Held

completely

held

body spirit soul

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 i am loving this photo

from my recent camping trip to Upper Grinnell Lake
Many Glacier Montana

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Gazing Heavenward

inner peace
sublime 
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i have been taking Jane Davenport's 
artini class: Expressions 
this is from the lesson: upturned face
i will have to practice noses from this angle!

  

Spirit of a Flower

like rose petals

her skin was toned

milky pinks

sweet lavenders

eyes with depth

spirit of a flower

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i have a art journal i made

fairly large pages

it is my large face book

i like doing large faces sometimes

simply to explore lots and lots of detail

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Amusing Sprite

she laughed and smiled

at the wee imps antics

took joy in having her own amusing sprite

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Stillman & Birn Art Journal

recently i received a sketchbook make by Stillman and Birn

I Love it!

it is 7x7 inches wirebound

the paper is gorgeous at 180 lb.

and does great with watercolors!

I have been disappointed with many art papers for not holding up to wet paint,

but NOT this journal!

Thank you Stillman & Birn for your gorgeous art paper!

I look forward to trying your other journals.

this little fairy finds joy in sprinkling love upon our land
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sharing with PPF
& Clytie's beautiful heart

Lovely New year to one and all!

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Her Gentle Gaze

her gentle gaze

the colors in first image are fairly accurate

it is hard to photograph art on this dark evening

days grow shorter as we move towards winters Solstice

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Medicine Man

spirit of a medicine man
with feathers he did dance
and 

he pranced
for he knew he was a wonderfully unique
creature
the sort that brought magic to all he did meet
a treasure for any who he may greet
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I have been putting original art 

in my Etsy shop

find:

Medicine Man 

let him be your lucky charm 

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Accepting Life

yes tears

are a part of life

deep feelings flow 

like the vast ocean

tears of joy

tears of sadness
and

acceptance

of being with what is

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this piece was made by sketching with Tombow markers 
then taking a wet brush to it
then laying on more markers
 then more wet brush
then in the end a wee bit of prismacolor pencils 

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sharing another glimpse of Italy:

 

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sharing with Paint Party Friday

 

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Faeries

did she know

that fairies followed her 

everywhere

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face #21

29 Faces

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Young Lass

she is a young lass

that came to life

while in Italy

she is part of the land

the trees were inspired by trees i saw there:

face #16 for 29 Faces

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A Cheeky Gal

a cheeky gal

with narrowed eyes

a pleasant look on all of life

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wild cherries (?)

these remind me of her hair...

Shutters from Italy:

even the simple details, wonderfully artful

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face 15 for 29 Faces

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Sea of Tranquility

unspoken

her intimate connection with life

is all she knows

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full painting:

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sharing with Kristin of Aquariann
for her Mermaid Blog Hop!
feel free to join us
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Thank You Jerry's Artarama!

this face is larger than life at 10x13 inches 

so many layers of pencil and watersoluable markers

the true color is between the top and bottom image

she is most certainly of the Fae family

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Recently there was a giveaway from Artful Gathering

I won the first prize!!!

$200 gift certificate for art supplies from Jerry's Artarama!

I am thrilled with my good fortuane!

I offer a big heartfelt thank you to Artful Gathering and to Jerry's Artarama!

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the funny thing is that I ordered an ink that i already have ~ oops

first thought: I will give it to one of my blog friends!

So if you think you would enjoy using Daler Rowney shimmering blue acrylic ink,

(a white with shimmering blue to it)

say "ink please" in your comment 

then i will include you in the giveaway

 Friday 15th!

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for: Sunday sketches

 

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She

it is not by her ears or wings that we know

it is in her spirit that tells us

she is of another realm

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this piece has been quite hard to photograph accurately
the eye detail above is a little darker than the original 
the other two pieces are a bit lighter

layers 

and layers

of pencil and markets

were used to create her face

this is a fairly large piece 

with hair 10"x22"

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