tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796531102174182522024-02-19T19:21:05.536-06:00PaintersgardenThe art, crafts and garden of Julia Morrill. You can see the many products made by Julia at http://www.zazzle.com/julia_art*Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2375125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-89937978070421339612022-03-27T16:10:00.001-05:002022-03-27T16:15:55.549-05:00A Refresher Course on Roses<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi There!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You don't need me to teach you this. There are lots of rose tutorals out there. Either in books or on the internet with your computer or TV.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I chose watching a variety of different videos on You Tube. There were so many teachers, styles, and techniques to choose from. I found that to be very helpful.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hhZDe27Tlr1SRrqXXe1O9JAJfYu2HCOEd8op0Tnu-dIgt5d3tYdWUEWHBd1-83f-hm4nXcdyRwAp8FeJ-7UeAx7H5rU7bybraqto_kq-yWLbJsTcqDS0HTFAFL3SIxTfW7z8yJxAYelk7GavK9KymcN2zbKIvGPVHGlOQrnxeevQf5MhrH24jFmbKQ/s4080/20220322_122301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hhZDe27Tlr1SRrqXXe1O9JAJfYu2HCOEd8op0Tnu-dIgt5d3tYdWUEWHBd1-83f-hm4nXcdyRwAp8FeJ-7UeAx7H5rU7bybraqto_kq-yWLbJsTcqDS0HTFAFL3SIxTfW7z8yJxAYelk7GavK9KymcN2zbKIvGPVHGlOQrnxeevQf5MhrH24jFmbKQ/s320/20220322_122301.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I mentioned before. I am still working with a limited selection of paint's and making them work as well as I can.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHRPZyEOzfiQOoFCOsFU2_D7780ndLHC0yfDnMIlDTUa_W0FyLqjgmbrDp27OVYf62smCVdfojEHaLxH34e6MwNaaf4f-zobb9vJKTEfs62ialQ7ACUxlcvw0gIMAIPSnDvdLwkpJQAXT15daWUKLRHhI1fCEtmDLSwgLXavZ1XIYmAPYnIGisVcPAQ/s3063/20220305_171847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3063" data-original-width="2291" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHRPZyEOzfiQOoFCOsFU2_D7780ndLHC0yfDnMIlDTUa_W0FyLqjgmbrDp27OVYf62smCVdfojEHaLxH34e6MwNaaf4f-zobb9vJKTEfs62ialQ7ACUxlcvw0gIMAIPSnDvdLwkpJQAXT15daWUKLRHhI1fCEtmDLSwgLXavZ1XIYmAPYnIGisVcPAQ/s320/20220305_171847.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was the canvas panel that I chose to paint the roses on. It had been a collage and the start of a couple other paintings but nothing had really worked.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1za9doGw8iGikGTPpaqv39vMssSRvihnqbYriyqaI4Vw6m9sm7JNCP3JGJLAsuFj1R5083QWFnuPh7-MHOo4sYEQTbfT9nHNBKGKg9Wdeqz3C4VmO0AoIncWh4F8Xyic4so8GJnfAxRNwmLj2e7-D4za-b9IqbvxvFv9qX7x2ru2EyWSAIP1GeM5POg/s4080/20220310_184428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1za9doGw8iGikGTPpaqv39vMssSRvihnqbYriyqaI4Vw6m9sm7JNCP3JGJLAsuFj1R5083QWFnuPh7-MHOo4sYEQTbfT9nHNBKGKg9Wdeqz3C4VmO0AoIncWh4F8Xyic4so8GJnfAxRNwmLj2e7-D4za-b9IqbvxvFv9qX7x2ru2EyWSAIP1GeM5POg/s320/20220310_184428.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The round elements gave me a good base to place the roses on.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUiSFKnRbiqsl9N_umVkv_txCFsATofeGaC43G13Ff-xPG2I36JX_yr9jwcybV9BVeZyMI5WpcbZ7CJ5kgXvjMyWS53SQU1-GxlFr1Uhr-9Nhi5fCVx7QCPbhF07YYez0daKzOYzJ9IyO_1VuDwuNuYp7PcXE5rZxwU6RQnIrwkfq322vB-xYYZQUbQ/s4080/20220325_184410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUiSFKnRbiqsl9N_umVkv_txCFsATofeGaC43G13Ff-xPG2I36JX_yr9jwcybV9BVeZyMI5WpcbZ7CJ5kgXvjMyWS53SQU1-GxlFr1Uhr-9Nhi5fCVx7QCPbhF07YYez0daKzOYzJ9IyO_1VuDwuNuYp7PcXE5rZxwU6RQnIrwkfq322vB-xYYZQUbQ/s320/20220325_184410.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After that it was simply a matter of deciding where to put the light and dark areas for shading and shaping.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRxPzurMLLjdTS4PRzsetp5KGhebBPrE4QpGrSEqI1PEUMxSb1idEi5p4ex6R4hiBP61ZEeL6PnlF46AuQrpEnWLwy5cXk3nl-MqvZIX4D7gIDHptFNqWekA3QzIED5MZBxcdsWV8yf99wNIbScX9jaD78-zTrK8SAhjw7ZmnpKqfZjCd6Alnwn8jZA/s4080/20220325_200002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRxPzurMLLjdTS4PRzsetp5KGhebBPrE4QpGrSEqI1PEUMxSb1idEi5p4ex6R4hiBP61ZEeL6PnlF46AuQrpEnWLwy5cXk3nl-MqvZIX4D7gIDHptFNqWekA3QzIED5MZBxcdsWV8yf99wNIbScX9jaD78-zTrK8SAhjw7ZmnpKqfZjCd6Alnwn8jZA/s320/20220325_200002.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSc-xf1QGrWPeI1nKZ-VguG8pDAaEoYSPBjDX_ZhljW5cbxRncFfvIV5F50YW8awHrRfpE6Vzc_Q39P-XvLrxr4G7sQVFuFM56JDs9jFLfUJMXIYTFfdqKBHIk79LLiuGrdRCYnWnj5OgJTJrQ0OrqtEowsyDeFHX5Y6PBOiRatSej0GXRaxVoPk1kg/s4080/20220327_133114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSc-xf1QGrWPeI1nKZ-VguG8pDAaEoYSPBjDX_ZhljW5cbxRncFfvIV5F50YW8awHrRfpE6Vzc_Q39P-XvLrxr4G7sQVFuFM56JDs9jFLfUJMXIYTFfdqKBHIk79LLiuGrdRCYnWnj5OgJTJrQ0OrqtEowsyDeFHX5Y6PBOiRatSej0GXRaxVoPk1kg/s320/20220327_133114.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm pretty satisfied with the roses at this point and continue to work on the background and the leaves now.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hiH1aUtb5unExoC9g112IDmlN8z8DpvVytoZa-WD9WTUeaHSn3jITsVUCkyo4Z3rPKK7Sxpl2pnG-WqtZWiGAZH7g17bsINpbi_9ovxRRiXN_YexakRoU9ICHv5y9x0m0kZ_pxUgETnLef1oARB5-9Hk-FBrnn8Sg-oY7-ZjY7XaxOd76omOUEvJGg/s4080/20220327_152035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hiH1aUtb5unExoC9g112IDmlN8z8DpvVytoZa-WD9WTUeaHSn3jITsVUCkyo4Z3rPKK7Sxpl2pnG-WqtZWiGAZH7g17bsINpbi_9ovxRRiXN_YexakRoU9ICHv5y9x0m0kZ_pxUgETnLef1oARB5-9Hk-FBrnn8Sg-oY7-ZjY7XaxOd76omOUEvJGg/s320/20220327_152035.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It won't be long until I finish the painting and use the design on my products on Zazzle or submit it to other companies for a fabric. Wish me luck!</span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-74303840567657733632022-03-23T15:54:00.000-05:002022-03-23T15:54:04.823-05:00Sunflowers<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I Love Sunflowers. Growing them, cutting and arranging them as well as drawing and painting them.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDc6RjrG0CF8vK-3DReKGW9ZVoLZuRRTBIteMWYIO6WxdQQ1Tdq1mNIhmnfhc7mjcvxO6AOmhS05DXzBGT4MDYOl6j5jnS-zcuG8DqlmwX6-NvvoyuGGUDL9KQGZYCDJbrsutZFIuJ_X1ebVjxZraudgOk-UrYJhYGfL9J-1s-_GJ_2b10_ZyC9i3qw/s4080/20220322_185447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDc6RjrG0CF8vK-3DReKGW9ZVoLZuRRTBIteMWYIO6WxdQQ1Tdq1mNIhmnfhc7mjcvxO6AOmhS05DXzBGT4MDYOl6j5jnS-zcuG8DqlmwX6-NvvoyuGGUDL9KQGZYCDJbrsutZFIuJ_X1ebVjxZraudgOk-UrYJhYGfL9J-1s-_GJ_2b10_ZyC9i3qw/s320/20220322_185447.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These have been a real challenge because of the limited array of colors to work with.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83rW3YyXcXkti5xJ8qDRyt5eYDZ8w3rIA-nRIRM-ujgQYpol75YhN7WhwefgprzcESFcF1a4RJoc2Xh1AuzbQjcVMXm6n-Ac3h-WGiwG-dT8R_iD8ojq5n23LDENc9yx_KesEtaPrv43aDf0EEZJ1sH5lgJHKrg5WByw_gS4B_63dpAEcIXKHKC7Yhg/s4080/20220322_122301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83rW3YyXcXkti5xJ8qDRyt5eYDZ8w3rIA-nRIRM-ujgQYpol75YhN7WhwefgprzcESFcF1a4RJoc2Xh1AuzbQjcVMXm6n-Ac3h-WGiwG-dT8R_iD8ojq5n23LDENc9yx_KesEtaPrv43aDf0EEZJ1sH5lgJHKrg5WByw_gS4B_63dpAEcIXKHKC7Yhg/s320/20220322_122301.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Aside from the limited colors there were also poor quality and very thin so each color needed many coats of paint to make them cover properly.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At this point I'm sure you're wondering why I even bothered using them but the short answer was that I was out of everything else.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Mgpw8WHGId1X3morMavspSNqWK5VZFTrEgJw2JOViM0Po3FY5idbQ_Nz0aI6FDQLxOcUek2vmdjuSBdMepV7HU7fKLWnKs4oAEKR7ItYYvULtHK8EwdQDe4qBiVQdCzOBD8Fjd5VxW6US_yhWE9CwDW2JpEM1AHdTD7FI6AofVhVg_LEv80tEyu6vw/s4080/20220322_185444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Mgpw8WHGId1X3morMavspSNqWK5VZFTrEgJw2JOViM0Po3FY5idbQ_Nz0aI6FDQLxOcUek2vmdjuSBdMepV7HU7fKLWnKs4oAEKR7ItYYvULtHK8EwdQDe4qBiVQdCzOBD8Fjd5VxW6US_yhWE9CwDW2JpEM1AHdTD7FI6AofVhVg_LEv80tEyu6vw/s320/20220322_185444.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before buying other paints I wanted to use up everything else I had on hand and see just what I could do with "junk". I'm not thrilled with the results but I give myself credit for trying.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKEjqLO2ewmVQh6D8rd_vuif1_SJoKDP4GoORWGBKK5ec0JZi63Yb75JIayz3ELUU7OjrRRBRv3ZL59CCoNNCty3D1yVR_KJYvWdjic0bro3D-okmZxkua3soo4QpSZ8cwhGiO03pmlm1OORYQ7_SeffnTLPX-FqaLWB5GRWb4R8BcjPc2CIDlerjsA/s4080/20220322_184528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKEjqLO2ewmVQh6D8rd_vuif1_SJoKDP4GoORWGBKK5ec0JZi63Yb75JIayz3ELUU7OjrRRBRv3ZL59CCoNNCty3D1yVR_KJYvWdjic0bro3D-okmZxkua3soo4QpSZ8cwhGiO03pmlm1OORYQ7_SeffnTLPX-FqaLWB5GRWb4R8BcjPc2CIDlerjsA/s320/20220322_184528.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRyNVvjUDf2HxC-t7FNnHXJztruF5tyKi_EsXaYd7l7BfVnfhm_Hv9ij3Ie2Xf7ba-wBSzX8bFyktuG4rv-wJUvtl7x7mf4YeRlcimQd6_6ga-XvSf4ogjPhtHTxwiSsHVmhpzmBqCAtLNuE29FgVrkp8uCCP4Lhh94uSUuSi0EbzeOgGmg0w4MohJw/s4080/20220322_122245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRyNVvjUDf2HxC-t7FNnHXJztruF5tyKi_EsXaYd7l7BfVnfhm_Hv9ij3Ie2Xf7ba-wBSzX8bFyktuG4rv-wJUvtl7x7mf4YeRlcimQd6_6ga-XvSf4ogjPhtHTxwiSsHVmhpzmBqCAtLNuE29FgVrkp8uCCP4Lhh94uSUuSi0EbzeOgGmg0w4MohJw/s320/20220322_122245.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxx1ro1BmZjTlkBFEMLRG6e2kymroTsEpHwBgoniQuMm7GXumdrpXaG-8dGLjV4VkjD4m8cPalkBInyA-sd_x2FArVZyokEJRmq5IRRslqRlCuyxke84cxpf3Wh66M0qnw0oBT7Y5943r4xcHtLODpz1QUSfm4iHWTu4o3wRtQwVCjpL9nsAlr6m9M1A/s4080/20220314_215129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxx1ro1BmZjTlkBFEMLRG6e2kymroTsEpHwBgoniQuMm7GXumdrpXaG-8dGLjV4VkjD4m8cPalkBInyA-sd_x2FArVZyokEJRmq5IRRslqRlCuyxke84cxpf3Wh66M0qnw0oBT7Y5943r4xcHtLODpz1QUSfm4iHWTu4o3wRtQwVCjpL9nsAlr6m9M1A/s320/20220314_215129.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I loved the loose and wild strokes on the panels as the idea started to take hold.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeXN-8bYN2Ps7npt1Y7y2IsOyBsj8IfBm94_8ldpaLul5Vo4wdMCufj9w2-QnEM81mFw4zqpyEfADVzhCs4tO1rd-pKQ6sdJA6fW5JEPRGJjVy_9-FzRTFDufUwpOHTkGLokSADgAm0uByFFU4xvz1amJtxbjlJhQOEqlmFT4QoDZo2MXdvg1TOZZaA/s4080/20220314_215124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeXN-8bYN2Ps7npt1Y7y2IsOyBsj8IfBm94_8ldpaLul5Vo4wdMCufj9w2-QnEM81mFw4zqpyEfADVzhCs4tO1rd-pKQ6sdJA6fW5JEPRGJjVy_9-FzRTFDufUwpOHTkGLokSADgAm0uByFFU4xvz1amJtxbjlJhQOEqlmFT4QoDZo2MXdvg1TOZZaA/s320/20220314_215124.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sometimes I wish I would have stopped while there was still some of this raw energy to the painting. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ndYr5F0J8gnfeNxdgAjQT4LV_2F4mpRv_sF8IRx1OZ7Cifhj6LVdUdL0viTVzH7pUvt6knl1x9e_4YQmmqCZjV9ETrqCkxJp9zg_1nxtt4oGUEeZ8pKOgEpLVzz-3sg31ZCI2byU80dIJw-vw-tHlIaeUDbStwX9eEPMTuxmv0aZTbP7IxdQreRSKQ/s4080/20220314_103803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ndYr5F0J8gnfeNxdgAjQT4LV_2F4mpRv_sF8IRx1OZ7Cifhj6LVdUdL0viTVzH7pUvt6knl1x9e_4YQmmqCZjV9ETrqCkxJp9zg_1nxtt4oGUEeZ8pKOgEpLVzz-3sg31ZCI2byU80dIJw-vw-tHlIaeUDbStwX9eEPMTuxmv0aZTbP7IxdQreRSKQ/s320/20220314_103803.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-34159469323400143092022-03-19T15:53:00.000-05:002022-03-19T15:53:39.737-05:00My Favorite Projects Lately<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm still really enjoying trying different ways to combine water media of all sorts. I'm listing them here in the order of how much I like them or tend to use them. The fist choice for me is always acrylic paints, I use them most often. Next would be watercolor paints in tubes or trays and water color pencils. It wasn't until the last few years that I discovered gouache which I think is best at all for control and beautiful, crisp edges.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Each is wonderful in it's own way but my interest now is seeing what they can do when used together.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDX9lb7Te9xle0QIz0HCJDeRwWw9oLw9Mlx12aQWOI0mpZ8cg-1OABhrjptRgbF283hoJOoKga3429h_wkSscqP5SGHww2mPIPdYluXipuWblrzO5zqsZ0Ye4rv7m04sVLYrSkZiZoV8M1OdrSKvbW_NjKz8X1lv3Y-KkUftLkjuAwb7Au6HXnEmqhEQ=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDX9lb7Te9xle0QIz0HCJDeRwWw9oLw9Mlx12aQWOI0mpZ8cg-1OABhrjptRgbF283hoJOoKga3429h_wkSscqP5SGHww2mPIPdYluXipuWblrzO5zqsZ0Ye4rv7m04sVLYrSkZiZoV8M1OdrSKvbW_NjKz8X1lv3Y-KkUftLkjuAwb7Au6HXnEmqhEQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On this one the background was done in loose washes of watercolor applied wet into wet. The colors weren't very strong so I repeated that step a second time and let it dry before adding my lines in gouache with a water brush (the type that has a hollow handle and can be filled with water). I was quite pleased with the results and am looking forward to trying that again.