Karen Tessandore

  • Things I Saw in Iowa

    Much earlier this summer I got to go along with my friend and her baby daughter, Zelda, on a trip back to see their family in Iowa.  We drove up, down, across and back across (and not necessarily in that order) the whole state.  The first night we stayed at a cabin just on the

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  • From Australia to Rwanda (sort of)

    I've been away from painting & creating for quite awhile.  (Just part of my normal creative cycle.)  So this girl is just some playing I did after being inspired by an online class I'm taking…Taught by Jane Davenport out of Australia – it's easily the best e-course I've ever taken.  She's the real deal.  By

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  • Owl(s)

    At last!  After years of fiddling around with drawing an owl, I finally drew one I like.  Honestly though, there's a little Photoshop magic going on with one of his wings.  I started out trying to draw a little owl in profile, then switched to working on this guy.  So the original drawing looks like

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  • Charlee

    Last week I flew down to Juneau, Alaska for work (just down & back on the same day).  The plane ride is an hour & a half long, which is just enough time to draw a girl.  I spent the day with my coworker, Jake.  When I showed him my drawing he thought she looked

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  • David Rakoff

    I was so sad today when I heard that David Rakoff died last night.  He was a writer and a voice that I loved, yet I can't seem to articulate for you the many things about him that I found wonderful.  Watch… Recorded May 12th of this year.  And listen…here especially & here too. He

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  • Coffee & Attitude

    I drew this girl while Meg & I were sitting at the coffee place in Seward last weekend.  I meant to make her look content, but she looks a little like, "yeah, I got my coffee – what?"  :)  ~ k

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  • To-Go Cup

    Despite having 2 or 3 reusable go-cups for my coffee, I've just always preferred the feel of the disposable ones.  I'm trying to cut back on my $5 coffee-a-day habit though, so I stopped by Costco and bought bag of plain, disposable cups.  ($13 bucks for 170 cups.)  That way, I can make use of

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  • Camping in the Rain

    My friend Meg had a great idea to do a quick late-summer (i.e. rainy season) camping trip to Seward, Alaska.  I love this little town.  It was super rainy at times… But it wasn't pouring like it can down there.  I like to dream about owning a building & business in Seward, especially when I

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  • For Zelda

    I got an email this evening from my friend asking if I could paint a princess for her daughter, Zelda.  (To whom I'm an honorary aunt!  Love that little girl.)  I started out doing a rough sketch so I could get an idea of where I wanted to go with the painting.  But I kind

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  • Art in Baltimore

    I like to bring my watercolors when I travel so I can do a little painting.  (As you can see by the date on the page, I was actually there in early June…belated blogging.)  This girl was inspired by a dress/hat combo I saw in a little boutique in Fell's Point… Here's my comfy art

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