2 days till Valentine's

Am I big on valentines day, no I am not. We might go out for dinner, buy each other a card with lotto tickets, but thats about it. This year hubby is away on business. This is my card for my weight loss challenge, this is my favourite choclate bar ( only 100 calories, when I feel like something sweet), I usually have some in my fridge. Well today was freezing here and snowing, same tommorow, its not suppose to warm up until Thursday. Well must go and make my lunch...talk to you tommorow....

Strangers at the Mall

A while ago while shopping at the mall, I got tired and decided to sit down have a diet coke and do what I like to do best People watch. While sitting there a woman approached me and asked if she could sit with me. Now my daughter always accuses me of being way to friendly to strangers, but that is just me. The lady and I just started talking, it started about how busy the mall was and went on from there. The lady wanted to talk to somebody (a stranger) she was wearing a turbine on her head and expalined why that she had just recently go through a bout of chemo and had lost her hair. From there on we discussed our lives, what we did and what we dreamed and what we wanted with our lives. A fairly heavy topic to do with a stranger, but I felt the need of her to talk. We talked about things we wanted to accomplish in our lives, and she told me 10 things she wanted to accomplish in 2007, she wasnt looking any further than that. I felt a connection with this stranger and we parted, we did not even tell each other our names, but we connected. Isnt that the way with some people you meet in your life just a instant connection. I didnt forget this woman and wanted to do this layout as part of my women series. This is from my memory she looked much better in person....Just wanted to share....

The Girlfriends....

Found this card today well browsing through the card section at Walmart, it just made me smile so I bought It. I love cards...Well this weekend has flown by as usual, but It was great. I went did some accessorie shopping today for my house. I bought some new lamps for the family rooms. New cushions for the living room. Some small desk items for me to redo in the studio, on sale for 2.00 each and really cute. But no art, I did work on my Lab 555 book with some new ideas, things that I want to to try, paint techniques etc, but not much else. I am going to spend the afternoon in the studio working tommorow, so may be tommorow night I will have something to post. Watched the DVD Flags of the Fathers, I thought I was long and the last part dragged on, but really not a bad movie. Well must hit the road and hopefully talk to you all tommorow.

Inspire me Thursday...

In honor of Valentine’s Day, this week’s challenge is Hearts. Heart-shaped art… the symbolism of the heart… hearts folded, cut up, torn, broken… the anatomy of a heart. Be creative in your interpretation!

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I ceated this 8x8 with paint, chalks, stamps, and paper. I think its a little busy, but here it is....

Moving On....

No I am not moving...I am moving on, I have not been good on my diet lately, and I am getting over it, and moving on, I will lose weight, I am back on program as of today. You just have to let it go and say alright I cheated and get right back on the horse. So that is what I am doing. Well no studio tonight I had some major cleaning up to do around here, so its all done so I dont have to do it on the weekend. So the weekend is free for me.....I love this picture (even if I must say so myself) doesnt everyone woman has something that she wants to wear and it just doesnt look right on her and she says oh just a few more pounds. Well mine is jeans, designer jeans, expensive jeans. Oprahs skinny jeans....So there you have it my secret wish to fit in skinny designer jeans, one pound at time....

Pretty Boys

Tonight I just went down to the studio and played. I have a few ideas kicking around and I wanted to play around with them. This is one of them, Pretty Boys is going to be a piece, so I did a rough sketch and wrote down a few ideas. That's the way I have to do things, I envy people that can get an idea and just create it, I do not work like that. I have to actually sketch out the idea with the message. I also worked on another card, which you will see tommorow night. I just went and the flow happened, you got to go when that happens. Well tonight my favourite show is on Heroes so this will not be a long drawn out blog. Just had a great day and a great night and wanted to share, hope you all had a great weekend, and I will talk to you on Tuesday....

Inspire me Thursday- Only 2 days late

Inspire me Thursday was to create a portrait using any medium we wished. So here is mine, I used paint, some magazine words, drawings etc. This is me, not really what I look like but an abstract part of me. I enjoyed making it, I actually made it a while ago, as part of an ongoing art journal on women. Thanks for looking

An apple a day....