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit9uaJ_hAP23ibfvWIdtI-W0XBLAUJ-rP78PNss6nz1XzW2DlmAUy9QRj8NTmJe5MCIZyu9s6Vb0mEv5lPENcDXNoc5xeg9XAuW5VGnkJwye6M36zG80dBJWWL5roZ4fBsTDahg-HwS4wKiq_aKJizuzQk-kxtmqXSrj-2g1h--7zNqdrvMzvt3ygyZw=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit9uaJ_hAP23ibfvWIdtI-W0XBLAUJ-rP78PNss6nz1XzW2DlmAUy9QRj8NTmJe5MCIZyu9s6Vb0mEv5lPENcDXNoc5xeg9XAuW5VGnkJwye6M36zG80dBJWWL5roZ4fBsTDahg-HwS4wKiq_aKJizuzQk-kxtmqXSrj-2g1h--7zNqdrvMzvt3ygyZw=s320" width="177" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-38220327316481811122022-03-16T18:52:00.000-05:002022-03-16T18:52:02.224-05:00Making Progress<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Most progress is slow but I am trying to sort out projects and set my work area up so that I will be ready to move some of my art and craft projects to the yard or take them down the road to the park. If I time things right I may get a chance to enjoy some of the live music as well.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were times over the winter that it seemed like it would end.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the meantime I just kept working on these:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibA-Xh58PLTi3Y_nDVoK6HGPCMZXRmDRl8y2T4dFrETLM0yL-eM0ZD1ivvdojceusx5G6TmW5kcrw0pZk2foQytVEjE5gPO9SJ6RvjhtLAXWyAx-9lMwvBcu2JPWpAwRwSST_7dxFrxYkwsu56gL0TcGOIP5OLasxnmhUjYJi0I5hf8MVRyjcHaZQFcA=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibA-Xh58PLTi3Y_nDVoK6HGPCMZXRmDRl8y2T4dFrETLM0yL-eM0ZD1ivvdojceusx5G6TmW5kcrw0pZk2foQytVEjE5gPO9SJ6RvjhtLAXWyAx-9lMwvBcu2JPWpAwRwSST_7dxFrxYkwsu56gL0TcGOIP5OLasxnmhUjYJi0I5hf8MVRyjcHaZQFcA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was a small piece of watercolor paper that I had been using as a palette for some other paintings. the paint was starting to get a bit thick so I decided to make a painting out of it by adding neurographic lines and soft corners. I like the way it turned out so I dropped it into a letter to a friend</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinIlpKo10zNEH64DuRFcmZwaaweNGjG6YkPHivz80bS1v82YCl67wuqozst-AeY3Gz6cZQqQU-JFF4woJeIlvEPiDnab9V0zkgyhHIFPEndUI_rNDzeDcBcIZStWlE0J5Fzz_jjWEECN0mP81qY5Yhp28TevkD3ofJF15yC-xvIIaMvHm_N7KYJLF9JQ=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinIlpKo10zNEH64DuRFcmZwaaweNGjG6YkPHivz80bS1v82YCl67wuqozst-AeY3Gz6cZQqQU-JFF4woJeIlvEPiDnab9V0zkgyhHIFPEndUI_rNDzeDcBcIZStWlE0J5Fzz_jjWEECN0mP81qY5Yhp28TevkD3ofJF15yC-xvIIaMvHm_N7KYJLF9JQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> This is an acrylic on a small stretched canvas that I hope will make a nice background for a small floral this summer. I'm still not quite happy with the colors so I plan to continue working on it until i fially feel like it's ready to go.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim7Kr5d2BTC6ZEZNr-niagv9XvxM_NaUxbQsyuXU97Rb-GmcW2d1ogRiE0GXfE8SLmJ3Qbky-a1hQhEZpABiIKqWeRyck7kN_xrBkAMjHWU87yZaXo-lNwAEfKoxFQO42kAHeCWny7wpQFow6oJMURkwl3K47BWbKpAnKtiq7mEhZGbSL8mstEnHb1sA=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim7Kr5d2BTC6ZEZNr-niagv9XvxM_NaUxbQsyuXU97Rb-GmcW2d1ogRiE0GXfE8SLmJ3Qbky-a1hQhEZpABiIKqWeRyck7kN_xrBkAMjHWU87yZaXo-lNwAEfKoxFQO42kAHeCWny7wpQFow6oJMURkwl3K47BWbKpAnKtiq7mEhZGbSL8mstEnHb1sA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After that I returned to an old favorite subject and began painting sunflowers. I m just not sure how far I want to develop it. Any ideas? Its so easy to overwork a piece so I want to be careful not to go too far. What are your thoughts on the subject?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidZ2PC_1g_ZctvX4SQVQoEgiTDYU34zPRb1Ton8jjN2dABkDOBjjfHIj6Okj9vIlLaRc7liqb8f71J8R0NveuXa74nMoB84vdPCcHB4HZbyO5vKJwSO0PSBZA_q8sdoHVnb06uOe0GM3FRTS5QYEtZsWYr6p2iH1n5Mp3QQJaFhWExtsYEi5wGEOwc2w=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidZ2PC_1g_ZctvX4SQVQoEgiTDYU34zPRb1Ton8jjN2dABkDOBjjfHIj6Okj9vIlLaRc7liqb8f71J8R0NveuXa74nMoB84vdPCcHB4HZbyO5vKJwSO0PSBZA_q8sdoHVnb06uOe0GM3FRTS5QYEtZsWYr6p2iH1n5Mp3QQJaFhWExtsYEi5wGEOwc2w=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgET5rk-p7WxeK1GSqwldIOxx-DqxJk6XHnCMeEagGbLA-0K7c3EG5vbyXMG2jgCeW8EjN270V05vE4AnuypDz9xq-16Mkmpq72iICHyflyhh5E71iGd1T9uCylsy-B0vHi3u0yUVJlQ_YmuP0CRJXav6rt05_S3d5nTDiSxGaiMez3ZSRKxFsXJWYyLg=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgET5rk-p7WxeK1GSqwldIOxx-DqxJk6XHnCMeEagGbLA-0K7c3EG5vbyXMG2jgCeW8EjN270V05vE4AnuypDz9xq-16Mkmpq72iICHyflyhh5E71iGd1T9uCylsy-B0vHi3u0yUVJlQ_YmuP0CRJXav6rt05_S3d5nTDiSxGaiMez3ZSRKxFsXJWYyLg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I got the idea for this from a video that I saw on you tube and wanted to try out because I had some old metallic paints that I didn't know what to use them for.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoh5sDTwVS_vG1U-ypjLkz1OrVxEFCOiaYm_EieAnhKGkPruQbT6MsH5ZJWFk3e3ho_Nteg3LstVq1zmeConuE-oU_o9xWC0ARjaX57R6c9ZfY9svQmQwMGLQ6NoComacuTKfIlixcsULs2-ed7TDZIedbkdIv_KpMkDyfBDK5UQuF9U9ZBB_RKXh8wA=s2526" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2526" data-original-width="1991" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoh5sDTwVS_vG1U-ypjLkz1OrVxEFCOiaYm_EieAnhKGkPruQbT6MsH5ZJWFk3e3ho_Nteg3LstVq1zmeConuE-oU_o9xWC0ARjaX57R6c9ZfY9svQmQwMGLQ6NoComacuTKfIlixcsULs2-ed7TDZIedbkdIv_KpMkDyfBDK5UQuF9U9ZBB_RKXh8wA=s320" width="252" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now that I see it a number of ideas have started to float to the surface, most of them being designs for kitchen items and anything else that has shiny elements too it. Wish me Luck!</span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-11690460297744626422022-03-11T18:03:00.002-06:002022-03-12T21:04:25.061-06:00Taking my imagination for a walk...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiogbA_PLpshQffUXNSdFcwZB7jpHXQnAkfSsKAzNe_7W-Qhuyxzj1sdGArrkjWssLT1TSmEEnb2qbntzV-RaBeK_G31VNchY-64O4VxgH1nZ4nZ2FX5PgiyFdF99DQCqYfcBN5PlO_w1aTj2ZMYTc0YAOKIR3i4pUYGgGO88w7_K9ibgQL23FxbO-dzA=s4080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="2943" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiogbA_PLpshQffUXNSdFcwZB7jpHXQnAkfSsKAzNe_7W-Qhuyxzj1sdGArrkjWssLT1TSmEEnb2qbntzV-RaBeK_G31VNchY-64O4VxgH1nZ4nZ2FX5PgiyFdF99DQCqYfcBN5PlO_w1aTj2ZMYTc0YAOKIR3i4pUYGgGO88w7_K9ibgQL23FxbO-dzA=s320" width="231" /></a></div><p>...<span style="font-family: verdana;">and yes, it's unleashed but paper trained. The first map project I did was pleasant enough but I thought I'd kick it up a notch and really make it fun.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am amazed at how many different note cards and Mixed Media Art pieces that I got out of just one old map and a couple of pages from a travel brochure.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are a few more photos taken as the projects moved on.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia9IjFbiC5G6Xw7lF3JqDGre2CvF4rXk5aNuo1E31jur2P426MBBG_1EErMnVdbFZVEsmTO2F_XJIqGnOsDC_PzZAaZq1UNnSzALVnM2RZsQ_jJLPl9vmRe5dfjUcWKowN7bmF3DaaiUbfNJDDES9l6RX-ecjcf4A4prWtL0QyDoCqvIbLDi5uhVBN7g=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia9IjFbiC5G6Xw7lF3JqDGre2CvF4rXk5aNuo1E31jur2P426MBBG_1EErMnVdbFZVEsmTO2F_XJIqGnOsDC_PzZAaZq1UNnSzALVnM2RZsQ_jJLPl9vmRe5dfjUcWKowN7bmF3DaaiUbfNJDDES9l6RX-ecjcf4A4prWtL0QyDoCqvIbLDi5uhVBN7g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started out in soft colors like those on the map and found that to be boring so I began to burnish the colors and make them more lively.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrVhVLzGRRml9fSPrZ4hOSju3bdGDAwaaprFItLop_jRvmSC_wHQOxD1i6sG1a5D3u26Q6UNEKd-fsXd0k1_x2ld8PeJjnb32mRCJTmVc56K2s1OcfhJPmqSxYUvye-3GkPWV5g1HbwYKDfNgWe66dyG-Wnm-Ofxo1AdW0CklEYh-Ar532fI43Xhzawg=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrVhVLzGRRml9fSPrZ4hOSju3bdGDAwaaprFItLop_jRvmSC_wHQOxD1i6sG1a5D3u26Q6UNEKd-fsXd0k1_x2ld8PeJjnb32mRCJTmVc56K2s1OcfhJPmqSxYUvye-3GkPWV5g1HbwYKDfNgWe66dyG-Wnm-Ofxo1AdW0CklEYh-Ar532fI43Xhzawg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPtRYWy04dq9PxPHhoDbetXPPqclHAvXgjSqznlrBACMWvV0qPteeXfMe-JaSdRV-EjWwStfp11-1F3KN8WI5yD1Yl8GMTk1alCBB0JxKuUbgsFssw5mu-wFnpmxI_zuXSIK2w1K8xiyXWMzxwlxY3eie3FJRzSwqyw2JQFOa5r1ML4fCwkq2tlTLmqw=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3047" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPtRYWy04dq9PxPHhoDbetXPPqclHAvXgjSqznlrBACMWvV0qPteeXfMe-JaSdRV-EjWwStfp11-1F3KN8WI5yD1Yl8GMTk1alCBB0JxKuUbgsFssw5mu-wFnpmxI_zuXSIK2w1K8xiyXWMzxwlxY3eie3FJRzSwqyw2JQFOa5r1ML4fCwkq2tlTLmqw=s320" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found it to be a huge improvement that I can go back to working on whenever I have the time or inclination to do so. It will be a great little project to take along with me whenever I know I'll have time to kill.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu1FEtIedgbtVg5BaPuCZ9Uk2mLzm3cVYLJb2nuE81bq_LCcIthIUA0maeX8sXiO0mdfgsG5zEiLIxYIuwPvKA4xuyp8YJpA5N9CTo6NJpGME9swn0SGrd3z5MuJhmg_GmvJ7ZWw0ezQ-ea31skzBZf_3O0w3KTy1Zw2iZWxsUN3Tp_Iab1zOY9dx_wA=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3047" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu1FEtIedgbtVg5BaPuCZ9Uk2mLzm3cVYLJb2nuE81bq_LCcIthIUA0maeX8sXiO0mdfgsG5zEiLIxYIuwPvKA4xuyp8YJpA5N9CTo6NJpGME9swn0SGrd3z5MuJhmg_GmvJ7ZWw0ezQ-ea31skzBZf_3O0w3KTy1Zw2iZWxsUN3Tp_Iab1zOY9dx_wA=s320" width="239" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk4AhiftePA_DIXaHPfwC4N_WtS4BPc6_0CTB0m-3_iWVpp3sk71Dt6S-6AOjMUtpHqnUYkkvDgxuMuEHfAE4qEWtKft7a-PiK3evrtgBzsW1-3I2n6TqYjHAkzacAYrkupTrrhWChMNmxpKT8EGXqkjAvQ1mQTuGMDmUAMA8rlE72lmg7PQe5V1RqUA=s4080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk4AhiftePA_DIXaHPfwC4N_WtS4BPc6_0CTB0m-3_iWVpp3sk71Dt6S-6AOjMUtpHqnUYkkvDgxuMuEHfAE4qEWtKft7a-PiK3evrtgBzsW1-3I2n6TqYjHAkzacAYrkupTrrhWChMNmxpKT8EGXqkjAvQ1mQTuGMDmUAMA8rlE72lmg7PQe5V1RqUA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I never actually go anywhere so it amused me to make a travel brochure trippy. I just kept drawing around and over this one and really enjoyed it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9sMT_hc4eAIpjwGSuZioU6b66RmG_oOrKCkX1Ac1P9Q0dDbwcyV2XI4UA9BlszKXs878GgG5QfFZFPCKOPsn3m9z3gxXGD1XvCLvXF1RQXTITY8Fmmu9W9BEUICLUAGWjPOYN_pyz1J1xL6aRr73lDutwYcCxxGK7O40hW80VGMQgJAUe-mRhyzqJnw=s4080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9sMT_hc4eAIpjwGSuZioU6b66RmG_oOrKCkX1Ac1P9Q0dDbwcyV2XI4UA9BlszKXs878GgG5QfFZFPCKOPsn3m9z3gxXGD1XvCLvXF1RQXTITY8Fmmu9W9BEUICLUAGWjPOYN_pyz1J1xL6aRr73lDutwYcCxxGK7O40hW80VGMQgJAUe-mRhyzqJnw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've never seen anything quite like this before and I really enjoyed my non travel trip. It's fun to see things in another way.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1edcJsE0hfIciVYDtzkY8MbSDdf-7JsbqLpPFKsKj99dPC_Z0SQErdfjtoyv9JlQu8aX7BB_rZBaRDjLjEk9Bxk6D2bJcGZ7p4pcZ-WA6ta2cM3cr0vLHhk-A4P6YyX5GzPP3KXF9Jm1anfF4vdn2SBdDnkeTxF7B3VHMNrvB7U5wd-fuCOoxtJHSSg=s3979" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3979" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1edcJsE0hfIciVYDtzkY8MbSDdf-7JsbqLpPFKsKj99dPC_Z0SQErdfjtoyv9JlQu8aX7BB_rZBaRDjLjEk9Bxk6D2bJcGZ7p4pcZ-WA6ta2cM3cr0vLHhk-A4P6YyX5GzPP3KXF9Jm1anfF4vdn2SBdDnkeTxF7B3VHMNrvB7U5wd-fuCOoxtJHSSg=s320" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5VJYcfH1ke2f5cIxM-YetG8sBmxwC6HP9nblHa88-5yclrXWQZF6JNaTH7oavJ4vxNnfrcsbpIoUM3xibL7bwOKhLBo7CXbhtFe5j2Na57cSNu0zEql9Girv_wPttZs29FYEYB4F2EHomduJYGVcEIlZX0q4pIFNHytmEUWJiBlW-DPMzesNmsfcL2Q=s4080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5VJYcfH1ke2f5cIxM-YetG8sBmxwC6HP9nblHa88-5yclrXWQZF6JNaTH7oavJ4vxNnfrcsbpIoUM3xibL7bwOKhLBo7CXbhtFe5j2Na57cSNu0zEql9Girv_wPttZs29FYEYB4F2EHomduJYGVcEIlZX0q4pIFNHytmEUWJiBlW-DPMzesNmsfcL2Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I kind of like the dreamy and vintage turn that this painting seems to be taking. It reminds me of the roses we brought from Doug's parents farm 30 or so years ago so I looked up my favorite photo to keep the inspiration going and am happy with the results so far, what do you think?</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-91458760806995037352022-03-08T13:30:00.001-06:002022-03-08T13:30:20.647-06:00Making a Mess<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAISU_0sLCrR_QSOx5ylVKvo9xmpeb1-Q01vQksSc-vxxsP78ud7DnrluKuJtfmfKhjac4RgkXpyWngWCpdw1zLhv69VRn-KA0NnXRkvxugpZfR4xBiV7c4u6BdxyLiNKgrbsnsP3iFxK1F3Z8sNLL3I_-jEr5hOAGDmw22K8mLcHKJR76f7gyLY9ICQ=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2234" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAISU_0sLCrR_QSOx5ylVKvo9xmpeb1-Q01vQksSc-vxxsP78ud7DnrluKuJtfmfKhjac4RgkXpyWngWCpdw1zLhv69VRn-KA0NnXRkvxugpZfR4xBiV7c4u6BdxyLiNKgrbsnsP3iFxK1F3Z8sNLL3I_-jEr5hOAGDmw22K8mLcHKJR76f7gyLY9ICQ=s320" width="236" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was getting a bit frustrated with where the canvas panels were going so I pulled out some mixed media paper, watercolor paints, gel medium and paper bits and threw this together. there's something that I Like about it but I'm not quite sure what. At least for now, It's a keeper.