started this entry as a monoprint, and added a little detail with gouache. I think it is a little difficult to see the gold gouache on the scan... but it is there. I just have to wait about a week to be sure it is all dry, then off to Rémi.

szaza's portrait

2009-05-16T22:42:00.000-07:00

My entry for Samantha's moly. I really hope she likes it :)

BRAVO REMI & FAMILY!!!

2009-05-12T07:29:00.000-07:00

Chris' Moly

2009-04-19T11:27:00.000-07:00

Hey all,
I finished my entry in Chris' Moly! Not sure it looks like either of us, but I hope you like it Chris!
I used ink, marker, and watercolor.
Will send it on asap!
Have a great Sunday evening!
Anna

Zaza's Moly

2009-03-31T07:39:00.001-07:00

Done with a 2B pencil. Damn near impossible to get a good scan or photo of pencil. Oh well. It's off to Yoda shortly. Cheers.

Suspicious Characters - Remi's moleskine

2009-03-24T05:48:00.000-07:00

Here is my contribution to Remi's moleskine - portraits executed in sepia ink with a dip pen:

And the sign-in page to date:

Where are all of the books.

2009-03-17T14:10:00.000-07:00

Just curious. Only a little bit of pressure.

Marina's Moly

2009-02-16T00:15:00.000-08:00

Hello All!!
here is my addition to Marina's Moly finally....
Her sign in page took many photo references to finally find one... I really only dance well in my own mind, or after a few shots... :) However it was fun to dance a little this evening while listening to the iPod...

Here is my little exchange of fairies on the wind.....

Please help the victims of the Australian bushfires

2009-02-13T13:57:00.000-08:00

I've been helping a lot in the Etsy shop opened to raise money for the victims of the Victorian bushfires here. I thought I'd give it a plug, I hope you don't mind, it is a very good cause.

Artists and crafters from all around Australia and the world have donated items to be sold and all of the proceeds will go to the Red Cross appeal. Plus there is free shipping on everything. How can you help? Visit the shop, browse and buy. Your item will come to you in the mail. Or you can contact the shop and donate items to be sold. It's a great way to help. In 6 short days over 300 items have been sold and more are added all the time. Please check it out.
http://OzBushfireAppeal.etsy.com

There are other ways to help too. If you would prefer you can donate money directly to the Red Cross. Emma has her own fundraising drive through her shop benconservato. I have items in my shop The Little Shop of Horus the proceeds will go to the appeal. In fact many Etsy sellers do, so try a search of 'bushfire appeal'. I'm sure you will find something you want!

kathleen

2009-02-03T23:50:00.001-08:00

jan

2009-02-03T23:49:00.000-08:00

All Aboard!

2009-01-18T13:32:00.000-08:00

As soon as I saw these glasses I knew what I was going to draw. Unfortunately, It took me quite awhile to get to this. The holidays were way busy. I actually liked this a lot better when it was black and white. I really wish watercolor worked better on these pages, but I am moderately happy with the colored pencil too. I hope this "punches my ticket" as an honorary member of the portrait party.

Chris, off to you tomorrow.

Chris in Manga Comics Style

2009-01-11T11:49:00.000-08:00

Hi dear all!
I beg you a huge pardon for such a long delay. Finally, here is my entry in Chris' Moly-I depicted him and myself in MANGA comics style.
The package is ready to be sent to Anna-D 2morrow.
Happy New 2009 Year!
XXO

P.S. Will improve my speed this year no doubt ^_^ Hard leap year passed! Yahoo!

Little foxes

2009-01-04T03:52:00.000-08:00

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My entry for Emma's moleskine, with a dip pen and ink. Whenever I think of Emma's art I think of little foxes, but these ones have escaped. (That's me on the cover of the book). You can see a close-up here.

Lisa's Book

2008-12-30T10:14:00.001-08:00

Hope everyone is ready to rock in the new year. Lisa, I hope you like your book!

Yoda's moleskine now in Australia and soon to go to Paris...

2008-12-19T02:44:00.000-08:00

Yes, this molekine is going for the round the world trip, it is going to have an east coast experience, then back to the city of lights... I wish I could go with it.
It had a little adventure this moleskine, it was sent here with my trunks, as I just missed it when I left for Australia. but now it is done, and in the post on Monday.