Happy February 1. Here is my week 5, I drew the apple, painted it with acrylics, and use graphite for the edges, and my trusty sharpie for the writing. I did not get to the meeting tonight..I know there should be no excuse, but I was at a work retreat all day from 7:00 to 4:00 and I had enough of listening to talking. I came home and had a little nap, and a little peace and quiet. I enjoyed the retreat but sometimes it is just easier to go to work. Well my mom got home safe and sound from her trip and she enjoyed herself. She came back to cold weather, gosh I wish it was april. I have been thinking quite a bit about my art, I am having a bit of a creative block, it is bothering me, nothing turns out the way I see it, I am sure it will pass and something will inspire me. Lab 555 has inspired me, and gottomakesomething has also inspired me. Well I am going to bed early because I was exhausted this morning. Talk to you on Friday...

Lets Get Physical.....

I know its not Thursday, but decided to upload my image today, I will fill it in on Thursday. I used paper for the skirt, drawn the legs and the shoes, used art felts and paint. I think that's all it needs. Sometimes I have a hard time knowing when to quit putting stuff on, and then it ends up looking like crap, and I do not use it. My motto should be less is enough. Had a great weekend did not do to much, alot of flu over at my house, both the hubby and the daughter two weeks ago both had bad colds, now they have it again, only worse. I am taking the daughter to the Dr. tomorrow. The hubby well you know men, I am OK no need for the doctor for me. I of course am in perfect condition, what would happen if I got sick, who would look after them (of course me who else, isn't that a mother duty in life, Ha Ha,) Well I did some art in the studio, tried some new techniques (with paints) I will scan it tomorrow and show you, I got the idea from the Somerset Studio Magazines. I also found the coolest website called gomakesomething.com. I don't know how to link, if anybody out there does, could they email me and tell me how. Anyway if your interested in creating stuff this is the place to go, each Monday they have a Monday challenge and they show you how to make the project, totally cool. Well I wanted to post early, because I want to go down to the studio and "gomakesmothing".

Studio Friday-Artists

This weeks studio friday was just up my alley, I want you to meet Audrey Kawasaki. I love her work, she works in a light color pallet. Her paintings seem to float in a soft light. Her subjects are women. I found her by also surfing the web one day looking for inspiration. I could only pray to have a talent that awesome. I did not know how to do the link with her name, but it you clikc on the Studio Friday Artists it will take you to her website.

Rembering when....

Today was a sad day for my family. It was on this day a year ago my sister passed away. I spent today quietly remembering all the things that I loved about her. The way she would phone me and we would just would joke around and laugh and laugh. The way she was always worried about us, my sister and I always called her mother. She was meant to have a dozen kids, but only had one, and he was the love of her life as well as her husband. They did everything together. Vicki and I will always miss her, she was our sister....

I am back Just Popping Along

Yep, got the computer fixed, just spent 4 hours trying to get everything back on and get into blogger, since all is ok with the world now. Yes if you notice I gained 2 lbs how i DONT KNOW, but it will be off next week. I have missed blogging only been away a couple of days, but felt like weeks, though nothing earth shattering has happened in my life since I last blogged. I somehow feel conneted knowing some people read my blog. Well I feel like I have done a full days work getting this computer set up. Well will talk tommorow for sure.....

Computer going to the hospital....

My computer has been giving me some trouble. Its very slow in starting and sometimes wont do what you want it to. I am taking in tomorrow to my guy (a computer guy) to get a complete clean up and reload. Hopefully will have it back by Friday. If all else fails I will post from work. Well its been a great couple of days here in the North, its going to plus 12 Celsius and its still January. God are we having crazy weather or what. Hurricane winds in Europe snow in Arizona. Finished up a couple of layouts last night for my 52 week weight loss. I am going to post then on Friday I dont have to post them every week, I am going to post them as I do them. Well tommorow night I off with the girls for a night out. We are going to this Italian restaurant Its all about Garlic, should be inter sting and fun. I have alot of fun with these friends of mine. Well I am all out of news, that would not put you to sleep. So hopefully will talk to you on Friday.....

