ArtByCrain
Thursday, July 18, 2013

Garlic Harvest

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Here's my harvest hanging out on newspaper on my treadmill. Garlic has to cure for 3-4 weeks before getting a clean up and heading ...
Monday, July 15, 2013

House on Thistle Downs ~ color trial 2

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Too much? I think so. I could go hog wild with the colors on a smaller, less complicated painting but I estimate the finished piece plann...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

House on Thistle Downs ~ WIP color trial

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Last night I did a quick sketch on a scrap of Yupo with Micron pen and Sharpie, then sprayed with a generous coating of Krylon workable f...
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Friday, July 12, 2013

House on Thistle Downs Drive ~ WIP 2

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Last night and today I've been tweaking my original sketch. Well, actually I drew an entirely new sketch and played with the angles a...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

House on Thistle Downs Drive ~ sketch

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Yes, it's my first house. "What?!" you say? She just posted about creating a consistent body of work! Trust me, there...
Sunday, July 07, 2013

Creating a Body of Work

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The subject of this post is something that I've pondered for quite some time. Do I have a legitimate body of work? I'm not entirely ...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Roots ~ continued

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This is the third in my series 'Roots'. The inspiration for this painting was a connecting of generations. My memories as a chil...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Roots ~ alcohol ink on Yupo

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After a very detailed batik it was time to get back to basics and create ink paintings that allow the inks to do what they do best...f...
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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Willow Emerald ~ alcohol ink faux batik

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SOLD After much tweaking I'm calling this damselfly done. It's a Willow Emerald and my reference photo was courtesy of Paul She...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Gizmo Sunbathing ~ sketch

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I decided I should get back to the inks for awhile so last night I prepped some waxed paper with black ink for faux batiks. I treated t...
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Sunday, June 09, 2013

Hostile Takeover ~ fighting roosters

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I had an idea of adding fighting roosters to my corporate chicken collection. Somehow it seemed appropriate. Anyway, I thought if I plann...
Thursday, June 06, 2013

Board Meeting ~ complete

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  I had planned to paint this as a work in progress but it's been so gloomy lately I couldn't get decent photos of the steps. F...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Board Meeting ~ WIP 1 (more chickens)

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I've had this drawing completed for 4 days but have been waiting for my new brushes to arrive before starting to paint. I ordered 4 ...
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Rooster 2 ~ 'Middle Management'

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SOLD I painted this fella 3 days ago but it's been so gloomy I couldn't get a decent photo until today. Our sun came back along...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Rooster 1 ~ 'The CEO'

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Sorry again to be late in posting an update. I'm refurbing and downsizing my garden beds and with my lung issues it takes the wind ou...
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Homemade Stencils

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Often I've wished I had a particular stencil for a project but couldn't find exactly what was needed online. Also I knew I ...
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Faux Batik Sunflower 2

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I chose to revisit  Faux Batik Sunflower  using a different palette of colors. Also I used walnut ink in place of India ink during the pr...
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Friday, May 03, 2013

One More Ink Painting on Copper Leaf

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I'm finding that Simple Leaf is very delicate and can scratch easily. The silver leaf goes down on Yupo like a mirror (without burnis...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Krylon 'Make It Acid Free'

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I have had questions put to me and my own concerns about working with alcohol ink on waxed paper. How archival could these paintings be?...
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Monday, April 29, 2013

Alcohol Ink on Copper Leaf

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Another experiment and I think this has definite possibilities! I applied Mona Lisa copper Simple Leaf  with Mona Lisa leaf adhesive to a...
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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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