http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php Type description here... en-us Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:04:40 -0700 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:04:40 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1275591073"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_4490.JPG" align="left" width="120px" height="120px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> well as you can see, i still haven't updated my site......but it's coming! i promise! i really DO have new work to put up and some restructuring to do. in the meantime i'll post a little figure piece i've been working on. it's got a few more glazes to go and some detail work also. the image is my daughter's honey, mattie, who was kind enough to sit for a photo shoot. yay mattie! i don't have ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1275591073 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1275591073&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1275591073 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:51:13 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1272908334"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_4391a.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="134px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> well, soon this website is going to get an overhaul! there's too much old work, not enough new work, and i just think i'm ready for a change. another thing is being faithful about keeping up with this blog so as of now, i'll be writing at least once at the beginning of each month to let you know what i'm up to. right now i'm working on replacing inventory for my boulder gallery that sold ... <br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1272908334 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1272908334&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1272908334 Mon, 03 May 2010 10:41:54 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1255208464"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_3300a.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="120px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> this one is coming along well which is really good 'cause i was working on the creepy boy-child painting before this and i just CANNOT figure out where exactly he ran so far into the ditch! fortunately he can be saved but i have the november show looming and not much time to spend on a 6 inch square painting. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the new studio space is awesome, and perhaps dustin will even FINISH it one of these days.........jeeeeez! i'm ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1255208464 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1255208464&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1255208464 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:01:04 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1253821109"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_3289a.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="117px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> well i've done alot of work on this and other paintings.........just been sooooo busy!! the new studio space is coming along now-the flooring goes in next weekend! i'm so excited! we stripped the garage and made a doorway into my current studio from it, so now my studio area is nearly doubled. of course it's been alot of work to transform a garage into useable space and my bed is still in the back, but on stilts now. ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1253821109 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1253821109&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1253821109 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:41:09 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1248835048"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_3239.JPG" align="left" width="120px" height="118px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> well things have been soooo hectic here i haven't even had time to write! not any less busy, but thought i'd jot a few words anyway. i finally got a start on a painting of the grand-boy, i hope it will turn out as well as "guardian"; the painting of his sister. it's actually got one white layer as of today and i'm pretty pleased with the start especially since i haven't been able to paint ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1248835048 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1248835048&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1248835048 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:37:28 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1246063845"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/hy.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="36px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> well i finished two paintings today! "this war is over" and "guardian". of course they were both very close to done when i started this morning but then i had a delay 'cause the overhead light in my studio went out. got my future son inlaw to come over and replace the bulbs.................but still no light! so now i'm using my photo bulb that's mounted to an IV stand to work by until i can get an electrician ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1246063845 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1246063845&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1246063845 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:50:45 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1245706075"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_2704.JPG" align="left" width="120px" height="121px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> well my painter-friend cyn mccurry went home to texas. bummer! i miss her in my studio! anyway......today i about finished the guy painting i've been working on and even came up with a name for him, "this war is over". i put a green glaze on him but then worked in alizarin crimson in the shadow areas. after that was a bit tacky to the touch i lightly scumbled cyan over the highlighted parts. he's pretty ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1245706075 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1245706075&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1245706075 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:27:55 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1244487988"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_2616.JPG" align="left" width="120px" height="119px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> well, i started this but the underpainting is still too wet to glaze! bummer!!! i'm just dying to get working on her. the addition of a flower is a new thing for me as i haven't painted flowers with a figure, but i really think the juxtaposition between the innocent daisy and the ties on her is really interesting........at least it is for me.......so i might go with it for awhile. try a couple more ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1244487988 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1244487988&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1244487988 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:06:28 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1244225558"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_2620.JPG" align="left" width="120px" height="123px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> busy busy busy!!!!! i went to visit family in new jersey and it seems i've been running ever since i got back! i have been in the studio though and this morning dug out a crow that i'd started awhile ago.........it's so greyed! it really needs some pure color, but i have to glaze up to that, so i put an over-all red glaze and worked into it. i need to suspend the ball now........huge ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1244225558 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1244225558&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1244225558 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:15:04 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242955348"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_2562.JPG" align="left" width="120px" height="124px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> <br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242955348 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242955348&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242955348 Thu, 21 May 2009 18:22:28 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242955304"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_2561.JPG" align="left" width="120px" height="123px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> well, i put a few more glazes on this crow after trying to fix another painting by gold leafing around the main figure i wanted to keep. what a disaster!!! the painting was THOROUGHLY dry but the leaf still stuck to every surface it touched whether there was size applied or not. translation................now i have to find a way to get the stuff off the places it doesn't go! yikes!! what a drag! then i ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242955304 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242955304&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242955304 Thu, 21 May 2009 18:21:44 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242762247"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_2557.JPG" align="left" width="120px" height="120px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> i skipped past the dirty dishes with my eyes closed this morning to get to the studio quicker! dying to get to the copper girl. now i've got the first white glazes going on and i love her already! she's going to be bound but since i do that starting more in the middle glazes usually, the ties aren't there yet. at least not on the surface-i can see them in my head though. in this ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242762247 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242762247&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242762247 Tue, 19 May 2009 12:44:07 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242690124"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/as.