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixb1OH5W2k2gsY1PIEk-SsOsQKWXCJpMdHr54xyLZx6GqGhkg6vKRH0slrg2sC9hhEeqp-i38YmCMvzLmm1nYay-L7SjYSNcj7O8_4Odv27UMWpsbTgGiqgvQhyPzNkcuyXsKdYrB8n8nLWmiUTH9dpV9gBYre4FODPG8Ubux7cm9wrdq14i21W09bzw=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixb1OH5W2k2gsY1PIEk-SsOsQKWXCJpMdHr54xyLZx6GqGhkg6vKRH0slrg2sC9hhEeqp-i38YmCMvzLmm1nYay-L7SjYSNcj7O8_4Odv27UMWpsbTgGiqgvQhyPzNkcuyXsKdYrB8n8nLWmiUTH9dpV9gBYre4FODPG8Ubux7cm9wrdq14i21W09bzw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm not quite sure where this is going. I started with some "mark making" on colored pencil which of course is just arts speak for I began to scribble on the paper in search of some sort of idea or inspiration. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I didn't find any so I grabbed the watercolor paints to see if I could match the surrounding paper to the</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> collage bits already on the page.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">It was interesting to note which of the pencil lines did or didn't show through depending on the sorts of pencils that they were. Perhaps I should choose my colors more carefully.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1VNtnwK6C_yyNRRhi_9e4dtjbyqCOAp6byFQ23ZofLCCyM2jw-Ws8rOSf55JUdowB9OHT0Qg0tCLwBYELHGwBWVInypTjs_2dMvVf8ckMWXhbMuy6GsOvkSopEIJQ5hasrfB6eO_4vwBKR9VlWQ_NidWQJBFsNoQb5wNElVBARBPuXJnkkoiFrpm3uA=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1VNtnwK6C_yyNRRhi_9e4dtjbyqCOAp6byFQ23ZofLCCyM2jw-Ws8rOSf55JUdowB9OHT0Qg0tCLwBYELHGwBWVInypTjs_2dMvVf8ckMWXhbMuy6GsOvkSopEIJQ5hasrfB6eO_4vwBKR9VlWQ_NidWQJBFsNoQb5wNElVBARBPuXJnkkoiFrpm3uA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After that I went back to the canvas panels again which still proved to be uncooperative.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCIpzqF-iPUctu6OXpRrfCw0cREdMuGcCaHnMZlRLofFSHoQC6WAUOLxXJu87WCShMv7xRMn4_kszBxfYGRYVWcAbOdRmgOVaCwT9v2gOH_eB6-UHwvknqiFAai89XxqynblaYv_cSiZM_cFB3KbwSzQwKa_dZYwDCK82laUu0QGjLpH2zuLG1mUIueA=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCIpzqF-iPUctu6OXpRrfCw0cREdMuGcCaHnMZlRLofFSHoQC6WAUOLxXJu87WCShMv7xRMn4_kszBxfYGRYVWcAbOdRmgOVaCwT9v2gOH_eB6-UHwvknqiFAai89XxqynblaYv_cSiZM_cFB3KbwSzQwKa_dZYwDCK82laUu0QGjLpH2zuLG1mUIueA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had done some collage over this small panel with the dots and since there were already some round areas I decided to try to teach myself to paint mandalas over them. That seemed to work rather well.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_KsFGehtgA30aYpG-ec_GIvzF7b5YAcSnJyx-PRlQeyKmpAsh2pIYHLRxOeExFTqv72T7TstTr6dDC_lZnttmhgpcYn-tDhYMXF8lNws4fOrwoH-hKR51OJyODsiBFA3WNqWXJ6P61f69DgHMrHXejG5ecIggJf1VDLF-ASutmlSNyEcjZ_Im7Yf4tg=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_KsFGehtgA30aYpG-ec_GIvzF7b5YAcSnJyx-PRlQeyKmpAsh2pIYHLRxOeExFTqv72T7TstTr6dDC_lZnttmhgpcYn-tDhYMXF8lNws4fOrwoH-hKR51OJyODsiBFA3WNqWXJ6P61f69DgHMrHXejG5ecIggJf1VDLF-ASutmlSNyEcjZ_Im7Yf4tg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I've really enjoyed my little map project. It's a lot like the neurographics except that a lot of the lines are already in place and you can choose which of the ones you want to use. This was the most relaxing project of them all so far and I highly recommend it if you want to unwind. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDYz3cLFlwW-D4Pwbh0u5z1OMqWhz8wmMFP_f-Lx6J_z9H2lJdaaqViUesZlLzg_SNR6AvEXosdTptvvVbyEa6Ek3ZcKeDdIYeepgZ05JuPOx6i9m25HYGkn2TvZ46Kz1sV3G7K-Ctgj-wgbLe31QqdPO1nZ_2Pa-eAFRmAxAT6BwtmEfnOeZGlr5Lbg=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDYz3cLFlwW-D4Pwbh0u5z1OMqWhz8wmMFP_f-Lx6J_z9H2lJdaaqViUesZlLzg_SNR6AvEXosdTptvvVbyEa6Ek3ZcKeDdIYeepgZ05JuPOx6i9m25HYGkn2TvZ46Kz1sV3G7K-Ctgj-wgbLe31QqdPO1nZ_2Pa-eAFRmAxAT6BwtmEfnOeZGlr5Lbg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvi6Tl5bdttUkD0-UQA_18av72tjDgHTpxu0LJiikw0FsmqbU2bHFzN7_RKlmhBnPzS_CKGjRK7nQlvF38sKqBipzPKedEF96Wt9B9WERoFFIsJI63h70SRBfC2dxmM65Lvin-MuXUKOrKV0EOWYnAYF2awG_VNUeeMS3ADH29B9RMQhLmVLktMbwnxg=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvi6Tl5bdttUkD0-UQA_18av72tjDgHTpxu0LJiikw0FsmqbU2bHFzN7_RKlmhBnPzS_CKGjRK7nQlvF38sKqBipzPKedEF96Wt9B9WERoFFIsJI63h70SRBfC2dxmM65Lvin-MuXUKOrKV0EOWYnAYF2awG_VNUeeMS3ADH29B9RMQhLmVLktMbwnxg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1UPBY4yEqkjjAVioho4zbZhrOzeP0KRIx6iJRGvKpsgtZJtmoxNEZRa0ZHxkI730UUuN3WrE_EjPH5ynQ3w6QksnJj_wQBJygDFQXzwag6PD-KquCvqxNRgxDn9kNbiiNttXQNFFQOUFs_yJZyIrsB1llz_zxxRRvakzAG2TZBNAZ_ZvnzpH61sExJA=s4964" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3222" data-original-width="4964" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1UPBY4yEqkjjAVioho4zbZhrOzeP0KRIx6iJRGvKpsgtZJtmoxNEZRa0ZHxkI730UUuN3WrE_EjPH5ynQ3w6QksnJj_wQBJygDFQXzwag6PD-KquCvqxNRgxDn9kNbiiNttXQNFFQOUFs_yJZyIrsB1llz_zxxRRvakzAG2TZBNAZ_ZvnzpH61sExJA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAqDgdWX2TK5l5ZFxmp6RAG3g_6oZdXLObEft1nijM1ikPVrbngatBDsnZz9Q9_vIqxfuX9hGrjX_tRAgUFxK_kCbzLZ03-Oq-rj2UkVusvuglr7_h-mp9zY5FcAUjJDzkbfzshK48zGuPUKdODpCD4fIWrUxRsIgvF_PmgHzqpYSd4I3LGsFHYo1Odw=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAqDgdWX2TK5l5ZFxmp6RAG3g_6oZdXLObEft1nijM1ikPVrbngatBDsnZz9Q9_vIqxfuX9hGrjX_tRAgUFxK_kCbzLZ03-Oq-rj2UkVusvuglr7_h-mp9zY5FcAUjJDzkbfzshK48zGuPUKdODpCD4fIWrUxRsIgvF_PmgHzqpYSd4I3LGsFHYo1Odw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm really getting tired of the snow. It's just too hard to get through it with the wheelchair and I'm sooo bored being home. That's why I keep trying to run away into my.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm hoping to get there soon. Come and join me!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-24074593593721566382022-02-28T18:16:00.006-06:002022-03-05T17:27:47.832-06:00A Stack of Canvas Paintings on a Chilly Afternoon.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnog1Ru_-xo4Vk0amwiSQAXV1YpDAHcSYh8E4jxKhjHZEOBp3DgU1M3HiGY8NarZDABk2SXXahYewWoy171b9r8CTerTzNPr5jeuJLCoFXNLodSl53iEYARza3wYuSsJ5MNyCZ728IJrQnJ6UO97nF6a6iH0QYBVivR0m9KQGGmYsO1A5zMDgj7GdR7w=s4080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnog1Ru_-xo4Vk0amwiSQAXV1YpDAHcSYh8E4jxKhjHZEOBp3DgU1M3HiGY8NarZDABk2SXXahYewWoy171b9r8CTerTzNPr5jeuJLCoFXNLodSl53iEYARza3wYuSsJ5MNyCZ728IJrQnJ6UO97nF6a6iH0QYBVivR0m9KQGGmYsO1A5zMDgj7GdR7w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">They were all white at the beginning of the session but I rubbed them down with ends of paint tubes to give me some ideas of where to start.</span></p><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgff1iFRts7roM7x_Vl-kqYVXeNUHHPF1kL2paKNZrrH_tyZX2n5VErwysagbU6lvnWmryGd5uottr5oOmmUUfKYY-UjZu81NDaNiwChUQOWeDPfQnwghwk-U6irwwKMc3yTOM_4lk3pSTzLTtXpslQcdt74rxpC20qHOGceMgkbhc2MuDo68--DEYw_w=s3286" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3286" data-original-width="2534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgff1iFRts7roM7x_Vl-kqYVXeNUHHPF1kL2paKNZrrH_tyZX2n5VErwysagbU6lvnWmryGd5uottr5oOmmUUfKYY-UjZu81NDaNiwChUQOWeDPfQnwghwk-U6irwwKMc3yTOM_4lk3pSTzLTtXpslQcdt74rxpC20qHOGceMgkbhc2MuDo68--DEYw_w=s320" width="247" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I began a collage on the yellow one and then started to paint over it.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-J-buGwZV28-Jzvi8HKgmiPyQxw2vgct-XIU2yxoq-rc0XQd9l2ZAboRWEY2afli4ZPVhAIkLzYlaS6GGROjaTVB57KcAoAnXWqvvhN7erW4feZlErQXBjSuUV9kaUc_UwXsTg1wkg5T-9jE3MkPGzoPJZR-FEyFQgwjFfr0LeC7ozho7XDBToCNAsw=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-J-buGwZV28-Jzvi8HKgmiPyQxw2vgct-XIU2yxoq-rc0XQd9l2ZAboRWEY2afli4ZPVhAIkLzYlaS6GGROjaTVB57KcAoAnXWqvvhN7erW4feZlErQXBjSuUV9kaUc_UwXsTg1wkg5T-9jE3MkPGzoPJZR-FEyFQgwjFfr0LeC7ozho7XDBToCNAsw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCwG9D49cFViSeU4Uwj54iNT5QVKO9DHF4QGLIStITpjInDh9K3OWjVHWKaqPP0czWCrr3hrib5YodFCeWd85Qb4mdKF5mHp0LAOFsirMeMk2xYrkQUlg2sCiXFUYm_ObsyM8wkL3FMc3fPj9YszoGXf17N4ciBDW8Gye_p5A6KXPuzHHzfF85M5X3wA=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCwG9D49cFViSeU4Uwj54iNT5QVKO9DHF4QGLIStITpjInDh9K3OWjVHWKaqPP0czWCrr3hrib5YodFCeWd85Qb4mdKF5mHp0LAOFsirMeMk2xYrkQUlg2sCiXFUYm_ObsyM8wkL3FMc3fPj9YszoGXf17N4ciBDW8Gye_p5A6KXPuzHHzfF85M5X3wA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> After that I added the neurographic lines and rounded corners.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgEtQENnS9wI63rrHNKnPhYrFXGIWRPVLkEGUIapBblnSZA8gEU0STGlnM3OvV2cFNeqTA4bg7-QEF7IALIGPsu0heFejF9rckRR-gyK1va_Lo1O00sQb2G-fdr0HsJDHmzFfWj0R7K6a1wZMd0BmxmzisFCKM4u-DxRpsMi7F6JUalb4wj1Y-zxDsqA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Come back tomorrow to see what happens next!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2RDyWz3DK_psvRGcjDys6c_yC2JG1iZu7bGN51AVNGmPEE3rn0kwkz3mv7XPQkvqpQGUW1Ea5TPXOLTwNt7xX51j6ZncUGijpMBj78UHj9rz0WRzzjYuxo4p_JIkFGdY3H5QLYSIW_HQQ1Vqcnr1Cq6QtCTKfvCQCg4zPXVWUEiL1HQ93fhwyTDHjWg=s3444" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2RDyWz3DK_psvRGcjDys6c_yC2JG1iZu7bGN51AVNGmPEE3rn0kwkz3mv7XPQkvqpQGUW1Ea5TPXOLTwNt7xX51j6ZncUGijpMBj78UHj9rz0WRzzjYuxo4p_JIkFGdY3H5QLYSIW_HQQ1Vqcnr1Cq6QtCTKfvCQCg4zPXVWUEiL1HQ93fhwyTDHjWg=s320" width="284" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a difference a day makes. this is brighter and more fun but I should have just stuck to making a nice collage instead of turning it into this mess. Don't you think so? I always get carried away and beat a painting to death.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oh well I've gone this far, I might as well ride it out and see where it takes me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wish Me Luck!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been going around with those canvases for days and haven't really gotten anywhere with them and I've tried about everything I can think of.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwYG7E6XJb0ZPPT2Ar7fYPsi_rZOes5JKckOpVfN1JdTJjIyshBCZ9W_rmuKfZldkZRqY0-MauROY5vIGpwUBAd2v5VU1jfuiNTeNfm0B7VxJvzzyXaRS1qWO8bv6MNtG6nvUsvsz9KyRAgLxAHUp5EqIPFiLC8rpbIifvdo0aE11W50OSDauMpZNn2g=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwYG7E6XJb0ZPPT2Ar7fYPsi_rZOes5JKckOpVfN1JdTJjIyshBCZ9W_rmuKfZldkZRqY0-MauROY5vIGpwUBAd2v5VU1jfuiNTeNfm0B7VxJvzzyXaRS1qWO8bv6MNtG6nvUsvsz9KyRAgLxAHUp5EqIPFiLC8rpbIifvdo0aE11W50OSDauMpZNn2g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJcgYKZ287WEw0OLpsYnqHyNI37yXCxkwLawtt88ELg_aOpLjBceuLUwO4xYyz__4cHPbRClsp6yDOy2wNoUyXo9hdnKcCuaDLZtr84Ho_uU0GC_UX4VCxEVK9qfAmRZEhEsw9XgZFlNQb7rchW1akXF_B629awNGk8hhfuetMg3f-2082UfS6gR636w=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJcgYKZ287WEw0OLpsYnqHyNI37yXCxkwLawtt88ELg_aOpLjBceuLUwO4xYyz__4cHPbRClsp6yDOy2wNoUyXo9hdnKcCuaDLZtr84Ho_uU0GC_UX4VCxEVK9qfAmRZEhEsw9XgZFlNQb7rchW1akXF_B629awNGk8hhfuetMg3f-2082UfS6gR636w=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I felt that the tiny painting had too much yellow in it. Before changing or adding colors, I decided to see what it looked like in black and white. I liked this version much better.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTpr0XHus-mKQXgHoabKZAbOH8FHolaREVQ4fq_g7jLpOcQuPRrIV1WCWy8BtuMt-cu1IrZP2c5nIoOXZj_WVCb5E6tQ7nsPOWP3ifgGvCXZsBz6_pLT_hlR0RVQ3Tl5EpTO7nX-blN3dFmaAqCg8gVKp7sjHfKLsR1MBjpPb-Tfi-g-QcuhQvGLy4Yw=s2808" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2808" data-original-width="1675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTpr0XHus-mKQXgHoabKZAbOH8FHolaREVQ4fq_g7jLpOcQuPRrIV1WCWy8BtuMt-cu1IrZP2c5nIoOXZj_WVCb5E6tQ7nsPOWP3ifgGvCXZsBz6_pLT_hlR0RVQ3Tl5EpTO7nX-blN3dFmaAqCg8gVKp7sjHfKLsR1MBjpPb-Tfi-g-QcuhQvGLy4Yw=s320" width="191" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This painting has been painted over the orange and green one with an elderly woman. I did it last year as a greeting card illustration.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVMBehp_1-1lqBM6c3DPn61kfTuogYCPzpyLsDYadw-hmzlRwncNG0RftEyZQNSkjsZv-eC8LjvIMlgY3Oag-YT39LWQLLt5RW6VWdcMLP6baIWPwwTikWFUe6M78YZuW606SLGmb0__17xHUi5CdgAKd-e-LY4-zrIiLB6jrOF3hNUAkZIUhnhXs6FQ=s3063" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3063" data-original-width="2291" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVMBehp_1-1lqBM6c3DPn61kfTuogYCPzpyLsDYadw-hmzlRwncNG0RftEyZQNSkjsZv-eC8LjvIMlgY3Oag-YT39LWQLLt5RW6VWdcMLP6baIWPwwTikWFUe6M78YZuW606SLGmb0__17xHUi5CdgAKd-e-LY4-zrIiLB6jrOF3hNUAkZIUhnhXs6FQ=s320" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxXcDfrFpjShZCzsC9hjekVEDkQrhQtv6zaWmyeOUF9YYM-rmOZ-OTnUg2EtOIqKLAaBhQbF6JZQDfGOJ3BCg3a-whs49hJxWY_Kj1rVRLaeKcaShO3XnTASSjR_Jkz8ieH56rQZtQ5Vg7EjPu8Eb-BmYBRe8yNaTT7hWgqWTtXabYp4keA5Rgs2j5Ug=s3607" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="3607" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxXcDfrFpjShZCzsC9hjekVEDkQrhQtv6zaWmyeOUF9YYM-rmOZ-OTnUg2EtOIqKLAaBhQbF6JZQDfGOJ3BCg3a-whs49hJxWY_Kj1rVRLaeKcaShO3XnTASSjR_Jkz8ieH56rQZtQ5Vg7EjPu8Eb-BmYBRe8yNaTT7hWgqWTtXabYp4keA5Rgs2j5Ug=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-70451382590181606702022-02-26T11:10:00.002-06:002022-02-28T17:31:33.333-06:00The Pointless Point<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Hi There,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm at that point in my creative cycle again where I need to clean up my workspace, get some rest and recharge my creative batteries before I decide what I want to try next.