Pretty Hot Chick even at age 6....

Didnt really have any good images to post today, but wanted a picture up, so here I am age 6. Well this weekend again has flown by, last night all I did was watch NIP and TUCK season 1, my daughter got it for me for christmas, play on the internet and that was it. Today we had the family clean up, thats when we all clean up one area of the house, today it was the kitchen, we cleaned the cupboards washed them down, reorgaznied, etc. Goes by pretty fast with three people helping. Other than that went shopping for some new clothes and that was my day in a nutshell. Didint go to the big mall, I cant take that place on the weekend, its a mad house. I did get some time in the studio and I created the card for week 3, pretty good even if I must say so . Going down tommorow to do something else, hope to show it on my blog tommorow night, if it turns out, not all my art projects turn out, some go straight to the garbage. Well talk to you tommorow night...

Cant load an image today....

Don't know why I cant load an image today but will post anyway and try to get an image up later. Well how are you all.....I had a great day today, went out with my friend to Costco and Lunch. Everyday is out of the house tonight, hubby at a hockey game, and the daughter at work, and what am I doing cleaning the fridge and hanging around on the intenet now how exciting is that. I love Costco, I don't have a card, but my friend does ,I go with her when ever I want anything. The sizes of everything are way to big for this family, now if I had boys like she does, its another story. Last night I cleaned the studio and threw out stuff I thought I would use one day and that day never comes, it just takes up space and this is the year I am make space in my life....the studio looks and feels 100% better, tomorrow I am going to hang up some of my art,I dont have anything hung up in there of mine, but I will starting tommorow, another big step. I have been thinking about my life lately it must be my age and all the things I have done, and all the things I want to do and accomplish and I made a list and this is the year that some of those things get taken of the list. Well hopefully tommorow I have something that is a tad more interesting than me....Talk to you then.

Drowning in a river of water. week 2 of the journey

Well I lost 5.2 lbs and I am thrilled, how did I do it, well certanily not eating my favourite foods. But I did and I am trying, so drink a bottle of diet coke for me. Well I have been busily doing not much in the studio but making a real big mess, but I did manage to create this. Hubby just got home from the Hockey Game and the daughter just got home from work, so it's a busy house around here tonight. Well not much news tonight except the big loss so I am pyched. Well I talk to you tommorow I got to think of my Studio Friday entry......

Facing the Scale week One

Here is week 1 of my goal to lose weight, each week I will post one of these oversized cards that I am making. Well not much has happened around here since last I talked. I joined a new online group they are going to make art once a week, and post, its called Lab555. I am excited about it since the beginning of this year my mojo seems to be off, where is my energy to create. So here is hoping this is the kickstart I need. The diet has been going great no cheating, taking my lunch faithfully, since I am dieting the whole family gets to as well, no junk in this house....Well talk to you tommorow.

Just 5 minutes....

Another 5 minute sketch,you only get better with practise. Well had a great weekend. My mother went on Saturday on a two week trip to visit my sister. The weather there is really cold. and here it is warming up. Went to friends for dinner on Saturday and saw Little Miss Sunshine on DVD, I totally loved that movie, really kind of a screwed up family, but they all love each other. Did some art on Sunday night, I am creating a little book made out of over sized playing cards, to document my weight journey, I am going to do one tonight for week 1. I will post it tommorow to show....I know you all can hardly wait for it. My husband is watching Nancy Grace at this moment on CNN I cannot tolerate that woman....she grates on my nerves. I am thinking about going to an art weekend in Vancouver in March. I think I would like it very much, and how lucky am I that I have my brother inlaw who lives there, actually quite close to the place where the course is being held. I am still pondering it....Well should hit the road, its all about ironing on Monday nights and then its done for the week.,...So I will talk to you all on Tuesday.....

