Pencils Again

Here is all I have done for drawing or painting this week.

I have been busy making Christmas cards for the church

bazaar for the fall, getting an early start. I am entering this

in the Paint Party Friday challenge .

Edit:

Since I had no particular fondness for this  drawing, I decided 

to risk ruining it by applying the wet brush to my watercolor

pencils. Here is the result. Interesting how it looks like she has a mask. 

If I have time I'll try to remedy that.

Another Edit:

Word Art Wednesday - Prov. 31

Here is my entry for May 8 Word Art Wednesday challenge using 

one of the most beloved scriptures. The woman in the photo is

one of my husband's ancestors. I just can't imagine feeding

chickens in a floor length skirt!

Mandarin Orange Monday 5-6-13

Here is my entry for this week's Mandarin Orange Monday.

This is a photo of Nandina, slightly altered via Photoshop Elements.

Word Art Wednesday - a recycled painting

I am using this old painting as the basis for my Word Art Wednesday challenge entry.

This is Stephanie, whom I tutored back in the early 70s. She was so spunky and so

full of life that I wanted to show that vitality in my oil painting. I have added this

week's scripture digitally.

Paint Party Friday Friends: I didn't have time to do any painting this week. If you do visit 

and leave a comment I will return your visit unless you have Google Plus, which I can't 

comment on. Just leave a link or email for me to comment on your works. 

 Sorry I just don't have time to visit all 100+ artists this time. I hope next week will be better.

Pencil Art

These two pages are from the "sayings of Jesus" journal that my friend Laura

gave me. The top one reads: Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.

The lower one says: Blessed are they which hunger and thirst after righteousness

for they shall be fulfilled. These verses are from Matthew 5. These are being

entered in the Word Art Wednesday and Paint Party Friday challenges.

I did these in watercolor pencils.

Edit:  Here is another one I just finished while "watching" (listening to) NCIS.

This one is: Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.

Pencil and Paint Art for Friday

The first one is watercolors and pencils. 

The lower one is watercolor pencils. I know

they are supposed to have a bit of water added but

I liked the pencil look and I was fearful of ruining it

if I added water. Besides, my watercolor pencils  seem 

to work better for me than the Prismacolor pencils that I have.

These will be my contribution to this week's Paint Party Friday.

TIO - pink, face, fabric

This bookmark is for Tag it On challenge,

using the color pink, a real stamp, fabric,

and a face (my grandmother).

Word Art Wednesday - Philemon 1:4

This is my entry for Word Art Wednesday.

What could be more precious than family?