tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post7440455170123466750..comments2023-12-11T19:30:47.827-08:00Comments on ArtByCrain: The Cat That Swallowed The Moon~ Is It Done Yet?Billie Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-11266587025034766872008-11-26T10:04:00.000-08:002008-11-26T10:04:00.000-08:00Welcome to my blog, Mary! i'm glad you enjoyed it....Welcome to my blog, Mary! i'm glad you enjoyed it. i just peeked at your's. I saw some amazing stuff on there! very cool ideas. I'll be returning to comment. it's good to have visitors from so close by, too.:)Billie Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-34992865725112677702008-11-26T09:46:00.000-08:002008-11-26T09:46:00.000-08:00What a great illustration! I enjoyed your blog.mj ...What a great illustration! I enjoyed your blog.<BR/><BR/>mj (in petoskey)Mary Jill Lemieurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08957854062112808099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-84962824142922725042008-07-05T15:12:00.000-07:002008-07-05T15:12:00.000-07:00it's so good to see you, Bev! thanks for the link....it's so good to see you, Bev! thanks for the link. i found your blog and left a comment. i'm thrilled you enjoyed this piece.:) it was fun to stretch my imagination.Billie Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-10978691535174367442008-07-02T17:28:00.000-07:002008-07-02T17:28:00.000-07:00Hi Billie i love this image its so wonderful remin...Hi Billie i love this image its so wonderful reminds me of the cheshire cat in Alice all contented lol hope you are on the high road as those lows are killers its like your muse takes off for a holiday and says your on your own kid lol im taking StJohns Wort and its working (shh wont speak to soon) oh and can i ask u how u enable those other than bloggers to access your comment area ....im here<BR/>http://bevs-big-brush.blogspot.com/<BR/>hugs BevBevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142966534186485323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-7309755387988627722008-06-26T09:56:00.000-07:002008-06-26T09:56:00.000-07:00i love traffic, Suzi.*thumbsup* thanks for thinkin...i love traffic, Suzi.*thumbsup* thanks for thinking of me.:)<BR/><BR/>i'm glad you enjoyed my fat cat.:DBillie Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-79590941507373539952008-06-26T09:55:00.000-07:002008-06-26T09:55:00.000-07:00thanks Robin for the wonderful affirmation:D i'm k...thanks Robin for the wonderful affirmation:D i'm knocking around ideas for another fastasy piece. it's still just a sketch in ballpoint on notepaper. i'll probably develop it further with a charcoal study one and see where it leads.Billie Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-32370612753365252772008-06-26T09:10:00.000-07:002008-06-26T09:10:00.000-07:00I was writing a comment for someone on the differe...I was writing a comment for someone on the different blogging spots that are easy to use, and want to use yours as an example, what the heck it should bring you a little traffic. And I just had to comment on that cat! OMG! Too funny! ROFLMAO funny!<BR/>Take care!<BR/>SuziSumarielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621058255026873252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-27312514816070195722008-06-18T18:27:00.000-07:002008-06-18T18:27:00.000-07:00Billie - love the final pic of the fat cat. You ar...Billie - love the final pic of the fat cat. You are so talented! I do hope you keep up with these imaginative pieces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-88187505515750117452008-06-12T09:40:00.000-07:002008-06-12T09:40:00.000-07:00Welcome to my blog, Sandy! thank you for your comm...Welcome to my blog, Sandy! thank you for your comments.:) i'm out of my funk and on the lookout for my next project. not sure if it will be another fantasy cat right now or not. if i come up with a similar concept i will continue it as a series, i'm sure.Billie Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-57653937598519047262008-06-12T09:35:00.000-07:002008-06-12T09:35:00.000-07:00Hi Anita! i've always been a bit moody but my funk...Hi Anita! i've always been a bit moody but my funks are the pits. hate when i get that way and so happy when it passes.<BR/><BR/>regarding the cat: talk about gluttony, huh?! heheBillie Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-35963051817999784702008-06-12T09:32:00.000-07:002008-06-12T09:32:00.000-07:00thanks, Tracey.:) the lighting/shadows were the tr...thanks, Tracey.:) the lighting/shadows were the trickiest things to figure out for me. i had no reference so just had use my own judgement and common sense. i'm thrilled you think i was successful!Billie Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-6480105599145561892008-06-11T14:59:00.000-07:002008-06-11T14:59:00.000-07:00I am so impressed with your painting.I have just s...I am so impressed with your painting.I have just seen it on WC.<BR/>This painting is such fun and so beautifully painted. It makes me feel good ...big smiles!!<BR/>We all get 'the blues' I think it is part of the creative cycle ....I hope you are through it all now and full of energy for more of these delightful works.