Sketches/Doodles and Handmade Flowers

First is a sketch done in the Lynn Cohen style (by accident).

I was just messing around with my watercolors and thought:

Gee, this looks like someone from Tacos Jalisco.

Next, this is what's left of the fabulous dozen roses I got from 

my friend Masayo several weeks ago. (greenery only, no flowers)

Here's a simple sketch/doodle while watching TV.

More sketches of mine can be seen on the new blog set up by

Lynn and Ann. It is called Somewhere to Sketch. Join us there.

Then I began to make flowers using some hand painted papers

along with a few decorative papers. All are painted over with

some mica-ladened mixture I made to give additional shine

 but not much additional color. The flowers were punched, and

the petals were bent up and then rolled back over a skewer.

And here is a card I made using hand painted papers for the

background, flower, and leaves. These will be my entry for

Paint Party Friday.