Category Archives: Art

Studio needs

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

After doing a considerable amount of long overdue studio organization over the past few weeks, I have realized that space is not my primary issue. Of course, I could always use more, but there are other, more important (and more … Continue reading →

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Almost Persuaded

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

    I made this tonight after doing a little more organizing and working on an unfinished project with which I am not sure what to do. The background fabric is unbleached muslin that I “dyed” using watered down acrylic … Continue reading →

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First signs of spring

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Flowers!! In my yard! Yay!

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Squid girl is done!

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

After some penciling and a little more paint, Squid Girl is finished. Yay!

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Squid Girl

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

This is another project I worked on over the weekend. It isn’t quite finished yet. I need to either ink it or pencil it because it’s too small for me to paint the details. Maybe somebody else could, but my … Continue reading →

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My beloved monster

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

    So, maybe I haven’t dyed my own fabric to make a dress from scratch this weekend, but I have been busy. I reworked my reworking of my drawing and created this painting. I should reassure the world that … Continue reading →

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Monster 2

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

So, here is another monster drawing. I like that the child’s relationship to the monster is ambiguous. Is the monster a protector, a pet, or both? Five points to the person who guesses what real live animal inspired this particular … Continue reading →

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Work in progress

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Here’s one of my works in progress. Farther along today.

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Works in progress

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Here are three of the many pieces I’m working on for ArtScene, which is a city-wide Art show hosted twice a year in Rockford. Spring ArtScene is April 15 & 16.

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Bucking the System with Horse Haiku

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

Yay!  I managed to get two pieces ready for a show in one week.  At least graduate school has me well-practiced at getting no sleep.  So…my latest quandary?  I can’t figure out how to hang these things.  Clearly the Asian … Continue reading →

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