Try it you'll like it

Trying hard not to fall behind on my personal challenge and 'agh!' I feel asleep early last night without creating a drawing... So much for perfection, huh? Well I plan to do two sketches this evening but for now I'm posting what I have done since my last post. :)

Smile!

Smile! Just know this weather is not here to stay ... Yay! I'm so ready for spring! I've been drawing a lot lately and got a new Fabriano sketchbook with multiple colored pages.

I only wish they made a bigger size... Actually they might as I haven't looked into that yet...

Keep warm friends, and if you are already in warm weather, enjoy! FranT

A little more spring

My goodness, this snow is never ending! My son is loving all the days off, glad someone is happy;) I keep seeing daffodils and tulips in the stores so they keep me going, that's for sure. I feel stuck lately but I'm always up for drawing/painting a flower. I bought a little pot of daffodils and they are prime right now, however they'll be gone soon so I have to scope out my next victim,lol. I drew this last night and painted around the marker with gouache. 

Zoomed out a little.

This has nothing to do with anything. I just saw ln Pinterest and thought it was cool!

Clever!

Have a good night and be well, Fran T/WeThree3

Six more weeks

Oh boy, I'm neglecting this blog so bad! I was laid off late last year and started a new position early January so I've been making art and just posting on Instagram. I just got this blogspot app so hopefully it will make posting much more easy! I'm off today so I thought I'd try this out and make a blog post today. I'll be surprised if I get any comments as I'm sure I've lost a lot of followers due to my neglect! But today is a new day! :))

I got a pot of daffodils at Trader Joes and thought I'd try this on a journal page.  Going across the fold seemed easier and I need to use more of my journal space! I noticed that many of books have blank left hand pages! 

I like to use my phone's camera to check my values. It's a tool I use a lot! Gosh what did I do all those years ago?! LOL!

I painted in most of the page but it looked boring to me

So I added some more color throughout and around the edges, etc... this is what I ended up with-

I am pleased with this and tried not to overwork the paper around the pot. For me I'll go crazy with the shadows and creases and it'll take away from the simplicity of the flowers. And I really TRY not to overwork flowers. The paper in this journal is good quality drawing paper but def not watercolor paper so there aren't too many layers you can paint before the paper starts to degrade. Here are some other things I've been noodling around with, the past week or so. The weather is a recurring theme... LOL-

Have an awesome day! Hope it's warm where you are because it's coooold and windy here in NY!

Small work

I spoke too soon:) I didn't get a bit of painting in this past weekend!

But it's all good. I was creative in my yard.

Raking up grass clippings, weeding, but most important -observing.

 

I'm trying to keep simple and I'm jotting,

sketching and doodling things down into my little sketch book.

 

 

keeping things easy...

 

just drawing with not too much intensity between my ears...

documenting a meal...

Thanks so much for all the nice comments I've received so far this summer.

I hope all is well and I'm planning on visiting some more blogs this weekend.

Enjoy the weather. It's been downright delightful here and the humidity

has disappeared for a little while.

Take care,

Fran T xo

 



Yello!

Lots of yellow and blue flying around today.

I'm linking up to Sunday Sketches and posting some pages from my sketchbook that I've been working on this sunny, spring weekend. The weather has been gorgeous here on our long island.



Moleskine sketchbook/Dr.PhMartin's watercolor/Micron pens/Sakura white gel pen

I had alot of trouble painting this. I thought it had to do with the paints but I think it was more so the paper in this sketch book! I love the size  of this book but I'm finding I not thrilled with the paper in this Moleskine:/ I was going to going to give up on this page but kept at it. I just find it didn't allow me to layer the paint well at all.  I'm going to go back to WinsorandNewton paint, it works better in this sketchbook.

 

Blue/yellow is such a great combo!

I painted this other page, above, and same deal, but I still like the outcome. The page with the flowers, on the left page, was better because I just drew with the paintbrush, rather than layer colors. 

 

 

I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday

and enjoys every bit of this weekend.

Thanks for stopping by.

