Its Turkey Lurkey......

Just one more sleep

Will be posting from the road

Having a big Turkey dinner tonight family and friends

Great weather

Talk to you soon

Happy thanksgiving from your Canadian friend 

Lee

You have come along way baby....

 

there was a comment left yesterday, about how far I have come as an artist.  And you know she is completely right.  The other day I was looking at my first ever journal, and I even cringed at it.  But you know what I might have cringed but I put it out there, bad or good so I pat myself on my back.  I managed to find somewhat of a style along the journey, how much I like color, I think my style might lean towards illustrative.  How I like to try all different techniques, did I mention how much I like color (lol).  So I want to know do you go back and look at your art from when you first started and see how much you have grown?

Shes long gone...

 

yep that's right she gone on her road trip

and she will be back in the saddle next

Friday.  I am the guest blogger until then.

I have begged her and begged her for this

chance and here it is.  So stay tuned for

some whining, some sniffling and some fun.

 

Sofie, (aka devil dog)

A few of my favourite things....

 

Last night while watching TV, I sat sketching and

this is what came out, and I only used

markers.  I thought that since this was Friday,

I would tell you a few of my very favourite art supplies.

I know you are all on the edge of your seat and have

been wondering what I use (lol).  So here it goes:

 

I use markers a lot I like the intensity of colour

it gives, its portability, so my favourite ones are

PERMAPAGUE, I used to get them

at Michaels but cant find them anymore,

so my art store carries them. I have all colours.

 

My favourite black pen is

PILOT PERMABALL PEN (M)

this baby writes over anything

 

Favourite gluestick

Alymers Purple Glue

 

Favourite watercolour markers

Tombow Acid Free

 

This is my favourite white pen that really turns white

Pentel Correction Pen

Second choice Signo uniball pen

 

These are a few of my favourites I share more later,

what are you favourites?

 

lee

The interior life .....

 

 

Another page in my documented planner

sometimes I go with the prompts (which I am way behind on)

 

or sometimes I just go my own way.  I love Giraffes, and

have been practicing drawing them, so I can get better

at them.  I am improving.....Well the kitchen reno

is going slowly, we finally decided on the tile

for the backsplash in the kitchen, so now we can

order both the granite and the tile.  The same

company installs.  Now its just sinks and taps.  So

many choices, after while, you don't even look

anymore, you take 5 of your favourites and

whittle them down.  I told the hubsters,

that is it, no more looking.

the smell of coffee

 

the month of Mays challenge over at http://mix-it-monthly.blogspot.ca/
its all about coffee
as many of you know I don't drink coffee at all, don't like the taste
but that doesn't stop me from making art about it
I challenged myself not to use any paint or anything
so all I used was black sharpie pen and whiteout pen
and color pallet that was to be used this month
I think the dog I named him George likes to
balance a cup of java on his nose because he likes the smell
that's my story and I am sticking to it

not peter cotton tail

 

 

Happy Easter, hope you have a great one.

Tom the rabbit is not your average

fuzzy bunny, but I like a bunny

who knows where he is going.

 

lee

elle

Meet Elle, she just happened, she far from perfect

I had stuck a napkin with elephants in my

sketch book awhile ago, and had this circus looking

half frame, and stuck it in awhile ago, and then

last night I thought I needs a funky elephant,

so this is my version of funky (lol) the feet

are not right everything about her is just about

wrong, but she is my creation, so I think she

is funkalisous( is that even a word)

 

 

lee

A peek

 

a update on the circle journal

this is the fool finished page, I like the

sample below a little better, but I have

to get the journal in the mail and off to Australia,

so no more fooling around with it.

 



Just a little trial run....

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I don't know if I told you or not, that I am in a

circle journal exchange.  The journals are amazing

as well as the artists, a little intimidating.  So the latest

journal is so beautiful, and her theme is Fools and/or divinities.

So instead of mucking up her journal I decided to try

a dry run in my journal and this is what I came up with this is fools.

I learned a few things I am not going to do.  First I am

going to use stamps for the words, 2nd instead of

cutting the elephants out of painted paper, I am going

to draw them and paint them, the jesters will be a

little different and I might not use such in your face

colors, thou that is my style.  When I get the

original page done I will show you how

it turns out. I also did divinities, which I will show you on Monday
I had no trouble with that one

 

 

 

Hoot Hoot it's Friday

 I love owls, I love drawing them my way,

I love using black pen, and white out on them,

and a little brown marker.  Its good practice to

draw everything you can think of , don't just draw it

once draw it so many times you can see it in your sleep,

once you have got it done, you wont forget it.

Lee's bit of wisdom for Friday (lol)

Have a great one,

 

lee

Rain rain go away

 

Well today I was going to go to the zoo, to sketch, but we had a huge snowfall, then rain, then freezing , so its icy and I am not going.  We dont have a huge zoo, quite a small one.  I have not been there in years, so thats on my list to do this week.  I am trying to stretch myself creatively.  I have been taking that Strathmore Art Class, its free you should take it.  Anyway they have a great painter showing us how he paints and layers, and I am excited to try it.  Its his style, but feel I could tweek and make it my own, so I might give that a try today, as I am already working on a canvas, and was stuck, so I have some ideas. Other than that, I dont know I will see what the day holds.  I had a really good day at the library, sketched lots, read some amazing art books.  What are you doing today?

Good things in my life

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Well thanks for all the nice comments on the Mosaic  for those of you who want to know I used big huge labs to make the mosiac.  It was not perfect but it was free.  Well today March 2, I am going to library to spend my afternoon, and just sketch and look at art books, that's for me.  I happen to love the library and don't spend enough time there, it is so relaxing and quiet, and peaceful.   Tonight we are going out for supper with a friends, so no cooking no clean up, good thing two.  What are you doing today.