Thursday, January 28, 2016

This 'n' That Art


Well, I did lose power for overnight on Saturday/Sunday but
my house stayed fairly warm and I just went to bed early.
Wednesday was the first day I could get out of my 
driveway. The first few yards out of the garage
were definitely the worst. Here are some photos:
 backyard

front yard

backyard

I did do a little art but not much. I am trying to clear
out some of the tons of papers that my dh had kept
from when he was president or chairman of so many
organizations in the community and the church. So
that work has occupied most of my time this week.
These are my entries for Paint Party Friday.


 A spread from my altered book.

a watercolor done after watching the frugal crafter.

a greetings card.

a WIP using Silvia's post as an example.
I hope you will click on the link and check
out what a beautiful art piece Silvia (Barnie)
has made using this technique that she'
learned from Rosie Klein's blog, and
especially from the wonderful video by Susanne Rose.

I did not have the powdered pigments (Brushos) and tried 
to use some re-inkers. It did not work very well.

Lastly, I saw that followers are decreasing. On a blog I 
found the reason why. Here is how to understand what
is happening if your list of followers decreases:


Thursday, January 21, 2016

Pages from my altered Book

These pages were done in the Saturday Mixed Media class
taught by Jo at the A. C. Moore store on Patterson Avenue.
I am showing them on Paint Party Friday, hosted by
Kristin and Eva. 

We are due to have a gigantic snowstorm
tomorrow through Sunday. If I lose power, I won't be
able to get around to visit until later next week. Oh,
how I hope that storm is not as bad as "they" say it will be!

The above reads: Jennifer, new to city living, felt stressed
when she couldn't find a cab and somewhat anxious about
walking the ten blocks she had to go to get to work.

The above reads: No matter where I wander, no matter where I roam,
No matter where I end up, there's no place like home.

The above reads: shop till you drop.

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Paint Party Friday

Showing this week's watercolors. I did go to  Jo's
mixed media class Saturday and worked on my
altered book/journal using acrylics. Maybe I
will have some of those to show next week.
This is for Paint Party Friday, generously
hosted by Eva and Kristin.





Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Happy New Year to all the PPF artists

Here are a few things I've been working on this week.
I'm checking them in at the Paint Party Friday.
The bromeliad was done watching a video by
the Frugal Crafter.








And today my friend Laura came over and we painted.
Here is what I did on a 7" square scrap of mat board. 
Yes, another hibiscus.

and a sunset greetings card…