First of all, I must share the birdhouse I started making yesterday out of a plastic bottle. I finally finished it up, adding fresh flowers and leaves…I think it looks pretty darn cool!
My only fear is that being so low on the ground, birdies might not want to get near it. Maybe it takes … See the full post »
Hello there! I think I may be close to finishing this painting today. I fiddled around with some new glittery acrylic paints and just love the shiny look. Now if I could just decide how to complete it…sometimes I leave things around for ages before going back to it.
As I looked at my painting … See the full post »
Happy hump day lovelies! Today I decided to revisit my paper doll template because I wanted to change up the proportions and create variations. I recently read a post on Violette’s blog about leveraging a drawing, reusing it multiple times or perhaps creating variations by making multiple copies to work with. I don’t know … See the full post »
Yesterday I was inspired by Modigliani and started some experimentation in my art journal. I painted a few ladies with long faces, going off Modigliani’s style, but I really tried to loosen up and not care about the details in painting.
I notice that I often get sucked into trying to get that one line … See the full post »
Happy Monday! Today let me share a bit of Modigliani for Monday inspiration. I am totally inspired to do a bit of painting and wanted to share the lovely art vibes with all of you and how it all came about. I happened across Dirty Footprints Studio’s Art Journal Love video on Youtube, introducing … See the full post »
Another TGIF! Both my husband and I feel super tired after this week. No idea why as it was not any more eventful than normally, I believe. I’ve been having headaches perhaps from too much concentrated computer screen time, although I’m always in front of the computer…what’s different about this week? I thought it … See the full post »
Happy Thursday to everyone…I can’t believe the week is flying by so quickly. I’m participating with Ali Edwards’ Week in the Life project, posting my pages daily. It’s really interesting to review your day in photos, makes you appreciate the little things and how cool your regular ‘ole daily life really is…I’m loving the … See the full post »
Happy hump day to everyone! I’ve dabbled and posted about bookbinding, making journals and my little black books from leather. I decided to try making a slightly larger black leather journal to see if the flexible leather as a cover would bother me when larger. The process of bookbinding is the same for any kind … See the full post »
Happy Tuesday to everyone! This week I decided to do a little art journal experiment in background colors. I painted one page white and the next page grey, then proceeded to create the same shapes and designs on both sides, to see how that underpainting color affects the whole look and feel. It’s a … See the full post »
Happy Monday folks! It’s definitely been a crazy few days with the Iceland volcano erupting. Travel interruptions, hotels fully booked, car rentals all gone…pretty crazy here in Europe. We don’t live in a big city area, but there’s enough news about the whole issue to cause lots of worry. I mentioned before that my … See the full post »
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