 I really appreciate the visits and comments, alot!

Take care,

Fran T xo

Glue it Tuesday on Sunday

I wanted to make my collage on Tuesday but just getting to it in the very early hours of this morning. Here is my contribution to Artysville's Glue-It Challenge. I'm also going to link up with Sunday Sketches to share what I have been working on this week (more below).

 

I love green, can you tell? :

I initially wanted to have the two pages flow together and
 painted both the same color background,
but they are two distinct collages, to me, and that's perfect.

Green , though I love it so much, is a hard color to capture...
 

no matter how much I try to color correct the photos,
each image has it looking a different green:) I tried to tone down the photo
because in reality its not so garish.

Clean up is tough in the early morning hours.

Hell what am I saying?

Its tough no matter what time of day it is.
 

 

 I couldn't find my glue sticks,

where they disappeared to, I have no idea.

So I mixed a little glue with water.

 

 The book I used to collage in is from a journalling class I took a couple of years ago. Here is a look at some old pages, I think these are from Summer 2011:

 

 

We did alot of collaging in that class and I miss it! I'm on vacation starting Wednesday and I plan on getting together with a friend who loves to collage as well.

 

I also took a stab at creating some art using acrylics. I am very dedicated to watercolors and switching off always feels like sort of a big thing for me.

 

I keep buying these little canvases when I go to Blick and the last time I was there I had to literally say STOP.

And I promised not to buy more unless I do a damn painting. (I'm like to think that I am only a spendthrift when it comes to art supplies)... I went in without a plan so I wasn't expecting too much.

i had, had, HAD to cover that green blob LOL!!! haha.

 

I like how this turned out, this little piece (4"x4"), am pleased with how it looks. I'm glad I tried a little sgraffiti on the right side.

 

I started on another, larger (8"x 8") canvas board and primed it with some black  I'll work on that during my vacation too.

 

Thanks for reading through this far!
Have a lovely week!

Take care,

Fran T xo

 

 

 

Twelvetwelvetwelve

Well I'm here and posting - woohoo! Not much to say, been busy like I should be.

Life, work, kid, holidays, more work, etc, and blah blah blah.

As usual I'm trying to do art in between the raindrops and its been stormy!! ;0)

I sat for some time tonight to commerorate this strange, semi-pointless day of twelves.

Numbers, time, its all pretty much an illusion isn't it? hmmm..

Here are some more from that page:

I've also been trying out some papercutting. I got a book the other day and I'm still reading through it and check things out. So, I did a papercut and, boy, they are hard to do. I am using an Xacto blade and not scissors. yet.

 

I've got other things I'm doing too , mostly doodles but I'm trying to do something every day! Just got to or I'll disintegrate, I think LOL!

Linking up today with Mary today:)

have a happy week!

 

Take care,

 

 

Portrait #16 Who's That Girl

Yay! I've worked out another portrait! I'm behind in the count but I'm okay with that!

I have no idea where she came from, just emerged on paper:)

I love that kind because I can see wee bits of other people in my life.

Tomorrow i have planned to do some more portraits.

I want to go out this month with a BANG!

I got out my microns a few days back and played around with the finest little point 005

( i love that one!) 

 I am almost done with the wonderful little sketch book Pat sent to me. So when I went to
Blick the other day I remembered to get some sheets of paper . Now
I plan on making another at the very same size!

The pages work out to 4.5"x5.5", perfect size. I need another small book...

And this is the last micron sketch i did on the last page of my small Moleskine.

 I did these sketches about a week or so ago...the last times i had tea.

 LOL, I like tea and its sooo much fun to draw/paint tea cups and such. 

I also enjoy all the little paraphenalia that goes along with it.

The loose leaves, the tea ball, the cozy, the illustrated tea boxes, sugar cubes, etc. etc.. but in the end I am a coffee girl!

And my favorite is the red-eye at Starbucks.

I don't get that too often because THAT is craziness in a cup!... I treat myself every so often.

Do you like the java or enjoy a spot of tea?

Enjoy your Friday!