Your artwork SHOULD be around in one-hundred years time. How certain are you that yours will survive the ravages of exposure to ultra-violet light? Be sure you’re using archive-quality materials, and you’re well on the way to ensuring your work’s …
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2006-07-25 Fiona Long At Her Exhibition Originally uploaded by royblumenthal. I thought I’d do a very rough sketch-type painting of Fiona Long, an artist in England. (Correct me if I’m wrong, Fiona?) We’ve been commenting on each others’ pics through …
2006-07-25 Ed Godinho Revisited Originally uploaded by royblumenthal. I drew Ed ages ago on my palmtop, at extremely low resolution. So I tried an experiment this morning… importing the small pic into ArtRage, converting it to paint, enlarging the pic, …
2006-07-23 The Waiting Originally uploaded by royblumenthal. Self explanatory, I suppose. It would be good to see ‘S’ again when I fly down to see her in September. Assuming we haven’t broken up by then. This painting was made using …
2006-07-23 To Run From the SunOriginally uploaded by royblumenthal. Sitting at Mugg & Bean in Parkhurst, painting. ‘S’ and I have been taking a short ‘no contact’ break from each other since Thursday night. She’s in Cape Town now with …
2006-07-21 Illustration Friday — Come-Go — Opposites Originally uploaded by royblumenthal. This week’s Illustration Friday topic is ‘Opposites’. Right now I’m in a bit of relationship turmoil, and taking a bit of a break from my girlfriend, ‘S’. I thought …
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2006-07-02 Nelson Mandela ‘Madiba’ Originally uploaded by royblumenthal. Nelson Mandela is 88 years old today, 18 July 2006. Thank you very much for making South Africa possible. May this country live up to the potential you helped create, look onestop …
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Chapter 1: “Boom” Hokay. Don’t miss this one. Click now and be prepared to spend a fair amount of time rivetted to your screen. Cos this is THE new graphic novel. Several great things about it. (1) It’s set in …
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2006-07-14 Three Kids — One Bowl Originally uploaded by royblumenthal. After a false start on Illustration Friday, in which the theme was announced as ‘Aging’, a second theme was revealed… ‘Sacrifice’. I had found a pic some time ago of …
2006-07-13 Nude Dude on a DeckchairOriginally uploaded by royblumenthal. When I saw ‘Nude on a Ship‘ by vealj, it was only a matter of time before I painted it. I emailed him for permission, and he said, ‘OK by me, …