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Current Project

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James Noel Gentry born on April 11. Here he is with Mom. He's our first. Click on the image to see it bigger.

Show up at Weems

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The show is up at Weems, at their new location.

For April 15 show at Weems

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More April 15

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More April 15 show

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April 15 show

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Back to Back 2

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Back to Back

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Blue Kimono

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Here comes a backlog of pictures for the April show at Weems. I think this is the star.

Bald and Pregnant (after St. Baldrick's)

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After St. Baldrick's

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The event was Sunday. We're shaved! The Albuquerque event raised $38,000 for research into childhood cancers. Thank you for your support. You made me the #1 fund raiser at this Albuquerque event.

You can see several pictures from the shaving here.

We are still working on a special "after" picture for the blog.

Thanks again!

St. Baldrick's

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I'm shaving my head, and I'll be 9 months pregnant at the time! Why? As part of St. Baldrick's, a charity event where volunteers shave their heads in solidarity with children who have lost their hair during their battle with cancer. Cancer is a leading killer of children. Our nephew, Nathan Gentry, died a month after his seventh birthday in July 2007, a victim of Neuroblastoma.

Our friend, Elisabeth Villavicencio, MD, PH.D., is a pediatric oncologist, and says this about funding for research of childhood cancers.

Sadly, it is harder than ever to get research funding. Most NIH grants are unfunded. Companies that develop drugs typically focus their research on common adult cancers, since they need to be able to recoup their research and development costs through drug sales. Since pediatric cancer is rare, there will never be profit in developing drugs for this small but very important group of patients. Thus, private funding is critical to finding cures for childhood cancer.

You can help save children's lives by pledging me to shave my head as part of a St. Baldrick's event on March 16. You can pledge online, by phone, or download a form to mail. Just click here.

The above picture is my before picture. I promise an after picture, as well.

Feb 6, 2008

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January 2008

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American Artist feature slide show

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In addition to the online gallery of images, many of which are not published in the print edition of the article, there is also a slide show online of the demonstration.
Click here for the slide show.

News

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*January, 2008 -- The article, David and Jae Drummond: Controlling Watercolor Washes, appears in the March 2008 issue of American Artist. The article contains many reproductions of Jae and David's work, as well as a step-by-step description of the Drummond method of controlling washes. In addition to the print article, there is an online gallery of Jae and David's work. Click here for online gallery.

*David Drummond is this year's White House Christmas card artist.

*Giclees availble on the online store.

*J.K. Drummond will be sharing a booth with her father, David Drummond, at Weems Artfest 2007. Artfest takes place November 9, 10, 11 at the NM Fair Grounds.

**This workshop is full.
J. K. Drummond will be teaching a workshop, Painting the Figure in Watercolor, October 12-14, 2007. The workshop will take place at The Artist Studios, Hoffmantown Shopping Center, 8200 Menaul NE, Suite B. Cost is $190. Contact Jae at 254-9915 for information and registration.

January 11, 2008

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Finished.

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Jan 4, 2007

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Jan. 3, 2007

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Dec. 13, 2007

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Dec. 8, 2007

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Dec. 7, 2007

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Dec. 5, 2007

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Dec. 3, 2007

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Quick demo from lesson

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4 new Giclees

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Total of 4 new Giclees available online at www.jkdrummond.com/store.html.

David Drummond, White House Christmas Card Arist

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Jae's father, David Drummond, is the artist for this year's White House Christmas card. The original painting becomes part of the White House collection, hanging in the company of some of the United States most acclaimed artists.

J. K. Drummond Giclee Reproductions

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We are excited to announce a new series of fine Giclee reproductions of J. K. Drummond's most loved paintings. This is her husband writing, and I treasure the prints because I thought I'd never get to see these images again. The Giclee's are proofed by Jae herself during production, printed on the same brand of watercolor paper Jae paints on, with archival quality inks that will last a lifetime.

Only one person gets to have the original, and as someone who watches them created and then has to see them leave, I know how lucky that person is. With the introduction of these prints, the rest of us can enjoy some of the value Jae added to that original piece of Arches watercolor paper. All prints are signed by Jae.

The Giclee's are produced by a local printer, Carr Imaging, and we are indebt to Patrick Carr for doing such a good job.

Here's the first print availble for sale online. "Borrowed Kimono" is one of Jae's best figure paintings. The original, a large watercolor, is reproduced here at 11 inches x 6.5 inches. Click on the image to see it bigger. Cost is $40, plus $2.50 for domestic shipping. Please contact us at jae@jkdrummond.com for shipping outside the US.

