This is the way our driveway looks at night...when we have all the "torches" lit up.

Suntan @ Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 5:06 AM [Edit] [Delete]
The torches are festive and practical, huh! Nice atmosphere! Do you have to worry about fire?...looks like a really long and secluded driveway, sparky (*afraid of the dark!*)...and also wondering if this is your view..and what a great Jam entry this would be? :)

StGeorgeOfEngland @ Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 10:20 AM [Edit] [Delete]
Wow! What a driveway. How lucky you are to have such a great way to get to your house. The torches look great.
I like how you did the foliage and used just enough textures here.

Meno @ Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 10:52 AM [Edit] [Delete]
Very cool driveway! Nice job on the greenery ... looks like it was captured in fast motion, as the card rolled by ... good one!

Aakyra @ Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 11:00 AM [Edit] [Delete]
Oh Sparky! This is beautiful! The colors are perfext for a night drawing! The foilage on the trees and the green gras spilling over onto the drive are lovely! What a wonderful night walk this must make.

emigre @ Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 11:41 AM [Edit] [Delete]
very good job on the night atmosphere, were you just cant see what is behind the foreground :D nice driveway too :)
Christine M B @ Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 1:03 PM [Edit] [Delete]
real feeling of depth!

ptrice @ Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 1:19 PM [Edit] [Delete]
Great job, Sparky - dark and mysterious, yet warm and comforting looking.:) I love the trees, the torches and the tiny stars!

sparky7 @ Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 5:20 PM [Edit] [Delete]

Hi "Suntan"....Thanks for the nice comment....I appreciate it. Yes....I agree...torches are very "festive", and practical too....I love them! Noooo....we never worry about fire...we've been lighting these torches for several years now, and we've never had any trees or foliage catch fire. Yes...this is my "view".....and if it qualifies for the "jam" studio....what do I have to do to get it moved there? Thanks again for the nice comment!!

sparky7 @ Wednesday, September 3rd 2008, 5:42 PM [Edit] [Delete]
Hi "George" and "Meno", and "Aakyra", and "Emigre", and "Christine", and "Ptrice"....I want to thank you all for

Nice "move", Sparky!..and a great first addition to an FG Jam! Good Luck! :D

Hi "Suntan"!! Thank you very much for the nice comment....and thanks for your help!! I really do appreciate it!!! :D :) ^_^

I bought the mirror a few years ago- it was ivory coloured plastic but I painted it up in various shades of bronze acrylic paint...

Great pic CMB. Come on, give us a song.

thanks! you dont know how many times Ive tried to get "Moonriver" right- and failed!

It's so lovely how she is looking after you - :(

Very nice Chris. Clever use of plastic... Making it look so expensive.

Fabulous ... I like how your face is shadowed here, Chris .... and the details on that mirror. That's a very cool mirror, btw ... like what you did with it. Yes, more songs, please! :)

This is great, from the thumbnail I thought it was a photo. Also I do those sorts of things. I will buy something cheap or discounted knowing I can make it look really cool and also it gives me something to do that is creative. I personalize just about everything I buy. Your mirror is lovely! So are you :-)

thanks all- my face is in deep shadow because I drew this at night so the only illumination is from the light above.. thanks for all the kind comments!

Very interesting take on the Jam! I like the deep shadows on the face and the reflection on the glasses.
BTW I notice that all your pictures are 300x300 (which is the default size). Are you choosing this or haven't you found out how to make the canvas larger? Personally I would love to see your work much bigger. I tend to use 800x600 - anything bigger makes for a very crowded screen with all the tools.

Great self Portrait Christine..those light reflections are really nice!

I was sticking to the 300X300 size for now but will go bigger- tried a chibi paint draw but it wouldnt send- had some sort of java error...

Your talent extends to interior decorating!! haha! looks like a beautiful mirror, chris, and a beautiful portrait, as well! very finely done Jam entry. I like it very much. :)

heck_ if you saw the messy state of my house! lol- too busy drawing to decorate!

