LABOR DAY 2016...

 JOURNALING

ALONG....

 IN

MY

MONDAY

ART JOURNAL ;)

Making

photos of portions

of some art work

on the

easel

BEFORE

I

COVER

it all ;)

 AND

some

new

BUSINESS

 CARDS

That

are

HAPPY

HAPPY!

HAPPY LABOR DAY

FRIENDS!!!

BITS and PIECES from August...

 One more flower pot(s),

and

BLUES!

 i'm taking another on line class

with Ivy Newport and Petra.

 A

portion of class (the first)

is

BLOCK OUT POETRY.

I

am just blown away,

and have been spending my days,

"bluing, sienna(ing), and blocking ;)

SOOO

INSPIRATIONAL

for oodles of works

and

FUN!

i really was on a vacation for a week...

SISTERS, DAUGHTERS, & NIECES!

it had to be

the most

MEMORABLE, WONDERFUL,

time to ever...

DANCING, LAUGHING, TEARS, HILARITY,

PRECIOUS beyond.
This is our only daughter and child in her old fashioned bathing suit (she kills me) and one of my sisters, Candy.

A grateful summer heart i have now!

xoxo

BIRTHDAY CARD...birthday celebration...sharing...layers of love...

PIECES OF THE WHOLE "THING" on a Wednesday...

 The following snapshots

are close up's

of just one of the many

PIECES

of new work...

This one shows;

dyed fabric background &

LEAF PRINT

using a leaf and Golden paint

Iridescent Bright Gold (fine)

I love this stuff so much,

I'd like to put it on EVERYTHING!

 This is a close up...

too close ;)

 of dyed cheese cloth, fabric, paper, & paint.

 Dyed cheese cloth

dyed fibers &

dyed nylon with leaves showing up

This is some continuing work on the piece;

paint, torn tissue paper.

I hope to show all of us the finished product when done and I am hoping SOON, but...

SUNDAY ART JOURNALING...

it has

turned

so

HOT

again...

ergo, small paintings ;)

ART JOURNALING ON WEDNESDAY...

I MADE THIS A POSITIVE DAY!

I

STARTED

this morning in my art journal.

It's a AMAZZZING

how much power we have, with our,

CHOICES.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

THE WORLD HAS CHANGED...

"together toward one vision"

HAPPY ACCIDENTS...

 I've been working hard

on a SERIES of sorts..

 Using a thread of old newspaper,

1947 in December.

I found this in an old storage container.

 Antidote for poisons...

I laughed out loud

but thought the #1 idea;

Send for a Physician...might still hold true for today ;)

The wings are from a photo

I took in Santa Catalina Panama.

I placed the poor dead creature on an

open book I was reading to photograph it...

ergo the words philosophy at a basic level showed up.

I LIKED THAT.

Another photo I took of some other wings has the word

HUMOR

showing up.

I LIKED THAT TOO!

HAPPY ACCIDENTS

always welcome eh?

A SUNDAY...

 Close up's from window frame...

 "Raise their faces into yours."
The girls are painted with India Ink and sticks ;)

"earth-love, spirit-love, any-love"

(that's what is written on her neck, still having a heck of a time with my photo's and windows 10)

JULY CONTINUES...

This is our

July

window frame.

I

will post a few of these photos up close as the days roll on so you can read what say ;)

The cicadas are out and LOUD and I love them...yes this is

JULY,

my friends!

xo

AS SUMMER ROLLS ON...

It was so hot for days

upon days...

I couldn't even approach my studio...

nor even think of creating.

Then one day it cooled...

AHHH...

No matter

WHAT

I

paint

or make...

I can never stop making

these angels

(usually in a journal)

Some day...

I should paint a

GIANT ONE!

But for now...

STILL HERE...just out playing!

 It sure is summer time here...

and that's where I've been ;)

This is a portion of the end posting here.

16" x 16" Canvas

 Another close up.

I used inks, paper, acrylics, and a few stencils

 I cut out some flowers for this piece today.

They look so happy!

Darn...this shows up blurry and i'm not sure why.

i do know that we now have "windows 10" and i am having some trouble and it shows up here.

i hope to figure this out sometime soon!