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="36px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> i almost forgot to post the latest glazes of the creepy girl-child painting! <br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242690124 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242690124&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242690124 Mon, 18 May 2009 16:42:04 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242689853"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_2554.JPG" align="left" width="120px" height="119px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> busy busy busy!!!! i've had so much to do-no time to blog! i have been working though, and painting at the gallery almost every saturday. i found out recently that i'll be in the figurative show at abend that, i believe, is in october. at least i'm not too stressed like last year when i was in "eclectica" with the ivanovs and only had 6 months to prepare for a three person show. this should ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242689853 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242689853&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1242689853 Mon, 18 May 2009 16:37:33 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1240275503"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/yh.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="38px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> today i put the first white glaze layer on the guardian painting and i think it's groovy! i'll post a pic of it with this blog. got a late start in the studio-i had to go be a social human this morning. i'm feeling like spending more time in the studio working is REALLY something worth giving other things up for. not necessarily all my friends, but at least watching tv could go. i waste ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1240275503 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1240275503&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1240275503 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:58:23 -0700 well, apparently i opened a twitter account seven months ago for some reason and didn't do anything with it now instead of painting like i should be, i'm trying to figure it out. i'm doing the painter pee-pee dance this morning. looked in the studio.....made breakfast....looked and felt paintings to see what was dry enough to work on.....remembered a vitally important phone call i had to make.....passing through kitchen to the studio, stopped to scour ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1240160090 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1240160090&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1240160090 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:54:50 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1239994293"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/j.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="153px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> yesterday was actually productive! i say that because i spent 5 hours putting something on the board in front of me on the easel and then painting it out. but eventually i got it! i think she'll have her legs tied together and a sparrow on a string in there somewhere. just the look on her face says to me that she needs a sparrow. i can't really explain it other than sparrows represent so ... <br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1239994293 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1239994293&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1239994293 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:51:33 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1239737944"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/w.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="36px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> well i finally got my new printer all hooked up and started on my daughter's painting! YAYYYYYY!!!!!!! it's really a challenge since i'm not used to doing young children and she asked me to use my granddaughter for the reference. so far it's working out well, although i just have the underpainting done and a long way to go but still.............also the underpainting is kind of purple 'cause the end result is going to be ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1239737944 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1239737944&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1239737944 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:39:04 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1239313653"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/gh.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="121px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> so i had to order a new printer that's supposed to be here tomorrow, yayyyyyy!!!!!!!! i tried to start something new but i just couldn't seem to get going without the groovy reference i have on my computer. i could have done a still life or landscape, but that's not what i'm in the mood to paint. painting the figure without reference used to be easy but not anymore! i chatted about it with my ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1239313653 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1239313653&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1239313653 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:47:33 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1238951707"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/a.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="118px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> well i'm finally back online after many frustrating hours on the phone with dell's expert computer people!!! my computer crashed and it took almost two weeks of wrangling with them to finally get a tech to my house to replace the fried motherboard! now, although my daughter was able to save all my photo reference for me, my printer refuses to speak to the computer. since i paint both from my imagination and my photos, ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1238951707 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1238951707&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1238951707 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:20:24 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236998095"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_2465.JPG" align="left" width="120px" height="123px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> had the grandbabies today but i was able to work more on this one last night. i think i'll call her "the taking" 'cause she just seems like something's been taken from her and she's grieving the loss of whatever it is. of course, folk can and will see whatever she shows to them personally but that is what she's saying to me tonight-could change tomorrow-ya just never know................... <br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236998095 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236998095&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236998095 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:34:55 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236903325"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_2464a.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="118px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> well today has been mildly productive. after doing the painting pee-pee dance i finally got down to it and started glazing a piece that i'd started a couple weeks ago. i'm pleased with the results and i think working the rest of the evening on it is in order as the grandbabies will be here tomorrow so no painting again until saturday. btw i'll be working with a few painter friends at my gallery-ABEND-on the ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236903325 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236903325&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236903325 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:15:25 -0700 <a href="http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236816769"><img src="http://www.tammiotis.com/blog/php/IMG_2463a.JPG" align="left" width="120px" height="117px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> well, now that i've figured out how to post a blog i hope anyone who reads it will forgive my lack of typing skills. i promise to use punctuation and to try to spell everything right but as i type with two fingers.............capitalization is far too time consuming. i'm also going to try to use this space to show work in progress 'cause some of my collectors have expressed an interest in that sort of ...<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236816769 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236816769&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236816769 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:29:13 -0700 is this thing on <br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236624638 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236624638&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1236624638 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:50:38 -0700 Soon to&nbsp;Come<br clear="all"> http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1235941519 General http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1235941519&comments=comments http://www.tammiotis.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1235941519 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:05:19 -0700