I love the way you did this. There is such interest with your portrait in the mirror with the detail of the mirror itself all around your face. It looks like your angel is all around you.

YAY very nice draw and i d love to have such framed mirror !! :) maybe ill take a look in the chinese store up there :D
Wonderful job :)

very nice picture and I love your mirror. I am a mirror freak and this would look wonderful in my house along with all my mirrors.. I even had one that had marilyn monroe's face silk screened on it with what looked like stipling with an ink pen, it was really cool, but when we moved the movers cracked it, I was so sad...What a cool mirror, I love your face in it wish you were smiling, you should be for having such a lucky find, and such a wonderful picture..I love mirrors hate looking into them, never sure who I am seeing, lol, if you feel like you are tired of your mirror send it my way, I'd be happy to give it a home...=D

my face always goes stern when Im concentrating! lol- If I could i would send you all angels ( as well as mirrors!)

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YAY! What a great portrait! It really looks like you..and I should know ;) Terrific job on the colors on the face, you always know how to pick out colors and use them so well! :D Great job Emi! :D

Hi, Emi! You're just as charming as your unique and wonderful draws :)

lovely to meet you!

Hello Emi..nice to see you. Nice draw.

What a pleasure!!!

Bonjour Emi. Cheer up. It can't be that bad.

Wonderful perspective and I can see the concentration in your eye =) Might I say you're as beautiful as your art! My kind of hairstyle too =D Well done!

This is awesome! I love how just one eye is showing... it looks exactly as if you caught a glimpse of yourself in the mirror! And you're a beautiful woman too ^^

I love your paintings Emi, they are SO real – not in a photo-realistic way but as in the truth, just the way it is. You make the ordinary quite extraordinary.

A perfect definition from Xina! I love your art and a beautiful little snippet of life from you again. Very cute and ty for the wb. :)

Hi Emi..So Nice to see you!Btw great portrait!

Oh how pretty Emi! You are quite lovely and this painting is great.

Emi, what a graceful neck you have, I admire you swans with the long graceful necks, mine is ordinary...=( what a cute dimpled chin, nice eyes, lovely lady...lovey work.

Well I like the Antique tv alot but it is my husbands..lol!

Looks like you love painting! This is a very nice picture, I like the soft colours and the idea of the window frame in front is a nice one!

Looks like a great space to decompress and get creative! Love the rose shades :)

Is this your paint room? It looks so bright and cheery. Really pretty!

If you were to see mine right now you would be scared. My daughter moved out of her house and my husband and son-in-law brought back a huge trailor full of things and they are everywhere in my house right now until I decide what I am going to keep and what I am going get rid of.

I am using the light from my kitchen window to paint right now but this pink is the color of my living room and I just started the sunflower painting with the basket my friend gave me.My window is full of plants that are getting bigger.

cool- I have an old bush radio.. love the retro look...

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I really like this, all the stuff, the computer, the wood just so good and detailed,,,,,, Even the ice cubes,,,,very good and fun draw! Reminds me of...these are a few of my favorite things....

Very tidy and a great space.

It's uncluttered but also full of wonderful personal touches ... no wonder you're so creative, REE! Especially love the fish with the Mick Jagger lips ;D
http://totallylookslike.com/2008/07/21/mick-jagger/

Nice calming workspace. Good detail, cubes in the drink. Nice one again.

Oh Oh, it seems to me I vetter start working on my sork space this is so neat and organized. Only thing is....it would never las anyway becasue after MANY years of trying to change my ways I have come to the realization that I just am not succeeding at that goal. Woe is me!

Ree...this totally tells a bunch about you. Thanks for sharing.

This is a lovely computer station. The beveled glass doors are so pretty! I like all your what-nots on the shelves too. I think my favorite is the puckering fish, really cute!

