I burned wood!!!! Yes I did! Decided to try a new form of art. Wood burning. Wasn’t easy at first, you can see my progression from the one at the top to the eyes at the bottom. Still a lot to learn but so proud that I made something by burning wood!!! The smell of burning wood is soooooo good!!! Given how much of a klutz I am, hope I don’t burn myself or things around me🤣 now to learn how to shade….
Saw a photo of Meryl Streep and it really intrigued me. The lines on her face, her slight frown,… it’s a face that has a story to tell. As I paint this face, I wonder what her story is, why is she frowning, … and I admire how gracefully she ages. Wonder if I would be so kind to myself when I see lines on my face….
Watercolor painting
Sometimes you just need to start over. And on better paper… I painted the second lady on a weird paper pad from strathmore. Really did not like what I saw and could not fix her. Decided to start over on another paper pad. This time so much better. Sometimes it is good to let it go and start over. Like in art and in life. Watercolor and collage for her blouse.
Grit and Grace. Something simple tonight. Splashed some ink, sketched a face, added a quote, viola. Done.
Me, my yellow HB pencil, and my sketch pad. Scribble scrabble fun. Sometimes letting loose and not worry about perfection or the outcome is so freeing…
I love to dance. The moment when you lose yourself to the music and just let the music move your body….nothing else matters. You let go and feel the music. No thinking needed. Just feeling. Wish I could dance through life.. about this piece. a while ago, I played with some spray inks and gauze on a piece of paper. Left the piece for a while until I saw a card with these girls dancing. Loved how the colors matched my background. Started collaging and then went from there to this… that’s what I love about mixed media. You never know where it will take you and you may have to walk away for a few days, a few months, before something will click. And this one clicked….in the end.
“Sometimes in the wind of change, we find our true direction.” Have been traveling and not at my art table for a while. Good to be back.
When I paint in the afternoon, the sun beams through the window next to me and creates fun shapes on my paper. Love how the sunlight seems to be playing with her and vice versa.
Taking an online class by Ivy Newport, sacred landscapes. Learning landscape, abstract and figurative work. My first piece. Ivy’s piece is the blue one. Really enjoyed it. Ivy is a fantastic artist and a great teacher. I decided to add this to my mixed media journal, giving it a mixed media twist. Also added some wordings I found from Pinterest that really spoke to me. How fragile life is, we are. One moment can alter who we are forever. 
Sometimes the problem is I overthink. Don’t believe everything you think…. Mixed media. Watercolor with ink, stencil and gel paste.
