Castle news

 

 I am liking working 6x6 for the project

not to big or small just right

making beef enchiladas for dinner

what's with the weather, cold, warm, cold 

only thing I bought yesterday was a new summer sweater

its it the way you have money to burn and you cant find anything you like

when you have no money in your pocket you can find a million things

okay you have suffered enough reading this crap

go out and enjoy your spring

 

lee

 

 

http://art-journal-journey.blogspot.ca/2015/04/042015-favourite-poems-quotes-lieblings.html

Just zooming around

making progress on my blog notice new header
what do you think

working on my 100 art projects this is 9

making skinny beef enchiladas for dinner

hitting IKEA this afternoon for a look at there frames

the tax man did not take all my money, got my refund yesterday god bless the tax man

wondering what to spend it on

lunch yesterday at great restaurant with my friend Gayle

Fish tacos all around and guess what I like edamane beans now thanks Gayle for

showing me the error of my ways

cruising around blogland

posting to instagram, are you on tell me I will friend you

Okay money is burning a hole in my pocket talk to you soon

lee

participating in this months cities/villages challenge at
http://mix-it-monthly.blogspot.ca/2015/03/april-2015-city-village.html

friday blogs and tuts

Number 7, before you know it I will only have 90 to go.

Synchronized swimmers if you cant tell (lol)

where my mind goes when I create these I wonder sometimes

Beautiful day out, meant for a long walk with my ipod in my ear

and Seal blasting

http://www.creationsceecee.com/2015/04/how-to-store-stencils-easy-and-fuss-free.html


a journal page, worthy watching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiO4YB8c9cg

a very cool idea
http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2015/04/sun-printing-with-your-stencils.html

Another book with gelli prints, love it
http://vintagepagedesigns.com/chain-stitch-gelli-print-notebook-video/

Also linking today to
http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/

oh starry night

 

I know you probably saying is that all she does birds and houses.  Well I do like drawing birds, I want to be able to draw them in my sleep.  That's how you get better at drawings, you draw and draw till you  draw it in your head.

 

I went to Michaels today, actually its not my favourite place, I think they are way overpriced, they did have a 50 percent coupon, but that's not why I went.  They had some of there watercolour pads on three for the price of 1, and I could not

resist that, I go through watercolour books like crazy, I like the strength and

that they can take a lot of wet.  So I bought some, resisted the coupon and walked out of the store.  Do I need anything else, no, could I have bought more of course.

That's what is called willpower, okay where is my willpower hiding when

I am in the cookie department

 

lee

Beam me up number 6

 

Number 6, and working on number 7

picked up a friend at airport today

library, I must look like someone you can talk to a guy told me his life story

going back swimming on monday

rash is gone, no longer will I frequent the hot tub

did you know I am on instagram and facebook link on top

still trying to update the blog, lucky I save the original because it isn't working out for me

reading posts on how to get more traffic to your blog, but do I need more traffic

and why

going out for lunch with my art friend on Thursday

 tomorrow she is retiring from her job (way to go)

been taking pictures with my ipod./ipad, but think my camera is better

Do you have Iphone, I do not I just have a flip phone, that's all I need

the shopper has all the bells and whistles but I am not 26

ok I think I will go watch the Voice

Lee



Contemplation

 

hope you all had a great Easter.  Its still a holiday for some, government people, bank people, people with unions.  Others have to work.  I took a break from blogging yesterday, did no art, just hung around and read some books, thought about my

creative projects, thought about if I have the time to join Fake Journal you can read about it here if you don't know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mISEZfZf170

thinking about what journal I would use, my character, would I post it.  Have not decided anything yet.  Browsed a great organizional video for Friday.  Pretty well

did nothing.  I like those days where you don't get much accomplished but your rested.  Today I am making chicken soup, tidying up a little around here, and maybe doing some art.  What are you up to?

Coat of Armour

 

I entered this into Illustration Friday the theme this week
is Warrior, since I was creating these 100 I thought why
not so this is what I came up with.  First the horse is
to small for the warrior.  His coat of armour suit,
looks like it would not hold up to one dust up with the
other warriors.  And lets not get into his body
he needs some exercise before he should be
allowed to fight.  Plus coat of armour is silver.  But
I didn't have any, so black it is.  I call this
Man in Black (Johnny cash would be rolling in his grave)
lee

PS the little dots on the armour is suppose to be mesh

friday Mish Mash blogs and tuts

 Title:  The egg seller

  it seems the background is competing with the drawings I tried
to tone it down.  Hopefully as I do more they will get better.
The shopper is coming over later today to sew .  We are making
burp cloths, the quilt is made.  These are for a baby gift for her friend.  The friend is due when she is away in new York so she wants to have them all ready to give to
her before she goes.

