tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77944657351326223132024-03-13T08:13:47.880-07:00Dave HuddlestonDave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-42071415674324672232010-03-10T23:45:00.000-08:002010-03-10T23:52:43.648-08:00A Team Effort<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S5ift5Bb8vI/AAAAAAAAC4U/dTmA-qCt3Dg/s1600-h/IMG_0080.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S5ift5Bb8vI/AAAAAAAAC4U/dTmA-qCt3Dg/s400/IMG_0080.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dave the famous artist's sketches...plus...Wife's, ( aka Running with Scissors ), creativity and sewing expertise...equals...these amazing decorative pillows</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">that she gave as Christmas gifts.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S5ift5Bb8vI/AAAAAAAAC4U/dTmA-qCt3Dg/s1600-h/IMG_0080.JPG"></a></span> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S5ifutDXQVI/AAAAAAAAC4c/QllWqfSVSq0/s1600-h/IMG_0081.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S5ifutDXQVI/AAAAAAAAC4c/QllWqfSVSq0/s400/IMG_0081.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S5ifvE-n9fI/AAAAAAAAC4k/TVpKxHAL3Sc/s1600-h/IMG_0085.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S5ifvE-n9fI/AAAAAAAAC4k/TVpKxHAL3Sc/s400/IMG_0085.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S5ifvvBLrRI/AAAAAAAAC4s/imfYTKJWel4/s1600-h/IMG_0086.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S5ifvvBLrRI/AAAAAAAAC4s/imfYTKJWel4/s400/IMG_0086.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-89121799189198635282010-02-05T13:16:00.000-08:002010-02-05T13:18:09.620-08:00Dave's Fantasy Art<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S2yKzqxsAQI/AAAAAAAAC4M/PZMYO0K2FvU/s1600-h/Witches+Castle.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S2yKzqxsAQI/AAAAAAAAC4M/PZMYO0K2FvU/s400/Witches+Castle.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /> This would be the witche's castle for the powerpoint presentation mentioned below....<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-67763969754412629262010-02-05T13:03:00.000-08:002010-02-05T13:09:45.381-08:00Dave's Fantasy Friends<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S2yHp8IznBI/AAAAAAAAC4E/lUKBOOei9h8/s1600-h/Debi+ART.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S2yHp8IznBI/AAAAAAAAC4E/lUKBOOei9h8/s400/Debi+ART.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">A sketch I recently completed, along with others, for a powerpoint presentation to be presented during the playing of a Norwegian Folk Song in an upcoming concert in Oregon presented by the Halcyon Trio from Linfield College, of which my sister is a member. Whew! That was a mouthful!!!!</span></span><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-14376983815801352142010-01-13T09:58:00.000-08:002010-01-13T10:13:12.258-08:00Dave's Fantasy Friends<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S04MkY74kYI/AAAAAAAAC38/0j-KwDaIcRg/s1600-h/Chameleon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/S04MkY74kYI/AAAAAAAAC38/0j-KwDaIcRg/s400/Chameleon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426288420336472450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My latest digital rendering for an upcoming children's book. Notice the Chameleon?</span></span><br /></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-88208720721991855342009-12-26T19:16:00.000-08:002010-01-12T00:34:09.067-08:00Dave's Famous Funnies<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SzbRl3PlxEI/AAAAAAAAC3s/GdDTPFBmcS8/s1600-h/Santa.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SzbRl3PlxEI/AAAAAAAAC3s/GdDTPFBmcS8/s400/Santa.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-75121282719803131262009-12-18T17:57:00.000-08:002009-12-18T18:05:46.082-08:00the RED PARTY logo<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SywzPBxHtJI/AAAAAAAAC24/COx8onn2XAg/s1600-h/LTAF-black+final.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416760785085379730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SywzPBxHtJI/AAAAAAAAC24/COx8onn2XAg/s400/LTAF-black+final.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Just finished this for Life Through Art's annual Red Party held down in Hollywood each year. It's an organization run by my brother-in-law Jeff Brooks whose purpose is to benefit children in the Arts. If you'd like to check them out visit <a href="http://www.ltaf.org/">Life Through Art Foundation</a>.</div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-18388839888423959152009-11-25T11:04:00.000-08:002009-11-29T20:51:00.206-08:00Dave's Fantasy Friends<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#660000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409751140538633666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SxNMAA8RzcI/AAAAAAAAC2k/QWgKNuhM2IE/s400/Robin+and+TuckRGB.jpg" border="0" />"Robin and Tuck"</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#000000;">This young lady is a world-class Archer and can put three arrows into an enemy before he can draw his weapon. Her faithful sidekick is swift, cunning and has a nose for danger that may be lurking about.</span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b></b></span></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/Sw1_sZgbRpI/AAAAAAAAC1k/pM7OWYk-g8Q/s1600/Barg.