Studio Friday: Travels

Travels

I have traveled many places in my life, and hope to travel many more. I have traveled just about all over Canada and the USA. I have been to Europe and found my favorite place on earth to be Italy. From its majestic hilltop villages to its breathtaking beauty of its beaches. My favorite city has to be hands down Venice. We stayed in a hotel right on the canal, in our room we able to see the boats traveling up and down the canal doing there daily business. The water buses, the Italians going to work, we even saw a funeral, with all the mourners in there own boats following the casket. we heard and saw amazing sights and sounds. The smell of the city was something not to be forgotten (no not the canal), cooking , oils, people all mixed together in those tight little alleyways they call streets. The colors' and history could boggle your mind. The ride on the canal at night on a Gondola, hearing the quiet looking into lives' of people as you passed by their house truly amazing. Nothing there was new, it was all old and full of history, I could have stayed there for months and still not taken everything. I hope one day to go back there with my sketchbook and my digital camera and record these amazing sights.

A horse is a horse of course of course...

I know what the heck is she talking about. I am sure that like a song or somethingI am doing 5 minutes sketch excersies in my sketch book, no erarsing, no starting over, nothing, just sketching, this is a sample. I am in a creative block right now, tonight I tried a few things, and threw them all out. I had to have something to post so went to my purse sketchbook and chose this one. I know needs work but hey it was 5 minutes worth of work...Well didnt get to ww tonight, went to the Doc after work and it was to late by the time I got home. So i am going tommorow night, that is my commitmment you are all witnnesses. The weather stinks, it snowing, blowing, and really cold -30 below. I was going to shovel as the hubby is away but way to cold to do that today...Well must go and think about what's for lunch ....

A page a month;....

Going to do a page a month, kinda remembering the month. What exciting events took place. The first month really is not quite in the format that I want but February will be. Tonight we are expecting a blizzard, we have not had this kind of weather in years. Just last week it was beautiful here, not sweater weather but nice for here in the chilly north. Hubby is going out of town to a conference, but they are taking a bus, the road they are going on is bad at the best of times. The daughter was suppose to be going away on the weekend but the weather is to bad to be driving with teenage girls. I heard this song on the radio by Jan Arden a Canadian singer, really great. The song is Bring the boys home, it was orginially a song from the 70's which she redid, I love it. It is inspiring me to do a page on it, so stay tuned for that.....Well gotta make lunch. I start number one of the goals tommorow. I joined WW and am going after work.....I will keep you informed of my progress. My weight is between me and the scale.....

When love was really love for a lifetime.....

This is a picture of my Mom and Dad when they were dating, I think my Mom said she was 17 and he was the same age but almost 18. They truly had a love match, they knew each other most of there lives, he lived down the street, they had the same friends, and so the story goes, they met and fell in love. My dad died when he was 55, and my mother never remarried and she will be 79 this year, if I have heard it once I have heard it a thousand times, when you have had the best you dont want anything else.....A little bit of my family triva for you today. I just came up from working on an art piece and it looks like crap, so its going to be repainted and will not be seen on my blog..... Well the weekend went by fast and furious and here it is Sunday already, another exciting week ahead....Well thats it for this Sunday, hope you all had a great weekend and talk to you tommorow.

Studio Friday....Changing Names

had been thinking about this Challenge for a couple of days. I talked to my mother about it, and she in turn related a story to me I had long forgotten.In about grade one, the first day of school I told my teacher that they had got my name mixed up, my name was Patsy not Lee, (Patrica was my middle name). Hence the class began to call me Patsy…until meet the teacher. In comes my mother , the teacher asks whose mother are you, well I am Lee's mother. The teacher then says oh you mean Patsy….needless to say I was Lee from then on. As a child and a teen I always disliked my name for many reasons, first I thought it was a boy's name, second it was to easy to remember the teachers always knew my name immediately. And last I wanted some exotic artsy name like Natasha, or Victoria not plain Lee.. Now as an adult I cant imagine being any one else. My name goes with me, and its so easy to say, unlike my married last name which nobody can spell or pronounce. I think my mother could have been a little more daring and at least spelled my name Leigh. But on the other hand she named my other Sister Delta, now that's another story…..

Spring has Sprung on the Blog...