Update

2008-12-11T13:31:00.000-08:00

Emma's Moly

2008-11-30T03:04:00.000-08:00

I put your eyes too close together Emma, so I put mine too close as well.

Lisa's book

2008-11-29T14:06:00.000-08:00

I had to abridge this image to make room for others. I had a few technical difficulties that I touched up in Photoshop for the blog, but not for the book. Lisa, I am going to send a copy of the silhouette directly to you. Since it was made in Adobe Illustrator, I can send the file on disk as well. I think that I still have the file withe the different hairdos.

Marty's Moleskine

2008-11-27T17:33:00.000-08:00

I was so tired in the morning that I forgot to upload it here :/

I hope you like it :)

Expose Yourself to Art(ist)

2008-11-18T06:59:00.000-08:00

Szaza, I'm sorry. I saw this picture of you in your portrait file and thought, "what is she looking at?" So, I had to draw myself showing you my big, shiny, new belt buckle. I hope you like it.

Here is what Szaza's whole book looks like so far:

Crosshatch Studio

Vive les Reines!

2008-11-02T17:45:00.000-08:00

I have a thing for powdered wigs and all that.
I thought I'd carry on with the pencil, black & white with ribbons of pink. I hope you like it Lisa, and get ready Marty, we are on our way to you tomorrow!

Jan's moly

2008-10-29T10:19:00.000-07:00

I look a tad bit angry in this drawing. Nothing personal Jan ;-), just the way the the pen drew me... I noticed that you like playing cards, so naturally I had to see what we would look like as the queens of our own deck. Hope you like them.

Quite the fun sign in page I must say... :) But my, what large fingers I have... ha ha

Melissa, see what you've wrought!

2008-10-29T09:06:00.000-07:00

We have filled our third moly_x_portrait group. That's forty-five artists. This portrait thing is hot, really hot! I love it.

Thanks!

Vast Expanses of Blue

2008-10-20T05:45:00.000-07:00

My contribution to the sign in page for Marina's moly - I can dance, but I can't dance well!

Self portrait executed in broad strokes (and illustrating the dangers of using flash photographs for reference).

When doodling gets out of hand.

Melissa's moly

2008-10-15T12:58:00.000-07:00

My entry for Melissa's moly. I also like how it looks the plate ;)

I hope she likes it :))

Forgive me Remi

2008-10-14T02:32:00.000-07:00

What to do, what to do. I wanted to do Remi with is ukulele, but Marina beat me to it. Looking for a bit of inspiration I stepped into Remi's Flickr world. First I checked the photos he had set aside for us to use. No ideas yet. Then I saw he had other photos on Flickr too, including a fabulously French sneering one. Ah! Now I think I know what to do. It is shamelessly taking advantage of racial stereotypes I know, but is it made ok by doing it to myself too? I don't know. Forgive me Remi!

Marty's Moly

2008-10-05T18:01:00.000-07:00

Any guesses what we are looking at? I just got off work from my weekend monkey wearing job and it was a long day, so beer was necessary. I'm very serious when I wear my suit :D

Hope you like it Marty! This one will be off to you soon Yoda.

Anyone else think these look better in person? My scans never look as good as the real thing.

AnnaDenise's entry in Yoda's Moly

2008-10-05T14:55:00.000-07:00

Finally found some time to work on this entry. It's inkjet transfer with watercolor, gouache, ink, pencil, copic markers and collage. Inspired by the book I was reading this week: Memoirs of a Geisha. Hope you like it, Yoda!

Free like … a bird!

2008-10-04T14:56:00.000-07:00

That's what came out from Emma's book. I don't know how I got to this birdies. I always dreamed to fly. Maybe that's the reason.
I hope you feel good in the sky, Emma!
You can see all the book here.

Portrait Party Masquerade Ball

2008-09-28T12:28:00.001-07:00

Rama's Book; My Entry
Originally uploaded by 3MW

Batman and Elphaba share an inside joke at the 1st annual portrait party masquerade ball, while a befuddled, but fierce skywalker looks on.