Sketchbook Art

Sometimes I pick up an old sketchbook 

finding pencil sketches begun,  

and I breathe new life into them

and 

then paint

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there is something satisfying about finishing pieces

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Wishing you a lovely spring day 

and 

beyond

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Small Art Journal art

between larger paintings

tiny sketchbook art
(3.5x5")

makes fills my desire to be painting

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InkTober #3

bright eyed 

and 

ready for her day

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last week

the sun arrived

with 3 warm autumn days

I wandered in the mountains and saw this beautiful

sunrise

sharing glimpses of autumn

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InkTober #2

there is nowhere else she would rather be

#2 for InkTober

into the woods:

 

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Scribble Picnic: black and white

I drew the white bits with a masking liquid pen

and let it dry

then wet the sky with water and dropped black ink into it

(I learned this technique from Stephanie Law's

youtube video, thank you Stephanie!) 

the landscape was painted with pure black ink

when dry I rubbed the masking away revealing the white

It was a fun thing to do and I think I would enjoy trying it again

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visit:

Scribble Picnic 

to enjoy art by others for our theme.

Thank you Michael

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Scribble Picnic: Curly

home sweet home

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waiting for my dentist appointment

I drew this lady with curly hair

and 

her colorful home

with curly smoke

and 

curly clouds

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later sitting in the lobby

looking a the floor

I spied this serpent in the grains of the wood

and 

thought it a rather curly serpent

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Sharing with the folks at: 

Scribble Picnic

visit them to find other artist sharing their curly art

or join in with us

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Tiny Sketchbook Art

I think there is a bit of magic in her.

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I brought my small sketchbook on a trip recently,

fun to fill it with imaginary people.

lovely weekend to you 

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Scribble Picnic: ladybug

 she always wore a green dress

hoping the leaf color

would beckon ladybugs to her

 Remembering a ladybug that I saw last year......

I thought to try painting it from the photo

This weeks theme at Scribble Picnic:

Ladybug

Thank you for hosting Michael!

visit to enjoy other ladybugs

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Blue Haired Elf

a little 

blue haired elf

with magical orbs

 

showed up in my tiny sketchbook

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Flowers in Her Hair

She watched the children playing

enjoying their playful exuberance

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I wonder if I am thinking of spring

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for

29 Faces

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Green Hat for 29 Faces

with her green hat on

life is good

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Visit 29 Faces to enjoy other artistic 

faces

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for 29 Faces

she looked off into the future

with wisdom from the past

her vision was full of deep knowing

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for 

29 Faces

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Lovely Lady

an attempt to draw/paint

my lovely sister
Wyndi

for 

29 Faces

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Fairy Princess for 29 Faces

she was raised to be the fairy princess

her schooling rich with 

all the facets of life

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for 

29 Faces

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Fairy Clan

 

I think she has invisible wings

me sense she is of the fairy clan 

after the big snow storm 

sunlight

blue skies

and 

a view to fall in love with

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sharing with 29 Faces

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Earth Lady

 

a little lady for 

29 Faces

 our big storm seems to have past

I think i got around 30 inches of snow

the clouds parted and sunlight and blue sky were here today

so beautiful with the fresh snow

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Green Feather

this little guy is so happy with his

green feather

we are in the midst of a big snow storm

I think we have gotten 26 inches

in the past 2.5 days

one more day to go

that means the world is beautiful

and 
lots of plowing and shoveling snow

and

a crazy amount of snow on my roof!

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for 29 faces

a body came along with his face

29 Faces

deep in thought

scarves 9 months of the year

here 

in NW Montana!

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sharing with 29 Faces

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AC: Pillow

over the years I have made a few of these sweet little heart pillows

they are lovely on a Christmas tree

or hanging in a window

could be sweet for the upcoming holiday

a bit of silk ribbon embroidery

a bit of bead work  

maybe the next one will be a different shape

when our dear Stephanie

chose pillow for our inspiration

well does the above ever happen to you?

feathers coming through the pillow and poking you when you are trying to sleep?

maybe my pillow is too old..... 

visit Stephanies charming blog this weekend 

to see what others have created for our theme:

Pillow

Thank you for hosting Stephanie!

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AC: Daily

daily

she walked the earth

breathing in the vitality of life

daily

i walk the woods

noticing it's offerings

like the fairy wreath of ice crystals above

this week

lovely crystalline snowflakes graced our world

and 

piled in sensuous ways

for me

a bit of art

and 

time in nature

are daily bits of grace

that nurture me

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sharing with my friends 

for AC: art challenge

hosted by lovely Ariane
here theme: daily

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