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1. Waiting on Wednesday 25

By: Laura, on 2/15/2012
Blog: Laura's Review Bookshelf (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Diva, Jillian Larkin, WOW 25, Add a tag

I am really looking forward to this one. Jillian really encompasses the history of the roaring twenties and the racial and social differences that occurred during that time.

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Parties, bad boys, speakeasies—life in Manhattan has become a woozy blur for Clara Knowles. If Marcus Eastman truly loved her, how could he have fallen for another girl so quickly? Their romance mustn't have been as magical as Clara thought. And if she has to be unhappy, she's going to drag everyone else down to the depths of despair right along with her.

Being a Barnard girl is the stuff of Lorraine Dyer's dreams. Finding out that Marcus is marrying a gold digger who may or may not be named Anastasia? A nightmare. The old Lorraine would have sat by and let the chips fall where they may, but she's grown up a lot these past few months. She can't bear to see Marcus lose a chance for true love. But will anyone listen to her?

Now that the charges against her have been dropped, Gloria Carmody is spending the last dizzying days of summer on Long Island, yachting on the sound and palling around with socialites at Forrest Hamilton's swanky villa. Beneath her smile, though, Gloria's keeping a secret. One that could have deadly consequences . . .

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2. Illustration Friday: Theater

By: Laurel Gaylord, on 4/26/2009
Blog: studio lolo (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: illustration friday, theater, diva, raven, crow, crown, studio lolo, Add a tag

"Channeling her inner Diva."

I don't have an inner Diva. I don't think I ever have. I don't feel the need to try and upstage anyone. Just the thought of that drama is too exhausting!

The world is a stage as they say, and we are all actors in a grand play until our final curtain call.

acrylic paint, colored pencils (prismacolor), patterned paper, and a sticker for the sparkly crown!

53 Comments on Illustration Friday: Theater, last added: 5/18/2009

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Silke said, on 4/26/2009 3:35:00 PM

This is just beautiful! :) Silke

Renee said, on 4/26/2009 3:48:00 PM

Aaahhh hello:

Raven you are beautiful. Ode to the raven done by Laurel.

Gorgeous.

You would have laughed I saw the uplifting award on someone's blog and I'm like 'made by lolo'. Can't be. Then a few people sent it to me. I was like 'I don't think so.' As in I will get it from the source.

har har

Love it and love the raven it is gorgeous.

p.s. we are so much alike I totally hate drama and find it so boring. I always think 'they think they are exciting but they are so fucking boring.'

Love Renee xoxo

Love Renee xoxo

Snowbrush said, on 4/26/2009 4:19:00 PM

Now that I know you don't have an inner diva, I wondering what you DO have hidden away in there--or maybe not so hidden.

Donna Childree Gotlib said, on 4/26/2009 4:38:00 PM

so lovely.

kj said, on 4/26/2009 4:51:00 PM

ohmygod! this is stunning!

i just love the crown. it glows and shines.

lo, i think this belongs to renee, if you don't mind me saying so. i think she would treasure it.

it is totally beautiful--one of my very favorites

love you,
kj

soulbrush said, on 4/26/2009 4:59:00 PM

magical my lo. love shakespeare's words too. althugh i have a sparky personality, i am not a diva at all, and like to remain on the side lines and watch first before stepping out on to that stage...although my job means i have to be 'on stage ' every day.

yoon see said, on 4/26/2009 5:16:00 PM

Hi Lolo,
Good morning to you.
I really love this beautiful piece. It's very very beautiful!
The raven is a diva no need to choose a peacock.
I think every bird and human being can be a diva, hero and heroin themself. Thanks for sharing this incredible meaningful write-out too. I love all of it.
I still remember the piece sketchout got, it's a raven on a fruit too. That's also very nice.
I think it is a great progression. I really love your raven series, please do more raven series in the future when you are free.
I really really really enjoy them.
Just look at the pattern background, the textured fur and wing, the bird's eye for her inner expression and her most precious crown.
This really raise my confidence. Thanks again Lolo:)

Lisa at Greenbow said, on 4/26/2009 5:40:00 PM

This is one of your best acts in my opinion. The bird looks alive.

kj said, on 4/26/2009 5:51:00 PM

I JUST LOVE THIS!

