Art Renewal

 I 'm linking up to Artsyville's Glue-It Tuesdays

 I had started a painting on a page in my art journal but lost interest fast.

I thought I would use that as a base for this composition. 

 

I keep a plastic sandwich bag for my watercolor scraps.

I get great satisfaction out of the fact that

I can use all these little bits together. 

 

I did add some addtional paint to the purple bits, they looked too plain to me

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Another project I am working on involves this book I have WaterPaperPaint and I have tried a number of the projects.

This one is Project 20:



 the edges of the artwork don't appear perfectly straight,
 I'll have to flatten in some books.



Of course, as I do with most instructions and recipes,

I don't read all the way through...[shocker]

I was supposed to use black paper or matte black acrylic to start but I just used black gouache.

So it got a bit tricky and easily muddied up the brighter gouache colors.

So next time I will be sure to use acrylic, then I won't have to go over alot of the elements to brighten them up. 

I am tempted to cut this up and make four ATCs but I think I am going to leave it.

Detail, a look closer

My favorite part are the blues, in the top left quarter and bottom left quarter. Green is my favorite color but blue is such a close second. 

 

 

 I am so glad its getting warmer. Aren't you?

A few spring-y things:

 specimens I selected while on my walk with the dog.

the crocuses are coming!

 

Happy Easter, Happy Spring!

Have a terrific weekend and enjoy!

Take care,

Fran T xo

Portraits #13, 14 and 15 - 29 Faces Challenge

I have three new portraits/postcards for both challenges I am involved in. I tried to add a good bit of detail, however I think I should have started off with color backgrounds rather than just white. I guess I'll try that on the next portrait attempt. So I have here more flower faces:)


Face #13

My son finds these disturbing and promised I would do some more images like the Frida postcard. He liked Frida the best.He thinks the new faces 13-15 are too "weird". The 12 year-old art critic, love that he has an opinion:)

Face#14

I like them all but not for the end result. The process is the most fun for me. I like the final product only because it reminds me of what I did and what I thought about to get to the final piece. Art is a journey to me. I am starting to like more and more the idea of not knowing where it will end up.

Face#15

Now I'm off to bed, we've got an early rise tomorrow and a long ride upstate. Sunday will be a lazy day, woohoo! The Feast on the Beach is in town, maybe my son and I will make our way to the water in the afternoon. St. Boniface Church presents a carnival there every year. Lots of cotton candy, crappy carny food and great rides...Summer is almost upon us! 

Enjoy your weekend! have fun and be safe:)



Skinny Markers

Lately I've been noticing that the fastest easiest way for

me to create is to just bring bring my trusty set of Microns

and colorful kit of Staedtler fineliners. No muss, no fuss,

no clean-up (yay!) I love, love, love my watercolors but

even as easy as that is, it's hard to fit in these past few

days. Here's what I've been up to:

tulip and daff that are all around us these past few weeks

I've got two of these in my kitchen, for good luck... hey, you never know:)

starting to pop up...we have this one and a white bush out front

from memory, this leaf could be completely wrong, lol

a blue work book i have on my desk = conference call art:)

There is also an awesome pack of Sharpies

in my drawer. I bring these out too sometimes

I like the thicker line but hate that smell.

If anyone could recommend another brand that is

similar that is less tox to my brain and

nose please let me know what you have found!

I hope everyone is having a relaxing weekend. 

Went up to the house in the country today and 

looking to the day we can sleep over. Its a

work in progress:) Now I am off to kick the kid off

the xBox and get myself to bed.

Bonne nuit!