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598068948509604187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-40554840007471350882008-06-11T13:20:00.000-07:002008-06-11T13:20:00.000-07:00Steelfish5858He really has swallowed the moon and ...Steelfish5858<BR/>He really has swallowed the moon and looks like I do when I have eaten too much - wishing that I hadn't and regretting the wasted calorie intake! <BR/><BR/>Having been in a funk lately myself I understand completely where you have been. I think you just have to force yourself to do something and then slowly you can pull yourself out of the mire.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286949470920383652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-37535103421478586952008-06-11T09:17:00.000-07:002008-06-11T09:17:00.000-07:00I love it as well! I really like the glow above th...I love it as well! I really like the glow above the cat's head on the tree as well as his big belly & oh I am sooo fully what have I done expression...I can relate ;)<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about your down time as well. Hopefully you are over the worst of it!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088222428149604532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-26979084203732031162008-06-10T18:13:00.000-07:002008-06-10T18:13:00.000-07:00well, thank you Nick! i'm glad you like this so mu...well, thank you Nick! i'm glad you like this so much.:) i seem to be stuck on cats for some reason so i may try another one from imagination. i like your Mark Twain quote. i guess if he had down times anybody can have them. i already have decided to have prints made of this so i DO hope they have appeal to the general public. maybe they'll sell!Billie Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-40545170960011098472008-06-09T22:42:00.000-07:002008-06-09T22:42:00.000-07:00It's a brilliantly imganitive piece, and beautiful...It's a brilliantly imganitive piece, and beautifully painted. Whate else is there??? Even the tree is perfect. This could be a good thing to expand on, and not to cheapen it, but it would have broad commercial appeal.Nothing wrong with that. I just saw it on WC too.<BR/>Mark Twain often wrote about waiting for the "tank to fill back up"....ideas, inspiration..like everything else, it runs in cycles and during the lulls, you have to be prepared for it to come roaring back. And did it ever.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901533179774248604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-37901672706504888242008-06-08T09:26:00.000-07:002008-06-08T09:26:00.000-07:00Hey Stacy and Mary.:D i'm slowly coming to life. m...Hey Stacy and Mary.:D i'm slowly coming to life. must be all this hot humid weather that's suddenly arrived. who knows......<BR/><BR/>Mary, glad you enjoyed my last piece. now i'm trying to come up with a storyline to go with it. this should be interesting.Billie Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-86764454134261785362008-06-06T10:30:00.000-07:002008-06-06T10:30:00.000-07:00Billie this really brings a smile to every viewer ...Billie this really brings a smile to every viewer that sees it, I'm sure. I can see you are feeling better just from observing the piece, keep it up and keep taking those pieces to the gallery.:)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576816029698093978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-91551339418800364842008-06-06T07:45:00.000-07:002008-06-06T07:45:00.000-07:00Looks great Billie! Sorry to hear about your slum...Looks great Billie! Sorry to hear about your slump. I think we all have experience with how frustrating that can be. I hope the sunny summer months help you through.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494806312648513169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-1497027281787218052008-06-04T14:57:00.000-07:002008-06-04T14:57:00.000-07:00thanks Jeanette.:) i'm not completely back yet but...thanks Jeanette.:) i'm not completely back yet but at least i'm working. I noticed you mentioned on your blog that you were going thru an off period, too. wonder what it is?Billie Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-49252939524215789902008-06-04T09:29:00.000-07:002008-06-04T09:29:00.000-07:00This just glows, as you meant it to do. Its a per...This just glows, as you meant it to do. Its a perfect picture and I too agree about nothing more to be added.<BR/><BR/>I think there's been something in the air lately, making a lot of artists, including me, off their stride. It does pass as you say and you're back better than ever.Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-29423502896338368482008-06-03T15:49:00.000-07:002008-06-03T15:49:00.000-07:00thanks for chiming in so quickly, Vivien.:) the gr...thanks for chiming in so quickly, Vivien.:) the grumpy face just kind of happened but i thought it suited him. indigestion, of course! i agree about the moth. too much.Billie Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37200829.post-90296903306263817442008-06-03T15:38:00.000-07:002008-06-03T15:38:00.000-07:00it's great - I love his grumpy face (indigestion?)...it's great - I love his grumpy face (indigestion?) and the glow of the moon from inside his tummy!<BR/><BR/>I do hope you are over the winter blues now<BR/><BR/>I agree, no moth, it would be too much.vivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.com