 So
here are some great links that I found this week
 



don't you love studio tours, I do and here's one to oh and ah over
http://www.creationsceecee.com/2015/04/video-gigis-studio-tour.html


making a page from a magazine picture, this I like then you don't have to draw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h21zfnfbCZo


This is a tut by one of Donna Downeys artist gang, its very interesting, just to see the process, give it a try
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9hcITzngo8

collage postcards, I think you need to make me one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7_5u9D8_Lw

Its all about foreign lands

 

You know how I said you would not have to suffer through all my 100 art works (that is if I get to a 100) well I changed my mind, because they are all going to

be different, again changed my mind, no theme, its whatever I want to create.

I breaking all the rules baby, but still the same size 6x6 not to big, not to small just right (just like goldilocks).  Today was lunch with the neighbour, tonight was all about rocking the leftovers (I hate leftovers lucky the hubster will eat anything). 

Thinking about cooking a ham on Sunday for Easter everyone else I know

is cooking a turkey, but we have not had Ham in along time.  Do you

like scalloped potatoes, I am cooking those as well.  What are you cooking for easter.

linking to http://mix-it-monthly.blogspot.ca/2015/03/april-2015-city-village.html
monthly challenge

lee

March wrap up.....

No 2 Into the wild

 

I not to proud of this one but it is what it is

A month in review:

Had a birthday not aging anymore

blogged 29 times

made some good art

made some bad art

tried some great new skinny recipes

didn't lose any weight

didn't gain any weight

had two weeks off swimming because of a rash, still have it

never going in the hot tub again

got some art printed at the printers was very happy with work

got some mats to mat my work

making baby steps toward my goal of selling my work

went to the Doctor taking pills for high cholesterol

bought some much needed new clothes

cleaned my closet of old clothes and gave some to good will

put away all winter coats and brought up spring coats

saw a couple of bad movies
lee 

 

 

 



Just Tugging along

 

Well this is no 1 of the 100 creative art project.

so far this is what I have done

 

made 100 6x6 scrapbook pages (2 glued together for strength)

and a old medical book page to all of them

gessoed each one

painted 5 to start

and made 2 so far completed

(the other one tomorrow)

 

this project was going to be all about structures it took

me forever to decide that.  After I made the first two, I changed

my mind and decided I should not be so hard on myself and

decided to do collage.  My collage needs work, so

by the time I do 100 of these, I should have improved. I

hoping for that result.  But I decided one element will be

in all my collages, the city,   The first one, which

I call Tugging along (lol) I had fun with,

I had some gelli painted deli paper so I

made them waves, and just went with random paints,

and I also love drawing boats, not hard one, but I

am getting better at them.  So that's it.  I hope you like it.

 

lee

A little perspective.

 

This is a collage that I made a while ago.  I have been working on my 100 project,

not going to be as easy as I thought, should be able to show you some

in a few days.  I have been working slow and steady on them, plus I have

been practising drawing chairs, I know it sounds crazy. But I cant

draw chairs all that well, its the perspective thing that gets me

everytime.  So I have been reading up on perspective. I often

wonder if any of the masters cared about perspective.

 

lee

Saturday Daze

 

Today the weather was fantastic, the snow is just about gone.  Probably one more snow before its really gone for good.  The above little ditty was done on a napkin I had, drew the elephant and painted add a piece of striped cardboard I had and called it a day.

This is an old one , because its throwback Saturday.

Today I am off to pick up some new clothes I bought, but didn't bring

home because today they are an additional 40 percent off, so a girl

has to save some money.  I used to love shopping, but not so much any more

I would rather spend money on stuff I don't need, art supplies.  Anyway I needed

these things so I did the work and got the clothes.  I am meeting the shopper for lunch and a little more shopping then home.  I love Saturdays when its do whatever you feel like doing.