I LOVE IT!

I AM ENTHRALLED!

Valerie Lorimer said, on 4/26/2009 6:03:00 PM

This is just beautiful! The colors are lovely and kind of magical. Charming!

Teri C said, on 4/26/2009 6:29:00 PM

Oh Lolo, this one is awesome!! Beautiful and mysterious. Its a wowzer for sure.

Debra Kay said, on 4/26/2009 6:43:00 PM

Ravens love shiny things!

Ellen Byrne said, on 4/26/2009 7:37:00 PM

Very dramatic! I LOVE it!

Crayonmonster said, on 4/26/2009 8:23:00 PM

Love the pic! Love crows and esp. medieval look!
-CM

Bron Smith said, on 4/26/2009 8:35:00 PM

I love the somber colors that you used, and the highlight of the crown. I always look forward to seeing your paintings.

BT said, on 4/26/2009 8:54:00 PM

I just love that bird, it's so fabulous. The crown makes it special.

Bella Sinclair said, on 4/26/2009 9:06:00 PM

Oh, good heavens. Your ravens. Your ladies and your ravens. You are absolutely magical! So deep and rich and lovely. And I love the crown sticker!!!

neilornstein said, on 4/26/2009 9:23:00 PM

we seem to be singing from the same hymnal. I like the raven king.Very hamletesque.

Laural thanks for leaving me a comment. It cheered me up. I am working on trial sumbmissions for 12 hours a day , day after day. No time for art. UGH! All this will pass but until then Ughh!
Regards
N

Julie said, on 4/26/2009 9:25:00 PM

This is absolutely gorgeous with the dark patterned paper and dark colors of bird, and sparkly crown!!! Love, Love, Love!!!!!

Roberta said, on 4/26/2009 9:35:00 PM

I so love your ravens!!!
Magical.....

Lynn said, on 4/26/2009 9:38:00 PM

Do you have time to read one more reaction? ;-) The bird is wonderful. I am looking closely at the feathers and how you drew them. I am learning, I hope, as I look.
Thank you again for the lovely award. I had such fun giving it away to others. Much appreciated. And Now I give it back to you, as you uplift me and you deserve it too. Diva? NO WAY.

isay said, on 4/27/2009 2:10:00 AM

Very beautiful! the beak and the crown glows and shines perfectly.

deepazartz said, on 4/27/2009 4:35:00 AM

WOW! Wonderful!!! Your Ravens are so beautiful:) Great colors & shades. Beautiful work.

Have a Raving Day!

Caroline said, on 4/27/2009 5:06:00 AM

Lovely! Superb colours and detail - the little crown is an amusing touch!
Just love your birds!

Coreopsis said, on 4/27/2009 5:51:00 AM

I agree about drama being too exhausting. My son (briefly, fortunately) dated a drama-queen, and it exhausted all of us.

But I had to laugh at the idea of channelling your inner diva. I have to admit, though, that if one has to actively channel it, it's not the right role. I think the real divas have it coursing through them with no need for channelling.

Having said all that, I have to say that I LOVE this picture! Beautiful image, and colors, and everything.

Mick said, on 4/27/2009 6:53:00 AM

WOW!

Suana said, on 4/27/2009 7:03:00 AM

Wow, Laurel, this is fantastic!!
I love the drama and the suspense and the contrast in this piece. And the magical-ness of the bird ... LOVE IT!

messyfish said, on 4/27/2009 8:06:00 AM

wow! I got a rush looking at this! It is really special, I dont know why, but it has got something about it. I think the darkness and the contrast is amazing!

sukipoet said, on 4/27/2009 12:19:00 PM

a lovely evocative painting. No drama? interesting. all that emotionalism can be exhausing it is true. I used to be very dramatic, but no more.

Laura said, on 4/27/2009 12:19:00 PM

Amazing!! This is beautiful my friend, fellow raven lover :> The crown is a fabulous touch...and I'm with you, I'm so NOT into dramas...

Laura
xo

get zapped said, on 4/27/2009 12:41:00 PM

Smashing! I bow in honor of the Diva. Awesome take!