Yep felt like spring in the studio, wanted to try some watercolours not great with them yet, the flowers need some work but I tried and its out there. Today it felt the spring here, above zero great weather for the past two weeks, I hear we are in for a cold spell. Hubby got home safe and sound late last night. Thats it for tonight back to the studio, see you tommorow for Studio Friday.....

Waiting...

I have been thinking about doing this layout for quite awhile. When I go to my Mothers building (a seniors residence) there are always the same people sitting my the window,each time. I notice them when I come, when I go just waiting. My mother says nobody comes to visit them. Now of course some may not have children, etc. But somewhere in their life they must have known someone who could have visited. Do we have such busy lives that we cannot spare 30 minutes for someone else. Just a thought and a layout. Did not do to much today other than go to work, play around with my layout and that's it. No exciting life here, talk to you soon......

New Years Day and counting....

This is the fireworks we had last night at 12;00, I know just about as exciting as watching the ball drop in Time Square in New York (just kidding)) love watching that ball drop. Today the first day of January was the day I hang around in my PJ's and really dont do to much. Which I did, just kinda slept in, cleaned the studio (have to do that for 2007), thought about some art projects, chatted with the hubby, totally watched the sci fi network (Farscape the Peacekeepers) I really do like those shows, watched Last Kiss DVD. Hubby went out of town on business for a couple of days, will miss him, but love not having do anything for anyone, the daughter pretty much looks after herself. But alas its back to work tommorow, but it a fresh year, new possibilities and I am totaly open to tackle anything. So until tommorow hope you did what you wanted to today.....

Looking forward to 2007...

I am really looking forward to 2007. Really 2006 has not been a great year in my famil, heartattacks, deaths, family problems, the list seems to go on and on..
So 2007 I have deemed to be the year of a better life for all. I have been thinking about goals, dont you every year do a new years goal and then 3 days into the New Year you break it. Well this year I am going to set 5 goals and ensure that I carry them through for the new year. Now I know you are not suppose to tell anyone your goals but I want to be accountable so here they are: Goal: Lose weight/Not is that not everyone's goal, but I want to do it for my health> Goal 2: Excerise/now this is a major goal, as this girl hates excerise (my treadmill re laundry holder can testify to that/Goal 3: Enroll in an Art course at Universtiy/now this also is a heafty goal as I am always comparing my talent to others and always falling short. Goal 4/Improve my photography skills/take my camera more places and get the unexpected shots/Goal 5:Try to do something for someone else other than my self/pershaps volunteer I havent really decided on this one yet. Now I will get you imformed of my progress in regards to these goals. We are having friends over for dinner , Steak, and garlic shrimp, the works, stuffed baked potatoes and a movie. My friend is going to hook up my home theatre that we got for Christmas, Hubby is not inclined that way. Well I hope you all have a great time and a safe and happy New Year. And here to blogging in 2007.,....

Chinese Food and a Birthday Girl

This is the birthday girl, my sister inlaw, we all went out tonight and celebrated her birthday and had Chinese food. We eat alot, laughed alot, and had a great time. The only one who could not make it tonight was my daughter as she had to work. Well today was totally crazy at work everything has to be done by year end and that is tomorrow and we get to leave early so I will be going in early. I have been in the groove of creating something everyday for 23 days, and haven't done anything now in a few so I am getting jittery. I am totally going to create tomorrow night, I have a great idea stirring around and want to work on it, I love it when you don't have to fight to get ideas. Well enough of my chatter, talk to you tomorrow.

Studio Friday-Proud artist of "The Art of the Teapot"

Well since it was my suggestion I thought I better post. This piece was done with paper, stamps, paint, and mesh. My scrapbooking store had a contest on to use certain paper, which was provided and you could do anything with it, as long as you used all the paper patterns. Well I dont usually enter contests but was intriqued by the paper, I love paper. So this is the concept that I came up with, and you know I liked it immediately, it tells the story of how I created the teapot, didnt win, didnt matter because I was happy with what I created, and thats all that matters....

I'am Done Cooking till the New Year....

