In the year 2014

 

Well its almost that time again, another year has passed and its time to reflect on the highs and lows of the year , here are mine.

 

1. posted 261 times this year
2. most posts in November 29
3. least posts July 17
4. I dodged a health issue
5. hubby spent 5 weeks in hospital  but is on the mend
6. created a series of art
7. Girl trip to Phoneix for 10 days
8. Road trip to BC
9. lost a few pounds
10. gained a few pounds
11. increased my exercise
12. lost my ipod
13. found my ipod
14. read 25 books
15. kept up with my daily planner until September
16. took some online classes
17. attended some live art classes
18. tried to Create art every day and failed
19. found some great new blogs
20. had a great time with all of you

see you in 2015

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3. posst

one thing

blotchy

 

Had a great Christmas, and my sister is here, so we are not doing to much,

I am done with shopping for awhile.  So we are just chilling, and I am

slowly sorting out some cupboards in my art room.  I called this one

blotchy because she is blotchy, from paint on the other side of the page.Its

just my art journal, I have been working in, and just a few more

pages and its all done.  I can only work on one book at a time.

I have been sketching a lot, so I am going to try and paint a few things maybe tonight.

 

lee



Back to Business

 

I hope you enjoyed my 25 daze of Christmas, I had fun doing it.  But am glad it's over and its back to business.  Today in Canada its Boxing Day, its like Black Friday in the States, but  the deals are not quite that good.  Today my sister is arriving to visit me, for about a week, I haven't seen her in a few years, we talk on the phone every day,

but she is all I have left of my family, so its nice to get together.  As you can see

I have been experimenting with watercolor, the results are not what I want, and the

hair looks like she has been wearing a helmet, but practice only makes you better,

right.  Ok I am going to get ready to go to the airport, talk to you all soon.

house rules 24 and 25

  

 

 

 

 

 

christmas rules

for all of you to have a merry christmas



house rules 23

 

 

Christmas rules

 

Place the gifts around the tree

house rules 22

 

Christmas rule

 

Clean up of the Christmas dishes is not done by the cook

house rules 21

 

Christmas rules

we phone all family out of town and in town and wish them
a merry Christmas


 

http://art-journal-journey.blogspot.ca/2014/12/12-2014-c-o-l-l-g-e.html

linking to

house rules 20

 

Christmas rules

Christmas eve we always watch a Christmas movie

linking to http://www.diondior.com/2014/12/friday-sketches_19.html

http://art-journal-journey.blogspot.ca/2014/12/12-2014-c-o-l-l-g-e.html



house rules 19

 

Christmas rules

 the Sophie (the dog) gets a wrapped present



house rules 18

Christmas rules

 

go out for dinner to celebrate the hubsters birthday



house rules 17

 

christmas rules

 

A family trip to Candy Cane Lane to see the lights

house rules 16

 

christmas rules

 

christmas baking must not be eaten before the 24 of December

this rule is for me (lol) I can eat it in the freezer

house rules 15

 

christmas rules

 

try to make one homemade christmas themed item



house rules 14

 

Christmas rules

 no diet during the Christmas holidays



house rules 13

 

Christmas rules 

the tree and all decorations are taken down on December 26



house rules 12

 

House rules for Christmas

 

family photo on Christmas morning around the tree

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http://www.diondior.com/2014/12/friday-sketches_12.html

http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2014/12/art-journal-every-day-girl-with-wings-in-fast-forward.html

house rules 11

 

house rules for Christmas

nobody gets up before 8:00 AM on Christmas morning



house rules 10

 

house rules for Christmas

 

if you have a Christmas sweater it must be worn on Christmas eve no matter

how hokey it is

house rules 9

 

rules of the house at Christmas

 

a Christmas movie is watched every Christmas eve

house rule 8

rules of the house for Christmas

 

One person passes out the presents and he or she must wear a Santa hat

rules of the house 7

 

Rules of the house for Christmas

 

 No presents are opened until everyone is downstairs on
Christmas morning

Rules of the house 6

 

Rules of the house for Christmas

 

Appetisers only for Christmas Eve Dinner

linking to http://art-journal-journey.blogspot.ca/2014/12/12-2014-c-o-l-l-g-e.html

http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2014/12/art-journal-every-day-dailies-from-the-beginning-of-october.html

http://www.diondior.com/2014/12/friday-sketches.html

 

Rules of the house at Christmas

 

A new ornament is bought each year as a present for our daughter

 

 

Rules of the house 4

 

Rules of the house at Christmas

 

To open presents and have breakfast PJ's only

Christmas rule 3

Rules of the house at Christmas

 

 

Breakfast table set on Christmas eve for Christmas Day

Rules of the house 2

 

 

Rules of the house for Christmas 

 

presents will be opened before breakfast

where has the time gone

Well the 1 of December where does the time go. I had fun creating this piece .gelli printed the background sketched the wreath and ribbon and used markers to get some colors.

See you don't need fancy materials to create art. 

Today's Christmas task

Putting up and decorating the tree

lets get busy claude

well since its the last day of the month, I thought I would do one last masters for this month, now I chose Claude Monet because you know he is a flower man, and I

love drawing flowers.  Yes Claude does draw a mean flower, very refined,

and blended, well I on the other hand funkified mine.  Now Claude would be rolling in his grave, if he had a gander at mine.  But Claude a girl has to get with the times.

