Paint Party Friday

 Last week for Paint Party Friday I showed a pencil sketch that I did based loosely on an image I got from an email. I decided to do the coloring in pencils. I have some very ordinary pencils, not the fancy things I see in some posts. Anyway, I am showing what I have done. I may just leave it at this point or I may darken some areas. I could use the paper stump to smooth out skin and apples. I'm open to suggestions.

Next I am showing a couple of pages from my journal friend Laura gave me for my birthday last fall. The journal is based on the sayings of Jesus. These are taken from the beatitudes. The one on the left (Matthew 5:3) says: Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The one on the right (Matthew 5:4) says: Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. A closeup of the one on the right is shown below this. Click on photo to see enlarged version.

Word Art Wednesday

I am using a  dogwood painting I made and sold at the church's fall bazaar.

With Photoshop Elements I have combined a photo of the painting with

the scripture for this week from Word Art Wednesday.

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts

neither are your ways my ways,

saith the Lord."

Isaiah 55:8

Paint Party Friday - Mar. 22

Recently I got an email with a lot of cute children and animals photos. 

I have no idea whose photographs they are. I used one of a little girl 

wearing her mom's big bonnet while eating an apple. When I had to 

take my dh to an appointment downtown I took my journal that has

90# paper and did this sketch from the photo. I will probably paint it

in watercolors but use different colors from the original photograph.

This is my entry for Paint Party Friday. (You may need to click on

my sketch to enlarge it. The pencil shows up very light.)

Word Art Wednesday

The scripture for this week's Word Art Wednesday  is this beautiful passage 

from Galatians. I have digitally joined a photo of our iris bed (not this year) 

with the given Bible verse designed by Diane Noble.

Art Cards Challenge - Rose, Brown, Woman

Here is my entry for this week's Artekarten challenge:

Color Combination of Rose and Brown

and image of a Woman.

Just Playing Around this Week

Not much real art by me this week. I did make this "card". The background

was a computer sheet where I was trying out stamps and inks. I decided to keep

going with colors on it and sprayed lots of different MoonGlow (mica-loaded)

sprays. The flower is made by spraying 3 coffee filters with other mica sprays.

Then I photographed that part and put on the computer. With Photoshop Elements

I added the sentiment and the borders. Below is a real watercolor in one of my 

journals. I am entering these in this week's Paint Party Friday challenge.

Word Art Wednesday - March 13 - Alcohol Inks

Yesterday I made this background by blowing air through a

drinking straw onto drops of alcohol inks. Using glossy paper

is essential to get this effect. I have digitally added today's

Word Art Wednesday scripture, reversing the text color.

Art Cards - Alcohol Blowing

Here is my entry for Artekarten where the theme is

"blowing" alcohol ink around on glossy paper with

a drinking straw. I have added a little white gel pen.

Mandarin Orange Monday

This is a watercolor that I had done earlier.

The flower is called Blackberry Lily.

I am entering this in Mandarin Orange Monday 32.

Below is an altered-via-Photoshop Elements version.

Painting for March 8

This is my entry for the Paint Party Friday for March 8, 2013. It came about as two different paintings that I have combined. The background was done in a mixed media tablet in watercolors. The woman sketch was done in my mini journal, scanned, printed, watercolored, cut out and attached to the background. Does anyone besides me think she looks a little like Julie Andrews?

Take a Word - Warm Colors

Here is a watercolor I did a few years ago that I have made a little warmer

through the wonders of Photoshop Elements. It is one of the first watercolor

paintings I made, and it was done in a painting class. I am entering this in the

Take a Word challenge for this week.