Alpine Waters

jewel painting

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with gold leaf

watercolor ground

and 

paints

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(again, wish I could share the sparkly gold and richness of colors)

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Playing with Color

 little bear

I am taking Danielle Donaldson's Class:

All Creatures Lovely and Small

we are playing with colors

so much fun

there is an art to mixing watery color 

and 

not having it turn to mud

I haven't watched the lessons on doing her animals yet

but last night i drew and painted the little bear above

i think the spirit of the class is in my blood

that and 

wondering daily as to when our wild bears will wake up

I find it truly fun to play with colors

thank you Danielle!

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Roads of Montana

Taking Daniel Donaldson's class:

Storybooks and Studious Girls

 

I am watching her lessons on perspective and these two pieces came to life,

they remind me of my home state Montana so much! 

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Lesson Learned, use good paper

seems the 29 faces has me in a rhythm of creating faces

this one began as a pencil sketch

then watercolors on top:

ink sketch for meditative fun

the shading makes her look like she could use a shave

might have to rethink that technique ;-)

this last piece is a lesson learned

the paper is nice for sketching, ink and light washes

i tend to layer my watercolors 

this paper warped and would not take layers in a blending way

i could not get effects that i wished for

and 

abandoned attempting to take it somewhere that pleased me

lesson: use good paper that will take water and paint 

i thought i had learned that lesson ;-)

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also, i saw my first robin of the season today!

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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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visit 29 Faces to enjoy others art

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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:

 

yea

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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A feeling of Familiarity

it is so interesting 
when i create a piece of art 
and 
it looks like someone in my life

something about this reminds me of my dear friend Abigail and her girls

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i started this as a loose watercolor painting

then last night i used copic markers to pull it all together

never married those two mediums before

it was fun

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sharing with 29 Faces

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Inner Stillness, Inner Life

resting

lightly

sweetly

within

calm waters

give rise to peace

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Honor

my last face for 29 Faces

is two faces

faces of a tender start

respect

anticipation

appreciation

courtesy

love

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also sharing with PPF

good Friday to one and all!

Stardust

did you ever wonder where stardust comes from

the star fairies 

of course

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sharing with PPF
& 

29 Faces

Winter Coat

 

two nights ago

i woke and had the image of a full winter cloak

in my minds eye

the one above is an ink drawing

freestyle

no sketch

a fairly fast piece

so freeing.....

neither of the coats in these two pieces look like the one from my sleepy state

i may have to bring it to life yet

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Colors are Fun

born of the mossy forest floor

she rose with grace and dignity

creature not quite human

yet and earthling all the same

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we are now cloaked in a thick blanket of snow:

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Cloud Art

what to draw

what to paint

look to the sky and clouds

there is a shape

and so this animal came to be

shaped like a cloud that was over me

sketched with a water-brush filled with sumi ink

colored with watercolors

along a lake:

this is where i found inspiration for the animal:

 you would have to turn the image on it's side to see it

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Ancient Story

though young

his eyes tell an ancient story

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now that this is on the computer....

i want to change the right eye

funny how it looks different on the screen

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again

Italy:

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sharing with Sunday Sketches

and 

face 29

for 29 Faces

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Spring Deer

recently

visiting Karen Ruane's blog: Contemporary Embroidery

I enjoyed how Karen mixed stitching on paper with her cloth fibre stitching

so I thought to give it a try

stitching and watercolors on handmade Khadi paper from India

treat yourself to a leisurely visit at Karen's blog

or even sign up for her amazing class!

Her students are creating awesome pieces!

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these last few months i have enjoyed using 
DoTerra high quality organic essential oils.

I am enjoying DoTerra fennel essential oil right now. 
one drop in a glass of water,
quite refreshing!

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I love the taste of it!

If you are interested in learning more
or trying it yourself
you can visit my DoTerra store.

note: detailed hair inspired by: western cedar foliage:

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Meditation

feeling her watery depths

as she blended 

with her world

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this is the cover of an art journal I made following:

Teesha Moore's video

it was fairly easy and fast to make

art was made with

colored pencils then using a blending marker

and some watercolor paint

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Mouse Friend

they are kin

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Summer can be full to overflowing in the NW of Montana,

a time to do outdoor things that our long winters do not support.

One thing I have done is help Larry work on his tiny log cabin. 

 

Staining windows:

 

 pre-chinking logs:

  

while he chalked around the corners of logs

so fun to see his cabin come to life!