Friday blogs

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Well its Friday and I have some favourites to share

I like this one lots of great information and she lives here where I live
http://www.limorwebber.com/blog/

I like this blog fun lots of good pictures
http://westcoastmama.net/

I watch youtube a lot and like this girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT7HJTXztDg

now these might not be to your taste, but I like them
and now I think you should share some

 



Birth of an Idea

 

This started as a huge piece of poster board, that

was on my table when I took a course.  So they were

going to throw it out, so I took my painting home on it.

I then cut it up into 6x6 pieces and some smaller.  So

when looking at the paint that was left on it, wondering

what I was going to do with it, I saw the start of a flower,

and this is what came out.  I added a little more paint

to the background, but not much.  I love this one,

it just flowed for me.

 

Do you ever have those days when the art gods just smile down at you?

 

lee

Playing dress up

 

I know your properly wondering what kind of animal this is

well it started out like a bunny and then didn't work

so I made it a cat, I know you don't know any cats that look like this

but you never know when you going to run into one.

Anyway thanks for the well wishes for my birthday.  I had

a great day, got lots of great presents, and had a wonderful

meal with all my favourite people.

 

I have been organizing my pinterest making new folders moving

stuff where it logically should be, and easier for me to look at.

I am telling its like addictive, so much great art out there.

I am not much into instagram, because I don't understand it,

I must be old.  I am thinking its like facebook but different, if

you can explain it I would be glad to hear.

Ok its late at night, and I am going to go and enjoy what's left of it

so are you on Instagram

I had a bad day.....but not today

I know not my usual in your face full of color art

but I like this one, because somedays even

a angel has a bad day. 
 

But I am not having a bad day, because today is my birthday

yeah just turning 32 have remained that age for a number

of years now.  Going out for dinner en mass family,

having cake at home, and today just enjoying my

day and spending some birthday money.

Dream a little dream of me

Walking today so cold you can see your breath

Organizing pintrest boards

Picking up art print

Making banana peanut butter muffins

Cutting fabric for burp cloths for baby shower

Swimming and hot tub

Library book pick up

Watching the last of the series damages on Netflik

Breakfast for dinner

Lee

To selfie or not.

On thing I not into is, taking a selfie, because I hate having my picture

taken, it shows every double chin I have.  It add 10 pounds (that's my story and I am

sticking to it).  I am not one of those people who when you go lets take your  picture,

who will  make a huge fuss out of it, I just smile and make the best of it.  But I

don't go out of my way to get my picture taken.  Do you like

getting your picture taken?

 

Lee

 



Working my goal

 

At the beginning of the year one of my goals was to sell my art.

So I am working towards that goal ever so slowly, but am

working at it.  I am first off redoing this blog, spiffing it up

and making it a bit more user friendly hopefully.  I know

a little code not much, but I am working it.  The second

thing that I am doing toward that goal.  I have been

trying out different graphic places to print my art for art

prints.  I must tell you I bought some art online (no names)

and could hardly wait to get it and I paid a pretty price

for it and when it came, it was just from her printer, and

not nice at all. So I am trying out places, different papers

and reasonable pricing.  So far 2 things I am doing from my list

 

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Its blog love day

 

linking to

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

 

when your on the computer do you find cool things, that you think other

people would be interested in.  I often find great videos, great new

artists, new techniques, and I am going to start sharing them with you

on Fridays.
this is not a new artist, but I love her style, and I am taking a course
starting later in March from her online
http://yesandamenblog.blogspot.ca/

this is my favorite artist (okay I might have a girl crush on her)
she so open and honest and shares, I think I have taken
every course she has and never been disappointed, she posts
every day, she has tons of tutorials on her site check her out
http://alisaburke.blogspot.ca/
this girl I just found, love her blog, she a techie, and talks about that and her life,
very interesting, lots of good info, for your blog. 
http://www.carrieloves.com/

I could go on and on but I am saving them for Fridays, now its your turn, tell us
what you find.

lee
 



Simplify

 

I have been loving using my stabilo pencil.  I just found them at my art store.  They work wonderful with water, I used them on the lady, and shaded.  Just signed

up the shopper and I to  Friday the 20th to a paint party, at my Scrapbook

store.  There all the rage here, usually its in a Lounge with drinks, and appetizers.  But they are bringing in the lady on Friday Night and having wine and stuff, and you

paint a canvas pretty reasonable 38.00.  And I get to bond with the shopper (lol).
Where you live do you have a time change.  We do, so we put our clocks, ahead
an hour, so nice because now its not dark till about 8.00 and you can walk
the dog in the light.  In the summer its doesn't really get dark till about 11:00.