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Do you find this to be a regular routine for yourself as well? It has been a constant in my life since I was 2 or 3 years old.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've had a nap and sucked up some media so I should be ready to go again...except for the cleaning up my workspace. How many of you guessed that I haven't done that yet? Yes, you're right and I am reluctantly starting to do that now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgICjxDvkfrcaPn4Yk56FSGaiZnhjHKReWNc6odWo_F947amYhe6puXnLH96SaJzOqjpjs1hy6pSen3VYCymLABhk59JEaGjCQjksV6YOPbvKaLqt_gj4d-Erjq4xux-FSD9yXUYs3Pek6fEWhyJYTp4yF935HeG8Hb5YP9cDIe3nm6SzAw7PfYK5Lzdg=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgICjxDvkfrcaPn4Yk56FSGaiZnhjHKReWNc6odWo_F947amYhe6puXnLH96SaJzOqjpjs1hy6pSen3VYCymLABhk59JEaGjCQjksV6YOPbvKaLqt_gj4d-Erjq4xux-FSD9yXUYs3Pek6fEWhyJYTp4yF935HeG8Hb5YP9cDIe3nm6SzAw7PfYK5Lzdg=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had put together a small, "how to paint a sailboat kit" for an acquaintance I never saw again. Maybe I should do that and sharpen my skills (I've been carrying it around in my tote bag since late last year).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaFLp0kQVTibPi2RGVmyqdBUwz12xLwI5QhdrZ9LX2MFBv6h0a5qVvA01nDVlNzthCiOT_iHnCvWCEtBWX1npkG9QCda6m4D6I13batz2tn0nO2hqNlVedqDvXitEGmqfGSDqfYBcgovqn-dnB4uK_PlZGT0uxnCgbCH7gaw5Bx7YmAXcfGZTc20323w=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaFLp0kQVTibPi2RGVmyqdBUwz12xLwI5QhdrZ9LX2MFBv6h0a5qVvA01nDVlNzthCiOT_iHnCvWCEtBWX1npkG9QCda6m4D6I13batz2tn0nO2hqNlVedqDvXitEGmqfGSDqfYBcgovqn-dnB4uK_PlZGT0uxnCgbCH7gaw5Bx7YmAXcfGZTc20323w=s320" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p> It's probably about time that I did something with it. What do you think? If I get too bored with it I can always paint something else over the canvas panel.</p><p>Doing the painting was a good chance to practice painting with gouache and I was surprised to find them so much easier to control than painting with acrylic paints. I wish I had discovered that years ago.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sounds like a win, win. to me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile my lunch is calling to me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a Happy and Creative day,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Julia</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-87727541368670615262022-02-24T16:03:00.000-06:002022-02-24T16:03:09.973-06:00Combining Different Drawing Techniques: Doodles, Neurographics, and Zentangle<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I haven't done any serious drawing since the early 1990's. What I mean is that it's the last time that I got serious about learning to draw, and draw well. I couldn't cross hatch or stipple properly because I couldn't place things evenly to create the right effect. Eventually I gave it up again and abandoned any attempt at it again. has that ever happened to you?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the other hand my sister moves swift and surely through it with a machine like precision that amazes me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile I stumble along trying one thing after another hoping to discover why success has eluded me for so many years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, enough of that, on to the drawings:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmreo2kX7ldW-oT6llNC0iw1HhACyPrYZipq3PUm7ppOdVJnSeF436Zkn7Pp9lIO0cg_AqTqfzAiZOqbbd0txHeh8cm0_ca0XPGY--OeNRqafe7DznKp8JFO4-7i6_rCkVKH5IhiUa-ayY881CrvklvHpXjPtDkkUi3RRokM89bpAk4kkj_G0JHKqiwg=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmreo2kX7ldW-oT6llNC0iw1HhACyPrYZipq3PUm7ppOdVJnSeF436Zkn7Pp9lIO0cg_AqTqfzAiZOqbbd0txHeh8cm0_ca0XPGY--OeNRqafe7DznKp8JFO4-7i6_rCkVKH5IhiUa-ayY881CrvklvHpXjPtDkkUi3RRokM89bpAk4kkj_G0JHKqiwg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On this one I had started by doing neurographic art in blue marker and switching to a black pen to try some doodles. I loked some areas better than others.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhISwDZiZdzhuRIhpCvqyEEPENkVTnb9E0AAcAfo9x8rcM_a6VodXUkpSYhwRfj21y6sMulIZ9QSRkjqj5Zfem2POkkxbM9YYy8M2Qcfqz7Oi4LkomIFo8upr5zJN3Zga8R7oEVtdWx51zn7EFwwI4bnb6rbTILKknPnDp-CW50iYfYxrnmqEzDqExCMw=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhISwDZiZdzhuRIhpCvqyEEPENkVTnb9E0AAcAfo9x8rcM_a6VodXUkpSYhwRfj21y6sMulIZ9QSRkjqj5Zfem2POkkxbM9YYy8M2Qcfqz7Oi4LkomIFo8upr5zJN3Zga8R7oEVtdWx51zn7EFwwI4bnb6rbTILKknPnDp-CW50iYfYxrnmqEzDqExCMw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is just the star of a mandala that I planned to doodle on the corner of an envelope in my out going mail.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijWN3mDuuR8eu7YuRfZWH7zJpXWkiWnbwco-OqRUgM97YTL88sPlfG-ETKcPPirwYdfraDn9zL4KwEOk6osniW7GnTc7HgF7oVTLKxb4LSnH3YWcLKjghnV-r2WDxzceZu7OgeUWDvQ7frZbBoTqMXPS7X3klUYJkVu3_idPmqcDPhYr_VtXxZBdMoBw=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijWN3mDuuR8eu7YuRfZWH7zJpXWkiWnbwco-OqRUgM97YTL88sPlfG-ETKcPPirwYdfraDn9zL4KwEOk6osniW7GnTc7HgF7oVTLKxb4LSnH3YWcLKjghnV-r2WDxzceZu7OgeUWDvQ7frZbBoTqMXPS7X3klUYJkVu3_idPmqcDPhYr_VtXxZBdMoBw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I kept adding bits too it and was wishing that I was a jewelry maker so that I could turn it into a nice broach or pin in enamelwork with some onyx beads. I'd love it!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihamZVFgkDmDaguppFCL4sR7WeIQBs50DUMEZk_yHA7oGgH9ow2uYO24surkwIVCyFS-UmtNfYG_6pG7jWWGFp-KZTK-4VyvuBjUuPK6eX9_EMooPZfgce3PI1qyhAI7_O90Bb0gPVb-1xAf1PeBvd6vAeVt0tyTm_pzQsx79gIvknWZ5RHb5xnIrgvw=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihamZVFgkDmDaguppFCL4sR7WeIQBs50DUMEZk_yHA7oGgH9ow2uYO24surkwIVCyFS-UmtNfYG_6pG7jWWGFp-KZTK-4VyvuBjUuPK6eX9_EMooPZfgce3PI1qyhAI7_O90Bb0gPVb-1xAf1PeBvd6vAeVt0tyTm_pzQsx79gIvknWZ5RHb5xnIrgvw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also think my friend will enjoy getting it in the mail.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">What do you do with your practice drawings?</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-88964546660709645932022-02-22T21:18:00.001-06:002022-02-22T21:18:33.079-06:00Doing it Again<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Here I am again building on a small painting. I enjoy it because you can never tell which way they'll go. It's a little adventure and a chance to try different materials and techniques.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLSS2cuiE7hFtMiYDaN9AUWV3YICGl2xG96nBXVIPoFAmaaf7ZcjoH5KNVrZXvLWP6ctuJdK5APnyqUXrTXWtKQeybaOnzjobw9fClwK3h-SgFMUz6dBOaXougY_HGodfNMXnHj5_uGo64cyMHQIPX8_UczTcSOCGX_nSEixR0kYTNTD92fRXn6gVLOQ=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLSS2cuiE7hFtMiYDaN9AUWV3YICGl2xG96nBXVIPoFAmaaf7ZcjoH5KNVrZXvLWP6ctuJdK5APnyqUXrTXWtKQeybaOnzjobw9fClwK3h-SgFMUz6dBOaXougY_HGodfNMXnHj5_uGo64cyMHQIPX8_UczTcSOCGX_nSEixR0kYTNTD92fRXn6gVLOQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It started like this and the first thing I did was put a coat of clear Gesso over it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEill6qLLZJPIbaovHaY_UoyjyH7PColWvYoAqhYnF9QLAVomQ4W1X33RlLbCj7VigRJJUriz3bcKZGTI-BP6KYU99X7G9vYJktexYdSKAfM7KmptCiWL-pTNfUN_i_kkCc64zApRx-duYaglNM_3svXT0_t4z9v69AHkPyRF77xw96NVFbBFs1Rt3bL9Q=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEill6qLLZJPIbaovHaY_UoyjyH7PColWvYoAqhYnF9QLAVomQ4W1X33RlLbCj7VigRJJUriz3bcKZGTI-BP6KYU99X7G9vYJktexYdSKAfM7KmptCiWL-pTNfUN_i_kkCc64zApRx-duYaglNM_3svXT0_t4z9v69AHkPyRF77xw96NVFbBFs1Rt3bL9Q=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Doing that kept the watercolors from soaking through the paper layer and still allowed me to see the sheet music show through.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiHsgGLxt1488v1KDbajK7lowIWj-kTUK5WMZs-Es6i6ioAt1LyW6x6yI82exHpkUvAG26vquyZop1u_o5Xooyq0oSbdSWvLsN84uayXSnIHgCmrWQCWZ77dqzGgrHkqVUsixq6Mhor40SyPHiJ12bbzfLnPCB8uDsgJ_VbstUJCKAdlNOlgcrfWxhjw=s4823" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4823" data-original-width="3317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiHsgGLxt1488v1KDbajK7lowIWj-kTUK5WMZs-Es6i6ioAt1LyW6x6yI82exHpkUvAG26vquyZop1u_o5Xooyq0oSbdSWvLsN84uayXSnIHgCmrWQCWZ77dqzGgrHkqVUsixq6Mhor40SyPHiJ12bbzfLnPCB8uDsgJ_VbstUJCKAdlNOlgcrfWxhjw=s320" width="220" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After that I got out some acrylic paints and added some flowers and vines to pull it together and lead your eye around it. I'm still not happy with it but will take a break for now. I'm wanting to sand it down in places but no one will get me any. It isn't that I want to destroy it. What I'm hoping to do is expose bits of the under layers to see what effect it would have, it's just that no one wants me to do it.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU_ULK2hxXRQNqazky3qahKQrt48c9JadouoaFfInJtoC5Q3G8KmbzbsgxUPiiwCsuioNuV5brLaceX5icrMtwb47NfD0NGHwZKQw1dZ5o0g6VSYTayAz8aDJbFkLJOp0os5JWRh3lfom5jCTuFiXUgYYo7EPUfZLBwtfiSNYPCgxuWaYbmkPtWHcrgQ=s4843" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4843" data-original-width="3304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU_ULK2hxXRQNqazky3qahKQrt48c9JadouoaFfInJtoC5Q3G8KmbzbsgxUPiiwCsuioNuV5brLaceX5icrMtwb47NfD0NGHwZKQw1dZ5o0g6VSYTayAz8aDJbFkLJOp0os5JWRh3lfom5jCTuFiXUgYYo7EPUfZLBwtfiSNYPCgxuWaYbmkPtWHcrgQ=s320" width="218" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-19707104426857690342022-02-16T14:42:00.000-06:002022-02-16T14:42:19.700-06:00Building on a Small Painting<span style="font-family: verdana;">This painting began with a 5 x7 inch canvas that I had worked on recently. I'd hung it on the wall and lived with it a while before I decided that it needed something else.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJAoN6ivbHPLIAVgrkkujoEoY-pcTIWBPmwDZdAw1q-9QcvrhE2Az2DpPe1YPMKTpepAcqy5uQK_-m7PnneXDR-y6mb7Vl1MVRZkXTcP5ld-w7xTZ18Hjts5-plD-hPprzOdAYVr1G5waLP2Hhp6Gzg_eJFNS3LeIOmb6P5Ad2mnjVsfkjf-mg8lHjVA=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJAoN6ivbHPLIAVgrkkujoEoY-pcTIWBPmwDZdAw1q-9QcvrhE2Az2DpPe1YPMKTpepAcqy5uQK_-m7PnneXDR-y6mb7Vl1MVRZkXTcP5ld-w7xTZ18Hjts5-plD-hPprzOdAYVr1G5waLP2Hhp6Gzg_eJFNS3LeIOmb6P5Ad2mnjVsfkjf-mg8lHjVA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj80tvV_6xyeazgARMVjLX3fcLgl_Oh6Lfp1SRK4VZWbWOhKfN7v_8DW1jCK5ppBcaWBF8mPEdPhiqE2_-v3YK9ZqSMQAhu1C5VGz_hlkiPnho6uWlXIDIWx1EOhXmfSQPkEmKXHsS1nPKzjsc4E8JDJ8e2PqmgYs5WxKEq4ubuGOOYHuscei8e3AElmw=s3756" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="3756" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj80tvV_6xyeazgARMVjLX3fcLgl_Oh6Lfp1SRK4VZWbWOhKfN7v_8DW1jCK5ppBcaWBF8mPEdPhiqE2_-v3YK9ZqSMQAhu1C5VGz_hlkiPnho6uWlXIDIWx1EOhXmfSQPkEmKXHsS1nPKzjsc4E8JDJ8e2PqmgYs5WxKEq4ubuGOOYHuscei8e3AElmw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrDXm1fLqULef91vx84BDekcahGHfsq9RABBRH8cc9o_2bKL54EZkH9fChsWb4k6VR64cocZaZOrsZfMwfHH0dfBKwGKbRxW5KrKkTnQufmL3ihiYgIpuJNfm4MlhzM9mTN_JLSKBMG8DYaiId5K_Kg2XIJWQIxeA9r_ky9r432YHSaZnfme9rwVCKtQ=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2636" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrDXm1fLqULef91vx84BDekcahGHfsq9RABBRH8cc9o_2bKL54EZkH9fChsWb4k6VR64cocZaZOrsZfMwfHH0dfBKwGKbRxW5KrKkTnQufmL3ihiYgIpuJNfm4MlhzM9mTN_JLSKBMG8DYaiId5K_Kg2XIJWQIxeA9r_ky9r432YHSaZnfme9rwVCKtQ=s320" width="206" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNp21qvLb-62_uFdfFga6vjkjcEnIRuqvE_tpAvD-d_wIwD4Fq1FMOrNTTSKw1q1PeySdouguvoaRW1C9suo96tejCSqQr-TnGj5HpbOa8DyHMwbC8USYF5HRvDgjwth9a1e9DfcrFwibTeN4ur1IHz7k1RlK9XjNgjIDaS8QbsZhH4SU6Bcj2GF6BzQ=s4731" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4731" data-original-width="3382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNp21qvLb-62_uFdfFga6vjkjcEnIRuqvE_tpAvD-d_wIwD4Fq1FMOrNTTSKw1q1PeySdouguvoaRW1C9suo96tejCSqQr-TnGj5HpbOa8DyHMwbC8USYF5HRvDgjwth9a1e9DfcrFwibTeN4ur1IHz7k1RlK9XjNgjIDaS8QbsZhH4SU6Bcj2GF6BzQ=s320" width="229" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's Where I Started Today.</div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPSMOrFf_zLhIG4btDvn-_nM0dd8Ojwq3F_uUqAo3hmHKJCGF7i2tFuPZb1h528o_v6EFSWwFhjTpLXrp-K9b7Yv405dA0IfCvmKT_Iumde5Il40GNgo587Vbt8Lj18UGnb4KKoGXEHIPmHgPHuDbtkbyWd9M89vz62LLiv7nTCspRfE0jtlrHBCFYmA=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPSMOrFf_zLhIG4btDvn-_nM0dd8Ojwq3F_uUqAo3hmHKJCGF7i2tFuPZb1h528o_v6EFSWwFhjTpLXrp-K9b7Yv405dA0IfCvmKT_Iumde5Il40GNgo587Vbt8Lj18UGnb4KKoGXEHIPmHgPHuDbtkbyWd9M89vz62LLiv7nTCspRfE0jtlrHBCFYmA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I start each day with a little neurogrphica. If you're not familiar with it yet you can find a lot of it on you tube these days.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH3keT758dpfKtDaM0Z_T7n8JoOddrKh_z_3uzGcPgry1qj27gAsXMyPpqCWAx5EF3p1URU0qowIHz02xfo3OhLiqO6MmprkiK94zQgQW2kM8CKo1DhomOsD1Ry9Aer6ru9VWaR_PtGWgh3LZAzc_N-CouWViUGSk4N9ryOTy6KqhfEgRx5_G2hgghiA=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH3keT758dpfKtDaM0Z_T7n8JoOddrKh_z_3uzGcPgry1qj27gAsXMyPpqCWAx5EF3p1URU0qowIHz02xfo3OhLiqO6MmprkiK94zQgQW2kM8CKo1DhomOsD1Ry9Aer6ru9VWaR_PtGWgh3LZAzc_N-CouWViUGSk4N9ryOTy6KqhfEgRx5_G2hgghiA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lately, instead of doing the exercises on paper, I work it in different colors. And also in layers with paint over other paintings.