tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83097250367055846522024-03-12T18:55:11.776-07:00Brittany Du PontBrittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-51059850252875048172017-03-19T13:57:00.000-07:002017-03-19T14:08:53.383-07:00Some Commissions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spring 2015</div>
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How wonderful for childhood to have wide open spaces to run</div>
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with the pet goats, dogs, willow trees, and cattails! </div>
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Summer 2015</div>
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To celebrate 40 years of marriage, this painting recalls "how I met you." </div>
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Summer 2016</div>
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Each of these children has a favorite blanket, </div>
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and share magical sibling moments late at night </div>
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talking and giggling amid the blankies and pillows.</div>
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Summer 2016</div>
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A spirit of adventure hiking in the woods </div>
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marks many memories for this lovely family.</div>
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Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-76807200892799395592017-03-18T19:03:00.001-07:002017-03-18T19:03:48.008-07:00Two Joes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-16702194065301350632016-05-07T20:16:00.001-07:002016-05-07T20:18:01.232-07:00Rocket Launch<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmziTMD2blSglvHzZvcr9SP9oxMY_zdJk4DA52ukie3Wgic_-jzm1kEonlyiRw-LG0tB2oCedcIisZM_xoY18UzH_itcdlI6khATWeA39RPoNLLkPUuB5l-1drcg2UJj33TYKeqapWdk/s640/blogger-image-1273130764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmziTMD2blSglvHzZvcr9SP9oxMY_zdJk4DA52ukie3Wgic_-jzm1kEonlyiRw-LG0tB2oCedcIisZM_xoY18UzH_itcdlI6khATWeA39RPoNLLkPUuB5l-1drcg2UJj33TYKeqapWdk/s640/blogger-image-1273130764.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today we launched a rocket built from PVC pipe and 2-liter bottles. Brian and Adam built it with a little Daddy-Boy time and it sure did fly, much to the delight of friends at the park!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I think the charcoal and white pencil easily looks good on toned paper. I'm glad I stole some time to sketch this memory tonight. </div><br></div><br></div>Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-28411148958224929902015-12-21T17:06:00.001-08:002015-12-21T17:06:26.023-08:00Sneaking the Stockings <p dir="ltr">Traditionally, stockings are magically reserved for the wee hours of Christmas morning in the Du Pont house. This would afford Brian's mom extra time to sleep when the kids were little. It has been Brian and my grown up pleasure to wake up before our boys, dump our stocking treasures and gorge ourselves on chocolate and treats. But last year, they beat us to it. With quiet little murmuring coming from the next room, we suddenly realized the little boys learned the fine art of sneaking the stockings! We are no longer alone!</p>
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The pages of that old book really take the ink very well. Here are some of my favorites.<div><br></div><div>Adam's crazy hair got even crazier for AWANA one night.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDi807zdHQ0QLvX8ho4HrEOWguv7fBCZzxCEP02vFce5_A4fj3QkBRZKBMVp_9GwpYuG6Pblq_qyjTTl69lkuWxWmhrwX8pxC1zbM5akWCmHjK7VXIqbmpl5L6lUiVVF7GXr_hal1nzeU/s640/blogger-image-1349534337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDi807zdHQ0QLvX8ho4HrEOWguv7fBCZzxCEP02vFce5_A4fj3QkBRZKBMVp_9GwpYuG6Pblq_qyjTTl69lkuWxWmhrwX8pxC1zbM5akWCmHjK7VXIqbmpl5L6lUiVVF7GXr_hal1nzeU/s640/blogger-image-1349534337.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Lucas loves his grandparents' Brittany Spaniel, Daisy.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sEx9ycCswghgVSxaHc7zsjK6wgGJmuEBEYPk-wM4f3diZCvVEEerAc_KkLhwScJeYvAIuA2b2Da0AvQjwCZEdcTnKLMHbbDH0muNfhYIKIl2CmvBwuLZWJ6_AqvDDblSQ7UeJzYqIA4/s640/blogger-image-1905770293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sEx9ycCswghgVSxaHc7zsjK6wgGJmuEBEYPk-wM4f3diZCvVEEerAc_KkLhwScJeYvAIuA2b2Da0AvQjwCZEdcTnKLMHbbDH0muNfhYIKIl2CmvBwuLZWJ6_AqvDDblSQ7UeJzYqIA4/s640/blogger-image-1905770293.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>In Saturdays, we have a "Laundry Party." The boys choose some of their favorite songs for a laundry playlist, reserved only the for folding laundry. We dance around and make an ordinary chore something memorable. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmNWw6sp6FC4QNog-z4Hd7JdTCKtdjIxVRXaFjbdL_d5CV7XZZs1KfNruLRYz9bPwMhgp7_SYZAmoxlJAaTjg0iZvbFHtbJWwk2LD1W0MWJPlT9Ow5913FoqQQxYnL6pcRWNcICRPtR0/s640/blogger-image--1965814554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmNWw6sp6FC4QNog-z4Hd7JdTCKtdjIxVRXaFjbdL_d5CV7XZZs1KfNruLRYz9bPwMhgp7_SYZAmoxlJAaTjg0iZvbFHtbJWwk2LD1W0MWJPlT9Ow5913FoqQQxYnL6pcRWNcICRPtR0/s640/blogger-image--1965814554.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>I always tell my students that if you don't know what to draw, yourself is always available. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUURQRVNUXUg0jHxRHSSCC3pvQ9VZ63p2lFZlEgr8XQ37D_ufNi8njyq0O8_UMqibLqbZQ3_ZZ5yzkHxUVcVrzM2CPvHT1pNNnpTB6NJYw54JOSO66LOpjlXt0QCoppul5Q75lvVHW2c/s640/blogger-image-480540909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUURQRVNUXUg0jHxRHSSCC3pvQ9VZ63p2lFZlEgr8XQ37D_ufNi8njyq0O8_UMqibLqbZQ3_ZZ5yzkHxUVcVrzM2CPvHT1pNNnpTB6NJYw54JOSO66LOpjlXt0QCoppul5Q75lvVHW2c/s640/blogger-image-480540909.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>This is my husband's idea of "making the bed."<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9b50yBG7I0nyrNfLzobrCaySdjJ363KK4ihyphenhyphen4lSP4QUfmqGzpwhVt7tlZQFNzAJ1ok3uPZ1Yjew4yYIVIXoSZg22za2DMSkpA81TfFVAgOMVdbK0E54BHfFaEjbEzoQLhB39V9daxzV0/s640/blogger-image-2081207324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9b50yBG7I0nyrNfLzobrCaySdjJ363KK4ihyphenhyphen4lSP4QUfmqGzpwhVt7tlZQFNzAJ1ok3uPZ1Yjew4yYIVIXoSZg22za2DMSkpA81TfFVAgOMVdbK0E54BHfFaEjbEzoQLhB39V9daxzV0/s640/blogger-image-2081207324.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>I drew a group of middle schoolers getting an art lesson. 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Here's some sketches of my silly boy during basketball practice. </div>
