BLACK AND WHITE SKETCHES AT THE APPLEWOOD STUDIO

Welcome to sunny New Mexico, the home of the Applewood studio.  Today we have an average schedule of events, mostly sketching in preparation for handing in dummies to publishing houses.

17 OCTOBER 2011 DAY STUDIO SCHEDULE

>9:00am-11:30am
This morning we will concentrate on sketching rabbits,
and cats in black and white.  These small rough sketches
should be suitable for picture-book dummies.  Today's
sketches will be for Wallflower.

>11:30am-12:30pm  Outdoor photos. Chase run-away

    dogs and find the box turtles.  Poop scoop the back acre.

>12:30pm-1:00pm Lunch break --and run errands

>1:00pm-2:30pm More sketching--concentrating

   on throw-aways.

>2:30pm-til ?  meetings

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DATELINE: THE APPLEWOOD STUDIO- OBESITY EPIDEMIC!

Welcome to sunny New Mexico,
and business as usual at the Applewood Studio.

Just like the rest of America, we are battling the obesity epidemic. One of our favorite models, Ginger, has joined the super-plus-sized ranks. Luckily practically everybody loves a fat cat--especially in winter when heating pads can be in short supply.

Illustrating heavier cats, or any fat animal, is more fun because they don't move much--although they often have a limited pose repertoire. The sitting-pose, or as you can see with Ginger above, the lying-down-pose is popular.  Remember, always have snacks available for your zaftig models.


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