Category Archives: Animals

“Round & Round” WSGAS Print Exchange: Taijitu du Manège, State

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Rebecca Fox

This is the First State of my woodcut from my previous post.  It’s printed on Masa with Akua Intaglio ink.  I’m used to traditional ink that I make myself using dry pigment and plate oil.  The viscosity of the Akua is … Continue reading →

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“Round and Round”: WSGAS Print Exchange, Work in Progress

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Rebecca Fox

Yay!  I’m working (not-so-gainfully) as an artist again.  Art every day!… This woodcut-in-progress is for the West Shore Graphic Art Society’s invitational  print exchange.  WSGAS commissions a printmaker to create and edition a print every year.  I was commissioned in … Continue reading →

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Good neighbors

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

Mom and I were driving home through the country in the dark after our shopping trip, when we approached a stop sign. There was something very large in the road. As I had been watching for deer, my brain shorted … Continue reading →

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Inscrutable

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

My dog, Buddy, is a ShihTzu Poodle mix. I have never seen a dog with such a neutral facial expression. He seems to spend his life either sleeping or walking around with a look of mild curiosity. These expression studies … Continue reading →

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Spreading a Little Magic…

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

Service to humans isn’t just for the dogs.  Mini horses can do the same work and live decades longer than dogs.  Minis can easily live beyond 40-years-old.  Check out the mini, Magic, who was named the Most Heroic Animal in … Continue reading →

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How does she do that?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Zoe is cute. She’s an American Eskimo Dog, rescued from the pound roughly twelve years ago. She’s ALWAYS cute. Something magical happens, however, when the baby carrots come out of the fridge each morning: She turns chibi. Kawaii. SQUEE! So, … Continue reading →

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family dynamics

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Lisa Yarost
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Enjoying the View

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

I love every little hair on this dog. That’s a good thing, since her hair is everywhere in my home, my car, and on my clothing. We recently replaced all of the broken blinds on the ten floor-to-ceiling windows on … Continue reading →

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Character Study

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

This is a character study for a book I’m working on. There’s another main character, another bird, but this is a start…

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Winter Sun

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

Sun of Happiness shines warm on snowy muzzles nuzzle warm, alfalfa kiss.

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