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<![CDATA[Kathleen Rupff - Blog]]>Sun, 27 May 2012 04:51:15 -0500Weebly<![CDATA[Day 381: A Photo A Day]]>Sun, 27 May 2012 06:54:16 -0500http://www.kathleenrupff.com/1/post/2012/05/day-381-a-photo-a-day.html

Outside our front door....

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Pink rhododendron budding in our yard...

]]><![CDATA[Day 379: A Photo A Day]]>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:41:53 -0500http://www.kathleenrupff.com/1/post/2012/05/day-379-a-photo-a-day.html

An awesome visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art yesterday!
Here's a view overlooking the European Sculpture & Decorative Arts 'garden'
I wonder who's missing from the front pedestal?

]]><![CDATA[Day 377: A Photo A Day • Clematis!]]>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:24:44 -0500http://www.kathleenrupff.com/1/post/2012/05/day-377-a-photo-a-day-clematis.html

S-l-o-w-l-y - - u-n-f-o-l-d-i-n-g. . .

OPEN!

]]><![CDATA[Day 378: A Photo A Day • More Clematis!]]>Mon, 21 May 2012 05:59:25 -0500http://www.kathleenrupff.com/1/post/2012/05/day-378-a-photo-a-day-more-clematis.html

There's just something about flowers unfolding....

]]><![CDATA[New Lion Collage]]>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:06:35 -0500http://www.kathleenrupff.com/1/post/2012/05/new-lion-collage.html

This is version #1, which was revised and changed into version #2 (to the right)

"Dream of a Lion,' 2012, 12 x 16, paper collage

Which one do you like better? Why?

]]><![CDATA[May 1st is "Mother Goose Day" at Warren County Library]]>Thu, 17 May 2012 09:18:26 -0500http://www.kathleenrupff.com/1/post/2012/05/day-377-a-photo-a-day-may-1st-is-mother-goose-day-at-warren-county-library.htmlI created this illustration for a contest held at the Catherine Dickson Hoffman Branch of the Warren County Library. I chose to illustrate the Mother Goose Rhyme; " Daffy-down-dilly has come to town in a yellow petticoat and a green gown." Below are the steps of my process: 1. initial sketch scanned into Photoshop 2. tweaked and colored in Illustrator 3. Then adjustments in Photoshop again.

Initial sketch

I traced the sketch with a pen, then scanned it in and tweaked it in Photoshop, then opened it in Illustrator.

I initially colored it in Illustrator using the Live Trace and Live Paint tools...

We thought it was missing something... a "petticoat"! I forgot to add her petals....! Same process again... initially sketched the petals, scanned them in and placed on a new layer in Photoshop.

Decided to make the black squigglies colored and added a ladybug in Photoshop....

A few more color tweaks and added details in Photoshop, and this is the finished product!

]]><![CDATA[Day 376: A Photo A Day • Little Bunny's Trip to the Big Vet!]]>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:03:15 -0500http://www.kathleenrupff.com/1/post/2012/05/day-376-a-photo-a-day-little-bunnys-trip-to-the-big-vet.html

Three big dogs were barking in the background!

The vet said Tyler's health is "exemplary" for his age! Yeeaaa!

]]><![CDATA[Day 375: A Photo A Day • More Yard-flowers]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:05:14 -0500http://www.kathleenrupff.com/1/post/2012/05/day-375-a-photo-a-day-more-yard-flowers.htmlCool columbine!

Closed...

OPEN!

Floating... flying... hovering...

]]><![CDATA[Day 374: A Photo A Day • Rhododendron's Rule!]]>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:27:48 -0500http://www.kathleenrupff.com/1/post/2012/05/day-374-a-photo-a-day-rhododendrons-rule.html

Closed...

...Opening...

OPEN!!!

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