Archives
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- October 2019
- September 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- October 2018
- September 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- February 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- April 2011
Search
Categories – Finds BLOG Entries only, not specific PAGEs
- Abstract (31)
- Acrylics (109)
- Alcohol Markers (2)
- Art Journal (2)
- Art Show Preparation (9)
- Art Supplies (2)
- ArtEveryDay (118)
- ArtResin (1)
- Assemblage (2)
- Bats (7)
- beads (2)
- Bears (6)
- Birds (64)
- Book (5)
- Cardboard (2)
- Cards (27)
- Cement (1)
- Challenge (73)
- Christmas (17)
- Classes (10)
- Clay (37)
- Clay Classes (1)
- Concrete (1)
- Demon Machine (3)
- Dirty Cup Pour (17)
- Display (4)
- doll molds (2)
- Drawings (170)
- EDIM (9)
- Fabric Art (7)
- Faces (54)
- Faux Midori (1)
- Figurative (52)
- Fish (35)
- Flip Cup (4)
- Free Pour (17)
- Garden Art (2)
- gouache (1)
- Hearts (16)
- How To (30)
- Illustration (40)
- Image Transfer (6)
- InkAndWash (11)
- jewellery (2)
- Journal (146)
- Juried (2)
- Luggage (1)
- Mail Art (1)
- Markers (2)
- Midori (1)
- Moleskine (165)
- Moon (10)
- MultiMedia (68)
- MultiMedia Classes (1)
- Mylar (1)
- Nest Collective (17)
- Octopus (5)
- OMG-ChrisCarter (1)
- Ooops (1)
- outline scribble style (51)
- paper beads (2)
- Paper Clay (5)
- Paper Swap (2)
- Party Hats (1)
- PaverPol (2)
- Pens 'n Pencils (5)
- Planter (2)
- Postcards (30)
- Pouring (16)
- Pouring Paint (23)
- Resin (1)
- Sculpture (13)
- Series (38)
- skulls (5)
- Stencil (1)
- Sting Rays! (2)
- Studio (2)
- Surface Decoration (22)
- TalkingSticks (5)
- Theme (45)
- Tiger (10)
- Travel Journal (103)
- Traveller's Journal (1)
- Turtles (10)
- Tutorials (29)
- Uncategorized (23)
- Vase (11)
- Visible Mending (1)
- Watercolor (206)
- Watercolor Classes (6)
- Wearable (4)
- WeeklyChallenge (1)
- Wood (2)
- Woodworking (2)
Category Archives: Classes
Loose washes with sketchy ink……..
I quite often have a watercolor piece that just doesn’t work, but more often than not, I can improve it by adding some skritchy ink lines………. Hey, in my head, Skritchy is a legitimate word………. Anyway, I took this 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Classes, Drawings, InkAndWash, Journal, Moleskine, outline scribble style, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged drawing, Illustration, InkAndWash, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
1 Comment
Watercolor Flamingo…
I had a couple of lovely women in the studio yesterday that wanted to learn a little bit about watercolor. Here’s what we did – this lesson included wet-into-wet, using Frisket as a mask, hard lines, shadows, and a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Classes, Watercolor, Watercolor Classes
Tagged birds, class, Tutorials, watercolor
2 Comments
Watercolor with the Ladies….
(click any image and it will open in a new tab, in a slightly larger format) Yet another fabulous day in the studio, laughing, talking, eating, and oh yeah, we actually also did some watercolors. 2 of these ladies paint … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Cards, Classes, Postcards, Studio, Watercolor, Watercolor Classes
Tagged birds, journal, moleskine, Postcards, watercolor
5 Comments
Art With The Ladies – Another Address Day
So, some friends had seen the Colorful Painted Address that I’d made for our place and wanted to try it for themselves. They both made gorgeous signs, and went home feeling very pleased with themselves! Here’s the two of them … Continue reading
Look What Lauren Made!
Lauren’s mind is a wonderfully wild and wacky place, as evidenced by her latest clay creation. These fish were done from an idea completely out of head. Check out how the first guy is looking backwards in terror … Continue reading
Posted in Classes, Clay, Clay Classes, Fish, MultiMedia Classes, Watercolor Classes
Tagged Classes, clay, fish, pottery
3 Comments
Watercolor Christmas Cards
Yay, another fabulous day in the studio. 7 women and Jen and I – it was cosy, but we made it work! Jen and I both did demos, and walked around providing assistance. Jen very generously shared her paper and paints and tools, … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Christmas, Classes, Watercolor
Tagged cards, christmas, class, watercolor
7 Comments
Clay Play Date
I was so lucky to have a friend come over and play in the studio with me the other day. Lauren had the idea of creating wall-hung fish to hang on her yard fence. I knew that anything she made … Continue reading
A Painting Course With One of My Art Crushes!!
I was SO lucky to take a 5-day course with Robert Burridge (http://www.robertburridge.com/). I absolutely love his style, and his color palette just rocks. He and his wife were at the course – she runs him like a well oiled … Continue reading
Posted in Acrylics, Classes
10 Comments
Clay Day – Part Two
Well, 4 of the 6 amazing, talented, funny women were over yesterday to paint their clay houses and people. I could not believe the diversity of the final product. We use a variety of applications of acrylic paint – dry … Continue reading
Clay Day!
Oh man, I had the Ladies over for a play date, and we messed about with clay. Good lord, these women are creative. Check out what they made, and keep in mind that only 2 of them had played with … Continue reading