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 309px; HEIGHT: 425px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/Sw1_sZgbRpI/AAAAAAAAC1k/pM7OWYk-g8Q/s400/Barg.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,0)"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Barg"</span></span></span></span><br /><br />Looks evil but is very lovable and loyal to friends and will vigorously defend them to the death</div><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409603291356987090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 405px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SxLFiD0d_tI/AAAAAAAAC2c/MYiEbn1fPOs/s400/Swamp+Rat+rgb.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#660000;">"Swamp Rat"</span></strong> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">An expert in the martial arts but his enthusiasm sometimes gets in the way of good judgement and he can jump into a fight impusilvely without too much thought about it.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/Sw1_tM5BYuI/AAAAAAAAC10/nLpmYMHFZcM/s1600/Mr.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/Sw1_tM5BYuI/AAAAAAAAC10/nLpmYMHFZcM/s400/Mr.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#660000;">"Mr. Ohso"</span></strong></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span ><span style="color:#000000;">His brain, and common sense are his main weapons. He has attained a higher level than most mortals and is capable of amazing feats.</span><br /><br /></span></span></p></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-75920554119694547472009-11-12T18:16:00.000-08:002009-11-12T18:18:03.666-08:00Dave's Fantasy Friends<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SvzBmA9NDEI/AAAAAAAAC1c/vorlMYYWZQA/s1600-h/Juan+%26+Larry.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SvzBmA9NDEI/AAAAAAAAC1c/vorlMYYWZQA/s400/Juan+%26+Larry.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-22522807616505256302009-10-20T17:05:00.000-07:002009-10-20T17:10:09.502-07:00Dave's Fantasy Friends<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/St5QWNUt8fI/AAAAAAAAC1U/tnxpmrr8xFY/s1600-h/Millicent-small.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/St5QWNUt8fI/AAAAAAAAC1U/tnxpmrr8xFY/s400/Millicent-small.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Millicent rehearses for her water ballet performance.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">this most recent digital rendering is available as an 8 x 10" print either by leaving me a comment here or visiting my ETSY site at davehuddleston.etsy.com or just clicking on the photo in the right hand column.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-65920409786420239172009-10-16T12:25:00.000-07:002009-10-16T12:26:10.442-07:00Dave's Fantasy Friends<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/StjIoDmOZmI/AAAAAAAAC1M/CU9gsA29c-E/s1600-h/dog+lady.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/StjIoDmOZmI/AAAAAAAAC1M/CU9gsA29c-E/s400/dog+lady.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-3470210773192303202009-10-14T18:22:00.000-07:002009-10-14T18:30:51.173-07:00Dave's Fantasy Friends<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/StZ5XBNvtFI/AAAAAAAAC1E/RjZuxAMBtuc/s1600-h/morning+flight.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/StZ5XBNvtFI/AAAAAAAAC1E/RjZuxAMBtuc/s400/morning+flight.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Morning Flight"<br />Nothing gets you pumped to meet the day like a brisk flight in the cool morning air. Liska likes to go fast and low on her eager friend Ebon-Caw.<br />This latest digital rendering is available as an 8 x 10" print for $15.00 by leaving a comment here for me or by visiting my ETSY site at davehuddleston.etsy.com<br /></span></span></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-59136787263922189752009-10-05T19:05:00.000-07:002009-10-05T19:10:47.332-07:00Dave's Commissions<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/Ssql9vi4XkI/AAAAAAAAC08/x2AmrxGahgY/s1600-h/IMG_0082.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/Ssql9vi4XkI/AAAAAAAAC08/x2AmrxGahgY/s400/IMG_0082.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is my latest commission, a tryptych, acrylic on canvases, overall size24 x 54". Haven't decided for sure yet if it's finished but I've asked the clients to come view it at this point. See anything I need to add, take away or adjust??</span></span><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-3694037458030670372009-09-30T23:47:00.000-07:002009-09-30T23:56:46.975-07:00Dave's Commissions<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"The Tollen"</span></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SsRQftNhoSI/AAAAAAAAC00/hRllSK0WFm4/s1600-h/IMG_0400.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SsRQftNhoSI/AAAAAAAAC00/hRllSK0WFm4/s400/IMG_0400.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">This acrylic painting of the 48' Chris Craft "Tollen" was done for my daughter's boyfriend's parents. We had the opportunity to go out with them on the occassion of the boyfriend's 18th birthday and had a fun day out on the San Francisco Bay. This scene was done from a photo of the boat while it was still in Canada where they purchased it. Very scenic spot!