Still Here

Just so the PPFers will know I am still OK, I am posting this

message to let you know how things are. I am getting my house

downsized and cleared of clutter in order to put it on the market.

That is taking an inordinate amount of effort for this old woman.

I can't remember the last time I did any art. My watercolor class

closed for the holidays and my mixed media class folded for good.

Nothing new to show so I will show something old.

A Wagon full of Toys

Here is the watercolor class project for the week.

Be sure to visit all the artists' blogs on Paint Party Friday.

Mountains in the Mist

Watercolor class's project was misty mountains. I am posting

the two I did as my entry to Paint Party Friday.

Life is getting hectic as November closes. I have put up my wreaths

on my front windows and my Christmas tree in my living room.

I have packages ready to mail but I haven't done the cards yet.

I am trying to downsize and either move into a smaller place or

stay here with less clutter. That means I am clearing out all the

excess boxes of papers from past decades, leaving me very little

time to do art except during the classes I am taking.  I may have

trouble getting to everyone's blogs, but I will definitely

visit anyone who leaves a comment on my blog. I only miss

if someone visits a few days past Paint Party Friday since

I rarely come to my blog except on Thursday and Friday.

Class Project this Week

Enjoying a quiet Thanksgiving Day evening after

my son and his family left. They provided most

 of the food (yay!). It was great to see them all.

This is my entry for Paint Party Friday. 

Two Flowers

Things have been really stressful around here. To make matters

worse, I have now accidentally deleted my printer from the

list of printers. The list is blank. There is nothing to print with.

I have a wireless setup and have no idea what to do. My dh

set this up several years ago. With him gone, I can't imagine

what to do, even after reading stuff on the internet.

I may have to hire someone to come to the house to set it up.

Here are a couple of watercolor class projects:

These are my entries to Paint Party Friday.

A Mixed Bag!

Thanks again to Kristin and Eva for hosting Paint Party Friday.

This weekly event is a wealth of beautiful art. It is such

fun to see what my internet artist friends have been doing

in their art studios. Just click on each name on the PPF website.

First I'll start out with the finished cat painting.

Next is this week's watercolor project of Japanese maple leaves.

Then I did a few faces at home. One was so bad that I

decided to change it to sepia  with Photoshop Elements.

I did some digital art using Photoshop Elements.

This last one was made with digital brushes by
Annika von Holdt in her Good and Evil collection.
Her website is annikavonholdt.com where her images are.
They can be used for non-commercial purposes by
linking back to her webside.

Love this Autumn Weather!

The temperature and humidity have both dropped this week

and it really feels like October at last! Crisp and cool.

This rusty lock and chain is the watercolor project we did this week:

and here is a WIP from the class I missed:

If I don't mess up the cat, I will try to show the finished work

next week. Thank you, Eva and Kristin for hosting this

weekly art show called Paint Party Friday.

Watercolor and Monoprints

Monday's watercolor project is below:

The journal/mixed media class was fun. We did monoprints on

gallon sized plastic bags that we had taped to the table. It was a

revelation to discover that we didn't need the gel plates (although

I do own one of the small ones). My dil found this board book

at Goodwill and gave it to me. I used the monoprint technique to

cover the outside and some of the inside pages. This a WIP.

I also covered a few pieces of cardstock the same way.

Looking forward to seeing all the great art at

PAINT PARTY FRIDAY!