Category Archives: painting

Work hard. Be nice.

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Lisa

A few years ago, I read this book — The Talent Code — about how our brains work and what it takes for us to get really-eally good at certain things. One of the chapters talked about a charter school … Continue reading →

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I painted my sister’s dog.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Lisa

I made my sister a painting of her dog for her birthday.  This isn’t a great picture of the painting (I know it’s kind of blurry), because I forgot to take a good photo or scan it before I mailed … Continue reading →

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Robot painting: I am doing better.

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Lisa

A few years ago, I was going through a pretty big depression.  Sometimes when there’s too much going on in my head, I paint, and it helps.  Robots are sort of my default subject when I’m not sure what to … Continue reading →

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You’re doing a great job.

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Lisa

Sometimes, when I’m really stressed out, or way too busy, a little voice in my head starts saying “You’re doing a great job, Lisa. You’re doing the best you can.” Maybe that sounds crazy, but whatevs. Stop judgin’! This weekend, … Continue reading →

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My Literary Diaspora painting: Mountain View

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Lisa

A while back, I met YA author Cecil Castellucci (whose books I love, btw — her latest is First Day on Earth) at a book festival, and we talked about her Literary Diaspora project, “an experiment in sending words and … Continue reading →

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Girly robot

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Lisa

A little robot girl I painted the other day.  She’s thinking big thoughts, I can tell. :)

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New robot painting: I am not a robot, I’m a frog

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Lisa

I made this one as a Christmas gift for a friend who likes frogs.  I don’t know how to paint a real frog, so I painted a robot pretending to be a frog.  He’s wearing a frog costume that’s way … Continue reading →

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New robot painting: Sending creative energy into the world

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Lisa

Here’s a little robot I painted last night.  I wanted it to look like the robot was sending waves of creative energy out into the universe from a calm, safe place, but I feel like the creative energy part of … Continue reading →

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A hand-painted cardboard sign I’m holding up for you

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Lisa

Sometimes things (paperback books, mostly) come in the mail with extra pieces of cardboard, and sometimes that cardboard looks up and me and says “Paint something on me, Lisa,” and sometimes I do.  

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New Robot Painting: Yay, Lightning

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Lisa

I made this while rewatching Short Circuit tonight on Netflix. (It’s one of the movies you can watch online on demand.) The last time I saw this movie was in the theater in 1996, and I’m happy to say it … Continue reading →

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