I've been working to complete unfinished projects sitting in the studio. We all have them, right?
I bet you do too...
be honest now...
These canvases were started over a year ago, Artfest project not quite finished. My own photographs incorporated into a painting. Well now they are done.
It's such a nice feeling.
Now on to the three large canvases began in "Bloom True",
Flora Bowleys on line class; put on hold because of foot surgery.
It's going to be a very colorful day!
I love his color palette!
Channeling Chagall in my
No More Excuses~Under The Influence journal.
Nice messy apron, right? You should see my hands!
Blooming True with Flora Bowley! Loads of fun!
Messy? You bet!
Fabulous! Did I mention the messy part?
Three canvases in the process! Trust me more fun than should be allowed! Definately all about the
WHIMSY!
Ending the year with a dreadful head cold that thankfully is now fading away....
no New Years Eve revelry for me...
A comfy chair, a cup of tea and a little art making to mark the closing of 2011.
Confession....I was in bed asleep at 9PM!
Beginning 2012 on a much brighter note with TWO
new NME (no more excuses) journals:
This one a much larger format with loads of room to write and create!
And the beginnings of a grand adventure called
"No More Excuses Under the Influence"!
More journaling on a daily basis with an emphasis each month
on an individual artist!
First up is Hundertwasser
Check out this fabulous class on Gina Armfield's blog!
Morning Light
dynamic light app
Working on two new canvases ala Flora Bowley style,
BIG, bright COLOR!
Just returned from sunny (?) southern California and a fabulous painting workshop in Malibu! It rained like crazy...
The fabulous Flora Bowley and our hostess with the mostest Gina Armfield!
Spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean from the windows of the workshop, inspiring!
paint, paint and more paint, a hint of what is to come...
Such a joyful process as we learned mark making, color infusion and letting go on a LARGE canvas, with a little yoga and dancing thrown in for good measure.
adding color layer upon layer..
work in progress
did I mention we worked on two canvases simultaneously?
I returned home with one finished canvas and a work in progress. Traveling cross country require pulling staples and folding work, both are now restretched and waiting in my studio.
A heartfelt thank you to Flora and Gina for an amazing experience and to all the wonderful artists in this workshop.
Color palettes inside my No More Excuses journal. An embarrassing large collection of Daniel Smith watercolors, but I do love them! There are worse things to collect. I will have add a page with washi tape for my Lukas colors.....yep, I have those too...All my friend Gina's fault! Check out her No More Excuses workshop here:
A side view of the ever expanding journal I am using for daily work. The first entry was made on January 1, 2011. It is now at least three inches thick, lovely! Amazingly the spine has held up quite well however it is now so large that carrying it while traveling is no longer practical...
Solution~
separate pages travel with me and are added when I return home. Perfect!
Too hot to do much once the sun is high in the sky...but very nice and cool in the studio!
A few images from a recent trip to the Boston MFA for
the Dale Chihuly Exhibit.
Speechless!
Breathtaking!
Wonder!
Awe!
Inspirational!
Really...no words are needed.
Just enjoy the stunning creations!
Chihuly will be at the Boston MFA until August 7th, 2011.
Go, you will not be disappointed!!
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