ArtByCrain
Friday, May 25, 2007

Wonderful News!

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Daffodil Buckeye Butterfly~~SOLD I know I've been MIA for quite awhile but things have been...well...things. Recently some of my artwo...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Peacock Orchid~Comp and Value studies

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Quick color study with colored pencils. Here are my two studies. I chose to try one w...
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Monday, March 26, 2007

Matting and Framing

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The right mat and frame can and should enhance a piece of artwork. On the flipside the wrong mat and frame can ruin that same piece of art. ...
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Saturday, March 24, 2007

The Poppy

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This one tested my patience more than any other painting I've ever done...in any style. If my paper had been larger I would've chose...
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Sunday, March 11, 2007

Virtually Framed

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I just had fun matting and framing my last piece online. You gotta love the internet!
Friday, March 09, 2007

Daffodil wip

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Here's the finished painting. I may decide to ...
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Monday, February 26, 2007

Waterlily continued

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Almost forgot. These are the sprayers I used. They ...
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Waterlily

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Here's my line drawing. I penciled in my values: D=dark, M=medium, L=light, etc. I tried a new painting technique. It's very differ...
Sunday, February 18, 2007

Time Out to Paint the Rose

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Having never painted a really good rose I'd have to say that statement still stands. Also painting on hot pressed watercolor paper prove...
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Saturday, February 10, 2007

Catch of the Day

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Ha! Not exactly what I had in mind when I decided to paint fish but I saw this photo and couldn't resist.
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Going Fishin'

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I've always wanted to paint fish. Why? I don't know...just one of those things. I do not own fish and I can't seem to find any d...
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Thursday, January 11, 2007

Ellie in the Fall

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I've finally completed this. I had my doubts how well this one would turn out but I'm pretty satisfied with my results.
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Saturday, January 06, 2007

Ellie #2 wip

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This is my second painting of Ellie. I chose to stay closer to the values in the reference phot...
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Saturday, December 30, 2006

Ellie #1

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Making the leap from tight detail work to a much more 'loose' style has proven to be quite a journey for me. I've been particula...
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Monday, December 18, 2006

Dazzling Dahlia Again

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After posting my dahlia on WetCanvas and getting some sage advice from the skilled watercolorists there, I decided to tone the background do...
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Saturday, December 16, 2006

A Ball and a Box

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I'm getting into the Xmas mood finally. In tweaking my decorations last night I got the bright idea to take a couple framed botanicals I...
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Saturday, December 09, 2006

Dazzling Dahlia

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I finally completed the background on my dahlia and brought in some of the blues and greens on the petals. I'm not completely sure on th...
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Sunday, December 03, 2006

The Garden in Winter

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Looks like it's going to be a snowy year in northern Michigan. This is only a three day accumulation. The weatherman says the snow will ...
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Saturday, December 02, 2006

Sherlock & Watson

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Yup...more felines but these belong to and live with my youngest son and his girlfriend. Just three months old they are the cutest little ba...
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Dahlia wip

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I found a great reference and did a crop so I could complete this as a macro. The paper is Fabriano 140# CP bright white paper. I'm usin...
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Billie Crain
I am a self taught artist residing in northern lower Michigan. Although I've always loved creating art I began pursuing it seriously in 2005. I work in several mediums but my primary medium is watercolor which I especially enjoy because of the unique challenges it presents. I also like experimenting, painting on alternative surfaces using various techniques and styles. The majority of my inspiration comes from Nature and animals. I'm an avid cat lover so cats often show up in many of my paintings. I am a member of Northern Michigan Artists Market Gallery in Petoskey, Michigan and my original paintings and prints have sold both nationally and internationally.
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