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwyE0PuMtP7ISyuaFS9byRMGloymu744fgJAINcsP0ohLMOa7YOV_sF85fyOpVWaqOO0ZFZZel5B3ReI0YVTAOQqKRSgitaOb15OuEsR4S5nFPs7r9huBfW_1QFRkidbhNirt2ZODsSyNS_y-dmLz8PLbFnwYtSWEmLC596yVqlVwXRt2t6J2hu9LzIQ=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwyE0PuMtP7ISyuaFS9byRMGloymu744fgJAINcsP0ohLMOa7YOV_sF85fyOpVWaqOO0ZFZZel5B3ReI0YVTAOQqKRSgitaOb15OuEsR4S5nFPs7r9huBfW_1QFRkidbhNirt2ZODsSyNS_y-dmLz8PLbFnwYtSWEmLC596yVqlVwXRt2t6J2hu9LzIQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It calms me and also seems to improve the paintings as well.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw2ZhT06S_T33cHhCLYFWTDJMVV200MbiFHhBAlfgGPUOHbBvNhXQV3OPQ14wUnbJPXEibbwPmE1LLlccBY6A72u07EQHzEjWUC5qyVIaVpTvcs1SA5kEfUGqsgZFqBYA4FwL5bizPsRWgfKB1xhAFCt7_KFra9u6nHmpbFC--3623cO1lBS_ZKTuWLg=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw2ZhT06S_T33cHhCLYFWTDJMVV200MbiFHhBAlfgGPUOHbBvNhXQV3OPQ14wUnbJPXEibbwPmE1LLlccBY6A72u07EQHzEjWUC5qyVIaVpTvcs1SA5kEfUGqsgZFqBYA4FwL5bizPsRWgfKB1xhAFCt7_KFra9u6nHmpbFC--3623cO1lBS_ZKTuWLg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I continue to work in this way until I am satisfied with the results or until I get sleepy. It's been wonderful to enhance and improve my sleep.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6KiebX-NTQwNzBYOnstniFuR42lYRI4otS_SaYI2WkPUP9m0qylaPZncZjbT1pwfeYNPNI1NL2b0IHVYF2Z8qUaaMxxJ9H5kAnr4dBuUehnA2qrt50_mVkz33jeh3XRGNLftGNux5E_-Yh9UU_nivoS3gSmH8AiQuYWJizliSuvAu_JmvpVfu9UFvQQ=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6KiebX-NTQwNzBYOnstniFuR42lYRI4otS_SaYI2WkPUP9m0qylaPZncZjbT1pwfeYNPNI1NL2b0IHVYF2Z8qUaaMxxJ9H5kAnr4dBuUehnA2qrt50_mVkz33jeh3XRGNLftGNux5E_-Yh9UU_nivoS3gSmH8AiQuYWJizliSuvAu_JmvpVfu9UFvQQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I liked it very much at this point and put it back on my gallery wall so that I could enjoy it.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-60965243855601065832022-02-09T16:14:00.004-06:002022-02-14T15:49:36.612-06:00The Journey Continues<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Today I'm picking up where I left off on the canvas that used to be a teapot painting.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9mnViJTJQu-dos5Iij9Tjzldu-ZDu-B85y-nlTDOIk9w4sSoUMcq-avp0-vxGsX35PNJavcH4NUoM5TXKqslT9HRR8ft9WmzEmCY15Pz0s3sG5r9us1HfcgRcL41cFjFF8fVd3JiYsYvhOXSpQgN1JrYqt6xkKGd-m_YCgKNgfGETtRFiQy9ZivWUXg=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9mnViJTJQu-dos5Iij9Tjzldu-ZDu-B85y-nlTDOIk9w4sSoUMcq-avp0-vxGsX35PNJavcH4NUoM5TXKqslT9HRR8ft9WmzEmCY15Pz0s3sG5r9us1HfcgRcL41cFjFF8fVd3JiYsYvhOXSpQgN1JrYqt6xkKGd-m_YCgKNgfGETtRFiQy9ZivWUXg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I didn't have a real plan in mind so I decided to do a neurographica exercise in paint on the canvas instead of in ink on paper like I did yesterday.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigbltOdn1sW-1_1BDzI7eWRcyxBdt0iEeUiIDdYD1mI_4iZ34_QZh9Iy5SsCqidBJcHIZAlUOpMf-DykKss7UmLPLfnbJKaPxHtcqyBnNpudovnB3Hlw9X6TxEd5K-1KcyeOtZuq464YaX9P5Dn-nD58JsqiHQM5XeFnIBDNnVLA2ccZ9zSIVJFSxkfQ=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigbltOdn1sW-1_1BDzI7eWRcyxBdt0iEeUiIDdYD1mI_4iZ34_QZh9Iy5SsCqidBJcHIZAlUOpMf-DykKss7UmLPLfnbJKaPxHtcqyBnNpudovnB3Hlw9X6TxEd5K-1KcyeOtZuq464YaX9P5Dn-nD58JsqiHQM5XeFnIBDNnVLA2ccZ9zSIVJFSxkfQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I enjoyed doing it a lot more like that and was fairly pleased with the results. I'm not sure where the painting will go from here but I think it's got a good base structure to work with now.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLM8mKU3JG4SiChHWQZWqdTx1pxM-QwLXgsHxx66qABHfRTGh8mDe8zkCmPF_E8-ZqPOKOp_OeQR7p9gJI0Bafh50wKAoq4Pz0BPeCcoDCJ_mer1UPzoPL1Meq6hn1NpFm54eaezXeV3yeLL1YLhBhpUvcAdnY2OyrPvs_HLt7CHo1eeXZcG2YhpE2kw=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLM8mKU3JG4SiChHWQZWqdTx1pxM-QwLXgsHxx66qABHfRTGh8mDe8zkCmPF_E8-ZqPOKOp_OeQR7p9gJI0Bafh50wKAoq4Pz0BPeCcoDCJ_mer1UPzoPL1Meq6hn1NpFm54eaezXeV3yeLL1YLhBhpUvcAdnY2OyrPvs_HLt7CHo1eeXZcG2YhpE2kw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Who knows, I may do tomorrow's pages that way too. It may not improve my painting but it's doing wonders for my mood and my sleep.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's Thursday now and as you may have guessed I just couldn't leave that painting alone.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjljxBBXtgZV1OGUczecVxnqrFNrk-sHur2Y_v6TEFnS5bZDh1bYiQuQkvCH9Mja88Hjdh8-ZqOvRh1ueCqKExspQCsEkK5nJOE5hmsZfTQSWBZtIDm9F7CXvdpfX9Omzms09poH4J9ivM5ERYnXrYcP7uxs9VLO5pQltBFEDIri3IHemzEWs-2M-LhLA=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjljxBBXtgZV1OGUczecVxnqrFNrk-sHur2Y_v6TEFnS5bZDh1bYiQuQkvCH9Mja88Hjdh8-ZqOvRh1ueCqKExspQCsEkK5nJOE5hmsZfTQSWBZtIDm9F7CXvdpfX9Omzms09poH4J9ivM5ERYnXrYcP7uxs9VLO5pQltBFEDIri3IHemzEWs-2M-LhLA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I kind of fell into it. And the canvas reflected that.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3Xz_ZljMWaGIAk1G1oPV8UL4HwyAR13FFRmyWcti3UgVRbgqHb0vnjfca5jEHcS2KIx34HONz-dptMCQjEHpKGwbXG50lBa9btcTlm2e0xMTuaS8XMXhZCPKJ0GLVgCoAx9ulETqXtvwqjHyGS7zNtDF86InpdTvzfe-3CtBPCEwusWy1nRW07-Dsig=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3Xz_ZljMWaGIAk1G1oPV8UL4HwyAR13FFRmyWcti3UgVRbgqHb0vnjfca5jEHcS2KIx34HONz-dptMCQjEHpKGwbXG50lBa9btcTlm2e0xMTuaS8XMXhZCPKJ0GLVgCoAx9ulETqXtvwqjHyGS7zNtDF86InpdTvzfe-3CtBPCEwusWy1nRW07-Dsig=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I got a bit lost after that but enjoyed the wandering. I am indeed more of a "process person" when it comes to art and you'll never find a piece of awe inspiring beauty here but you will come across some fun ways of looking at things and </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">processing the bits an pieces in life that come our way.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibcEOTFpdWYldkpVTdf8z9G0bVJzAgbeMGrqIgATwLMth2jk97DLge77q0xxlo6ZJ4DLuZ4fYy1ZjWACZTlxefkjOofXu8wCZmhc2JzmnzoF1Id52ROJUp6O_g4xQait5XH6w5egEEE3MkYOuLu7JecfpTODQie-y-zDAS2CKUlJ2GIEG6w9iFgLzj7Q=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibcEOTFpdWYldkpVTdf8z9G0bVJzAgbeMGrqIgATwLMth2jk97DLge77q0xxlo6ZJ4DLuZ4fYy1ZjWACZTlxefkjOofXu8wCZmhc2JzmnzoF1Id52ROJUp6O_g4xQait5XH6w5egEEE3MkYOuLu7JecfpTODQie-y-zDAS2CKUlJ2GIEG6w9iFgLzj7Q=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1Wc9jcqDyS-fOStIlb9Y--w8_QlWOzuHLBunhm1QB05NN3DUKAjEQdj0E41FgRtoXoZDyVaK_LZWyW_vnrq3nyhgL0YYa--HmlvVIWM15puSWG4wWTs21koE8Gc__yt88uSdsmPg54z6YdxpqxTQ-ZHvo92OuT9kYZn8iJcBlubZ0P9XEYxhP_CRFOA=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1Wc9jcqDyS-fOStIlb9Y--w8_QlWOzuHLBunhm1QB05NN3DUKAjEQdj0E41FgRtoXoZDyVaK_LZWyW_vnrq3nyhgL0YYa--HmlvVIWM15puSWG4wWTs21koE8Gc__yt88uSdsmPg54z6YdxpqxTQ-ZHvo92OuT9kYZn8iJcBlubZ0P9XEYxhP_CRFOA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a difference a day makes. I find myself hearing those words in a song Nat King Cole sang. I seem to have my own personal soundtrack in life. Nearly everything reminds me of a song lyric or a movie quote. Are any of the rest of you that way? It entertains me as I work.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRNvS7MGSNiNCTacSuV-bmaHa3PG_Qp1S8ABxAgzSyA1B8bZZkPJ7HxC06LOLxE20NmWDsVf0yjFISHwZkuspvQugrBHoLNMr2FIow7lR7OQEPIuKmAHFtk-qbDVNgPYlsFCsD8-TKQhWLQMCId4-iYllHEg6dCdqNfwPgJUE9Cz8QFwrU3YVz3O2aGw=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRNvS7MGSNiNCTacSuV-bmaHa3PG_Qp1S8ABxAgzSyA1B8bZZkPJ7HxC06LOLxE20NmWDsVf0yjFISHwZkuspvQugrBHoLNMr2FIow7lR7OQEPIuKmAHFtk-qbDVNgPYlsFCsD8-TKQhWLQMCId4-iYllHEg6dCdqNfwPgJUE9Cz8QFwrU3YVz3O2aGw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm pretty happy with this so far and will go back to worrying about why more of you aren't at least following my zazzle stores if the blog doesn't interest you. I must be doing something wrong and have yet to figure it out. Any comments?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, I'm off to zazzle to see if I can figure things out there. I figure if my own family isn't interested enough to follow me there has to be something wrong with me or them. What do you think?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's Saturday now and I'm still painting over and over this canvas. I may just have to set it aside and move on to something else.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilffdEN0_D9cn6FAr_5Pa8NmtZ2qpxtWs-V3_EGTiXoEV8JZjAwq0qs-ZMWpCohMC5rpIlZMm1op52dYDc2wPIEPgSJB6j-0rONqDO6keJahu9OCGqF1SiCeBqgdRlqkheWyPghbvWLRP4vi_u5mhXmpCURrXPvwvmf18V4sSkItCtHDo0kyX4IsdD-Q=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilffdEN0_D9cn6FAr_5Pa8NmtZ2qpxtWs-V3_EGTiXoEV8JZjAwq0qs-ZMWpCohMC5rpIlZMm1op52dYDc2wPIEPgSJB6j-0rONqDO6keJahu9OCGqF1SiCeBqgdRlqkheWyPghbvWLRP4vi_u5mhXmpCURrXPvwvmf18V4sSkItCtHDo0kyX4IsdD-Q=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2ljkcthKM0Io-x6pgy51DLgBLyhT7fK4neZhzmhXHPqWyW6Rwx-IXXl-l2gVSqxvuRxW1wujYY1qDqWawL7DdldZOmm6dPMiX9Txfq_UGGvvuuFnYlkwxexySxVneDPUimpLNZSCRrNPRyuvEAp6PMwZoP-b2hr4-IPZrL6Qmo8PwotcYcFNsLEBPrw=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2ljkcthKM0Io-x6pgy51DLgBLyhT7fK4neZhzmhXHPqWyW6Rwx-IXXl-l2gVSqxvuRxW1wujYY1qDqWawL7DdldZOmm6dPMiX9Txfq_UGGvvuuFnYlkwxexySxVneDPUimpLNZSCRrNPRyuvEAp6PMwZoP-b2hr4-IPZrL6Qmo8PwotcYcFNsLEBPrw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdBRMJOHYQC8u2gcfHMUaP0ZVU06-aGBDk-jLhP6_w1WEedd5Ft3tw5ruNqMzBeIH1YVfQHolotMlzzTlXZkKQhjsnEQiggLRPiFfjdW9L91C8nF7rzk179xR1t05qTRjENgOsAOLlTJUYTKyuB8D6pXWP63uBoaUous_TXiSQBXwxu7XOB2jn3uNqmw=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdBRMJOHYQC8u2gcfHMUaP0ZVU06-aGBDk-jLhP6_w1WEedd5Ft3tw5ruNqMzBeIH1YVfQHolotMlzzTlXZkKQhjsnEQiggLRPiFfjdW9L91C8nF7rzk179xR1t05qTRjENgOsAOLlTJUYTKyuB8D6pXWP63uBoaUous_TXiSQBXwxu7XOB2jn3uNqmw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It looks different here because I gessoed over it and tried painting with watercolor instead. That lead me in a whole different direction which I continue to pursue.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU4VZyKszN9wvkgIYbRamg5FNwmSZ3fMrxCU9DySIdK2ycAgG5RHAd9_8GZrUOkeTqTC8EOBkYYllI0s5TCiSg0hXZwkVvxTKgSPaoqenAStwlGsVZbfpIt9t9Wq-oN3ft9sb3kr3Zgswcxxjyb2iE8zKOTmbK9vSIuiPTR5pgvKljthML351Vh4XAJw=s4080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU4VZyKszN9wvkgIYbRamg5FNwmSZ3fMrxCU9DySIdK2ycAgG5RHAd9_8GZrUOkeTqTC8EOBkYYllI0s5TCiSg0hXZwkVvxTKgSPaoqenAStwlGsVZbfpIt9t9Wq-oN3ft9sb3kr3Zgswcxxjyb2iE8zKOTmbK9vSIuiPTR5pgvKljthML351Vh4XAJw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju_gSschB1cs5X0_RD3ckM8kpxHAI8v3J0E4uKTXMWvAl22AHRjewZqY2zDx_fq8Rao271pjtozWFmHWBiJIfOplupQAX9rqIM6DRZcgbrqaz0QZ3tfEkPU2T8arsMW86v8zkUNNk0a_jh1oJWf1epPkzJVBLcF9uXNIjXvX2sdMDDqLNBEDzEvLSrJw=s4080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju_gSschB1cs5X0_RD3ckM8kpxHAI8v3J0E4uKTXMWvAl22AHRjewZqY2zDx_fq8Rao271pjtozWFmHWBiJIfOplupQAX9rqIM6DRZcgbrqaz0QZ3tfEkPU2T8arsMW86v8zkUNNk0a_jh1oJWf1epPkzJVBLcF9uXNIjXvX2sdMDDqLNBEDzEvLSrJw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">At this point we decided it was finished and hung it on the gallery wall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW4GHiahkT2_1UoBZd6eJ9IN49uHApKqgiGidmBCDjwJa-cAWR4j9hECsJonCbb8aCC9UBLS4n4YY51ezCeoCK6QnfIRvUL263VZh93qJ_RAzExpzTrby0oQopavrvpbjmiyX_Xm7YVQp9rVbO-eUWuaia6L-lxl_i3yuSAlPpq3n_Nzr4opDxpXgqKg=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW4GHiahkT2_1UoBZd6eJ9IN49uHApKqgiGidmBCDjwJa-cAWR4j9hECsJonCbb8aCC9UBLS4n4YY51ezCeoCK6QnfIRvUL263VZh93qJ_RAzExpzTrby0oQopavrvpbjmiyX_Xm7YVQp9rVbO-eUWuaia6L-lxl_i3yuSAlPpq3n_Nzr4opDxpXgqKg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-2415870467762350062022-02-08T17:38:00.002-06:002022-02-18T18:13:50.803-06:00Drawing Practice<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Welcome Fellow Free Spirits,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's funny that those of us that are lucky enough to have homes often find ourselves complaining that we're feeling cooped up and wanting to get out. It's really silly when you think of it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In spite of that I was really feeling restless and glad to see that the bright sun was melting enough of the snow and ice that it would be easier to ride my wheelchair around outdoors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We also went to a favorite restaurant and split a sandwich even that has been a rare pleasure the last couple of years because the pandemic. It's nice to find places open again and be able to afford to go.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This one felt like a real vacation because it's in a log cabin with a stone fireplace like you'd find "up North". It's a nice contrast to everyplace around home.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's amazing how much it helps to get out once in a while. Even if it's just to pick up your groceries at a different store than usual. I love the produce aisle best because of all of the shapes, smells and colors that can take your mind to faraway places.