Pencil Portraits drawn from photos
Artist Mom's Life - Graphite Pencil Portrait Gallery - Portraits Drawn From Photos - Pencil Drawings & Illustrations by Darla Dixon
Friday, July 17, 2009
How to draw hair
How to draw a baby's short hair
"Brianna" Baby pencil portrait / Darla Dixon I've had several people looking for instruction on how to draw short hair - All short hair is not the same.

The page has links to other pages about how to draw hair or animal fur in pencil, using blending techniques, and erasers to beautiful effect.
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Saturday, July 04, 2009
Claude Monet exhibit at High Museum, Atlanta
claude monet impressionist
Monet's Water Lilies at the HIGH
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Monet's Water Lilies at the Woodruff Arts Center, High Museum of Art in Atlanta GA runs today through August 23, 2009.

The exhibition presents four masterpieces by Impressionist artist Claude Monet, shared by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City.

The Monet exhibit is included in museum admission. You can find detailed exhibition hours/days...[more]
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ARTicle: Fighting artist paranoia
"I'm not paranoid, everybody's just out to get me." Competition can be a good thing. It can motivate you to succeed. I know I would look at... [more]
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Monday, June 29, 2009
@Darla Dixon Twitter entries
  • Go Steelers! Make a room deserving of your team: bit.ly/n0AWa #
  • I finally assembled my new Alvin drafting chair. It wasn't too hard. Tonight need to reorganize my work area & play catch up #
  • It needs to be said bit.ly/I8d7J make sure you aren't making any of these mistakes on Twitter #
  • Looking for a copy of book: Napoleon at Waterloo by Scott Bowden. If anyone happens to have this 1983 book, please contact me. #
  • Identical twin sisters marry identical twin brothers: www.yahoo.com/s/1092976 #
  • Just saw a very thin fox with bad case of mange in our backyard. Rubbed up against a tree and then skipped away. #
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
@DarlaDixon on Twitter
  • How to be a millionaire artist: Start with 2 million, end up with 1 million if you're lucky #
  • Michael Jackson's death was Twittered, text messaged, and Facebooked tinyurl.com/mwh2mn #
  • BooksAMillion, $10 off $50 purchase thru July 9: bit.ly/PuaGv #
  • Sad news, TV pitchman Billy Mays has died at age 50 bit.ly/LvEKa #
  • Warnings about Zicam nose spray use tinyurl.com/kqa2p3 #
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Twitter recap
  • RT @50champ RIP Kodachrome. tinyurl.com/kmr3vj #
  • I hate it when Google Adsense says, "You are not yet scheduled for a payment." But it's close to payment time, yay! #
  • Just bought a new Alvin drafting chair. Putting it together will be like watching Wipe-Out. #
  • Sites to enhance your Twitter experience bit.ly/16zeKK #
  • Oven's not working. Easy Bake Oven looking better every minute. #
  • "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." ~ Napoleon Bonaparte #
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
New Facebook fan page
I created a fan page for Darla Dixon Portrait Art & Illustration on Facebook. I'd love for you to join. It's free to sign up on Facebook!
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Ideas for selling art at fairs or conventions
table display artist
Ideas for selling your art prints at a fair or convention
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For example, if my table sign read "Darla Dixon, Artist," that isn't as ... Darla Dixon is an Examiner from Atlanta. You can see Darla's articles on Darla's ...
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