DC: Birthday Cake

she made a magical cake hoping to inspire the company of

the birthday fairy

had heard the breeze tell the trees

of a fairy that dances for cake

she believed with all her heart

like a wish

from end to start

upon opening her sweet eyes

a fairy landed upon her hand

and danced and danced

a spell of charm

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i wish i had photos

of the beautiful cakes my mother use to make

they were a thing of whimsy and celebration

they inspired awe and amazement

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Dear Katrin of Fische Frauen

chose our Drawing Challenge:

Birthday Cake

and

these are my last two faces for February's 

29 Faces!

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thank you Fische and Ayala art for hosting these wonderful events!

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not sure why blogger is making this image antique and dark

this is on white paper and bright

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Face 26 & 27 of 29 Faces

 

my my

February's month of faces is nearing it's end

it has been a good challenge

lots of practice

 

 

there are two more faces to go

in the meantime thank you to Martha of Ayala's art for hosting

29 Faces!

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Face 25 of 29

a few days back 

i drew caterpillar girl

here she is as a butterfly

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Woman of the Trees

she appeared on the tiny page

a woman 

of the trees

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face 24 of

29 Faces

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#23 of 29 Faces

she rose from the Sleeping Beauty mountains

mountains where veins of turquoise thrive

no longer asleep

with a crystal at her third eye

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the splash to the far left

is a drop of red wine

so i splashed some more

such a pretty color!

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#22 Caterpillar Girl

inspired by Dori

soon it will be spring

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face 22 

of 

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DC: veins and face 21 of 29

 her green hair
like moss and leaves

sunlight and shade
presenting leaves veins

raindrops enhance the veins of this leaf

and 
frost presents the glorious veins of these:

Thank you Veronica for hosting DC
with the interesting theme of: veins

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Birthday Girl #20

 

 my dear friend Royal sent me the photo below

ice cloaked pines

which inspired the piece above

can you see the influence?

like so many people

Royal and I love owls, thus the owl

we are both February born

so i call this birthday girl

plus today, 2.20  is my birthday

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Carrot Top #19

sunrise and sunset

colored her hair

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the other night:

 

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Face 18 of 29

winter coat

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Face 17 of 29 Faces

he gazed down at his world

with love in his heart

simply observing

i found this conk on a dead tree 

i have never seen one in this shape

so fun!

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Two Faces for 29 Faces

two

very different faces

above playing with different colors for skin and light

just having fun

below

it has been so long

since i used only pencils

 

today the sun came out

i drove to Glacier National Park

two trees, two faces

nature's beauty 

faces 15 & 16 for 

29 Faces

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DC: Aqua & face 14

it is her aqua aura 

that supported her chosen path

energy of a healers stance

breath of alpine waters

presence of serenity
wisdom of the ancients

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long ago i took a thin sheet of wax

carved these heart-full pieces

cast them in sterling silver

i had strung them in pearls

but tired of that

and this weeks aqua inspired a new expression:

blue quartz, chalcedony, aqua marine and chrysophase

this is how it was for the first 20 years:

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thank you Veronica for hosting DC!

her inspiration for us: 
aqua

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 29 faces

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29 Faces #13

let's celebrate love today

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I know Valentine's is the 14th

but every day is worthy of love!

this is how this piece began:

 

then i painted over it with watercolors

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29 Faces #12

hearts are appearing

in my art and below in a pin i made for my mom

for Valentine's

she already recieved it

so I can show it to you

 

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29 Faces #11 Green Man and Tiny Bear

green man

my first time to draw him

i look forward to many more interpreations

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 sharing with 29 Faces

and 

a tiny bear:

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29 Faces #10

love how committing to art each day

creates a rhythm

a building of energy

perhaps like a snowball rolling down a snowy hill

growing

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29 Faces #9

today i found some ice formations 

that i have never seen:

i love that ice continually surprises me with it's unique expressions!

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29 Faces #8

within

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the world over creating faces

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29nFaces #7

her wings and star are very important

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for fun,

if you would like to find your :

dreamy soul name

It is Sarah's blog

i Love the way she interprets life and her deep and mystical writings whether novel, poetry, short story or post:

her blog is a beautiful place to visit

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29 Faces; #6

 

in my tiny sketchbook

i coated the page with gesso

watercolor acted differently

did not sink into the paper

had to wait longer for things to dry

in the end i still enjoyed the surface

a glimpse of the pages in the book

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i am

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29 Faces #5

another small face 

in the

Perfect Sketchbook

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face for 29 faces

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29 Faces #4

she wears a ringlet of pink tourmaline

inspiring serenity 

and

all actions rising from the heart

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at this moment
the full moon rises over the mountains
above the forest
turning the dark of night
into a snowy realm kissed by moonlight

thus is the power of a February full moon
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4th face for 29 faces

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Little Mermaid, face 3

 this face and yesterdays were done in a tiny (3.5x5 inches) sketchbook

it was a Kickstarter project that was funded

it is called:

The Perfect Sketchbook

tiny faces are usually quite challenging for me

so a tiny book is good practice

a tiny mermaid

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29 Faces, day 2

lady snowflake

snowflakes on my windshield:

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29 Faces, day 1

crown of candles
to light ending winter days
  in honor of Imbolc tomorrow:

Gaelic festival marking the beginning of spring.
 

well maybe if you are in California it feels like spring
but here in Montana i have snowflakes falling, 
landing on my frozen creek:

 

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it is February's 29 Faces

looking forward to sharing with all of you

and seeing your faces

thank you Alaya for being our lovely host!

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