PhotoFunia Fun

From Drop Box

I just found this site called Photofunia.com where you can have fun adding special effects to your photographs. I took a picture and altered it on the site. You can see the results above.

Recent Artworks

Here are some recent artworks from Gina Nicole:

From GiFi

GiFi 2

GiFi 3

GiFi 4

GiFi series, color ink drawing, by Gina Nicole, copyright 2008

An Original Pencil Drawing of a Golden Lab

From My Online Art

This is a pencil drawing of a dog friend of mine. His name is Coach. He is very good at posing. In fact, for a treat, he will learn a variety of tricks. I did a digital painting from my drawing titled, "Good Boy, Coach!" I like my pencil drawing the best, though, because it captures his happy and pleasant personality.

I also have an online store, Gail Alexander's, whose merchandise features my original artwork, and that of my daughter, Gina Nicole.

Good boy, Coach! by Gail Alexander

Good boy, Coach©2008 Gail Alexander

I created this digital painting from a pencil drawing that I had made of a dog that I was petsitting. It is titled "Good boy, Coach!" He posed very nicely for me. It is very hard to get animals to stay still for even 10 seconds!

Anyway I am using this image on my new Cafepress store's merchandise. My store is called Gail Alexander's. It's URL is http://www.cafepress.com/gailalexander

A New Blog Carnival: Art and Travel Coming to Art Musing

My companion blog, ArtMusing, will be hosting a new Blog Carnival: Art and Travel on Valentines's Day. The link to ArtMusing is http://artmusingbyalexander.blogspot.com. The Blog Carnival features a wealth of art and travel postings from adventurous bloggers from around the world.

Postcard Inspired Photography

Please visit this link for a valuable review of a well-known photographer whose work was inspired by his passion for collecting postcards.


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/arts/design/06evan.html?ex=1391662800&en=15cc36563ff8e985&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg


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Happy Groundhog Day

Clip art copyrighted by Bobbie Peachey, Webclipart.about.com.



Groundhog Day is a fun holiday. I'm an art teacher and I usually have an art activity to celebrate with the kids. Of course the art lesson includes content about mammals, hibernation, weather, and the seasons.

Cats in Art

I have often noticed that people who are artists, or have the soul of an artist, have cats in their lives.

With that said, I am going to publish art about cats periodically on this blog. I also started a new blog called Feline Heights, http://felineheights.blogspot.com. Please, stop by for a visit. Comments are always welcome!







Image(s) courtesy of Cat-Tea Clips© www.catteacorner.com. Used by permission.

My New Blog for a New Year!

A friend was just telling me that he was bored and I advised him to start a blog. I have decided to follow my own advice, but not because I'm bored. Really I try NEVER to be bored. I cannot handle boredom.

I will return to that subject in another post - it is getting late, and I have things to do!

Anyway this is the very first posting for my new blog, ArtMusingToo. My first blog, related to this one, is ArtMusing by Alexander. So, as in the original blog, I will be posting about art, culture, travel, and life in general...OR if blogs do have a life of their own, it may lead me to different "musings."

I hope that I will continue to make new friends as I journey through the blogosphere.

Oh! and I almost forgot, I have another blog called Ad-O-Rama. Please visit! Thanks!!! and please comment!