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            <title>All Kinds of Lines show in Salida, CO</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=48</link>
            <description><![CDATA[I'm pleased to announce that "Simple Pleasures" has been selected to participate in Art Matters Gallery's "All Kinds of Lines" in Salida, CO.  The show runs from November 2 to December 29, 2011 with an opening on November 12.  Come by and see it!<br />
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:37:03 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Dia de los Muertos in Colorado Springs</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=47</link>
            <description><![CDATA[From Cottonwood Center for the Arts in Colorado Springs<br />
<br />
3rd Annual Dia de los Muertos<br />
October 28th<br />
5pm to 8:30 pm<br />
Cottonwood Center for the Arts<br />
427 E. Colorado in Downtown Colorado Springs<br />
(719) 520-1899<br />
<br />
 Join us at Cottonwood Center for the Arts’ Biggest Open House of the Year Celebrates in honor of  “Dia de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) and National Hispanic Heritage Month with two floors of art, food and festivities.<br />
<br />
 For more information, go to http://diasdelosmuertoscottonwood.wordpress.com/<br />
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            <category>Default</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=47</comments>
            <pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:27:21 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Mountain Monarch - Mountain Goat</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=46</link>
            <description><![CDATA[After my trip to Jackson I decided I needed to step up my efforts a little. I drew this one comparatively quickly and have just submitted it for a show in Salida, Colorado. Jurying doesn't complete until 14 Oct, so I don't know if it has been accepted yet. The show theme is All Kinds of Lines, so it may not be interpreted to fit the theme - we'll see. (Hover over image to enlarge).<br />
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            <category>Mountain Goat Drawing</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=46</comments>
            <pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:27:00 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Show in Jackson Hole</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=45</link>
            <description><![CDATA[I've been watching for juried shows I may be able to enter for the past couple months. I did get into a local show in Manitou Springs last month. I'm also excited to say that I've just learned that Lookout (leather sculpture), Midnight Solo (leather sculpture) and Midnight Solo II (pen and ink) have been selected to participate in a show at the CIAO gallery in Jackson, WY. What's more, Midnight Solo was selected for the third place prize. For those that don't know, Jackson Hole is one of the primary locations in the US for wildlife art.  In fact, the National Museum of Wildlife Art is there. But wait -- it gets better. This show occurs during the annual Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival and is attended by thousands of people. So if you have the opportunity to get to Jackson Hole between Sep 9-18, stop by the CIAO gallery to see what I'm showing (opening is Sep 9 from  5pm to 8pm).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:14:05 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Mountain Lion 1 P&amp;I (4)</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=44</link>
            <description><![CDATA[I just realized I haven't posted the final of this piece. I finished it about a month ago. After much consternation and re-work, I'm happy with it. I decided to call it "Out on a Limb."  (Hover over image to enlarge)<br />
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            <category>Drawing Mountain Lion Pen &amp; Ink</category>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:39:52 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Planner - Mountain Lion (2)</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=43</link>
            <description><![CDATA[I finally decided to put some color on this piece (that's not what took so long to finish this one up, by the way). After some struggling with figuring out how to mount the rings and lining and all the dimensions, I finished it up. Good for me that I decided this would be a prototype because I already have a couple things I'll change when I build the next one.  My photo setup is somewhat tucked away at the moment, so I've only got this one, but keep an eye on the main site for when this piece shows up there. (Hover over image to enlarge)<br />
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            <category>Mountain Lion Leather</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=43</comments>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:24:59 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Mountain Lion 1 P&amp;I (3)</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=42</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Here's the start of a second attempt (actually third, but the real second attempt didn't get very far) at this P&I. I started this one with some diluted ink to see if I could get the look I'm after. It's not looking too bad so far. I've got a ways to go yet -- I think I can make it work. After this one, I may try it again in a larger size. (Hover over image to enlarge.)<br />
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            <category>Drawing Mountain Lion Pen &amp; Ink</category>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:19:46 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Planner - Mountain Lion (1)</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=41</link>
            <description><![CDATA[I started carrying an organizational planner so I could keep certain notes and facts with me on the day job. The one I have is a bit bulky for my tastes and the closure isn't working very well. I decided I would make one using the guts of the old one. Step one is typically to carve a design on it. I chose a mountain lion (I'm in a mountain lion phase right now!). I'm a bit torn, at the moment, because I originally wanted to leave it natural. Unfortunately, with the hair texture I can't keep a burnish in the right places to show the distinctive markings of the animal. So I guess I've got some thinking to do. Here's the carving:  (Hover over image to enlarge)<br />