Ok gotta go, tell me your favourite new art supply that you love.
Mine this week the stabile pencil.

lee

 

Back to the Farm

This picture was made with photo elements.  These are all my own elements all hand drawn and painted.  What I did was scanned the bird, the farm ,and the bird on top of the roof and then put each one onto the background.   I think it turned out pretty good.  I am always drawing birds and buildings in my sketch book and then scanning them just in case I need something. Just another way to create not on canvas.

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Lee

The elephant in the room

Still my old nose.  I had fun with this though the wings look a little wonky.

I drew the wings after I finshed her and then added whiteout for texture.

Also to anonymous I do try to get back to each persons blog who leaves a comment.

I also always leave a comment when I visit other blogs.  if its not the same day they leave the comment, it might take me a week but I do get back to there blog.

I hope that those of you who read my blog understand that I appreciate each and everyone of you
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Lee

how about a cuppa

Good morning all

Would you like to come on over for a cup of tea.

Once in a blue moon I will have tea.  But I must admit I love colourful teapots.

Hope you like mine

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Lee

Angel Wings

 

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

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

these two challenge sites this month have things associated with wings

this one was done just a couple of days ago, I am experimenting with
noses, I have decided that I have to do my ladies noses different
than I am doing them now, now this one is an example of
practice.  On my next ladies  you will see how a different
nose on my ladies give you a completely different look, I think
a better look.  Anyway I drew her and painted her, and then
I put her on my painted page.  Now I always scan any background
that I do and put it in a folder on my computer called backgrounds,
and then I always have a background, and just go into
photoshop and plop her on a background of my choosing
and there she is .  Well I am off to brunch with my friend who
does my taxes, a little catch up, and a good friend
and that's all I need for today

Its all about the Birds

 

You might have seen this one before, I did it awhile ago, but I am sure it

 I can submit it to http://art-journal-journey.blogspot.ca/2015/03/032015-things-with-wings-dinge-mit.html

Half pencil and marker, and half digital,  the background was digital,
when I finished it, none of my backgrounds made it pop, so I
used Photshop elements to make it pop.  Its very smooth looking
and I should have been made with more texture, but I am not quite that good yet at Photshop.
Today its all about using some gift cards that I have left  from Christmas,
that have been lighting a fire in my pocket.  The shopper is coming for
dinner, the boyfriend is busy, so its steaks on the barby, stuffed baked potatoes,
asparagus with cheese, mushrooms, and garlic bread.  Oh I am making
myself hungry.  Ok lots of shopping to get done hope you have a great day
today.  I always go back and re read what I have written, it seems my
head says the word, and I think I type them, but they don't appear
on the page.  I haven't had time to play with the stamps I made, but when
I do I will show them to you,

lee

Twofer

This is what I call a twofer, linking to two things,

"Things with Wings"

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Angels

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

how good am I getting a twofer out of one

Well whats going on with you today, just got home from the gym

I hate exercise I really do, but if I want to live to be 103 and still

creating art I have to do it, plus that the Dr. orders for my life.

Picked up the new book (at the library)

Traci Bautista new book called Printmaking Unleashed.

Okay this is my theory I get it at the Library , read

it thru and then and only then I decide if I like and

then I buy the book.  Gotta tell you  90 percent

of the books don't make the cut.  So much

repetitive nonsense,
.  But this

one looks like a keeper.  Last night made

some foam stamps while watching the TV, gonna

try them out today and lets have a show and

tell tomorrow.  Okay you have read enough

  I will talk to you tomorrow.

