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k8lag ♀️ [13902946] [2010-05-22 15:44:18 +0000 UTC] "Kate" (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 3022; Deviations: 335; Watchers: 338

Watching: 50; Pageviews: 33369; Comments Made: 1993; Friends: 50

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Andrew Wyeth, Mary Whyte, John Smolko
Favorite movies: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter among many others...
Favorite TV shows: The Expanse, The Great British Baking Show, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Survivor, Man in the High Castle, Bones, Person of Interest, House, Elementary, Walking Dead, Downton Abbey
Favorite bands / musical artists: U2
Favorite books: So many...
Tools of the Trade: Colored pencil, watercolor, gouache, pen & ink, acrylic, pencil
Other Interests: Hiking, gardening (love to grow food and herbs), keeping chickens

# Comments

Comments: 1102

glasslinger [2019-04-18 00:18:45 +0000 UTC]

Another year!! Woohoo.. Have a great Birthday!.. :-) (Smile) ..

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Chotacabras [2018-12-06 11:05:00 +0000 UTC]

Hello...

A new group has started its journey in DeviantArt ... The group is called Traditional-Masters and is a group for traditional artists who want to publicize their works and know the works of other traditional artists ..
At the moment we are very few because it has just opened the group, but without a doubt we will grow and we will form a great community ... It would be an honor to have your presence in the group ... If you are interested, please sign up and you will be welcome...

Regards ...
Traditional-Masters

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glasslinger [2018-04-18 01:14:09 +0000 UTC]

Have a beautiful Birthday Kate!.. :-) (Smile) ..

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k8lag In reply to glasslinger [2018-04-21 03:11:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It was a good one!

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ShadowDrakkon [2018-03-16 17:20:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the favorite, Kate! It is very much appreciated. :D (Big Grin)

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k8lag In reply to ShadowDrakkon [2018-03-17 03:14:54 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome!

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RainyCloudWalker [2017-06-11 12:20:12 +0000 UTC]

You have seriously made some of the best art I've ever seen !!!

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k8lag In reply to RainyCloudWalker [2017-06-17 11:45:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, that is really nice of you to say. I do love to draw and paint!

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RainyCloudWalker In reply to k8lag [2017-06-17 19:57:20 +0000 UTC]

Me too !!!

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VKA3 [2017-04-19 06:00:48 +0000 UTC]

I faved a number of your paintings and put them into a folder just by you. You are amazing

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k8lag In reply to VKA3 [2017-04-24 15:31:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Dagger-13 [2017-04-18 19:30:16 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Have your cake and eat it too

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k8lag In reply to Dagger-13 [2017-04-24 15:32:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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VKA3 [2017-04-18 16:35:28 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday, Kate! And may more.

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k8lag In reply to VKA3 [2017-04-24 15:32:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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glasslinger [2017-04-17 23:24:05 +0000 UTC]

Have a beautiful Birthday Kate!.. Woohoo..

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k8lag In reply to glasslinger [2017-04-24 15:31:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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luceene-k [2017-02-11 13:07:57 +0000 UTC]

beautiful artwork!

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k8lag In reply to luceene-k [2017-02-11 13:59:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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HydraID [2017-01-25 10:26:27 +0000 UTC]

Oh, you make some wonderful pieces of art. Love the flowers/fungi/animal ones. The rest is awesome too, but just loves those motives. :) (Smile) The details in them and the way you capture your motives is just stunning.

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k8lag In reply to HydraID [2017-01-26 12:51:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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glasslinger [2016-12-23 17:50:07 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work here Kate! Have a great weekend, Merry Christmas..

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k8lag In reply to glasslinger [2016-12-24 18:51:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you as well!

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VKA3 [2016-07-24 18:28:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for letting me watch

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k8lag In reply to VKA3 [2016-07-28 12:26:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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SpiritMountain [2016-04-18 21:47:52 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday! Party Party Party Party Party Party Party

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k8lag In reply to SpiritMountain [2016-04-22 17:12:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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SpiritMountain In reply to k8lag [2016-04-30 19:45:21 +0000 UTC]

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Dagger-13 [2016-04-18 20:03:46 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday! :D (Big Grin) Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Have your cake and eat it too

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k8lag In reply to Dagger-13 [2016-04-22 17:12:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Bizriart [2016-04-18 11:29:09 +0000 UTC]

happy birthday

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k8lag In reply to Bizriart [2016-04-18 12:12:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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HendrikHermans [2016-01-16 14:59:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for faving
Beautiful gallery btw !!

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Dagger-13 [2015-09-23 21:18:10 +0000 UTC]

Your gallery is amazing - you look to be a master of many mediums! Really interesting pieces Nod Nod Nod Nod Nod Nod Nod

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k8lag In reply to Dagger-13 [2015-09-23 23:42:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, how nice to hear. I have been an artist for about 29 years and had 8 years of training before then. I am still learning and improving and love to do art. It is also my profession.

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Dagger-13 In reply to k8lag [2015-09-24 05:41:02 +0000 UTC]

It's funny, I saw on many of your pieces that you'd started them in classes/demonstrations and thought 'wow those look to be some pretty high quality classes she's going to' before I realised you were the teacher! Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle What's your favourite medium to work with? :) (Smile)

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k8lag In reply to Dagger-13 [2015-09-24 20:27:09 +0000 UTC]

I have been teaching for a long time. My 3 favorite mediums are watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache. I like them individually as well as in a mixed media piece. I enjoy acrylic as well, but more as an under painting for a mixed media piece. I also love to draw.

What about you? What mediums do you do and what is your favorite?

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Dagger-13 In reply to k8lag [2015-09-25 05:41:57 +0000 UTC]

I've always painted in acrylics, which I enjoy. I've been thinking of trying oils again (I once had a really cheap set but wasn't a good enough painter to understand how best to use them. It went rather wrong so I've not touched them since). I know a lot of people do acrylic under paintings and then use oil on top but I'm not really sure what the benefits of that are? Although I spoke to a local artist who uses oil and he said the quality of colour/light is completely different to acrylics, which is what got me thinking about trying them again. I've also been trying out watercolour recently after being afraid of it for years! It's interesting to work with compared to acrylics Nod Nod Nod Nod Nod Nod Nod I think the trick is knowing how to get the watercolour to behave in the way you want while still letting it do it's own thing - I really respect anyone who can do watercolours well Nod Nod Nod Nod Nod Nod Nod

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k8lag In reply to Dagger-13 [2015-09-25 11:46:08 +0000 UTC]

Watercolors are about the water and good paper is essential. Learning what the different amounts of water on the paper or the brush will do takes practice. Guiding the paint and controlling it at times can be achieved with practice. I did my thesis in college in acrylics. The quality has gotten so much better since then, acrylic paint back then was not great. I like acrylic and I especially like the way it looks under my colored pencils (I put a ground or transparent gesso between the two).

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Dam-B [2015-07-08 13:56:57 +0000 UTC]