HAPPY SUMMER DAYS!

COMPUTER WIZARD i am not...

 WELL, HOWDY FOLKS..

 Our computers changed to Windows 10 without asking. So I have struggled for days and hours figuring out WHERE and HOW. Everything is intact, but how to figure out the rest has been grueling for this chick!

 soooo......I don't don't know when i'll be able to post again. Loading and finding my photos has been near impossible, and I still can't find them ALL THE TIME, yet! grr..

Each day, i'll continue to put on my little PATIENCE HAT, and try to figure out some more technicalities each and every day and then continue to post here again.

HAPPY WEEK and SUNDAY!!!

It's a FRIDAY...

oops...I had to come back and edit this.

I am going to leave it this way for now.

THIS

is not the elephant I'm giving our daughter!

You may laugh, I am...

I kept looking at this thinking the color is off. What the heck and bingo. This is a second rendition of the first elephant.

I don't have a photo of the first and by husband has my camera in another country! darn!

so later I will post the real one.

YEAH...the joke is on me ;)

 

 

YEP!

Its that time of year,

OUTSIDE TIME!

Fresh air,

balmy winds,

the promise of a long hot summer...

 

so...

THIS IS IT

for now.

I matted and framed it for our daughter Erin to surprise her after she oohed and ahhed over it.

 

I am also getting ready for the art walk.

GOOD and BUSY times.

 

WONDERFUL TIMES!

happy weekends ALL

;)

INTRIGUING THURSDAY...

 I have been getting prepared for this summers art walk in a nearby town.

I started earlier this year and realized why I get so manic when the date nears (it takes me longer to figure things out than most humans)

And

this is the time when I want to just lay that paper and paint down and do nothing else.

So...I'm still a crazed person till June 3.

 

My husband Richard just smiles and shakes his head, lucky me ;)

 

16" x 20" x 1" gallery wrapped

 

 

 Richard and I read this old journal from cover to cover.

it was a year of a man's life that was helping engineer

railroads.

it was so intriguing and fun and that husband of mine explained just what they were talking about when I didn't understand.

I have already used some of these pages in my paintings...

ack!!! I know, but well...there it is.

 

 

 

this is a section of a large painting.

I just can't get a good photo of it.

you KNOW how that yellow can act!!!

 

the "smile" is from a full stamp I made and love so much.

again I have to hold myself back from putting it into all my paintings.

 

 Happy Thursday

FRIDAY'S POSSIBILITIES...

"she was all grown up and she still wished to join the

CIRCUS"

 

HAPPY FRIDAY

 

;)

ABSTRACT TUESDAY...

 Here

is where i've been!

Immersed

in paint, dots, stripes, circles and other designs.

 

 

 

 

 Another

LABOR OF LOVE!

 

i start out thinking (or not thinking)

what a different task/delight

a large painting involves.

 

 

 

 i have decided now on this journey...

that i enjoy both small and large works.

it's good to come to this place in my

artwork.

EVERY

PAINTING

teaches me much,

small or LARGE.

and the HIGH it leaves is most rewarding!

BUT

that goes on during the entire stint.

UP and DOWN...

 

The words in the MIDDLISH...

"We are mosaics,

pieces of

LIGHT

LOVE

STARS

Glued together with

MAGIC ~ MUSIC ~ & WORDS"

 

i could not find the person who said this, but it is a quote and it isn't mine ;)

 

24" x 36" x 2"

gallery wrapped canvas

 

i am making a new body of work for the Artwalk

in June.

 

TOTALLY TUESDAY !!!

HAPPY FRIDAY'S LIFE LESSONS...

 as I was forced to put on the brakes yesterday...

I decided to dive into my art journal...

yeah!

no surprise eh?

 

 

 

 

she

found

her

words...

AHEM...

so did

I

 

TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF

XOXO

TERRIFIC TUESDAY...

 I found

the words

for this one

TODAY!

 

 

 

WE

arent'

always

ready

for

CHANGE.

Nevertheless

it is sure to

SHOW UP.

 

XO