Posts By: Norine

“Sweat Lodge Frames”

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Photograph Back from a week in beautiful Montana! Imagine the great Rockies as far as the eye could see, horses roaming acres of fields, eagles soaring, clear winding rivers, wind farms, prairie dogs, sapphire mines, First Peoples Buffalo Jump….which is where the photo was taken. The literature from the First Peoples Buffalo Jump (Ulm Pishkun)… Read more »

“Peace Lily”

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Silverpoint Drawing 7×5″ prepared paper “Peace Lily” was drawn with a silver wire on paper that I prepared with a gray-green tone and heightened with white. This is a drawing medium known as silverpoint, which was used extensively during the Renaissance era. The term Metalpoint encompasses any metals that may be used, such as copper,… Read more »

“Seagull Skull”

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Silverpoint Drawing 10.5×6″ lavender prepared paper This was drawn with a silver stylus on a specially prepared surface – a drawing medium known as silverpoint. When first drawn, the lines look gray like pencil but over time these silver lines will tarnish to a metallic sepia tone. To learn more about this Renaissance-era drawing medium,… Read more »

“Shell X-ray, 2”

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X-ray Photograph Aren’t these inside views thrilling? I think the shell silverpoint, posted May 3, is similar to the left one. More to come…

“Shell X-ray, 1”

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X-ray Photograph As promised in my last post, here is one of many x-ray photos that I had someone take of a box of seashells almost 20 years ago. These are some of the most elegant images I’ve ever seen. Secret spaces revealed. To see this shell as the subject of a silverpoint drawing, please… Read more »

“Seashell”

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Silverpoint Drawing 3×5″ blue-gray prepared paper Seashells make a great silverpoint subject. While drawing, I get to know the particular shell and wonder about the deeper interior space. It’s true that the more you look, the more you see. One of these days I’ll post some x-ray images that I have of different shells in… Read more »

“Diana and Friend”

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Oil Painting 7×5″ panel This is the latest challenge from Different Strokes from Different Folks blog, where artists are encouraged to work creatively from a photograph that is posted bi-weekly. The price includes shipping and tabletop easel. The edges of the panel are beveled, looking good on that easel.

“T. H.”

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Silverpoint Drawing 4×6.5″ lavender prepared paper This goes to my good friend Terri H. It was drawn with a silver stylus on a specially prepared surface – a drawing medium known as silverpoint. The lines look gray, like pencil, but over time the silver lines will tarnish to a metallic sepia tone. To learn more… Read more »

“Pretzel”

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Oil Painting 3×3″ bevel-edge panel Click on the button if you are interested in buying this art biscuit .