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Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-62390070874858347162015-02-13T13:36:00.001-08:002015-02-13T13:37:29.119-08:00Personal time <p dir="ltr">This is what it looks like when I try to get some quiet time. I love this season of life!</p>
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"Santa Trap" - watercolor</div>
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For my family's Christmas card, I printed this watercolor on a 5x7 flat card, and sent them away to friends and family. Believe it or not, last year, Christmas was especially wondrous for my kids because, after years of trying various traps, alarms, and signals, they finally caught Santa Claus. I'll never forget their stunned expressions that magical morning!</div>
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<br />Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-28085620852610822752014-10-21T19:36:00.001-07:002014-12-29T04:45:17.179-08:00Prismacolor doodles<p dir="ltr">Sometimes I fill in my sketches and life drawings with prismacolor markers. </p>
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Why is it that when I draw myself, my normally messy hair looks miraculously good and my face looks 10 years younger? Is this the nature of self-portraits? I know many artists who do this also. <br>
Closing self-portrait thought: Unlike selfies, self-portraits are not evidence of vanity so much as evidence that the artist had very few available models. </p>
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Through a request, I made 12 watercolor paintings about a newly wed couple, one painting for each month. I enjoyed it immensely, and feel my skill with color grew. Here are a few examples of these paintings, and I hope to upload more when I get a chance. </div>
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Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-71206562532427044142014-09-02T13:11:00.001-07:002014-09-02T13:11:26.554-07:00Art Drop Day<p dir="ltr">There's some art hiding at Kroger for you to find and keep! #artdropday</p>
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<br />Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-49294934715878574762014-08-27T04:01:00.000-07:002014-08-27T04:01:51.380-07:00The Littlest Birds Sing the Prettiest Songs<div dir="ltr">
I painted this old sketch inspired by a song of the same title by the Be Good Tanyas, a favorite on my children's Pandora station. </div>
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Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-37952727900970879482013-12-29T13:32:00.001-08:002013-12-29T13:32:25.798-08:00Big Hair & Knees-and-Elbows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"That is why the real problem of the Christian life comes where people do not
usually look for it. It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your
wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job
each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that
other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger,
stronger, quieter life come flowing in. And so on, all day. Standing back from
all your natural fussings and frettings; coming in out of the wind." - C.S. Lewis in <u>Mere Christianity</u>Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-80981634931977799942013-12-04T12:35:00.001-08:002017-03-19T14:05:10.961-07:00Christmas 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I painted this year's Christmas cards for our family. The biggest news of the year for us is that we moved. As it turns out, the new house has the perfect colors for Christmas! </div>
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<br />Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-37792773259894588472013-11-20T19:06:00.000-08:002013-11-20T19:06:13.797-08:00TailThis week's Illustration Friday word: Tail. <br /><br />I wasn't planning on participating this week, but then I got a drawing bug... I'm glad I did, I like this one! I'd love to put it in color with a nice backlight and cast shadows. I'll have to file this in my book of ideas for another time!<br />
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Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-29532482743534024772013-10-19T09:48:00.001-07:002013-10-19T09:48:14.181-07:00No Training Wheels! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Congratulations to my little boy! He worked so hard for this!</div>
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For a several weeks last Halloween, my 3-year-old son would steal my eye liner and pretend to be Zorro. </div>
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<br />Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-68214328361216865352013-10-10T18:58:00.000-07:002013-10-10T18:58:25.288-07:00Blooms Like HeavenI found this old sketch of my boys, and thought I'd share. I did it about a year ago. I have moved away from realism so much since then! Stylization is much more expressive and fun, but realism sure looks good!<br />
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Brittany Du Ponthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11523801710758330291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309725036705584652.post-46448504206883424612013-09-04T18:43:00.000-07:002017-03-19T14:06:12.345-07:00Sharks Rule!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
These are my favorite two illustrations for "Invincible Me." What boy would want to be a mere fisherman if he could be a shark and rule the ocean?</div>
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