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            <category>Leather Mountain Lion</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=41</comments>
            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 19:12:25 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Mountain Lion 1 P&amp;I (2) - They Don't Always Go Right</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=40</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Not much to add today....except that I destroyed this one within about 10 minutes of starting today. I left the cap off one of my pens yesterday so I had to clean it today. Being impatient, I filled it up and started drawing before getting all the water out. This isn't the first time and it probably won't be the last. On the plus side, I wasn't really happy with where this one was going (if you can really call that a "plus"), so now I get to start it over again. I think I may switch to a leather piece tomorrow. (Hover over image to enlarge).<br />
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            <category>Pen &amp; Ink Mountain Lion Drawing</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=40</comments>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:49:50 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Mountain Lion 1 P&amp;I (1)</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=39</link>
            <description><![CDATA[As I was thinking about what to call this entry, the realization hit me again that I really have difficulty titling art (at least most of the time). I don't think that's really news to any artists. But if you're wondering why some of my entry titles are so mechanical, it's because I haven't figured out the title of the piece, yet. At any rate....  I've been working on some mountain lion pieces and the first one with some progress is this pen-and-ink. The image is a photograph, so that's the reason for the lower quality. (Hover over image to enlarge).<br />
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            <category>Pen &amp; Ink Mountain Lion Drawing</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=39</comments>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:24:58 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Business Card Holder</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=38</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The last time I showed progress on this piece it was about two years old. That was over a year ago. I decided it was finally time to finish it up. This is mostly leather with a little cardboard in the base and copper wire for the bushes. Finally....I'm able to clear some more room on the bench!! (Hover over image to enlarge).<br />
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            <category>Wolf_1</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=38</comments>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:57:51 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Pop-up Art Exhibit in Manitou Springs, CO</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=37</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ARTworks Agency in Colorado Springs, CO hosts impromptu art exhibits that they call "pop-up" art events. They arrange the art for the event and a local business or private home hosts it. This Friday, Feb. 12, from 5-7 p.m., they will be at Coquette Creperie, 915 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs. For more information call 235-3082 or e-mail info@artworksagency.com]]></description>
            <category>Default</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=37</comments>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:33:45 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Fox in Leaves (15)</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=36</link>
            <description><![CDATA[It's been a while since the last post, but I've accomplished some color work since then. Things have been a bit hectic lately (though not because of the season), so progress has been a bit slow. I sure hope they improve soon! In any case, I think I've finished coloring the leaves and possibly the fox. I've also put some color on the mat and backing. You can see the fox and some of the backing in the photo below. I believe it's close, but I think I need to assemble it and possibly play with the color a little more after assembly. [Hover over image to enlarge]<br />
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            <category>Lookout Leather Fox Sculpture</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=36</comments>
            <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:25:56 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Fox in Leaves (14)</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=35</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Before putting more color on the fox, I decided I needed to see how things would look put together first. The photo below is how it looks so far. I was originally planning to "hide" the fox in the leaves fairly heavily so that the interest would be in discovering the fox and looking for its details behind the leaves. I got a few inputs from other people and the consensus is that the fox should be relatively unhidden -- mostly because the detail in the fox is the primary interest of the viewer. I'm uncommitted to that approach, but I am thinking about it. [Hover over image to enlarge]<br />
<div class="gallerycontainer"><a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/photos/20091120.jpg" alt="" width="100px" height="66px" style="border:0px;" /><span><img src="http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/photos/20091120.jpg" /></span></a></div>]]></description>
            <category>Lookout Leather Fox Sculpture</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=35</comments>
            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:02:05 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Fox in Leaves (13)</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=34</link>