Did you airbrush your space to look so pretty! hehe. I would have to to make my space look this special! It's a wonderful snippet of you! You've inspired me! :)

Thank you everyone. I try to be organized. The mess is in the cabinet below behind closed doors...lol. The fish, well I have a collection of "Clayworks" and it is one of my favs too.

So this is one place where you work - wonderful!!!:)

This IS creative! I would definitely get inspired easily by that wonderful collection you have there. I love how you drew your computer with the draw screen and signed it in there.. very clever and sneaky.

So Nice of a work station...Great Work!

This is so pretty and organized. I don't have an organized bone in my body. I am trying to get better though. :-(

I love how you have your computer set up. I almost didn't even see the computer because of all of the incredible things on the shelves.

what a wonderful collection!

What I see most of the time.

WOW! So much going on here. This is one I know that I will view again tomorrow and find something I didn't see today. Good to see you draw here again.

The cozy nook of a creative soul, that's what this looks like. I'm agog at the wonderful details here ... from the computer screen to the caged bird, the painting of the girl and the prints in small frames. And that chandelier, oh my!

Looks like an artist desk, chocolate and all. COOL draw. I thought you had been in my corner of the world. lol Gread detail and colors...what is the white apparatice on your screen????

There is so much to see here and interest going on. Love all the art objects here. The painting of the girl is beautiful. So many nice colors on this canvas too. Gorgeous view.

Your birds are cute. What kind are they? I used to have a Green Conyor that could exscape any cage. He was a character.

Ah yes, genius at work! hehe. I see not much has changed, your painting is still there and your beloved birds. I love that they are out and with you and I see one on a nest. Are you having babies again? I also am interested in the chandelier? Great space you got going on there, swannie! :)

I love this controlled chaos and the whole entire feeling of this great piece -

Hmm intriguing. I find you can tell so much about a person through what their work space looks like. Are those your pet doves? And the wonderful portrait, is that something you painted? I especially love the chandelier light thing and how you drew it.

This painting is so Kewl and is that a Renoir Painting!
Very Nice!

Swan, incredible. This makes me feel right at home. I have everything in my computer room. From things I was selling on ebay to art supplies new and old. I don't have any birds though. I have never been a pet sort of animal.

I love the picture of the little girl, did you paint that?

Very nice!

looks like my home- full of interesting thingies!

This is what you would see if you come to the sliding door on the deck going into my house. I see this in the mornings when I come home from work.

MAMA ... you're home! Mama mama mama! Oh, they do know how to greet you, don't they? This is soooooo charming, Kathy ... I just love every precious detail :)

Haha. Love that wee dog (yes a goggie Meno) waiting for you. Super draw.

Somebody misses you. Lovely draw.

You have a lovely, inviting home. You are blessed, with talent and a special home. Great draw!

Very nice view. I see you have a bird in the background and this doggie is so cute looking out at you. Nice brickwork on the outside of the house and around the fireplace. I like your fire glowing..nice coloring of the flames. Very inviting this area look's.

Thanks! Yes, I have 3 birds inside. I have 2 cockatiels, over on the right, and Rambo the yellow front Amazon, is on the left. The dog's name is Curly but we call him Schnookie most of the time. My son killed the deer 2 years ago, so that is where it came from. Husband and son are both hunters. Now, we are being invaded by raccoons, there were 5 of them last night right off from the deck.

Awww that puppy is soooo cute. Cozy looking fire . great use of the texture tool on the carpet.

Awww cute puppy! Looks like a very cozy house =)

Very Nice comfy cozy Painting of your home! Great work on all that brick work details!

Kathy, this is very elegant looking right down to your little poodle. Your colors are similar to what I have in my house but opposite, the rusty brown is on the floors and the green is on the walls.

Nice work here. Even the texture in the carpet and the glass.

very home sweet home! lovely

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What a beautiful room. Mine is rather drab in comparison, no womans touch. Hehe.
I like that green colour on the walls, it compliments the mahogany (?) colour of the furniture very well. I see a happy dog and cat too. A house with animals is such a happy one.
Nice draw, thanks for letting us in for a while.