I am linking this last one to the monthly challenge.

http://art-journal-journey.blogspot.ca/2014/11/112014-inspired-by-masters-inspiriert.html

I so loved that challenge and it was fun....



Kiss the cook

Its a bitterly cold day here, and the snow has finally stopped falling.  Today seems like a good day to practice my new class which is called

Kate Thompson Watercolor Portrait Class
http://www.fracturedangelics.com/content/e-course-offerings
she has a sale on, the class I am taking is only
20.00 and worth every penny 11 videos, pdfs . 
When I finish the class I should be able to do a little
better than the above.
And since its cold its pasta night in my house, the sauce is bubbling as we speak.
What's on your Saturday night table.



black friday

Well just got home from our version of Black Friday shopping.

I got a few Christmas presents, but the masses of people

were to much.  I would rather go when there are less

people.  I managed to get two things I really

wanted and they were both on sale today only.

So I am going down to wrap what I have

and spend some quiet time. I feel stressed today

lee

A Travellers Notebook

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Let me introduce you to my travellers notebook.  I carry it in my purse,

I always have  it out in the house, its my day timer, my notebook, and

an idea sketchbook.  Did you know there is a facebook group

dedicated to travellers notebooks .

You know how much I like pens, paper, books etc.  You can

make them yourself, or get someone in the group to make one for you, which

I did.  Or if you were in Japan pick up the real travellers notebook a

Midori and all the little nick nacks that go with it, they have

a store totally dedicated to it.  Or seattle in Japan Town, but alas

nowhere here.  I had mine made by a guy in the UK, I think it cost

be 55.00 and no shipping, so it was a deal.  He did a great job,

pure leather.  Now the inserts you can make or you can buy on line,

I have bought some online, made a couple etc.  I love this

its like an everyday book.  Do you have something like this you carry in your bag.

Matisse take two

 

I cant believe it is almost the end of the month, and the end of this challenge.  I have

decided I am going to continue and do it once a week.  It challenges you to check

out artists, and to come up with your own version.  I loved doing this challenge.

as you can, by my many posts.  Today its all about going to a movie

with my friend, can you guess which one, yes you are right if you

guessed Hunger Games, Mocking Jay.  Yes I am a big fan, I read the books,
way back, and have seen the two other movies.  So I will let you
know what I think of the movie.  Well I hope you all have a great day am linking to
art journal journey http://art-journal-journey.blogspot.ca/2014/11/112014-inspired-by-masters-inspiriert.html
 

Thoughts of Morocco

I have always dreamed of going to morroco. I think the colors of the country would be like this.

This I did in my art journal the color from the previous page bleed thru, but I don't care .

I have been working on some small art pieces to post all thru the month of dec well really only until dec 25.  I am only up to day 13 and running out of ideas.

I am going to do a dyi project to hang on my wall will show when it is done

Some Art Some Shopping,

I just noticed she has it looks like dirt on her face, it something on the scanner I think, and those white marks on her neck, don't know where they come from when

I look in my journal her neck looks fine.  I have signed up to take a class online,

it was very reasonable called Face to Face, its all about drawing faces, getting

the proportions right, etc.  So my faces might be changing, and looking a little bit better.  They might even have a different expression, right now they all look

like they have lost there best friend.  Okay I am on way to IKEA to buy

a frame for a print I bought the shopper for Christmas, (she doesn't read the blog)

the print is by the Rifle Paper Company they make beautiful items, anyway

this print is a map a fun map of Bangkok .  Her and the boyfriend both

went together to Thailand, so thought it would be a great present.  Besides

she told me awhile ago, she wants to collect those prints, of most of

the places they have been together, and put them going up the stairs

in there house in a grouping, fun idea, and not to expensive.

okay gotta go, talk to you all soon.

 

Ode to Bernie

 

as you can I am at it again, Bernard Buffet copying the masters.  I don't know if you could call the people I like the masters, there not all Picasso, or Mattisse kind of people.  I love the pictures of   Bernie's he seems like a real painter to me, people, flowers, buildings, vivid color all the things I like.  I also like Lucien Freud, his

pictures are very much like Bernie's. Well this weekend I had done some Christmas shopping, buying Christmas wrap and stuff like that.  I usually have all my

Christmas stuff done by now, but this year, I decided or we decided that we

are cutting down, we just had the big kitchen reno, which cost an arm and a leg,

and still have a few things left to buy, new lights, new chairs for the island.  So

we decided one present each, I want a fitbit, and he needs a new shaver, so

that's whats going to be under the tree, as well as shoppers presents, and grandmas presents, and my sisters presents.  My sister is coming for Christmas and staying

until new years day, so I am really excited about that.  So I said I wasn't going

to post today but I am in the mood, so have a great rest of Sunday and talk to you all on Monday.

 

lee



Improving my art.

Now this painter Lucian Freud is an amazing painter.  He painted many of

his painting in impasto, and he did tons of nudes.  I chose not to do a

nude today (lol).  I am so enjoying playing with the masters that

I might just keep it up, it improving so many aspects of my art.

 

Anyway I hope you have a good weekend, and will be back

on Monday to see what I have on deck.

Today I am off to a art fair, and lunch with a friend, and

maybe some new art supplies. 

 

lee