I hope everybody had a great Christmas. I did! But way to much cooking, so I am not cooking till the New Year, everybody around here has to fend for themselves. Wont be to hard we are off for dinner out tommorow night, and friday, and New Years eve we are doing nothing, so I for sure will cook a special dinner. I got some really nice presents, a watercolour set (i wanted to try my hand at watercolours) some new paint brushes, sketch pads, perfume, books (I love to read) and misc stuff, so I was very spoiled. The weather cooperated this year and we had nice warm days and no snow. Today I went out (took the day off today) and did some shopping with my daughter, it was quite busy, I did not buy anthing but there still is the weekend. Well I must go and get my lunch ready. What else but a turkey sandwich as its work tommorow. So its back to normal and I will talk to you guys tommorow. At studio friday I submitted an idea and they used it this week, so I better post. Oh by the way this is my family, Mums, sister inlaws, cousins etc The ones missing is me (taking the picture) and hubby who hates getting his picture taken).

I will remember....

Merry Christmas to you all. Today on my blog I remember my sister Delta Louise Martin, who passed away this year, in January, she had just turned 55 two weeks before. It was a surprise we were not ready for it, it was a heart attack, she was at home not feeling well and everybody was at work. I want to tell you a little about her, She grew up in a warm loving household, the oldest of three sisters. I am about 2 years younger, and the youngest is about 12 years younger. She was a normal sister, we got into a lot of fights about her clothes, I always wanted to wear them, and she did not want me to. But just sister stuff. She grew up and married her soul mate Bryan. They eventually settled into Vancouver. She had a son, lets just say her family was her life. Her husband and son meant the world to her. She had a great job that she loved, and was happy to go there each day. The last time I saw my sister, was last Christmas, I came just after Christmas and stayed till her birthday. Truthfully I think I was meant to go there and see her at Christmas, we had a great time, visited, laughed, hung out with our Mother, spent New Years altogether, her husband, me, and my mom, and celebrated the new year. Almost 3 Weeks later she died. I will remember her, as a Young girl, a teenager, a wife, and a mother, and a devoted, caring sister, who loved her whole family. We miss you and wish you were here to share your life with us. We love you always......

Day 24-Merry Christmas Eve

Okay if you have been following the 24 days of Christmas art journal I am missing 2 days 22, 23, but I have not had the time to complete them, but I will when things calm down. Lots of rushing arouond with last minute details for Christmas. Well not a long blog tonight just want to wish you a Merry Christmas, and hope that Santa brings you what you want. My wish for 2007 is Peace on Eacth.....I know that;s a pretty big wish, but if we all wish it might happen.....We had the 2 moms over for our favourite dinner of snacks, a tradition on Christmas Eve, we had shrimp escaots, chicken wings, mozzale sticks, drinks (lots of )ham sausage, all things good for you once a year. Merry Christmas

Studio Friday: Rituals and Wishes (plus day 21)

Studio Friday is all about Rituals and Wishes in the studio. I dont really have any rituals in the studio, I like a clean studio to work in, so I usually have to clean it up, and then get down to work. But wishes for the studio, I would love to have an island in my studio, just the right height, with storage underneath, and on the sides room for book and magazines. I dont have the room for one of these babies but in my dreams I would have the perfect studio and be able to create endless amounts of work with no mess...

Only 5 more sleeps till Christmas...

I know not very original, I used a xmas card and some scrapbooking paper, took me 3 minutes, but really thats all I have had today to do any art. I am super busy at work , year end stuff that needs to be done by the end of Decemember, stuff around the house, final little bits still to do for Christmas. I am having a hard time fitting in the Christmas art journal, all I have left is 4 days....I am not going to give up....I will get it done....Tonight got home late nobody home, layed on the counch till 8.00 napping, I just needed it I am tired out. Christmas really is not restfull. Well got to go its 11:30 here and 6:00 am comes mightly early.....

Come on baby light my fire...