A beautiful room and draw. Such detail and the colors are super!

Such an elegant room, but also warm and cozy. I love the green tones in your sofa, and the muted green on the wall ... I used that color in my last house :) And, of course, any room with a kitteh and a goggie is going to feel homey!

Haha. Meno, you never fail to make me smile. Thank you.

I do like the greens & mahogany. Very inviting room. Great draw.

Wow, this room is so pretty! That color of green and the furniture look so good together! I see you have some "children" too! This drawing is great!

What a wonderful room! Perfect details, colors, mix of textiles and woods. Love the throw. And...even your critters, though different are in harmony with one another. Awesome!

Lovely room Ree. I have an armoir that looks exactly like yours. It is my husbands computer hutch.

Wow.. very nicely decorated. I was always interested in Interior design and always had big ideas for my room... but my parents are unfortunately the type that prefer clean, simple but sophisticated, white on white. I guess there is also the issue of us renting rather than owning so we don't just get to do what we like. I did get to organize the living room when we moved in though =) Now I've started rambling so anyways... This is very nicely painted.. I espeically like the arm chair on the right side of the wardrobe. It looks comfortable ^^

Wonderful Painting and such nice decorating!

My walls are exactly this color and my daughter just gave me an Amoire very similar to yours. My furniture is brown leather though. Weird how I see so many similarities in everyones rooms. I couldn't paint mine right now if I wanted to, I have too much clutter since last night. Hopefully soon it will all be arranged or gotten rid of. This is so elegant and beautiful.

can you come decorate for me? gorgeous!

I love my studio and it is the best place in the house. A happy room, with all the things I love.

What's not to love? What a great, airy space ... I wouldn't mind working here, myself!

Ok, this is what I want and really need. I have so many art supplies that when I go to do a project I can't find what all I need. This is a wonderful place you have here. It is so clean looking, bright and cheerful with everything an artist would need. Love it!

I would love it too!:)

It looks bigger than my entire flat!
Ok, maybe not. Nice workspace, tidy too. Just what I like.

What a fun looking room. I could go there & never leave. Great draw.

I wish I had an extra room that I could do something like this with - you are very lucky! Great drawing and lots of details! I like the basket with the art book, that caught my eye right off!

Neat, airey, colorful. "YOUR SPOT" Very nice

Ohhh I wish I had a studio! I know if I did it would be 30 times as messy and cluttered =P It looks awesome, no wonder you produce such nice work!

Nice Painting of your studio Trish! : )

What a creative space. I love the details that you put into this picture. It must have taken forever. Such a clean looking space also. Is that hard wood flooring?

great looking place to work!

I have quite a collection of bears, I am just a kid at heart

Smiling at the one laying down on the pillow up front...too cute. They are very cute and so many different faces and colors to them. There is something about stuffed bears that I think we all love. You've got a very nice collection going here I see.

All the family is here together. What a nice collection and an excellent draw!

Now this just makes me grin! Would look great printed out and hung in a baby's room :)

Awwww ;) i wondered where all those bears come from ;) I like the little orange one ;)

How cute! I would have to hug the little spleepy green bear first, just 'cause he looks the fuzziest! But, I'm sure, I have hugs for all....lol. ;)

The big light blue one is my fave. Great smile. I love to see a great smile, it warms the heart.

My bears are to make you smile. Or giggle, a giggle is just a smile out loud!

This is so cute, I have a few bears but my collection is rather small. You did a great job on this, and I love the one in the front on the pillow sleeping, so cute!

That blue bear is a happy fella. Yea that is my favorite also Little sad pink one. AWWWWW!

They are sweet! What is cool about stuffed bears are that they are universally appreciated toys.

Trish this painting is so adorable! The sleeping bear is so sweet...Nice Work!

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