</span></span><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-42736984483234313032009-09-28T22:50:00.001-07:002009-09-28T23:24:22.095-07:00Dave's Fantasy Friends<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"The Fish Jockey"</span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SsGkgor7AmI/AAAAAAAAC0s/lOKvKgDB46w/s1600-h/Fish+Jockey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SsGkgor7AmI/AAAAAAAAC0s/lOKvKgDB46w/s400/Fish+Jockey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386767509896233570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">This regal looking soldier sits proudly on his trusty mount, the most experienced and reliable fish in the fleet,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> befitting the high-ranking seasoned rider.</span></span><br />Limited edition prints of "The Fish Jockey" are available for $15.00 either by leaving a comment here or by visiting my ETSY shop at davehuddleston.etsy.com<br /></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-27436364580919490922009-09-24T17:33:00.000-07:002009-09-24T17:39:34.116-07:00Home Sweet Home<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">...okay so I'm dreaming again. This isn't really MY home. I'm an artist remember!</span></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrwP-uzkqZI/AAAAAAAAC0c/ES2sF0YT1mA/s1600-h/IMG_0175.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrwP-uzkqZI/AAAAAAAAC0c/ES2sF0YT1mA/s400/IMG_0175.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This cute little portrait of a Napa Valley home is for sale as a print from the original acrylic I painted. price: $15.00 size: 8 x 10" with a white border all around and each personally signed by me. I will also put it on my Etsy shop at davehuddleston.etsy.com<br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-44747959040481010762009-09-22T23:52:00.000-07:002009-09-22T23:57:49.826-07:00Dave's Demos<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"A Walk to the Beach"<br />This watercolor was a class demonstration painting for one of my adult classes. I usually spent the first 45 min. to an hour of a 3-hour class doing a demo. Often times I would spend another hour or so on them after I got back to my studio but, in this case, I haven't touched it since. Maybe it's finished, perhaps I need to do a little more. What do YOU think?<br /></span></span></span></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrnFpJAjgRI/AAAAAAAAC0M/ThgNnBUX04U/s1600-h/IMG_0277.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrnFpJAjgRI/AAAAAAAAC0M/ThgNnBUX04U/s400/IMG_0277.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-42131263286749289692009-09-21T18:19:00.000-07:002009-09-21T18:32:49.953-07:00Dave's Commissions<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The "Squid Killer"</span></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrgmO8gyJiI/AAAAAAAACzs/CJkUGV9ieRA/s1600-h/IMG_0390.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrgmO8gyJiI/AAAAAAAACzs/CJkUGV9ieRA/s400/IMG_0390.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Commissioned for a 4-year-old boy who, being the very bright boy that he is, came up with this concept of a squid killer truck that doesn't kill squid but, rather uses them as ammunition to shoot at other pesky beasties. The squid attaches itself to them and kills them with it's stench.</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrgmPPu0E5I/AAAAAAAACz0/OO3YSMMwpVg/s1600-h/IMG_0396.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrgmPPu0E5I/AAAAAAAACz0/OO3YSMMwpVg/s400/IMG_0396.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The truck is manned by two people and is equipped with the squid launcher, an automatic weapon on the cab's roof and missles as well. It also has a wing that comes out on the side when they need to get airborn.</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrgmP0tAdWI/AAAAAAAACz8/lGQ8jKpotK8/s1600-h/IMG_0398.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrgmP0tAdWI/AAAAAAAACz8/lGQ8jKpotK8/s400/IMG_0398.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The acrylic painting was a complete surprise for him and he was thrilled and awestruck. He enjoys describing the details that were all his ideas and pointing out the 15 critters that are placed throughout the piece.</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrgmQetUIWI/AAAAAAAAC0E/NCkLf7QAWVc/s1600-h/IMG_0389-1.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrgmQetUIWI/AAAAAAAAC0E/NCkLf7QAWVc/s400/IMG_0389-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-38409729712550863102009-09-19T20:31:00.000-07:002009-09-19T20:32:17.761-07:00Dave's Famous Funnies<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrWiGeaiLUI/AAAAAAAACzc/hJ9aFrTTk98/s1600-h/IMG_0515.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrWiGeaiLUI/AAAAAAAACzc/hJ9aFrTTk98/s400/IMG_0515.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-21804142526698945532009-09-19T13:19:00.000-07:002009-09-19T13:22:08.903-07:00Dave's Commissions<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This acrylic painting I did for the Sedona Film Festival, 2007. I titled it "The Shoot".</span></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrU81bTDvCI/AAAAAAAACzU/72Ny-PZXn-M/s1600-h/sedona.by.tfa3.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrU81bTDvCI/AAAAAAAACzU/72Ny-PZXn-M/s400/sedona.by.tfa3.