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For those of us who have been without food in the past, it's a real treat to be able to pick out what you want and get it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found my self feeling a lot better when I got home and started munching grapes before we even finished putting things away.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As you can imagine I don't have a lot of art to show you today. I just wanted to write anyway and share a bit if the happiness I'm feeling right now.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEEnXqlwOpkfBrG5SQr_zUI6slcW78Bvppk8JQcM7Q45kYlmoOnrTrWtylbLNrSHOvadzAdAuSmsxbvliCl5OJyWYfb9j5WPjrD0Pahy6BeIhF5g5GjPuHc7036LgQ9xhcxtvkjtoNBlEB_H_WyHaPHTRIhoTfaU_EpU31SljRc2_ME9xYalvgP-9qmw=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEEnXqlwOpkfBrG5SQr_zUI6slcW78Bvppk8JQcM7Q45kYlmoOnrTrWtylbLNrSHOvadzAdAuSmsxbvliCl5OJyWYfb9j5WPjrD0Pahy6BeIhF5g5GjPuHc7036LgQ9xhcxtvkjtoNBlEB_H_WyHaPHTRIhoTfaU_EpU31SljRc2_ME9xYalvgP-9qmw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been working on this drawing the last couple of days to blow off steam and improve my sleep it seems to work just fine on the nights when I don't take a sleeping pill. One of my goals is to get to the point when I don't need or want sleeping pills, Wish Me Luck. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Drawing relaxes me as well or maybe better than writing.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Give it a try and see what you think.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Julia</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've done many more drawings since I started this post so I'll include those here.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1XG4zBZ4Nmi3xqqPXxtB8m2MKmxO1HZWaqQIu1aQJv8y5eGuoM40Ci4Op5Kbi9DZnkPPTOmphmrKxPUWhPVpCx9c5sDeFWUP38nTmtCc2Iaqgjy4gag3tct5DlbqZYzeNac14In4yIe71lZFNhUfBBBkYhm7Rqmzx5eK9xRn5k6K1M2HYfQppvFbyfw=s3686" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2449" data-original-width="3686" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1XG4zBZ4Nmi3xqqPXxtB8m2MKmxO1HZWaqQIu1aQJv8y5eGuoM40Ci4Op5Kbi9DZnkPPTOmphmrKxPUWhPVpCx9c5sDeFWUP38nTmtCc2Iaqgjy4gag3tct5DlbqZYzeNac14In4yIe71lZFNhUfBBBkYhm7Rqmzx5eK9xRn5k6K1M2HYfQppvFbyfw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of the drawings is done with marker on an antique art book page that fell out last time I put the book away and the other was on a stained up page of watercolor paper that I decided to doodle on as well. Each effect was unique and gave me more ideas to work with.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZVkBJTl7RejMty1_wFt9c7OA7P_WPKhpncSq8hOT39WocwOwWd7Hk587-lZWsl1W6KnRVr9DKWJQl-8WuWiVmorvdJ32Q0Cdh9MgmZtymr_AzR8OMMQCIclq7u7Z5_1UaqJ5SO2SWIsS643Th3DVqAXxe6elMiEJ4cEjO48MvnSdEQ045h4zA0uz8pg=s2649" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2649" data-original-width="1966" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZVkBJTl7RejMty1_wFt9c7OA7P_WPKhpncSq8hOT39WocwOwWd7Hk587-lZWsl1W6KnRVr9DKWJQl-8WuWiVmorvdJ32Q0Cdh9MgmZtymr_AzR8OMMQCIclq7u7Z5_1UaqJ5SO2SWIsS643Th3DVqAXxe6elMiEJ4cEjO48MvnSdEQ045h4zA0uz8pg=s320" width="237" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJWs2djQmxlGx-Rj4rFbJHMIk4axwL_ClsOFbxrbJhJgE1BGPnGwL5NQHpRGxpLIJtuKXVqRMP_iNt_xvlgUCrgGy3AhzhJBvmtCDroAx1SWuXUW1ZibNKnk_tb5mqyo10cGFyiECw5bcQ-sznAkMm-rHJLJLXGmewCvL_HFbLpV8qBiX4UPgX-lYszQ=s4080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJWs2djQmxlGx-Rj4rFbJHMIk4axwL_ClsOFbxrbJhJgE1BGPnGwL5NQHpRGxpLIJtuKXVqRMP_iNt_xvlgUCrgGy3AhzhJBvmtCDroAx1SWuXUW1ZibNKnk_tb5mqyo10cGFyiECw5bcQ-sznAkMm-rHJLJLXGmewCvL_HFbLpV8qBiX4UPgX-lYszQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2GJ7VphVVgIpdLbYpuGVRMKyz9X0NKUaSQuCkzVmQwsQ0KTjXqmhZjdM_LpYd20enmsI43Or9SKJrcCW97aj4xQjkGAjZWisE3dnOKnVRBWXBT6dmhWII67lVyxyoLj-kYm3tLht4ZuRYlsaWCdyygUGjTtvhR1MxDzN6cjDgu1sa0euP6izv4hIlug=s3031" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3031" data-original-width="2697" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2GJ7VphVVgIpdLbYpuGVRMKyz9X0NKUaSQuCkzVmQwsQ0KTjXqmhZjdM_LpYd20enmsI43Or9SKJrcCW97aj4xQjkGAjZWisE3dnOKnVRBWXBT6dmhWII67lVyxyoLj-kYm3tLht4ZuRYlsaWCdyygUGjTtvhR1MxDzN6cjDgu1sa0euP6izv4hIlug=s320" width="285" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The leaf and flower doodles were on a corner of an envelope in my outgoing mail. I usually put stickers om it but had run out for a while.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">They're a few new styles I was trying to learn from a tutoral on you tube. I practice them anywhere when I've got some time to kill or a surface that I want to decorate.</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-1828225132400201582022-02-07T16:34:00.000-06:002022-02-07T16:34:08.761-06:00<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Hello Again,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for staying with me on the long journey that some of the last few projects have been.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's a bit of what's been going on around them and since I finished an hour ago.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5R5isMtXHZfJKjgwkZkqiIaqaFAheaoXNeti64nz10lnNeK8Urzsvq2XsA62I45TQcc6f70ZMcv2VOVY0vcpfPfoID8vnCPA4phAi_InpRbBsit7w4blu9f52T-sXnjJi9e91mFVsyPgW5CUJfZJQbbUyOzdcE_EpBQJ6BgdWLWCO8AiWtlwHlM4Kyg=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5R5isMtXHZfJKjgwkZkqiIaqaFAheaoXNeti64nz10lnNeK8Urzsvq2XsA62I45TQcc6f70ZMcv2VOVY0vcpfPfoID8vnCPA4phAi_InpRbBsit7w4blu9f52T-sXnjJi9e91mFVsyPgW5CUJfZJQbbUyOzdcE_EpBQJ6BgdWLWCO8AiWtlwHlM4Kyg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I began to regret putting the sunflower painting over the line painting I grabbed this smaller painting and started doing a line painting over that only to realize that I just wanted to paint, loose, free and not trying to ''make" it do anything.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif2EdTR4YqHaZT_sJPlfITTkVcqKuckB9V5rrYWbc9fFAsGHp9oGGUDkF8xzPHqUPjI8pefGdPURPwXnVc1v-hFnqCgu5ah4PKfWhODe5jOh6TVU70DLT19pFM7KWqZ5HKAPco7ofsCnBg_XaJ50k9Cw9QIGzzFvi62RRPTUffdjiJ0yMSo-g6awDcRA=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif2EdTR4YqHaZT_sJPlfITTkVcqKuckB9V5rrYWbc9fFAsGHp9oGGUDkF8xzPHqUPjI8pefGdPURPwXnVc1v-hFnqCgu5ah4PKfWhODe5jOh6TVU70DLT19pFM7KWqZ5HKAPco7ofsCnBg_XaJ50k9Cw9QIGzzFvi62RRPTUffdjiJ0yMSo-g6awDcRA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It might have been interesting to follow this one through but I was just too tired to care anymore so I just grabbed paint, poured some and painted others directly from some of the tubes.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7kJuepLz5PgeGp3FYjquzbI88cUH7dNkZIm6WlDDnQhJM9Zykd2QINHur1HHlLurk5rHYpoSZp4YLW09v7ASF_UA2zII6CifC6hsG6td2MBtM8QUos579hGXRlIZrHNtdivCeKzNbQSBn53VdbTAcPqnHbMDONcYZmgYhUM3b6yOSHBZ9Bxcc6MwDng=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7kJuepLz5PgeGp3FYjquzbI88cUH7dNkZIm6WlDDnQhJM9Zykd2QINHur1HHlLurk5rHYpoSZp4YLW09v7ASF_UA2zII6CifC6hsG6td2MBtM8QUos579hGXRlIZrHNtdivCeKzNbQSBn53VdbTAcPqnHbMDONcYZmgYhUM3b6yOSHBZ9Bxcc6MwDng=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's a real mess but it felt so good. Besides that, there's always tomorrow...and anything can happen.</span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-5156061834294567302022-02-03T14:55:00.002-06:002022-02-07T16:09:49.634-06:00The Amazing Journey on a Fresh Canvas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOXSDGv1cdyuHCy2N069lru5AWOUhcJTnifKEbg8MAgTrqYShdk0pS1FK_DQTUg9PSAh6m_tWEP6dlIWDT1-6PbxeIO5JS92mXMpEWoTbxss00iWcfikEBqXHITbJ6v_j08xj7q0Fqn0lGzHApwQIb7K9gBoIdGjIlTkUDn5KMvbKae8RiVpa20JR_xw=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOXSDGv1cdyuHCy2N069lru5AWOUhcJTnifKEbg8MAgTrqYShdk0pS1FK_DQTUg9PSAh6m_tWEP6dlIWDT1-6PbxeIO5JS92mXMpEWoTbxss00iWcfikEBqXHITbJ6v_j08xj7q0Fqn0lGzHApwQIb7K9gBoIdGjIlTkUDn5KMvbKae8RiVpa20JR_xw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yes, this was a plain, white canvas some time ago. there just hasn't been much worth showing you yet.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYAIUeebeCnguakSDANDr0qwTcxJCzgr2LyN2CX29-GxpMmQRZDfwxoQVnP0PmprQkLYbnqwqmTNyL-i0L1n6uRWq7tAtZMnst3IdpZnuQlMRflBa6NLtwR8dIj7AMj7GnbA5FfiARyDuI1kuEhUbMHtyxWMKf-N6xNBfVhgk3PVQg-cTQqaFEXGrhng=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYAIUeebeCnguakSDANDr0qwTcxJCzgr2LyN2CX29-GxpMmQRZDfwxoQVnP0PmprQkLYbnqwqmTNyL-i0L1n6uRWq7tAtZMnst3IdpZnuQlMRflBa6NLtwR8dIj7AMj7GnbA5FfiARyDuI1kuEhUbMHtyxWMKf-N6xNBfVhgk3PVQg-cTQqaFEXGrhng=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Most of the changes have been minor as I try to decide which brushes and colors are going to be the best on it.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt_rTDQJi7LvvTBY7Pfx8IJzbf4rtbGzoYyVQnk8NWnHNjYSmOkLjJqdwZdgdN1vj29Gh62jrjbwwqrLvY7GgARTah2DzuXCWZuzNQCIlKHeWDwZIR-XNgJw2OBmg3ehxgjZcZ1vDKcXhjPgdAh9VTu2IwkP_n_ORQXTDSn9WHGqRGuaTEzsZ1Mg_HoA=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt_rTDQJi7LvvTBY7Pfx8IJzbf4rtbGzoYyVQnk8NWnHNjYSmOkLjJqdwZdgdN1vj29Gh62jrjbwwqrLvY7GgARTah2DzuXCWZuzNQCIlKHeWDwZIR-XNgJw2OBmg3ehxgjZcZ1vDKcXhjPgdAh9VTu2IwkP_n_ORQXTDSn9WHGqRGuaTEzsZ1Mg_HoA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The liner brush and light blur seem to have made the most impact so far. Don't you think so? Do Keep those comments coming and follow this blog, I think it can help all of us.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many things can change our minds and moods along the way and I think You'll find this one particularly surprising.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSxAoE0Cc5Nlz2b8pBKgqFLnSBKu76sJrk9ewRCtQZaFULa95seDED8hzvq_yLZO48Xo2A3mmunMfWQG0AXdfRxgmsdYPHVhEuHG7iKP39uVsHCkStblHn79-siwF_vlvY9ou_ONxA946KSlrK1rDsjNdLzT_BCyK4_JryH7S9Jht-GEUfKhAxoXUZKQ=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSxAoE0Cc5Nlz2b8pBKgqFLnSBKu76sJrk9ewRCtQZaFULa95seDED8hzvq_yLZO48Xo2A3mmunMfWQG0AXdfRxgmsdYPHVhEuHG7iKP39uVsHCkStblHn79-siwF_vlvY9ou_ONxA946KSlrK1rDsjNdLzT_BCyK4_JryH7S9Jht-GEUfKhAxoXUZKQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Each new color changed the look of the painting but none of them felt quite right. This was the third painting I'd done in this style and the fire and fun of it has gone by now. i could have put it away and maybe someone would have liked it but my house is small and there was no where to store it so I just painted over it.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7TmwVZgY5rGia3tzNdTr7hAEfSAQd9FutE-auKoM6UQy6VYI4Fp5v-qh4edABftWVPDwo4oMqfBWeRHK6_IrxoOyejKjQFbAo7mebjRHkTnJg_bkNSvwDC4J8s1YNB_j9jKz_SCA9sGKwq6h68qXind_KyUekKNL7uqTh_yBiTdGZ_2sJrB8QfpIX8g=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7TmwVZgY5rGia3tzNdTr7hAEfSAQd9FutE-auKoM6UQy6VYI4Fp5v-qh4edABftWVPDwo4oMqfBWeRHK6_IrxoOyejKjQFbAo7mebjRHkTnJg_bkNSvwDC4J8s1YNB_j9jKz_SCA9sGKwq6h68qXind_KyUekKNL7uqTh_yBiTdGZ_2sJrB8QfpIX8g=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This time in one of my old styles and themes. I'm not sure if I want to know what you think about the changes or not. Go ahead and let me have it. I'm pretty sure I can handle it.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4XxgEHS-EaVoTSZzB6QoopfYmtxLFr33JX-hwMEsNU0BQLjfA5QxqktQeIBA70C4V1OyxZFput7SJdqFSC6Z7xoyxVig4mJYKzH8P2xx-Fv9DE-40IJo1aHZrvVeMPSfOoU0EJpcUkgOrV5nGGI0hFMyv3TA40CDgrBny5BSiiq-Qv3xmeDdptxpX3A=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4XxgEHS-EaVoTSZzB6QoopfYmtxLFr33JX-hwMEsNU0BQLjfA5QxqktQeIBA70C4V1OyxZFput7SJdqFSC6Z7xoyxVig4mJYKzH8P2xx-Fv9DE-40IJo1aHZrvVeMPSfOoU0EJpcUkgOrV5nGGI0hFMyv3TA40CDgrBny5BSiiq-Qv3xmeDdptxpX3A=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was about at this point I began to regret my decision to paint over it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJS9voK5dJHwdSBpYCY3VAuUP_ndQjkUm3bcJnZUzAL87aj2SKzeMs4eiGU0PlYmhhVu5USAiz-lq90AwP69p5MqxnysUOSg4AaGczkGA1ax6crEZJhtzK10OZQgIa1HzdXg9Lmu4No_OmRApCmk3yL7060rbigp-OYud8C2mE64MDGl-QN78zMxoEhA=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJS9voK5dJHwdSBpYCY3VAuUP_ndQjkUm3bcJnZUzAL87aj2SKzeMs4eiGU0PlYmhhVu5USAiz-lq90AwP69p5MqxnysUOSg4AaGczkGA1ax6crEZJhtzK10OZQgIa1HzdXg9Lmu4No_OmRApCmk3yL7060rbigp-OYud8C2mE64MDGl-QN78zMxoEhA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the other hand I was glad to know I could still paint sunflowers even though I've had terrible luck trying to grow them. It made the house feel "right" again.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><br /><p></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-17298083751180691722022-01-31T15:02:00.002-06:002022-02-01T10:31:03.607-06:00Neurographica's Impact on My Art and Life<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4wKaDWbDbO5w6L24nfhoSQjAjXuy7e2wJAVriiz552wVTXn8kfVn2PpU4FjwToArEKg_SlIe_KFPWb5pJYkSxBVRNdcldihC0u0EUbLwQEUg9ieQMIdefkxZoA0CtVXRQZgrHsL_zXyDmtMh3CSGTgOyI4sd6ySr8xhdOV3Beh0PZSOcWngjVxoGOmw=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4wKaDWbDbO5w6L24nfhoSQjAjXuy7e2wJAVriiz552wVTXn8kfVn2PpU4FjwToArEKg_SlIe_KFPWb5pJYkSxBVRNdcldihC0u0EUbLwQEUg9ieQMIdefkxZoA0CtVXRQZgrHsL_zXyDmtMh3CSGTgOyI4sd6ySr8xhdOV3Beh0PZSOcWngjVxoGOmw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been kind of obsessed with neurographic drawing lately it has helped lower my pain level and my heart rate as well as nearly doubling my sleep. No wonder I don't want to stop.