J.K. Drummond Watercolors utilizes the services of 2checkout.com for online sales. When you click on the "Buy from 2CO" button, you will be directed to J.K. Drummond Watercolors storefront on 2checkout.com's servers. 2checkout.com will process the transaction, and notify J.K. Drummond Watercolors of the purchase. We will ship to you.

All prints are sold unframed only. Please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Any questions about delivery, quality of the product, or returns should be directed to J.K. Drummond Watercolors, jae@jkdrummond.com.

Weems 07 in the past

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It was a good show. Good sales, good chance to talk to people. Resting and cleaning house and studio are now the agenda.

Weems Artfest

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The posts have stopped because the painting has stopped. It's been framing, getting business cards together, bagging prints, etc. Weems Artfest opened yesterday. The shows are grueling, but valuable in many ways.

Reject

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This one has been dropped. Reads too much like Amish porn.

October 31, 2007

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October 30, 2007

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October 27, 2007

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October 8, 2007

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October 6, 2007

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October 4, 2007

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2 roses

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September 28, 2007

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How to Use This Blog

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*What is a blog?

The word "blog" is a combination of the words "web" and "log." Think of it as a journal. It is composed of short entries arranged in chronological order. Newer entries are at the "top" of the blog. At the beginning of each entry is the date and title of that entry.

Individual entries are often referred to as "posts," in blog terminology. Bloggers often talk about "posting." This entry will use the words "entry" and "post" interchangably.

*How does J. K. Drummond use the blog
By posting, on close to a daily basis, pictures of the work I have done that day, or very recently.

You will also find a link for "News" in the sidebar. Here I announce shows, workshops, etc.

*What are comments?

An important and fun feature of blogs is that they allow the readers of the blog to comment on blog entries. Each entry has a link at the bottom, "COMMENTS." There is a number in front of it. That number indicates how many comments that entry has. To see the comments, and enter a comment of your own, click on "COMMENTS."

You can add your own comment. If you have a Blogger account, login and comment. If you do not have a blogger account, you can click, "Other," and leave your name along with your comment, or click "Anonymous." Feedback is always appreciated, even if its just to let me know you are looking at the blog.

*Labels

At the bottom of most posts you will see a label or tag. It shows up as a link in the text of the post. Labels are used to link similar posts together. The way I use them is to link together posts of the same picture. If you click on a label, you get to see a picture in various stages. This is one of the coolest features of the blog.

*Sidebar
In the right hand sidebar are several useful links. There is the link to this article on how to use the blog. There is a link to news, a link to the online store, and links to other websites.

A favorite from the past

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One of Josh's favorite pictures, and one of the better documented pictures on the blog.

A Favorite

September 24, 2007

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rose415

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September 20, 2007

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September 19, 2007

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September 18, 2007

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Back

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Ok, much happier this go

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Trying a different version of this one

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The joys of cropping

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Thumbnailsketch

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The punchline

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Feb 9,2007

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Feb 7, 2007 Fixed it. Not as much a problem as I thought.

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Feb. 6, 2007-whoops

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Feb. 3, 2007

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Crashed and burned on a wash today. - Not posting the picture :-), well maybe in a day or two when I'm not feeling as annoyed with myself.

Feb 2, 2007 Post 2

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Feb 2,2007

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Feb 1, 2007

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Back on the blog-wagon

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I'm picking back up real time. So this is just what I was working on today.

Dec. 13, 2006

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My main project is unpostable, commission...holidays. Here's a side project.

Dec 12, 2006

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Dec 8, 2007

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Dec 7, 2006

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Dec 4, 2007

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Dec 5,2007

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What I'm doodling while waiting for my top secret holiday project to dry.

Top Secret

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Tis the season. I'm doing commisionish work. So, I'm having trouble finding things that I'm working on that are safe to post. Please excuse the sparser postings until Christmas.

Nov 28th, 2006 (the mark of Zorro)

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Nov 29th, 2007

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Nov 27, 2006 Workshop

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2 demos from a figure painting workshop I was teaching after Weems. The top one is about simplifing the figure down to a light shape and a dark shape. The bottom one is the same sketch but the edge where the two shapes join has been modified. Sharp some places, hard others. The point of the excercise is to get the viewer to see a 3-D shape using only edge control.

Nov 27, 2006 Happy Post Turkey Day

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Nov 23, 2006

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Nov 21, 2006

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Nov 20 th, 2006

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Nov 18th & 19th, 2006

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Spent the weekend building a captains bed and putting in some floor to ceiling cabinets. Sharp corners on beds are good for scraping shins.

Nov 17, 2006

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Nov 16th, post# 3

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Nov 16th, post #2

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The reflections in the glass are from Scott Hartley's booth. Check him out at www.infinityglass.com

Nov, 16th post#1

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Nov, 15 2006 again

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