Category Archives: Painting
A Good Note to Begin On
This will be the last post in this particular blog and at this particular address; I’m going to be doing some website renovation and some rebranding, which I will come back and post about when it’s all finished so URL’s … Continue reading
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Brrr.
Winter is really being winter here in the northeast. We had an extremely mild winter last year so I was welcoming the cold and snow, but now that it’s February I’m starting to get nostalgic about those warm summer evenings … Continue reading
Filed under Charity, commissions, Drawing, Painting
The Obligatory Year in Review
Twenty fan art commissions. Two digital paintings. Three pastels of pets. Two oil paintings. A bunch of drawings in pencil and charcoal. A couple of tutorials. A fundraiser for cats. And a partridge in a pear tree. Okay, not that … Continue reading
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Catching Up
So November passed and I finally got things into gear. You know all my experiments about finding the right time to work? Getting up at 5AM and all that? Well I did some real studying of my routine and finally … Continue reading
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Of Cats and Hurricanes
I guess I haven’t had a real update post in a while. Things have been VERY busy. The Indiegogo fundraiser for NEPA Animal Adoption Network has had me drawing cats in every moment of my spare time, which has been … Continue reading
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A Very Special Blog Post
For those who read my blog but don’t follow me elsewhere, or for those who want to know more of what is going on with the cat thing, this is the story of a cat named Sam, his friends, and … Continue reading
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Moving On…
I’m not a big fan of summer. There’s something tedious about the warm, sunny days, interspersed only with the occasional bout of rain or thunderstorm. It might just be the constant heat, and I’m not a fan of heat. With September arriving … Continue reading
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August!
Quick post, as I’m running behind a bit, but I wanted to post what I finished in July. I’m still in the process of doing some transitioning (my DeviantArt account is now dianekraus.deviantart.com instead of dekraus.deviantart.com and my website will … Continue reading
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Oh, May!
I got some big projects done in May. That’s always exciting. Some things always take longer than others, especially if they require a lot of planning and studies and development. I had two big illustration projects I’d been working on … Continue reading
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Finding Balance
So, I know exactly what you’re all wondering. How did that getting up at 5AM every morning go? Well, let’s see. Pros and cons. Pros: I got a lot of extra drawing time in. I figure 45+ hours on figure … Continue reading
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Sam's Friends Indiegogo fundraiser raised $1,892 in donations and helped NEPA Animal Adoption Network save 40 cats from the abandoned trailer park Sam came from! We're not done yet, either - please follow as we continue to create art to save cats at 