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I do it on my mail like this small doodle on the corner of an envelope and all over my other drawings and paintings.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been encouraging everyone I know to try it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijvYqNuZ1ZP4Sz3iEcKxANaEeI_RSs9EJdUI55UDKf7kIqiL2LKEiqWkMSzcu1pfcWkj8s1Vscq57cY2VKrZ5r_0a2_oflBTnJh40wUeDtL2nXH-3onwrSEWhtn6obSNmXWZICooSKPvSpR2UWWTZZIXSJM8XvldsiSGqZAyKYfeGCZOFykeTpgHByHA=s5101" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5101" data-original-width="3136" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijvYqNuZ1ZP4Sz3iEcKxANaEeI_RSs9EJdUI55UDKf7kIqiL2LKEiqWkMSzcu1pfcWkj8s1Vscq57cY2VKrZ5r_0a2_oflBTnJh40wUeDtL2nXH-3onwrSEWhtn6obSNmXWZICooSKPvSpR2UWWTZZIXSJM8XvldsiSGqZAyKYfeGCZOFykeTpgHByHA=s320" width="197" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've tried doing all sorts with the drawing it generates. Sometimes I cut them up and make notecards out of them. Other times I try making merchandise for my <a href="http://www.zazzle/julia_art*" target="_blank">zazzle</a> store.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did this one with markers.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8HWkwqNw3-4KLg4ZbSqqrnbBlR4eUfbXLeZJAvycjfxDQsONh2Z4UbcRlm0-_Fb7T5frKvz0h9ufhJsydbGY4NnGsfoBowInG68X5OkIqqVxLuG7Mur7XLl_4JoILAT4LqWXxkAgD2VrGT7jpLdQai1h6MTlhg6Rjeu2lo03Y0QS4ebDI9NMj0bz0rw=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8HWkwqNw3-4KLg4ZbSqqrnbBlR4eUfbXLeZJAvycjfxDQsONh2Z4UbcRlm0-_Fb7T5frKvz0h9ufhJsydbGY4NnGsfoBowInG68X5OkIqqVxLuG7Mur7XLl_4JoILAT4LqWXxkAgD2VrGT7jpLdQai1h6MTlhg6Rjeu2lo03Y0QS4ebDI9NMj0bz0rw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did this one with watercolors and found they worked much better as long as you used a waterproof permanent marker to do the drawing with.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFo2AIjDTpP1PNjNdAys8_zVc0yv1TUfWG58UQsSLBsu33hhaMvbV0fefttlEKiixift2QkM5LCK5oC_0nDh-vkNDZEpl6zgaOe87pEmMZ60hoXe7Kc2Y8bGPAIGZevufTR2XBomMErliBXAJDUPilBN-0DWPy47rglURSoiwcttuBUkF3T9yrpjbpoQ=s3197" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3197" data-original-width="2900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFo2AIjDTpP1PNjNdAys8_zVc0yv1TUfWG58UQsSLBsu33hhaMvbV0fefttlEKiixift2QkM5LCK5oC_0nDh-vkNDZEpl6zgaOe87pEmMZ60hoXe7Kc2Y8bGPAIGZevufTR2XBomMErliBXAJDUPilBN-0DWPy47rglURSoiwcttuBUkF3T9yrpjbpoQ=s320" width="290" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">These were some of the first drawing s that I did. The kind of star shaped one was on the corner of another envelope Everyone comments on how much they enjoy the extra decorations and they tell me that it entertains their mail carrier as well.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinPuDb9B2D0_hJ1ZOIlPsAoRB6yIHOK_EOXVWXuxM0iH9V7B7uoxgkfEUPydWkK8PF5A8CUpZamoSatgHkzl0alOYhCZ9bbKKZJzTZUB7TeMTwr67nHczY0oq9QXmd_p0qwMb5ehfIbyPovUzZXO0vVgp2LW51mRcWcTSToyZHX3nm_XjsAADy6EvHgg=s5303" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5303" data-original-width="3017" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinPuDb9B2D0_hJ1ZOIlPsAoRB6yIHOK_EOXVWXuxM0iH9V7B7uoxgkfEUPydWkK8PF5A8CUpZamoSatgHkzl0alOYhCZ9bbKKZJzTZUB7TeMTwr67nHczY0oq9QXmd_p0qwMb5ehfIbyPovUzZXO0vVgp2LW51mRcWcTSToyZHX3nm_XjsAADy6EvHgg=s320" width="182" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7CcCBXp4qzgl5y0RYny1-I1Ldobi2iTZcKBjYL4ytdWzoQZDYkSXROa-RLCAcszJCI774Vgfu2UYsN4EC6d4mJVeV5jOE4XUD2M_IFS76LXmsPWSvRiYtYjMnm_YJzCGAFL5fYRk6EpjnJ-Zc0t8Ne6A4LK-s9I-XAhJtGjxZRoATlD8NPQXiuk5vWw=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7CcCBXp4qzgl5y0RYny1-I1Ldobi2iTZcKBjYL4ytdWzoQZDYkSXROa-RLCAcszJCI774Vgfu2UYsN4EC6d4mJVeV5jOE4XUD2M_IFS76LXmsPWSvRiYtYjMnm_YJzCGAFL5fYRk6EpjnJ-Zc0t8Ne6A4LK-s9I-XAhJtGjxZRoATlD8NPQXiuk5vWw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This mixed media piece combines pencils, markers, collage ad watercolors. I'm not sure where it's going yet. So far it is just my morning workout to get those creative juices going. come back and see where it goes soon.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqBgW38iAqovb8tzvNUMjuFZEHso4_m3gIwIdj2uri02eOFfmiGKDWAK4UAChgFZUTTWjb0iaMwFce6vhZ2vJwUxerNeEVfzahZc4WrklBUB3p6WD1kRwrgu1zUsb9e_1xIzsBRnTU71kBIpDHeKcf00rnfJb77oD59uo4s42E_9X4IBZL6upgmIy3fA=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqBgW38iAqovb8tzvNUMjuFZEHso4_m3gIwIdj2uri02eOFfmiGKDWAK4UAChgFZUTTWjb0iaMwFce6vhZ2vJwUxerNeEVfzahZc4WrklBUB3p6WD1kRwrgu1zUsb9e_1xIzsBRnTU71kBIpDHeKcf00rnfJb77oD59uo4s42E_9X4IBZL6upgmIy3fA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here you see it with the neurographic lines completed and can see how much it unifies the design.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiphyuoKsf_9gehhFowNdLBSIrjra5X1pb7gWAW-vYrpYSkbQH97YzYyg3HxuFvyyDi04JkC_NpC-6-TWLi0Ij563K9Cwl8p_Hu6QY1bP0zR2pUkfvoM6sl6u6MajBJboI-ZADP1TeUimHaJfC4x-JjNIqwimHaj1fOHOJlDck7bsKp1KMFxW_lNhPyCg=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiphyuoKsf_9gehhFowNdLBSIrjra5X1pb7gWAW-vYrpYSkbQH97YzYyg3HxuFvyyDi04JkC_NpC-6-TWLi0Ij563K9Cwl8p_Hu6QY1bP0zR2pUkfvoM6sl6u6MajBJboI-ZADP1TeUimHaJfC4x-JjNIqwimHaj1fOHOJlDck7bsKp1KMFxW_lNhPyCg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It wouldn't have done well as a stand alone art piece so I cut it up so that I can work on it further, add it to other art pieces in progress or simply make note cards out of them.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a fun and interesting process that taught me a lot about how different art materials work together.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-13384648541268894552022-01-31T14:28:00.005-06:002022-02-14T15:20:55.451-06:00Stop me before I wreck it. The journey of the square canvas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGyxXwrvgcN8ldOBqOOWfBys43t3XbwhegGo8LsxrQ4qTPr6EdcxbV1JhLWjRIehuxsuiqs4NXsLmAoBVMV2sNBSe36OMjXmRFmFEBOPZ9I_fgSvqIwdkIe4WbbOOqR7BdfK9OimMHNO8F3pJaNApI_tTxgcoierxNJFQ2AoADF4Ok7iXLH8kZvDbw_A=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGyxXwrvgcN8ldOBqOOWfBys43t3XbwhegGo8LsxrQ4qTPr6EdcxbV1JhLWjRIehuxsuiqs4NXsLmAoBVMV2sNBSe36OMjXmRFmFEBOPZ9I_fgSvqIwdkIe4WbbOOqR7BdfK9OimMHNO8F3pJaNApI_tTxgcoierxNJFQ2AoADF4Ok7iXLH8kZvDbw_A=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the way the canvas looked after all of it's transitions and I am pleased to report that by Valentines Day It was working well on products in my zazzle store and you will find a whole collection of them called "Jenny's Choice".</span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDhwrMCozonMFnw0m3uIjK7ldqYdlE5m30u1dJF8XUWns82Ef7_52hVQCcgrbsPvyy4E1kYjskR7q7xiTZhrxST8tzuaB2Ow5V7XSp71pByjJMZzMHK7Nhc6gYhSKiplh2ewZOgjiA0xqvmm4LviylBoQHjsXgBVifyAL1EMthGQ_wwPXzeiUBsEv6MA=s4080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDhwrMCozonMFnw0m3uIjK7ldqYdlE5m30u1dJF8XUWns82Ef7_52hVQCcgrbsPvyy4E1kYjskR7q7xiTZhrxST8tzuaB2Ow5V7XSp71pByjJMZzMHK7Nhc6gYhSKiplh2ewZOgjiA0xqvmm4LviylBoQHjsXgBVifyAL1EMthGQ_wwPXzeiUBsEv6MA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVT1mv4fe--pSwq9QgQLhb801Lw43UIw_jc5PD1U9AT5xwDiSOd1cEQLibOv-PXgBmMNh4RgUfkfKWK4Ar0OyTkQFlZWxOfWlJOj66trXsNSOgjS5QXPjwjD7AJBULi5XT7oBXvj2daskpVLOupN2m6qeZipNI-g6AVdXyRD_GunAavwynmMmdrcultw=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVT1mv4fe--pSwq9QgQLhb801Lw43UIw_jc5PD1U9AT5xwDiSOd1cEQLibOv-PXgBmMNh4RgUfkfKWK4Ar0OyTkQFlZWxOfWlJOj66trXsNSOgjS5QXPjwjD7AJBULi5XT7oBXvj2daskpVLOupN2m6qeZipNI-g6AVdXyRD_GunAavwynmMmdrcultw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was where I left the painting at the end of the session. I'm planning to use it as the foundation to another painting at a later date</span>.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfyd2QAwbOHZwyqm1lZ7lKFvNqNwebTSIigSBctYHEx46woMzoPb0FKja6A-9aLpANfiFA3bp-3Uaz8JWg_7iYcnBFHftpa7ZvgdTaJrCtaV8vyz7neu52kDYgLW76jquDItqj_CEhnJ9tO2hHXrpZJ_3cf3s2rHuWPAiTJKTM2qkDGQ_GJ_UAr5_KLA=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfyd2QAwbOHZwyqm1lZ7lKFvNqNwebTSIigSBctYHEx46woMzoPb0FKja6A-9aLpANfiFA3bp-3Uaz8JWg_7iYcnBFHftpa7ZvgdTaJrCtaV8vyz7neu52kDYgLW76jquDItqj_CEhnJ9tO2hHXrpZJ_3cf3s2rHuWPAiTJKTM2qkDGQ_GJ_UAr5_KLA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been wrestling with this canvas for two years so far and it has yet to go in a direction that I'm really happy with.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRXB17mX496yOKF859BBiOPf6DFB-M12PhJbNGeu8oBGxBDAIubcw6a5LqB046n-r9HV2Myuy2F4Z2eor316lDZltUrWLEoUMSpCOucopEijqYcZklF1VB-Y_KfCoLPst1W_vdE2zhZKX_A6ffJkrXt1Uf5DdEqhJ13_O_u3BPQWGPITUjBH7tqQ9q6w=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRXB17mX496yOKF859BBiOPf6DFB-M12PhJbNGeu8oBGxBDAIubcw6a5LqB046n-r9HV2Myuy2F4Z2eor316lDZltUrWLEoUMSpCOucopEijqYcZklF1VB-Y_KfCoLPst1W_vdE2zhZKX_A6ffJkrXt1Uf5DdEqhJ13_O_u3BPQWGPITUjBH7tqQ9q6w=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I really enjoyed all of the bright colors weaving in and out of everything at this point in the process.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3cUCwgPs8lHi2LADdBPoqGTHXTNsOYIWBKUM7ET1a-EXAqKx1S18pJcpFj6uR7PugKnRO5FRpWfwQyG0qQCv6Q4fRJwUsfueV4f1skHY6MakilAyTiFFhr00KH4xMA-_LjSlp-4qZwlOdub8V87-BmLWbcNXCrmhwyJBq8bcZFWyr_YNhN5HRAq3jag=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3cUCwgPs8lHi2LADdBPoqGTHXTNsOYIWBKUM7ET1a-EXAqKx1S18pJcpFj6uR7PugKnRO5FRpWfwQyG0qQCv6Q4fRJwUsfueV4f1skHY6MakilAyTiFFhr00KH4xMA-_LjSlp-4qZwlOdub8V87-BmLWbcNXCrmhwyJBq8bcZFWyr_YNhN5HRAq3jag=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's interesting creatively as I look at these photos in reverse and useful to get a handle on where I should have stopped and considered the painting finished.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE-tqUN816zSalC-cyFZWRNQNSrCPpySLm5faiSD_l1T0qm3s1es1Sm4XRC8muXKv8wAy_Qtc5O3LxtQ4F9GODuLxw6O9WcrCprdrPxjDIHaXe2zE1l-JwFw5kyeyuWskutPnNKLLZxbdvRB9-KuW0hF1q3nJVJTm1DbQM-P2NTRKfb6iATZvCmYOuMA=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE-tqUN816zSalC-cyFZWRNQNSrCPpySLm5faiSD_l1T0qm3s1es1Sm4XRC8muXKv8wAy_Qtc5O3LxtQ4F9GODuLxw6O9WcrCprdrPxjDIHaXe2zE1l-JwFw5kyeyuWskutPnNKLLZxbdvRB9-KuW0hF1q3nJVJTm1DbQM-P2NTRKfb6iATZvCmYOuMA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Adding the sheet music was an effort to save the painting after I ruined it with the orange glaze</span>. <span style="font-family: verdana;">No effort went into the decision, I just had some pieces of it left on the work table so I grabbed it and threw it into the mix too.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI3IyKfiNfNheKQjHpRlchkryLUpqLXbEjG1_I8X14G2clkRYW1KoT_Ze4KhnDmczzatUk2VSb_OENepqq7jF5Gu3_bau08OzZmcukZ65OAQr10OUByMbBK9luiCYlrriYUR5MyWv_32YAkTJhX3c0ojTtVbKF3IbW3uTZNXXXOKp3-3SohBb2CDrNwQ=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI3IyKfiNfNheKQjHpRlchkryLUpqLXbEjG1_I8X14G2clkRYW1KoT_Ze4KhnDmczzatUk2VSb_OENepqq7jF5Gu3_bau08OzZmcukZ65OAQr10OUByMbBK9luiCYlrriYUR5MyWv_32YAkTJhX3c0ojTtVbKF3IbW3uTZNXXXOKp3-3SohBb2CDrNwQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's where the painting went seriously wrong. I had a small bit of orange paint on hand and decided to use it as a glaze to balance out all of the cool colors already on the canvas.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOPGU5dMiIWkayW0xqpGHhrN7gs6H0G0rnBURde7xQ5dRkTMQiwXWLVgD-ponLur8184XnF-HygGBm-R3-DcfL42YkQbFaUST0yiaOVOVSDy-18CLUSWthL9a_mGggI1tKFe8YMjLtO-r7d83c700v0vn_IarDIKM2oyz-N_4ro-dq8d4l7RiMEYlTqg=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOPGU5dMiIWkayW0xqpGHhrN7gs6H0G0rnBURde7xQ5dRkTMQiwXWLVgD-ponLur8184XnF-HygGBm-R3-DcfL42YkQbFaUST0yiaOVOVSDy-18CLUSWthL9a_mGggI1tKFe8YMjLtO-r7d83c700v0vn_IarDIKM2oyz-N_4ro-dq8d4l7RiMEYlTqg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I got a bit carried away with the process and should have stopped here.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfKvPcSRY7WUa7hDEeULk8iQZa2vDQP9XzXtlOInQHsXjA5ILjhT9-WD-bGGnxvrrAw0U_R_W67OJ1Sx4HYjl0ihk6XC1x-S37c3GX7A5mWYiN4DvDhpg8mSvb_HyMOhCjvm6rEVVoluM8UtoUP8xaO_ZFiA8IEnMKn2lWXcpIJEPtIZE6dR5u-brZTg=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfKvPcSRY7WUa7hDEeULk8iQZa2vDQP9XzXtlOInQHsXjA5ILjhT9-WD-bGGnxvrrAw0U_R_W67OJ1Sx4HYjl0ihk6XC1x-S37c3GX7A5mWYiN4DvDhpg8mSvb_HyMOhCjvm6rEVVoluM8UtoUP8xaO_ZFiA8IEnMKn2lWXcpIJEPtIZE6dR5u-brZTg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's so easy to loose track of things and get lost in the flow state. It feels so good that you just want to stay there. If you are a fan or follower of my work you know that it happens often.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> It has often spoiled possible sales but it helps deal with my many and varied health problems and reduces my need for medications so that alone makes it worthwhile.