Lots of Painted Papers

In Saturday's class we did a community painted paper sheet .

Then the teacher cut it into pieces to divide among us.

The following pieces have a little of me as I added my touch.

Then I did one on my own, see below:

In watercolor class Monday the heron was the class project.

I finished early and also did the other two paintings.

And lastly I am showing a card I made using a die cut made
from the beautiful Tim Holtz die. Entering all of these in

PAINT PARTY FRIDAY.

A Week of Ups and Downs

Last Thursday I went to the dentist to have a crown replaced.

An X-Ray revealed that the crowned and root "canaled" tooth
was cracked. Friday I went in for an extraction and tooth
implant procedure. This week has been one of antibiotics
and sleepiness and some art.
(Mouth still hurts a little. I guess that's normal.)

Here is the watercolor class project we did on Monday.

Here is a new painted paper I made at home this week.

I used acrylic paints and metallic Gelatos.
I wish you could see the shimmer.

Here is a thank you card I made for my ex-neighbors who

remembered me on Valentine's Day with jams and preserves.

Here are two painted papers made in the Saturday mixed media class.

Here is a sympathy card made from one of the paintings I

have shown here before.

And lastly, a rerun of my Li'l Redhead, who I

invented 25 or so years ago, based on my 

beloved red haired granddaughter.

Thanks so much to Eva and Kristin for all

the hard work they do to host this fabulous art show each week,

Paint Party Friday.

Painted Papers

Mixed media class was cancelled Saturday so I did

some painted paper on craft paper with acrylic paints at home.

My watercolor class project this week was a pair of bluebirds.

And here is a phone doodle and how I

colored it in Photoshop Elements.

And lastly a Valentines Day card because we can

use a whole lot more love in this world.

Thanks to Eva and Kristin, who so generously

spend time arranging for artists to show off

their latest works on Paint Party Friday.

Hello to February

Our watercolor lesson this past Monday was the scene below.

The first was done in class; the second was done at home.

I did a portrait of my granddaughter who lives in California,

using a candid photo I had of her. This is sort of an age

progression since she is in her late 20s. This looks a lot

like her mother at this age.

And in the mixed media class Saturday we made painted papers

that we can use later on in journals and other projects.

The first two were connected into a long skinny piece.

And this one was almost a square. I showed it 2 weeks
ago when it was a WIP. Now it has white and black writing.

The writing on the painted papers was done using FineLine

containers filled with thin acrylic paint. I bought two,  

one for white and one I filled with black.  I have now

ordered some more of these liners. They are wonderful

for writing in journals, on mixed media projects, etc.

For an exciting trip through a digital "art gallery",

visit Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin.

Playing with the Tulip Painting

This week in watercolor class we painted a tulip.

I used this painting to play around with 

Photoshop Elements in the following photos.

Thanks, Kristin and Eva, for hosting the weekly

Paint Party Friday where artist of all nations

and abilities can show what art work they have

done this week. We appreciate you.

And finally here is a tulip painting I did at home Thursday.

Sparse Art Week

I've been trying to get rid of some of the stuff

that has been inhabiting my closets, things I 

haven't used or even seen in decades. So I

did not do any art this week other than what

we did in Saturday's mixed media class - painted 

papers using newspaper inserts and acrylics.

I am entering this in Paint Party Friday 

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More landscapes at sunrise

I had so much fun doing orange morning skies
last week that I decided to try it again.
The snow scenes were done Wednesday when

my granddaughter came over to paint with me.
The 6" snow is  melting finally. With 3° F temperature
it stayed around longer than usual. So glad I can
finally get out onto the road again.

(Amazing how the computer makes them look better than in real life!)

And some faces I dreamed up this week. The first two are watercolors.

The last one is a phone doodle that I colorized using Photoshop Elements.

For some really great art, visit Paint Party Friday,

hosted each week by Kristin and Eva.

Sunrise Landscapes

Valerie's beautiful photography inspired me

to do some silhouette landscapes from her

photos, with her permission.  Here is what

I have done for Paint Party Friday.

My new header was done in the Saturday mixed media class.
It is torn pieces of painted papers glued onto a board. I added blue
for the sky and painted windows and doors, etc.