lee

Is it a plane, is it superman no its another bird

 When Art Journal Challenge                 http://art-journal-journey.blogspot.ca/2015/03/032015-things-with-wings-dinge-mit.htmldecided on birds, I knew they would be sick of me bythe end of this challenge.  If you read this blog a lot I love drawing birds, I love collaging birds, I love painting birds, I love incorporating birds in my paintings.  Technically its not birds its "things with wings" I might do other things but birds are my favourite go to item to draw.
  I like drawing a few things, can you guess what they are.  If you guessed, cities, birds, portraits, yes I really like drawing those.  So I have decided I better move on and get better at other things, like whole bodies, hands, feet, so stay tuned you might be seeing some pretty crappy hands and feet coming to a blog near you. In case you are wondering, this is a painted messy paper towel, I drew the bird separately, and I used my painted papers and collaged on him, they glued him down.

hey is lonely up here..

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This picture I am linking to the monthly challenge over at

Art -Journey.

Well its happened I think I have the flu.  I have not had the flu

for I don't know how many years.  I faithfully get the

flu shot, and it straight off misses me.  Well the

hubster who also gets the flu shot was very ill

last night, we are talking to the porcelain sick, bad headache,

all the sudden losing his voice, ok that part was not

so bad.  I wake up today and all the sudden I

am off, you know that feeling in your stomach

when you know things are going

to go downhill quickly.  So no swimming today

until I find out what going on, maybe it

will miss me I hope so.  Okay lets not

talk about it anymore.  Moving  on I have a hankering to

make a huge kick ass painting, so I am going

to do it.  Off what I have no clue, any ideas

will be appreciated.  And after it done

its going above the bed......

So what's up with you today?

Monday Blues

 

Hello all, I was going to take a few days off after

posting 29 days in a row, an amazing feat for me,

and it was hard.  Okay stop all the clapping, I am

still the humble girl you all know. But was just Pinteresting around and decided to post after all.  What have I been doing

lets see, I have been watching the whole series of Felicity

I have not finished it yet, its 4 seasons long, and I am still

on Season 1.  I dyed my own hair, mistake, its blond now

and I don't look good blond I don't have the skin color

for it.  Going to the hairdresser on Friday for a quick fix.

The shopper is going to NewYork with the boyfriend the

beginning of May, so I have been helping her try to\

find a hotel in there price range.  God NYC is expensive,

but I so want to go there.  On my bucket list, so much to see

and do.  Its snowing and blowing and cold today, it was

blowing so hard, I didn't want to go on the freeway to

go swimming, so missed it today.
If you don't know about this free online class by Strathmore
here is the link I have taken them 2 years in a row.  This year
first online is Tracy Batista so don't walk run and sign up
free is free
http://www.strathmoreartist.com/artist-studio/
 Other than that

no news so talk to you all soon



February Wrapup

 

well I am back.  Glad the challenge is over, its hard to do 29 faces all in one month, and try to make them all look different and keep the readers of this blog interested.

Well today I am going wrap up February and move on to March

•  went to 4 movies
•  watched the whole series of The Originals on Netflix
• Read 3 books
• went out to lunch with friends 3 times
• bought a new stencil, new paint, and ink pads
• finished an art journal and started a new one
• went swimming 20 days
• didn't gain any weight
• didn't lose any weight
• tried 2 new low fat recipes
• had Chinese food from Panda Express (just opened) very good
• went shopping with the shopper 2 times
• went to a course at my favourite art store and made a journal page
• signed up for two courses on line
• bought a riggers bag online and received it
• uploaded new tunes I bought at ITunes
• uploaded new books I bought at Ibook

and that's what I did for the month of March what did you do?

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Day 28 Lizzie

 

 

Meet Lizzie the last of the group of 29.  She happens to be

the captain, and keeps all the girls all on point. Lizzie is

happy to say the challenge for her was a success, she

managed to get all the girls to show up on time, without

any of the usual drama that accompanies  women.

Petty fights and missed photo shots were few and

far between.  Plus the girls all agreed to share there

stories and were honest to a fault.

All in all its been quite a month for Lizzie and she is glad its

over . The only thing left for Lizzie to do is a group picture

and she has not quite figured out how to round up all

the girls and get it done. One thing she does know  that
under the picture, and where you see Label is where you
find #29 and if you click on it you will see all the girls
in there glory.  I would love to thank you for
sticking with me this month and those of you who made comments
I thank you.

Lizzie