Blueberry Delight

 I have been having so much fun in my classes....painting and photography.  Lots of action around

here.  I know I have been quiet on the blogging front but I have been making lots of art.

I am presently working on two blueberry watercolors.  They are both in the first washes.

 Here is the second one.  

Yes, I know they look VERY pink but that will all even itself out

as I apply more washes. 

 I am painting these two in pure watercolor.  You will understand

why as you  keep on reading this post.

 This is a watercolor and gouache with ink that I did this past summer.  I kept applying thin layers of

white gouache around the edges until I liked the blurrrrrrr....mainly because I did not like the fact that

I painted it to death with the gouache.  Gouache does that to me once in awhile so I just faded it out 

and left a focal point and of course, added a digital frame. 

 Another one.....watercolors and wax pastel.  Again using  white gouache in the periphery

This one is gouache and wax pastel and yes, you guessed it......white gouache in the periphery here too.

I had fun experimenting with mixing my mediums.

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday and Nature Footstep.

Hope you are doing well and having a good start to your week.

Exploring Line 2

 My second exploration of Line.

Watercolor background. 

 Black ink.

Blue and white gouache.

These will be used as bookcovers for some handbound books.

Exploring Line

Exploring Line

 Straight line, wavy line, dotted line

Fat line, broken line, skinny line

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday and Mandarin Orange Monday.

Arizona III

Arizona III

Another cactus.  I love the desert.

Watercolor and Gouache.

You can see the first two cacti here.

Have a sunny weekend!

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday.

More Paper Fun

I was having some more paper fun painting these patterned papers. 

 Today it is the Red Series.

Bright and cheerful colors for fun summer art making.

Click on the Butterflies.

Feel free to print the patterns and use them in your  projects

if you so desire.

 The resolution has been left large so  

 it should be a decent print.  Let me know

if you have any problems and I will send you an email with the foto instead.

The butterflies were inspired from a simple dinner Serviette.

Click on the Stripes.  

Stripes are always useful when

it comes to mixing

and matching patterns. 

Click on the Maze.

All the patterns were painted with watercolor and gouache.

Print them out,,,

stamp them with your favorite stamps, add more paint, mix and match them.

Go make something with them.  If you do,,,please let me know and I 

will feature your project here on my blog.

Want more free papers then check these out.

Come back tomorrow for the Green Series of  free papers. 

Later this week

I will share a few examples

 of  how other arty bloggers have used some of the previous

papers in their projects.

Start your week off on the creative side!

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday.

What Art Needs

What does your art need? Solitude, Misery or Passion?

I am sharing this with Take a Word this week.

Don´t forget to enter my GIVEAWAY!

It closes at midnite on Thursday 15 March.

Three people, three giveaways.

Do I Have Enough?

Do I have enough? I think I need a few more,,,don´t you...

A few snaps of the goings on in my laboratory.

Now you know what I am up to when my blog is all quiet and you don´t

hear a word from me for days at a time.

I am hold up in my lab surrounded by paint and paper.

Hope you are having a nice Sunday afternoon.

Color Chart

Made some quick cards with Gouache.

Spent last weekend in a Gouache workshop.

I really like the consistency of Gouache. After doing these

color charts I kept going and made a few cards with

the same idea.

Enjoy your weekend.

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday.

Arizona II

Arizona Cactus

I can´t get enough cacti. Here is another one

of my cacti paintings. It is a sneak peek from a larger piece.

You may remember this big Aloe from last April. If not,

go have a look.

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday.

Have a good weekend!

Shoes

The Perfect Pair of Shoes

I have to admit that I have a thing for well-designed, good

fitting shoes.

This quote from Quiet Fire Design says it all.

This is my entry to Crazy Amigos.

Poppy Field

Poppy Field

Poppies are everywhere right now... fields and fields

of them.

Go out in the early morning when the air is cool and the

mist still clings to the ground. It is really quiet...just you

and a field of poppies.

This is my entry to Daily Paintworks, Illustration Friday and

Paint Party Friday.

Vamos a la Playa

Vamos a la Playa

I find it hard to belive that summer is almost here.

Whenever I think of summer I think of the beach.

I don´t live anywhere near the ocean. I have in the

past and I miss the sea air, the carefree atmosphere

that seems to abound near the water and all that

bright sunshine.

Today I painted a miniature watercolor of my

favorite beach.

What are your memories of summers gone by?

This is my entry for Crazy Amigos, One Layer Wednesday,

Paint Party Friday , Stampotique Designers,

and The Summer of Color.

Colorful Cardigans

Colorful Cardigans

Time to move the cardigans to the back of the closet.

No more fleece or wool.

Spring has arrived!!

Have a Paint Party,,,enjoy your weekend!

Paint Party Friday

For all of you who paint,,,acrylics, watercolor, mixed media, etc.....all

and any medium. You might like to post your latest work over at

PAINT PARTY FRIDAY,,,every Friday.

Have a great weekend.

Spring

Spring has sprung again.

The sun is shining so brightly this morning.

I am busy getting ready for the Easter Art Markets.

Just a few of my cards using dried flowers and

watercolor painted paper.

I will also post this over at Wednesday Stamper.

Blue Suede Shoes

Blue Suede Shoes

After using gouache, graphite, watercolor pencils,

watercolors, inks, stamps and some really messy

hands...

Elvis was ready for his debut.

Today it´s Love over at Stampsmith,

Inks at Wednesday Stamper and

Fashion at the Three Muses.

Zebras

Zebras

One of my favorite creatures in nature is the zebra...

no matter what color you paint it.

The Three Muses theme this week is

Nature´s Creatures.