Art Cards - stamp kissing

Here is my entry for Art Cards Challenge, using stamp kissing technique.

Sketch with Watercolor Pencils

I will probably use water on this one later.

For now I want it to be just a sketch.

Different Painting for Me

This colorful piece started as scribbles and blotches of various colors. I tried to find shapes in this so I have shown the 3 steps I took to do this. I found a cat, a lion, a rabbit, my 3 initials, the girl, and other things.

(Edit)

I am adding one more alteration of the scribbles and blotches "painting".

And now this more realistic  sketch..

The barn is just  something I dreamed up.

But here below is a portion of another larger piece.

I've seen artists make forms and figures from abstract colors and shapes. So when I had finished a piece using gesso, green and blue sprays, glitter and such, I noticed that at the edge of the piece was this swoop of white mixed with the colors I had used. I decided that it looked like hair so here is my result using oil pastels. This is Lady with Green Hair.

I realize that this "art" is completely out of character for me, but it was fun to do something a little different this week.. This post is my painting for the week and my entry to Paint Party Friday.

Card for WAW May 15

Using the watercolor painting I did years ago, I made this

digital image for Word Art Wednesday. I am going to print

this out to send to a special friend who has an injury.

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.