All right not very orignal, but hey I am running out of things for the 25 days of Christmas, I am glad its just about all over. Next year for sure 12 days only....I have been super busy finishing last minute Christmas things, and going out with friends for Christmas celebatrations. I am looking forward to christmas just being over and finally taking a break and just destressing. Actually I do stress quite alot in this season. But come Decembere 25, and the presents are open, I am just going to relax and enjoy the rest of the holidays. We in Canada get December 25, and 26 off as a stat holiday, we call Dec 26, Boxing Day that is when we have some great sales. It is like in the states when they have those thanksgiving sales. Well its after 12 and I have to hit the hay to get up for work tommorow. So talk to you later....

Catching up on the art journal day 18

Still trying to play catch up stay tuned for December 19 and then I am caught up...

We three kings

Day 17 and I am caught up for now, I should have just done the 12 days of Christmas, but I am bound and determined to finish. Now I know these guys dont look much like camels but I did my best. Well this weekend was a whirlwind of activity. Trying to get the christmas shopping done, and wrapped. My husbands birthday is on Monday and try to get him presents as well, he seems to get short changed because his birthday is so close to Christmas, we have my brother inlaws as birthday today, and my other brother in laws birthday on Tuesday. My mother came over today and we did some shopping and she wrapped most of the presents for me, and we ordered in chinese food, it was great I love not cooking on a Sunday. But alas i have to go and make lunches for Monday so gotta to go...talk to you tommorow...

Happy Chanukah

Trying to catch up on my Art projects, I wanted to post this for my daughters boyfriend who is Jewish and its the start of his holidays.

Studio Friday Challenge-Purely White...

I did this layout all white, I scanned it and it turns beige, It photographed the same, so here it is anyway. I like it, I painted it in layers and used wooden layers, and even managed to incoroporate it into my christmas 25 day art journal. It does not look great here, but in person its pretty good.

Santa likes starbucks to...EDM challenge #96

The challenge at Everday Matters was to draw something sweet, so here is my entry into something sweet. Two thinks I like hot chocolate from Starbucks and Candy Canes at christmas...

Elfs wanted...

Day 13, still trying to catch up on my Christmas art journal, stay tuned for day 14....

angel baby....

Well 3 layouts in one night, and still not quite caught up....Well as you can tell back from the visiting. Had a cup of tea and a visit with my neice and family and my mother inlaw was there as well. My sister in law is off to Malysia in January so we had a good talk about that. Well today we had our annual staff christmas luch and it went off very well, we always have it at the same hotel and they do a really nice job of decorating and food, our group was about 150 and we all go fed and out of there in about 1.5 hours. Then it was back to work, of course nobody felt like working a nap was what I was thinking but managed to get a little work done. Well I should end this now, before you actually snooze off, so talk to you tommorow.

How many swans a swimming to many to draw....

Well here is day 11, now on to day 12....

Just Call me Rudy...

Meet Rudy Dy 10 of the art journal and I am behind I feel the pressure, so tonight I am trying to catch up. But first I have to go to my sister inlaws because my beautiful neice is turning 21.... I wish I was 21.... then its home to do some more. You will hear me from me tonight. Got to go...get checking back...and leave some comments....

Life interfering with Art...

Thats right lately I have had no time for art, or my Christmas Art journal. Tonight got home late from work, and so did hubby, had supper, cleaned up and then had to get some christmas stuff done. Well there went the night and no art created. I think I need to quit work (hubby doesnt read the blog so I feel safe to say that). Tommorow night its off to the mall to get the pesky christmas shopping over and done, just the daughter left. Sunday we put up the tree and decorated it, here is the tree undecorated, the decorated one was blurry. I know its a pretty lame picture, but I think we need pictures on our blog. Well got to go. talk to you tommorow night and will let you know how the shopping turned out....