Brine Blank said, on 4/27/2009 1:19:00 PM

THAT is one of my favorites...great contrast going on here with raven and the crown...great mood evoked by this!!!

kj said, on 4/27/2009 2:01:00 PM

how did bella know the crown was a sticker? i wouldn't have known. is it because i'm a writer and not an artist? can i become an artist at this late date? sigh.....

xoxo

studio lolo said, on 4/27/2009 2:16:00 PM

Thanks for your comments everyone!

KJ...this piece has already been sold to a lady who owns many of my raven paintings. It was sweet of you to think of Renee though.
And Bella knew it was a sticker because she read the bottom of my post where it says what I used to make the piece :)

marianne said, on 4/27/2009 2:51:00 PM

Oh what a beatiful piece this is!!!!
Love all the dark colors and the gold crown, such perfection. And after the mandala the crow is now also in my system!
Unfotunately no letter yet.
Tomorrow I have to go to a course (at Schiphol) and then Thursday I will fly to Panama and will be home on Saturday so maybe then......
I have the feeling I can´t catch up with everything all the time..... makes me nervous.
I will try to mail you from Panama.

much love `>M<

Debra Cooper said, on 4/27/2009 7:24:00 PM

All I have to say is WOW!!!!! Amazing!!!!!

thedoodlegirl said, on 4/27/2009 9:15:00 PM

Stunning, simply stunning!! I am amazed at your talent!

Annie said, on 4/28/2009 9:29:00 AM

This is so beautiful, I love ravens anyway, but yours is one of the best I have seen :-).

Eric Barclay said, on 4/28/2009 10:47:00 AM

Excellent! Love the integration of the sparkly sticker- that's just too clever. Beautiful work.

Catnapping said, on 4/28/2009 12:06:00 PM

This is my favorite yet. This is the most beautiful raven I've seen on any of our blogs. The purples...the feathers...I love this!

adrienne trafford said, on 4/28/2009 4:16:00 PM

lovely - the colors on the wing are just perfect!

michael dailey said, on 4/29/2009 7:07:00 AM

not sure if u scanned the bkgd in or actually did it by hand but it matches the wonderful detail u did on the bird amazing.

erin said, on 4/29/2009 1:35:00 PM

love your ravens!!! the crown is perfect.

ValGalArt said, on 4/29/2009 9:26:00 PM

simply beautiful and i love your words :)

human being said, on 4/30/2009 2:12:00 AM

wow wow wow !
Lolo... i'm speechless... honestly!

this crow is so alive... i feel as if i can stretch my hand and touch its feathers... or her crown...

you have the most beautiful and the most insightful aritistic soul i've ever met...

crows and crowns for me too always go together...

your art crowns our soul... giving it power to rule over the sky of our thoughts...

namaste!

fashion fucsia said, on 4/30/2009 2:49:00 AM

Greaaat! So dark and gorgeous!!
^_^

Random York said, on 4/30/2009 6:49:00 AM

Oh Yeah! It looks great!- Take care! John

AndyDoodler said, on 4/30/2009 12:54:00 PM

Hey- yes- 'all the world is a stage'
Beautiful staging here! Love it all- perfect pattern backdrop, and placement of the diva - the lighting design and wardrobe- perfect too!
Hopefully when the curtain falls on this world- there's another play to come- that is at least less dark- if at all dark.

Thank you for including me in the UB Award- it's truly a pleasure- uplifting to visit your studio here and I pass on the award back to you- always a bright spot to read your kind and thoughtful comments over at my studio . (As far as me and a 'wonderful outlook'- well... I have ione at least sometimes haha).

AndyDoodler said, on 4/30/2009 12:56:00 PM

ione?- one

justdoodleit said, on 5/1/2009 5:49:00 AM

Nice Raven!

justgiddy said, on 5/1/2009 7:09:00 AM

Ooooh, I just love eveything about this piece - the colors, the dramatic feel, the composition and your beautifully feathered friend. BTW, divas are overrated.

jene said, on 5/1/2009 1:52:00 PM

Nice illustration and nice words

Kay Aker said, on 5/2/2009 7:59:00 PM

Utterly amazing and mind blowing!

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