Altered Book Addition

This is the latest double page spread from my altered book.

I placed my text too close to the center so that it is hard to

read the word "happiness". This is my Paint Party Friday entry.

I visited my 98 year old aunt in Durham NC this past weekend.

Actually I stayed with her wonderful daughter and husband.

It was refreshing to see how animated and happy my dear

aunt seemed to be. The visit was so much fun. It is about

three hours' drive away and I hitched a ride with a

friend who was going on 3 hours further to Charlotte.

Here is a photo of my cousin and her mother, my aunt.

Flowers and Altered Book Art

This week I did a bit of watercoloring. I discovered I had always

drawn violets incorrectly so I have changed my way of doing them.

Also, I am showing the next two pages of my altered book. I don't

know if they are finished or not. Join everyone at Paint Party Friday.

The 3/4 face is a doodle that I colored with Photoshop Elements

and printed out in two sizes to adhere to my pages.

Altered Book Pages from this Week

The little houses stencil was made by Joanna.

and a work in progress.

Check out the other Paint Party Friday entries.

Improvements and New Art

I found some of my altered book pages too messy so I went back 

and changed a few things. Here are the "improvements". If you

want to compare them, here is where the originals are.

And here is a page I have just started. I don't know where

it is going yet. I need to add some journaling or quotes.

And below are two sympathy cards I painted this week.

These are my entries for Paint Party Friday.

Paint Party Friday

First, here is a quick scene I did. I couldn't tell if it wanted to be

water or grass, so I decided this first one is grass. By using Photoshop

Elements, I have made it into a choppy body of water. Then with

PSE I have the wild colored version.

Lastly, I have a watercolor sketch and 7 altered book pages.

I'm entering this in Paint Party Friday challenge.

"The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain."

"From darkness to light, from death to life through love -

that is the Easter story".

"Look around you. Winter is over, the winter rains are over, gone.

Spring flowers are in bloom all over. The whole world's a choir -

and singing."   Song of Songs 2:11 The Message

"The shortest distance between two points is a straight line

but you miss all the fun adventures when you go that way."

This has no quote, but it is just a tribute to being my being 80 1/2.

"It's impossible to explain creativity. It's like asking a bird

'How do you fly?' You just do." Eric Jerome Dickey

"I love any and all situations where you celebrate creativity."

Brad Paisley