            <description><![CDATA[I spent some time this weekend preparing the backing and a "mat" (not a typical mat...I made it from MDF, but it will be placed in the frame just like a mat). I was finally able to put some color on the fox today. It's only a base coat, but it's definitely showing some signs of life. [Hover over image to enlarge]<br />
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            <category>Lookout Leather Fox Sculpture</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=34</comments>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:22:56 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Fox in Leaves (12)</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=33</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Very little progress on this since the last entry, but I did stain the fox. Staining highlights the cuts and individual impressions in a textured piece of leather. Some people are interested in seeing it. The downside of doing so is that many of a piece's imperfections are emphasized, and if you look, you may find some in the photos below. For the most part, my 2-D pieces are usually executed well enough that such imperfections are hard to find. Not the case for the 3-D pieces. As a result, I haven't been confident enough with a 3-D piece to leave it in a stained state....it will also be colored with acrylic. [Hover over image to enlarge]<br />
<div class="gallerycontainer"><a class="thumbnail" href="#thumb"><img src="http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/photos/20091101_1.jpg" alt="" width="100px" height="66px" style="border:0px;" /><span><img src="http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/photos/20091101_1.jpg" /></span></a></div><br />
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            <category>Lookout Leather Fox Sculpture</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=33</comments>
            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:03:55 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Fox in Leaves (11)</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=32</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Finally, sculpting of the fox is done. The fur texture was added as the top layer of leather dried. Ears were also tooled and added on and the back of the ears have been filled with a leather and cement mixture (referred to as "leather putty"). Now it's on to color! [Hover over image to enlarge]<br />
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            <category>Lookout Leather Fox Sculpture</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=32</comments>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:27:32 +0600</pubDate>
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            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=31</link>
            <description><![CDATA[After much time and frustration, I finally got the fox sculpture core the way I thought it needed to be (I would later find that I missed a bit). The light areas on the first photo are areas that are built back up using a mixture of leather dust mixed with an adhesive. Due to the thickness of the top/finish layer of leather, the core needs to be cut down further than the finished state of the sculpture. Then the top/finish layer of leather is molded onto it and textured appropriately. It turns out to be a challenge to get the core to the right shape to account for all the folds and bends and textures on the top layer. I'm looking at a different way of doing this next time. (I really don't envy stone sculptors at all!!) [Hover over image to enlarge]<br />
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<br />
The next photo shows the initial top/finish layer of leather covering most of the core. The core was screwed to a piece of plywood. A hole was cut in the piece of leather to cover the core. The nose was inserted through the hole and the leather was molded to the core and nailed to the plywood to keep it in place.<br />
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<br />
Finally, the nose was covered with two more pieces of leather and properly sized and molded to best hide or camouflage the seams (we'll see how that works out later!!). <br />
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<br />
The next entry will show at least the texturing of the piece, if not the whole fox assembled (notice the ears are missing!).]]></description>
            <category>Lookout Leather Fox Sculpture</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=31</comments>
            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:44:58 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>A less complicated drawing bag</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In case you don't recall my last attempt at a drawing bag, it was a mess! (Check it out here: <a href="http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=18">When things get out of hand</a>.)  That one is mostly torn apart, now, and some of the leather pieces were used to build a more streamlined bag. There are only two compartments...one for the sketch book and one for drawing tools. It's much more convenient to take with me, now, since it's small and light and still carries what I need. Just for fun, I also carved some simple designs in the cover. I'll probably carve some more in other places, eventually, but I won't obsess about it. <br />
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            <category>Drawing Leather</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=30</comments>
            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:51:03 +0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Fox in Leaves (9)</title>
            <link>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Progress remains slow, but I'm still making it. Other things keep jumping on my plate! Here is the fox being sculpted into its rough form. Still plenty more to do before I'm ready to start wrapping it with it's top layer. [Hover over image to enlarge.]<br />
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            <category>Lookout Leather Fox Sculpture</category>
            <comments>http://www.moonlightartstudio.com/blog/index.php?entryid=29</comments>
            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:35:06 +0600</pubDate>
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