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This is a little “everything but the kitchen sink.” I could have split it up, but I’m hoping to have much more content coming soon. After Vandalia, I went to the very popular Starved Rock state park in Illinois for my birthday. Now I’m in one of the prettiest parks […]

Carlyle And Some Cool Happenings

November 13, 2014 in Art / Business / Links / Nomad Life tagged Animals / camping / carlyle lake / Claybord / etsy / Family / original art / Painting / RV / society 6 / speed painting / Watercolor by Elisha

Everyone will always have an opinion about what you are doing in life. Some are for your benefit, but most are not. Some are pretty negative and judgmental and the more out of the norm your goal, the more negative they are. Those are crabs in a bucket. A friend […]

OPO – Other People’s Opinions

September 20, 2014 in Art / Nomad Life by Elisha

Back by popular demand, and by popular demand I mean Sharon causally asked, “What happened to that dog comic?” Gunnar: The silent and efficient destroyer of things.

Gunnar Makes A Funny – Bad Dog Comic

August 27, 2014 in Bad Dog Comics tagged bad dog comic / bad dogs / comic / digital art / Gunnar / pitbulls by Elisha

Well, then I better add some art. The Pilot, watercolor on claybord, ©Elisha Dasenbrock 2014 Private Collection I finished The Pilot a few months back. I can’t remember the type of plane, but it is from WWII. Here it is framed and ready for its home. I can’t remember the […]

This Is An Art Blog, You Say?

August 12, 2014 in Art tagged Animals / Art / baby animals / Claybord / drawings of baby animals / Elisha Dasenbrock / sketchbookskool / sketches / Watercolor by Elisha

I did not sketch yesterday, but I did two today. The sketchbook skool week was all about color pencils and getting out of your comfort zone. The instructor wanted us to go outside and sketch in front of people. It was cold this week and since I sketched outside last […]

Sketchbook Skool Week 2

April 17, 2014 in Art tagged Animals / color pencils / my dogs / pen and ink / Pets / sketches by Elisha

I’ve had a lot of fun this first week. I think trying to document my week instead of sketching just to do it. I’m having fun. I like playing with the different pens and inks, layering. I didn’t like the breakfast drawing so when I came home, I put watercolor […]

First Week Of Sketch Skool

April 11, 2014 in Art by Elisha

I may have gone back to Michael’s and bought the last three of the Strathmore hard bound sketchbooks. I also bought a smaller size and 4 ringed watercolor sketchbooks for scrap paper. Those were half off at about 6 bucks a pop. Sketch skool! I also bought a fountain pen […]

Sketch Skool

April 7, 2014 in Art tagged food / sketches by Elisha

I ordered a bunch of stuff from Cheap Joe’s and Dick Blick over the last couple of days. I also ordered a book and DVD from Amazon by Jean Haines. I normally only use 3-6 paint colors. I used to use a dirty palette of yellow ochre, prussian blue, and […]

Supplies

April 6, 2014 in Art tagged sketchbook / strathmore / supplies / Watercolor by Elisha

Mountain Vista 5×7″ watercolor on clayboard ©Elisha Dasenbrock 2014 Here is my attempt at a landscape for this March challenge. I linked to the 3rd page, where the first painting is so amazing! I love the style. I also finished the elephant painting and I hung 3 paintings at the local […]

March Challenge At Wet Canvas

April 3, 2014 in Art / Business / Nomad Life tagged Art / Pets / Watercolor by Elisha

Apalachicola River-Sunset, 5″ x 7″ watercolor on claybord ©Elisha Dasenbrock 2014 I am a big fan of landscapes….when other people do them. However, I occasionally get a bug and have to try one for myself. I went for a boat ride the other day with a new friend and took […]

Apalachicola River – Sunset

February 13, 2014 in Art / Nomad Life tagged Apalachicola / Apalachicola River / Claybord / Florida / landscape / river / Sunset / Watercolor by Elisha

I am trying to post an update on my nomadic adventures, but the pictures won’t upload. I’m going to try again, but I still won’t have the post finished today. Fruit, 5″x 7″, watercolor on claybord ©Elisha Dasenbrock 2014 I was browsing the forums over on Wet Canvas and came […]

New Painting

February 11, 2014 in Art tagged Claybord / Fruit / Painting / Still Life / Watercolor by Elisha

So far Florida is only sort of living up to my expectations. Yes, I did get to wear a tank top yesterday and take the dogs for a long walk. Yes, my camp site is free. However, you get what you pay for in this case. The camp area is […]

Florida

February 6, 2014 in Art / Links / Nomad Life / RV by Elisha

I know, you were thinking I quit painting watercolor and I was going into the business of RV remodeling. Not so. Although, this is not “new” art work, it is new to you. My DSLR won’t connect to either computer any more so I couldn’t get anything off compact flash […]

Art!

October 2, 2013 in Art / Business tagged Animals / Art / Claybord / Dogs / Giraffes / Inventory / Organizing / Pets / Thailand / Watercolor by Elisha

I still haven’t touched the elephants and the owl. I keep them on my scanner at work, hoping to figure out what to do next if I stare at them long enough. Today, I brought in the giraffes and hummingbird to show a consultant to the company. I sat […]

Painter’s Block

July 26, 2013 in Art tagged Animals / Art / Elisha Dasenbrock / Giraffes / Owls / painter's block / Watercolor by Elisha

I have been working on these two paintings for a little while now. I’m not very happy with either one. The Elephants are just a little dull for me, but every time I work on it it seems to get more dull. I stopped working on them, hoping […]

WIPs

May 20, 2013 in Art tagged Animals / Art / Clayboard / Claybord / Elisha Dasenbrock / Owls / Watercolor by Elisha

I have moved on to smaller paintings for the moment. Mostly for mental reasons. I wanted to feel like I was actually accomplishing something. The smaller sizes also allow me to experiment and fail without investing a lot of time. If I like something I can add it to a […]

Giraffes

May 12, 2013 in Art tagged Art / Clayboard / Claybord / Elisha Dasenbrock / Giraffes / Limited Palette / Watercolor by Elisha

I know what you are thinking. “Elisha, there’s not a lot of art on your art blog.” I have actually finished 3 paintings this year so far and I have a few in progress. Unfortunately, I’m having issues with my camera connecting to my computer so really good photos […]

Commission – Tara

May 9, 2013 in Art tagged Commission / Elisha Dasenbrock / Female / Portrait / Small / Watercolor by Elisha

News: Two of my WIPs are online at DeviantArt. The link is to the left. I have two more, but one is a surprise and they both need to be finished by Friday. I don’t want to take the time to load them twice in a few days because I […]

Mouth and Chin

February 24, 2009 in Sketches tagged artwork / graphite / mouth and chin / pencil sketch / sketch / sketches by Elisha

20 Minute Hand Study

February 20, 2009 in Speed Painting tagged 20 Minute Hand Study / Art / artwork / paint brush / Painting by Elisha

1 Hour Gesture

February 20, 2009 in Gesture Painting tagged 1 hour gesture / Art / artwork / gesture painting / paint / paint brush / Painting by Elisha