December 9, Birds eye view

Did not draw this one, I found the paper and loved it on sight. I did alter it a bit, but love it anyway. Now i am not totally caught up yet as today is December 10, so I better get moving and get on it. No art done this weekend as I was pretty busy, with Christmas things, we put on the tree and decorated, cleaned the house from top to bottom, had my Mom over for dinner and putting up the tree. And just lazed around the rest of the weekend. Hubby put up the Christmas lights outside, and shoveled the driveway, and cleaned out the garage. So we were both pretty busy and pretty tired. I was cleaning the shower today, and stepped inside and did the splits, my whole body aches, after all I am not 20 anymore.....so I took a couple of Tylenol. I have not finished my shopping yet, am going on Tuesday night after work to complete it....enough of this, I want it over and done. Well I should go and make my lunch for work and try to get to bed early, but I want to read Vanity Fair, I just bought it today and the issue is all about ART...Well talk to you tommorow and hopefully have day 10 and 11 done....

Day 8, is all about the boys.......

I found this picture in a book, I wasn't going to use it at first, but thought its an art journal it can be anything it doesnt have to be all about you drawing everything, so here it is. I did paint the background, but the picture is out of a magazine.

Polar Bears have Christmas to....

I had just watched a tv show on Polar Bears coming into Churchill Manitoba on their way to the Ice, and thought that would be a great drawing for the Art Journal so here it is enjoy..because I really liked doing it....Just catching up on my art journal days...

Studio Friday - Color Combos that make you Crazy

I find orange and yellow very hard to work with, there are so many shades of yellow. I dont paint to much with yellow, and never with orange. I know orange and brown look good together, but I just dont like the color of orange, so I dont use it. Another color is tan, or beige very hard to use.

Remembering Christmas Past

Well the days on the journal are a little mixed up but at least I am trying to do one a day. Well this one came together quite easy as I was thinking of my family and of christmas in the past and of course my sister. Today was the dentist my crown broke last week so today it was two hours of drilling, so by the time I was out of the chair I was ready for home. But I had promised my mother shopping and dinner so that is what we did. Still not finished christmas shopping, I dont find it easy as I never know what to buy people. We are putting up the tree on Sunday night and decorating Sunday. Well should go got to get Studio Friday ready for posting.

Star of Wonder Star of Light

I know I missed day 5, but here is day 6, I am going to do day 5 tonight and day 7. Well tonight its just me home alone. I got a plan to clean the house and do art. So the journal entry will be short. Last night My daughter and I atteded the retirement party for my husband. About 150 people and lots of fun, he got some great original art as gifts, we had a great time. It really was not to late of a night witch is great. On my way home tonight I stopped at Chapters to get a book, and a homeless man asked me for money, I gave him some. But it got me thinking, how could anyone that lives in the province in Canada where I live be homeless or out of work. We are having a boom in Alberta, Oil is big, jobs are plentifull on the streets eveyone has signs they need help. We are bringing in people from other provinces to work in the fast food industry etc. Do people not want to help themselves, its mighty cold out there to be cold and hungry. Well should go talk to you all tommorow.

Hope...

First and foremost I know today is December 4, and I put the 3 on the picture I will be fixing that after this post. Well to days post is about Hope. Today we received an email from my brother in law and sister in law, who are in Guyana on a three year posting. My brother in law is a Minister with the Presbyterian church and my sister in law is also involved with the church. The email today made me think, (I know Ian imagine that) because of what his message was about HOPE. As i was driving home tonight, I thought about this, you have to have HOPE, your whole existence is based about HOPE, if there is no hope then there is only despair. People who give up have lost all hope can see nothing ahead of them. Ian thanks for the email it made me sit up in my comfortable house and think about other individuals other than myself.

Mary did you know?

I was driving home and heard this song on the radio and knew immediately I had to do something, here is my rendition of Mary, I did not put a face on her, because I think people all have a different way they see her, she is universal and yet different to everybody. I am having a blast doing all these, I am working now on day 5, I have day 4 done. well this weekend went by really fast. Went Christmas shopping on Friday night, and today, the mall was crazy and I am not finished. My mother was over on Saturday and we were going to bake, but ending up wrapping presents, I have beeing behind on present wrapping that is my least favourite job. Well got to go make lunches, talk to you all tommorow, stay tuned for day 4......

Art Journal updates.....

Sorry didnt post December 2, art journal because was busy. Oh I know you were all waiting to see what it was, well I really like it, but I like December 3, way better. Going to post it now!!!!