Day 27 Oil Roses

I wanted to try these roses I saw on youtube...I did them on a piece of cut up  cereal box painted black

Pink Rose

 Here is my latest picture...I took the one that is above...and painted over it with oil paints and a palette knife. I'm bound and determined to learn how to use a palette knife. practice practice practice

I am linking up with "How Sweet the Sound" Pink Saturday

30 paintings 30 days

This is what I'm entering for my 30 paintings in 30 days

Oils and a Palette Knife

After taking this picture, I did a little tweeking of the pitcher top...I like how this picture shows all the texture.

Day 23

30 Paintings in 30 days

 I really have been doing my paintings, I just havent had a chance to get them here on my blog...I have been posting on my Facebook...This top one is 300lb watercolor paper, 3 coats of gesso, I put it on a clipboard to paint it...nice and thick palette knife  5x5

 more work with the palette knife...I wont get any better if I dont keep practicing!

I love how this one turned out, I had painted it in acrylics, didn't really like it, so I completely went over it with oils and a palette knife...I like having the design already on the board.  ummm not sure how the double pictures showed up...

Oil Palette Knife Paintings

 My 30 paintings in 30 days is still on-going...I took a 3 day workshop from Leslie Seate on palette knife painting.  The first day was so hard for me...I didn't know how to move the knife, it was uncomfortable to use.  By the afternoon of the last day...I was whipping out paintings...it was awesome.
The sky looks really grey in these paintings but its blue...I need to photoshop the pictures to get the truer colors... I finished 6 paintings in 3 days...so much fun. The only thing bad was traffic...what should take 25 min took 1 1/2 hours.

 Here is todays painting...day 12. A little watercolor I won this beautifully made watercolor book from Martha Lever...it was a delight to paint in it.

 I thought I was ready to put my winter decor away...but when its been getting down to 27 at night, here in So. California...and there is a lot of snow on the mountains...I'll have to keep winter around for awhile longer.

These are not my designs...I painted them  years ago, I use to paint on antiques a lot when we lived in Oregon..the price of antiques down here is ridiculous. Hope you enjoyed my post today...

I am linking up with

Pink Saturday

A Daisy for day 11

I spent all day yesterday thinking it was Fri. 11th...oops, Here is the true day 11th painting.

Day 11...Pink Rose

Pink Rose in my art journal...Day 11...painted with a #4 flat brush...used painted bubble wrap for texture on the background
Had a little excitement this morning..I'm an apartment manager (the nice kind,lol) we've been having a young homeless guy sleeping in our laundry room...had to call the police to come scare him away, next time we will have to press charges...ugh.  Come back tomorrow to see what my painting will be...

Day 10

This was fun,  a little mixed media...mostly watercolor then I used white paint on a stencil. for the background..Day 10...I'm on a roll and not even stressing out about getting a painting done a day...
wow, I cant believe I just said that.lol

A Fun painting in my art journal

Day 6 Watercolor Painting

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This is a little 5X5 watercolor done one 300lb watercolor paper. It is laying on a mixed media canvas.

Nest with Pink Roses

Another painting...6x6 canvas panel...the photo is a bit blurry. 

I am also linked up with Beverly

at How Sweet The Sound

Pink Saturday

Day 4 of 30 days of painting

Some days life just gets in the way...I had paint on this journal page for awhile...so in the limited time I had, I decided to do this pinwheel, crawled into bed and did the doodling

Day 3 of 30 paintings in 30 days

I was going to paint around it, but I like how the black made it pop. Day 3

I did this in my art journal

Day 2 Journey of 30 paintings in 30 Days

Day 2. A little watercolor pen and ink.

My First Painting for 2013

Welcome to the New Year!! The first of my 30 Paintings in 30 days. Hope I can keep up. This is a new style for me...I've always been interested in this style of painting...starting with a black background, and leaving a bit of black...After seeing" 52 Canvases in my 40th year blog," I gave it a shot...it was fun, not sure I will do it again but we'll see.

The Month of January

I signed up to do a painting a day for all of January. I have my painting area all cleaned up and ready to go. I made a list of possible painting subjects...If you would like to join..http://lesliesaeta.blogspot.com/. I am taking a 3 day workshop with Leslie in January...that will help in making sure I get my paintings done.lol

Progression of an Art Journal Page

I started with a drawing on regular paper, I mod podged it on and used acrylics, pens, neo color crayons. I was fun to do something so different.

Journal Book Cover

I had a few days off...so into my art studio (which is just a corner of my bedroom) I started cleaning and organizing...trying to get acrylic paints in one area, oil paints in another, colored pencils, neo crayons, paper goods, sewing goodies. We have a long closet, so one bookcase is mine for crafts. The cleaning didn't last long, As soon as I could see my desk top...I started working on the cover of my art journal that I have been working in for months. Its an old 1940's book and falling apart. lots of mod podge to hold it together.
Now I'm ready for the new year, taking new classes, lots of learning ahead!

Quick Gift

Ack...I had one hour to whip something up...I had this piece of 2x4 primed...I cant say its my best work...but I only had an hour. whew, finished it off with spray glitter. Nest on one side, snowman on the other.

Watercolor Robin

My latest little watercolor charm

Cardinal in my Art Journal

I have been having so much fun in my mixed media art journal book. I made it from an old 1945 book.
I would have never thought of using yellow for a background until I saw what Junelle Jacobson did in the class I'm taking from her. Such fun.

Neocolor ll Snowmant

Keeping it simple. A few colors of Neo ll on a gessod book page

My Latest Artwork and Spoon Easel Charms

 Here is my latest installment in my art journal

I've also started making some of my little paintings

that I put under glass, solder then set them on my spoon easels

these are the front and backs of each charm