my feet on the dash

Much thanks for the mention, blogwiese.de!

What a nice post I just found on blogwiese.de (a German blog about the net): http://blogwiese.de/blog/4330/drawing-a-day They found my Drawing-A-Day project! My German skillz aren't that great anymore, but, I know that the post (and comments) are positive :)

Thanks again... er... veil dank!!

PS> http://www.thealphabetsketchbook.com  also works to navigate to the project's website. I just created the forwarding thingie.

10 drawing days down, 355 to go!

Yay! I made it to 10 straight days of drawing/painting! :D
Here's the piece from last night, number 10:

365 Days of Drawing is off to a good start

Announcement Banner, originally uploaded by redmeg8.

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The Drawing-A-Day project just got serious.

OK - I just saw Julie & Julia last night. The story of Julie working for a whole 365 days to complete every recipe in Mastering the Art of French Cooking was so inspiring to me. I've been working on this drawing-a-day project since October of 2006. Well, let's just say that 'daily' it is NOT. In fact, recently it's become more monthly. :/

So, in tribute to that marvelous film (Streep was amazing!!) - I am, I have, embarked on a journey to truly raise my drawing project up to what I think it can be - something I do, for an hour or less, every single day, for a year. I started yesterday and plan on finishing on August 9th, 2010.

Are you with me? Anybody?

Well, you can follow along here OR an even better place is over on my "fan page" on Facebook (if you are endowed with an account there) - see below!

Thank you all for the years of support already :)

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Science AND Tattoos?? Illustrated Lists?? I can hardly contain myself !

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AND

How To Tell If Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You

My professional website portfolio's had a face lift! Huzzah!

Wow - I can't believe I did it! I FINALLY sorted out my portfolios over at www.megalo-media.com (my professional art/medical illustration website, as they say).

I've been searching and searching for a clean, readily update-able, gallery app or bit of code and I finally found it! Pictobrowser was the answer to my prayers! They make such a clean and functional (free!) flash gallery app. There's a nice option for a disappearing thumbnail gallery that can overlay the viewing area with a space for a title. And a useful 'notes' link for each piece where you can add more information; I used it for additional facts, media used, and the date the piece was created. Lastly, I like the fact that, with the 'link'... er... link, you can click through to the Flickr page of the image and leave a comment, if you so desire.

It was a SNAP to set up AND since it takes your images from Flickr sets, as you update those sets, it AUTOMATICALLY updates the relevant website gallery! I cannot begin to relate how awesome that is. My online portfolio will be SO much more up-to-date now.

And, the MOST EXCITING bit-o-news, the 'mine' section of my megalo-media portfolio is now open! It's only taken me something like 3 years to get it up and running ;)  I like having the portfolio split into 'mine' and 'yours' so that I can have both sides of my artistic repertoire showcased on the same site without it confusing the viewer.

Feedback is always welcome, so, let me know what you think!

IN PHD-LAND, next week is my last week with my current lab before I start my next rotation. I'm going to miss them so much. From this perspective, I really hope I can make it my permanent home for the next 3 years.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

Yay! Drawing-A-Day book #5 has arrived!

Yay! Book #5 has arrived!, originally uploaded by redmeg8.

Wee! If you've been following my Drawing-A-Day project, you might recognize this :)

Blurb is responsible for these awesome things. I have no complaints with the quality or working with them. Please consider snagging one for yourself or a friend! I'll sign it when I see you :)

See here: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/669559

MORSEL paintings now on Etsy!

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade redmeg8.etsy.com

These plus 11 others are now featured in my Etsy shop. Please stop by! :)

These doilies took my breath away

(the Herpes virus)

Laura Splan amazes me. I mean, I'm at once speechless when I look at her work and supremely jealous that I never thought of this (as usual) being the crafty science illustrator that I am! She's approached 'anatomical art' in a way I've never seen before and it's subtlety just floors me. My favourite sort of blend: deadly and gorgeous. Mega-kudos to you, Laura. Seriously.

Beyond Labcoats and Goggles... Science Shopping

 

I've created another new off-shoot from this here blog: http://redmeg8.typepad.com/meganderings/beyond-labcoats-and-goggles-science-wearables.html

I'm collecting awesome science-related goods from around the web... all for you and those geeky types you need to buy things for. :)

It's in its infancy, so, please check back often for more stuff (there's a permanent link under 'pages' there in the left column) - it might get its own site some day, even. Dream big!

Enjoy!