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-49407253283382796992009-09-18T23:43:00.000-07:002009-09-18T23:55:44.995-07:00Dave's Commissions<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">These two paintings were done for a couple that live high in the hills overlooking the Napa Valley, (CA.). They were done on stretched canvas and are hanging on two walls in their master bedroom. They are 10 x 12' each and represent the views from their home, minus the foreground roads which they requested I add. I had no problem with that since I felt it would add contrast and depth.</span></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrR9pfRxsoI/AAAAAAAACzE/6S46zovAK5k/s1600-h/IMG_0168.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrR9pfRxsoI/AAAAAAAACzE/6S46zovAK5k/s400/IMG_0168.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The scene below also shows them driving up the road in their vintage red Ferrari.<br /> </span></span></span></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrR9pmdobtI/AAAAAAAACzM/38iEEWunfdU/s1600-h/IMG_0160.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrR9pmdobtI/AAAAAAAACzM/38iEEWunfdU/s400/IMG_0160.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">...and NO...I did not make enough on this commission to afford a Ferrari of my own!</span></span></span><br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-47342278438799874212009-09-16T19:24:00.000-07:002009-09-17T00:08:27.211-07:00The Explorer<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrGeZ4E1D-I/AAAAAAAACy8/XANqm5AMklE/s1600-h/the+Explorer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SrGeZ4E1D-I/AAAAAAAACy8/XANqm5AMklE/s400/the+Explorer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382257197071011810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><b>The amazing rock formations surrounding Lake Powell in Arizona were the inspiration for this watercolor, as well as my love for exploring. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-33313607236331622732009-09-14T14:31:00.000-07:002009-09-14T14:42:30.022-07:00Dave's Originals<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/Sq62Q-cSVVI/AAAAAAAACy0/gmyYOHL7ia4/s1600-h/IMG_0040-1.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/Sq62Q-cSVVI/AAAAAAAACy0/gmyYOHL7ia4/s400/IMG_0040-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />"Our Bountiful Land"<br />8 x 10"<br /></span></span></span>this original acrylic painting on stretched canvas is available for sale for only 65.00 plus shipping by either leaving a comment for me here or by visiting davehuddleston.etsy.com<br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-9664040570695972242009-09-14T13:41:00.000-07:002009-09-14T14:07:12.047-07:00Dave's Sketchbook<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">a recent sketch from my sketchbook. Many of my sketches were done on location but this is simply one pulled out of my vast storeroom from my memory banks, aka: my little pea brain!</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/Sq6vAv5QWGI/AAAAAAAACys/7f23wuzV9io/s1600-h/old+bldgs+sketch+edit.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/Sq6vAv5QWGI/AAAAAAAACys/7f23wuzV9io/s400/old+bldgs+sketch+edit.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381431032145795170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">...and yes, I can make this available as an 8 x 10" print if you're a fan of black and white.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">Just leave a comment here or visit my etsy shop at davehuddleston.etsy.com</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">price will be $15.00</span></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-59863545599044396082009-09-11T23:34:00.000-07:002009-09-11T23:39:58.607-07:00Dave's Fantasy Friends<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SqtBAmFTEQI/AAAAAAAACx8/AAqqS75rZvk/s1600-h/Jorge+takes+Pinkers+and+Roger+for+a+walk-web.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SqtBAmFTEQI/AAAAAAAACx8/AAqqS75rZvk/s400/Jorge+takes+Pinkers+and+Roger+for+a+walk-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">"Jorge takes Squiggy and Hinkle for a walk."</span></span></span><br /><br />available as an 8 x 10" print for $15.00 by leaving a comment here or by visiting davehuddleston.etsy.com<br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794465735132622313.post-78112078193388841312009-09-11T22:15:00.000-07:002009-09-11T22:21:45.488-07:00Dave's Fantasy Friends<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Woodland Faerie"</span></span></span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SqsuelQ6cMI/AAAAAAAACxs/8OwfaJ8nxUc/s1600-h/Woodland+Fairie+web.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SqsuelQ6cMI/AAAAAAAACxs/8OwfaJ8nxUc/s400/Woodland+Fairie+web.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">These two prints also available for just $15.00 each by leaving a comment here or by visiting my Etsy store at davehuddleston.etsy.com</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Dragon Rider"</span></span><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SqsufE_PIJI/AAAAAAAACx0/bWykk_RA7kk/s1600-h/dragon+rider+web.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_csLpw84upPU/SqsufE_PIJI/AAAAAAAACx0/bWykk_RA7kk/s400/dragon+rider+web.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dave Huddlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553103990670267008noreply@blogger.com0