 

lee

friday mish mash blogs

hey welcome to Friday update, some great blogs and videos I have found this week, and I hope you enjoy them because I did:

first one on deck
how to make mini book, really a fun looking project, something to save for a rainy day

http://www.rachelhazell.com/books/love-mail-mini-post-bookart/

a great video painting faces using magazines pictures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD-ez7uKTt0

 

and I happen to like the last one, she is a little whimsical but great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6y4tFfw9_c

another great video on how CEE CEE created #2 in her 100 artworks challenge

http://www.creationsceecee.com/2015/03/the-100-artworks-challenge-2100-cityscapes.html
Hope you like my choses this week, let me know if you have any you want to share

linking to http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/

lee

I got that loving feeling

Sometimes I just like to create silly art. I was watching jimmy Fallon and just fooling around and this what came out.

Today I am going to put some paint on my 100 project got all the papers ready which really is the big job. I had to get them ready first or I know I would not finish the project.  

Looking forward to showing you some.....

Lee

Friends and stuff.....

 

 

This is the page that I made at the art journal class yesterday.  Everybody

makes the same page, but I made my different they had butterflies and

I am not a butterfly girl.  Today its out to lunch with my neighbour we

are quite good friends.  We only really met about 3 years ago, and they

have lived there for about 7 years.  We always said hi, bye etc, but

that was it.  But she started walking her dog when I walked mine

and friends we became. I have met more people in my neighbourhood from walking the dog. The weather is going to be beautiful on

Friday can hardly wait, although we still have snow from a

recent snowfall, it has been great.  All the shorts come out

(NO NOT ME) but the rest of the city, even if there is still

snow on the ground, the nice weather period is short here

so you gotta grab it when you can.



Art Journal

 

Well today has been quite the day and its only 2:00 pm.  Today went to

an art journaling class at my favourite scrapbook store, from 10:00 to 1:30.  I love going there talking with the other ladies doing a couple of pages in my art journal

and learning some new techniques.  Just got home and realize I had not posted

yet, so here I am.  The rest of the day I am going to be working on my 100 project,

maybe penciling in some drawings.  Something I can do while I sit with the

hubster and he watches TV.  Ok enough for today I better get my housewife

hat on and do something around here.

 

lee



a new challenge

These papers are for a new challenge that I have decided to do.

It's a big challenge 100 art pages

So I decided the substrate was 6x6 scrapbook pages

Two together to add weight

Plus 6x6 old text from my mothers old medical reference book

Then a coat or two of gesso so it will not let the paint soak thru

I have decided mixed media for these

And mty theme will be structures which gives me a lot to play around with

I have included a link to the creator of the challenge

http://www.kelleewynneconrad.com/

And the link below shows you the way cee cee is working the challenge

http://www.creationsceecee.com/2015/03/the-100-artworks-challenge-1100-cityscapes.html

I promise you won't have to suffer thru this by seeing these everyday .  I don't know if I can stick with 100, that's quite a few to do.but I am going to try.

Some art, some talk

 

 

this is the art that I did at urban

it started like this and ended like this

I not a big fan of mine, I think its to controlled

 



 do you make excuses for yourself when you do your art.  I do I  will go down to the studio with great intentions of creating art, and I wont do it, I will clean up, or sit there, or go thru some old papers  , but I wont do any art.  Then I will be mad at myself for not following thru on my plan.  Here is gem  that I found on this great website about creativity http://www.createintandem.com/  
There’s a story that, when Ernest Hemingway was asked how to write a novel, he responded: “First you defrost the refrigerator.” 

that sound about right to me.  I think I have the fear of failure when creating, the fear
that when its finished it wont be good enough.  But really good enough for who, do
I have such high expectations of myself , I have to learn to just let it go, and just create.
Because truthfully I have to create every day, I cant explain it, but I think about art every day.  Do you?

Snow Day today.....

linking again to http://art-journal-journey.blogspot.ca/2015/03/032015-things-with-wings-dinge-mit.html

http://mix-it-monthly.blogspot.ca/2015/02/marz-2015-angel-saints.html

 

When I did this angel I cut a girl out of a magazine who was dancing

made of copy of her, glued her down to my background, and painted

her, and made her an angel. She's one I think I showed here on the blog before.

 

Last night the shopper and I went to a paint party.  We had a great time

and each created a canvas, pictures tomorrow.  Wine and snacks and lots

of great company.  Lots of laughing and flinging paint around on my

canvas.  Going to do it again next month.

 

Snowing today so the plan is to do some painting, but we

will see how the day goes.  Sometimes the plan you make

is not  the plan you do.

 

lee