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8Jxu_fNyvfvvHSP5Gcl0nsCUPAKqea38fdqzw7rMGbpdiaEYJc_jspUAITzYH63Awk7b5XqE_7tiZJyIF6lGPoO0GS5rDtqQBX8wI2O_33Q-x0SI8MIv-5is_0RN8icEggIVNHHq-NibMIVErFQCz8eKDThczQ9VWm5zXHdWef6DCcYebTyzDdAAtIw=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8Jxu_fNyvfvvHSP5Gcl0nsCUPAKqea38fdqzw7rMGbpdiaEYJc_jspUAITzYH63Awk7b5XqE_7tiZJyIF6lGPoO0GS5rDtqQBX8wI2O_33Q-x0SI8MIv-5is_0RN8icEggIVNHHq-NibMIVErFQCz8eKDThczQ9VWm5zXHdWef6DCcYebTyzDdAAtIw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now that I have reviewed all if these photos I really wish I had stopped here. I'm liking this one the best. What do you think?</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-22203647479373318242022-01-24T13:19:00.094-06:002022-01-28T10:13:03.740-06:00Monday on the New painting<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">With the New Year well upon us I felt the urge to do an easel painting. The canvas I have had already been started but I did take photos each step of the way today.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here we go!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFljBaqZMKREP-CopC0JP4AdbT3XTuc8kshKnGce3k67ziy9HOozD885VcCNkOMHQ9wNkvNhvp3nXhoPw3w1MFAiX0A9HyVBTxtx4sbcn1nfXA9O9SP7PYqQ0Lypa4TlznKb-KB0tDL5mfWG-NWQerPAA6upfFkme1HByBMTu9b1VVKHFmO5YziBJm7A=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFljBaqZMKREP-CopC0JP4AdbT3XTuc8kshKnGce3k67ziy9HOozD885VcCNkOMHQ9wNkvNhvp3nXhoPw3w1MFAiX0A9HyVBTxtx4sbcn1nfXA9O9SP7PYqQ0Lypa4TlznKb-KB0tDL5mfWG-NWQerPAA6upfFkme1HByBMTu9b1VVKHFmO5YziBJm7A=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My easel is on a wide shelf in front of a window so I started out by mixing a black gesso and painting over every area where the light shone through the canvas.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGPNOoIDvSCCGQ4FhLjCRVtqlYpYJjno3NX1IIz1Wl2gvyAXZzXVGWKVduFXVPfhWaoBOQ3gbWGRzwfe2Y3Qa3ujbkN5JUq7G3EUDEpIgm4L0lGq2ycNURpAYP3Y9fNGFUMcDeTQARG7qz1G7xFV2419svktlJNtFjWQnOt2iaEKBd_PUoA4OZGJrkuA=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGPNOoIDvSCCGQ4FhLjCRVtqlYpYJjno3NX1IIz1Wl2gvyAXZzXVGWKVduFXVPfhWaoBOQ3gbWGRzwfe2Y3Qa3ujbkN5JUq7G3EUDEpIgm4L0lGq2ycNURpAYP3Y9fNGFUMcDeTQARG7qz1G7xFV2419svktlJNtFjWQnOt2iaEKBd_PUoA4OZGJrkuA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After that I applied some silver and a few other colors directly to the canvas and working them with brushes and palette knives.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUSjU6aqqlzsnELp2DddDNXS4w0XDojudSJg5IuZtEO0_vixkQ5bRtqlMYYEr8tHoIYtlH4Lfm5TZfBeBgw6nptgr26MtNn4Esmku6aITTnLm2rS0Lw_OQHXD-33OggfdIwXYQf3Cp9arWDqAlQIqIZ7sfJVi12e59GCkCeqhaljmlwUzl88_OX-95JQ=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUSjU6aqqlzsnELp2DddDNXS4w0XDojudSJg5IuZtEO0_vixkQ5bRtqlMYYEr8tHoIYtlH4Lfm5TZfBeBgw6nptgr26MtNn4Esmku6aITTnLm2rS0Lw_OQHXD-33OggfdIwXYQf3Cp9arWDqAlQIqIZ7sfJVi12e59GCkCeqhaljmlwUzl88_OX-95JQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At this point a large bird or something began to appear across the center of the canvas. I went back and forth between fighting it and helping it along. I'm still not sure what I want.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXzYDnmD_Si_2-WkkTmsqjyJElqNdNQ4T4ntLbTEWMyxDe72R0YFaB_XwmMoNDTz6aqyYSLirpiUaNFJxqCIXi_A7JttXvznk_v2EGQai5gW9T9uitw8yh823-gP2w7cqlLA7t5WU85KLxOGK_Qrzac-tU0Ve4jifGyAyG1PqAvHgpxftgkNE1vwfX3w=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXzYDnmD_Si_2-WkkTmsqjyJElqNdNQ4T4ntLbTEWMyxDe72R0YFaB_XwmMoNDTz6aqyYSLirpiUaNFJxqCIXi_A7JttXvznk_v2EGQai5gW9T9uitw8yh823-gP2w7cqlLA7t5WU85KLxOGK_Qrzac-tU0Ve4jifGyAyG1PqAvHgpxftgkNE1vwfX3w=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I finally decided to stop worrying about it and started to add neurographic lines and corner rounding as I was ready to relax and call it a day.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0ztejfHR_rMxVT5n3m9UanFEkhAuda_u0MWtPvMevvGzX8vI6mzU8M_lgF6tY1Kczma7qyNPwfk1j3Vb2ox2BRHZKiEK_Z4IC09aP0breKD0md4NsexemmPYqb1_AOJNxztbFhMYVhUd8FIB5B3F06EjWlc5z-arIb2BkUZezVcolwtor_DLRc2Cy3Q=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0ztejfHR_rMxVT5n3m9UanFEkhAuda_u0MWtPvMevvGzX8vI6mzU8M_lgF6tY1Kczma7qyNPwfk1j3Vb2ox2BRHZKiEK_Z4IC09aP0breKD0md4NsexemmPYqb1_AOJNxztbFhMYVhUd8FIB5B3F06EjWlc5z-arIb2BkUZezVcolwtor_DLRc2Cy3Q=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The problem with having to work in front of the window is that it looks so different at different times of the day. I'll have to remember that the next time that I work on it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHjtqoB-8zMCnmtqrOhJsYr_rWka__i4SHTjuOdcFBNnmwEVw1TX_kqZYTJ6rqF44dcd4IKd6Qe0xSs6Anp7NXeRic8kZ1lFTDj18d5q92m-l17agOwPA2zFDnJhyOoM5kbYHzSOQDezGgTwPSACKTRkfrRwm3921GlaqrNkwH739OxL89kpBinwL2JQ=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHjtqoB-8zMCnmtqrOhJsYr_rWka__i4SHTjuOdcFBNnmwEVw1TX_kqZYTJ6rqF44dcd4IKd6Qe0xSs6Anp7NXeRic8kZ1lFTDj18d5q92m-l17agOwPA2zFDnJhyOoM5kbYHzSOQDezGgTwPSACKTRkfrRwm3921GlaqrNkwH739OxL89kpBinwL2JQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This painting took me on quite a ride before I finished with it and who knows, It may have more to come.</span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5MFi8BVpCyYsCQwUtUpe1qHOV46NUR_9nCqxbi3-1y8aM0vu1-2BvAv4YySGNT3GU2_fbn8aaCUyS4aNxhMyt7a85MSv1htWyyYYCQE56qh16JHgaIDGS-7R6Cxw9K4aj9LKjFMUHQZoT-JQGy0cyYVPb-72XedTrVJhcTNZh5wrB4AS8An1iaOHy7g=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5MFi8BVpCyYsCQwUtUpe1qHOV46NUR_9nCqxbi3-1y8aM0vu1-2BvAv4YySGNT3GU2_fbn8aaCUyS4aNxhMyt7a85MSv1htWyyYYCQE56qh16JHgaIDGS-7R6Cxw9K4aj9LKjFMUHQZoT-JQGy0cyYVPb-72XedTrVJhcTNZh5wrB4AS8An1iaOHy7g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I kept adding more lines in different colors and was kind of pleased with this but felt it was too dark and felt that the wide red band threw the balance off.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-zyh6EoraZTypdBf1P1qhISgASAS524i8mdiTx3mmWycC6laapFYZS-2h38DXuS3PdysSqPiai7WSzC2oA20c48s3uWS41ycOrbFv9cWaryTGyVNKZIhw-iWYkOEjNn45vH-ww4p3mK02PFd7ySaJMf23CRE6ABohcECgmuSkAoTO2uMoSJhKtkXW-Q=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-zyh6EoraZTypdBf1P1qhISgASAS524i8mdiTx3mmWycC6laapFYZS-2h38DXuS3PdysSqPiai7WSzC2oA20c48s3uWS41ycOrbFv9cWaryTGyVNKZIhw-iWYkOEjNn45vH-ww4p3mK02PFd7ySaJMf23CRE6ABohcECgmuSkAoTO2uMoSJhKtkXW-Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I kept adding lighter colors and crossing over that red band I liked it more and more but now it seemed too orange.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVarhW0yzoXZ16xNYOlSCQ0wiFvsXu09KmgFbj9rB7e3e1vdYC4Pq7wq2TgiFT7CTNZMYh-m9agrKWl2cdXYv3sDY1XWDjQs9rRngfWRGaVN2ZA-mnM1_nHWqc4-7-nFuWFQfRRvgaxUbnWx8dWcVfKVxHxWxWOVhc4jCH12UWrKi2wet4rjCAmVHT1g=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVarhW0yzoXZ16xNYOlSCQ0wiFvsXu09KmgFbj9rB7e3e1vdYC4Pq7wq2TgiFT7CTNZMYh-m9agrKWl2cdXYv3sDY1XWDjQs9rRngfWRGaVN2ZA-mnM1_nHWqc4-7-nFuWFQfRRvgaxUbnWx8dWcVfKVxHxWxWOVhc4jCH12UWrKi2wet4rjCAmVHT1g=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I worked on it a bit more seeking balance and this is where it ended up this session. Believe it or not, the canvas went through all of these changes in just 2 days.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixSstEuHf-oAHR58AzNyIkEPoPwkkAQMMng9L9_PeHG8ddYmp4O0w17vSmSWTNsgjGtTKZlT1lndMpbW_u-d__POcDe0Y8TUWOWMCD0qTTGItzTEKM3QYq1SXmh6GWst7qOoqHvwZBTYmVPo21gU8mktekq49CKP_rwmHez98M0JPB9G4IFJIjhAfzQQ=s3263" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3263" data-original-width="2669" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixSstEuHf-oAHR58AzNyIkEPoPwkkAQMMng9L9_PeHG8ddYmp4O0w17vSmSWTNsgjGtTKZlT1lndMpbW_u-d__POcDe0Y8TUWOWMCD0qTTGItzTEKM3QYq1SXmh6GWst7qOoqHvwZBTYmVPo21gU8mktekq49CKP_rwmHez98M0JPB9G4IFJIjhAfzQQ=s320" width="262" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">What stage did you like best? I'd love to hear your feedback on it because I'm still afraid I tend to overwork things.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-49274370012081187192022-01-21T15:09:00.000-06:002022-01-21T15:09:07.904-06:00New Discoveries Revisit Old Themes<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Just as I was so excited about neurographic drawing and continuing to rearrange my work area I came across a photo of when we moved out of the old house in 2001 and I was surprised at how much one of the paintings on the front of the piles of drawings and paintings looked very much like this new method. And it had been done in the late 1990's.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOBROcj2QuCMZ5cEGn8Cp98TZ4j1KA4RGjTlALP_GryU2s2qf0wTJRGaLrNIQuAiHEE8klcYowulrlnt4Wmu9lhzLBSBjVB5YXmP3QOVPgGt4pe3v9cmGdlFoOOnO8eRwcaqOY_5szCe7eUXsPBOFjifjFGefnxx3ZTC9qV_espFC5WscKfIqJoYrvKg=s3701" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2754" data-original-width="3701" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOBROcj2QuCMZ5cEGn8Cp98TZ4j1KA4RGjTlALP_GryU2s2qf0wTJRGaLrNIQuAiHEE8klcYowulrlnt4Wmu9lhzLBSBjVB5YXmP3QOVPgGt4pe3v9cmGdlFoOOnO8eRwcaqOY_5szCe7eUXsPBOFjifjFGefnxx3ZTC9qV_espFC5WscKfIqJoYrvKg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I left the first house with over 100 paintings and moved into a downtown loft for nearly a year before moving to a 604 square foot house in Forest Lake with 95 paintings. All of these years later I couldn't begin to tell you how many I Have except to say that I got rid of a a lot of the large ones and stick to 8 x 10 inches most of the time that can be kept in a small box.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicsjHdkuXx0cYA6tgz4BqXgb6qG4eBjMA2ySb3-kJun2ME9e91uX8_SnlP69dzPoqyuhorOxJbQQh1pPIDA-hJXG0CrVrlcGsevIL5Lct0AKzTX-atCuPWBuXnUaLNcXwgSG4vzwKD2JbOn5cLzCq7qO9tX21RIdVsAnXLz3TAko8IetzfABBBEKvdqA=s3050" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2254" data-original-width="3050" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicsjHdkuXx0cYA6tgz4BqXgb6qG4eBjMA2ySb3-kJun2ME9e91uX8_SnlP69dzPoqyuhorOxJbQQh1pPIDA-hJXG0CrVrlcGsevIL5Lct0AKzTX-atCuPWBuXnUaLNcXwgSG4vzwKD2JbOn5cLzCq7qO9tX21RIdVsAnXLz3TAko8IetzfABBBEKvdqA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6Tt_S5KSpj9HgU2u4LfJKrsy13gXAHh4Y4Ga-91w1njbv_XZHQud4rHD9CjcXxrtlxhTg8JvptkJZkraN2EEfz3TFyUvknQRdHPIC7xTHMrTHCx700cy1SJrhQAUKT1EH9iWCSBRxv3wm2DayxpjlzSdUpLNkwdFIzdgjL4IG1-JNxc-INDNYudG90Q=s3242" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2254" data-original-width="3242" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6Tt_S5KSpj9HgU2u4LfJKrsy13gXAHh4Y4Ga-91w1njbv_XZHQud4rHD9CjcXxrtlxhTg8JvptkJZkraN2EEfz3TFyUvknQRdHPIC7xTHMrTHCx700cy1SJrhQAUKT1EH9iWCSBRxv3wm2DayxpjlzSdUpLNkwdFIzdgjL4IG1-JNxc-INDNYudG90Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As you can see here a lot of these lines and color areas are very much like the drawing method I was telling you about earlier this week. No Wonder I was so excited about it!</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2h7jeyEI1uVeZN15w5Oc8UIQZXQD6yQRWgJoit2aUBPRixBjnr6f4hFOiioYQ2P9aMvKWjNs-7P8bD4jR6RHJpxjkcAnoXX4sCuoajR128F_Cb5mO-5shQhYugv1Y3GdoAEs66m5_vDnOs2KeMWgip8Bd-dEwWGuMsHSkxcLje2IC8BfpLxd7zEtfUg=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2h7jeyEI1uVeZN15w5Oc8UIQZXQD6yQRWgJoit2aUBPRixBjnr6f4hFOiioYQ2P9aMvKWjNs-7P8bD4jR6RHJpxjkcAnoXX4sCuoajR128F_Cb5mO-5shQhYugv1Y3GdoAEs66m5_vDnOs2KeMWgip8Bd-dEwWGuMsHSkxcLje2IC8BfpLxd7zEtfUg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmHfmHbiOAihtkOOEkg3LixyAsta4euf9ma5nAnvRIkSyW3WAKov2ZZMw6HYxLWlNkpNLZ4kLHK6F1gpRgORftHsX5VQZ8Ra97sH6xpRp5Dkznb9hdhe9djT9dTQn33THTe1v6Dm7MGk0VRMR3FH5uiHQ2c1YNm7EhW_2xymtfNpD0LX6dFMI6h7s3MQ=s3659" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2509" data-original-width="3659" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmHfmHbiOAihtkOOEkg3LixyAsta4euf9ma5nAnvRIkSyW3WAKov2ZZMw6HYxLWlNkpNLZ4kLHK6F1gpRgORftHsX5VQZ8Ra97sH6xpRp5Dkznb9hdhe9djT9dTQn33THTe1v6Dm7MGk0VRMR3FH5uiHQ2c1YNm7EhW_2xymtfNpD0LX6dFMI6h7s3MQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaAOZtcgxKh6xjYSfq98EPauB0Y-3Hts6d-Oa0iXQy9QrALp3vYr9hfWYsAEbZwXZpsbuZhrYzMF4ebggDsblHmijsBeMisvyxvQdWYhXxmL-jNsHNiG_m6sm4o7I1OnURXlB5lfjJpYWcsXGCp8xULgg52EvXe-H2PiDarvBBgaL01PtN7eK0Nikfcw=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaAOZtcgxKh6xjYSfq98EPauB0Y-3Hts6d-Oa0iXQy9QrALp3vYr9hfWYsAEbZwXZpsbuZhrYzMF4ebggDsblHmijsBeMisvyxvQdWYhXxmL-jNsHNiG_m6sm4o7I1OnURXlB5lfjJpYWcsXGCp8xULgg52EvXe-H2PiDarvBBgaL01PtN7eK0Nikfcw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm also doing more works on paper because they take up less space and the supplies are cheaper. As you may have guessed by now, after painting for over 50 years, compromises have to be be made. Age and financial insecurity take a toll but it doesn't mean that you have to give it up.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep on working to Paint Yourself Happy,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Julia</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My husband remarked that I'd been using these sorts of design elements off and on for years without really thinking of it. He was right, now that I think of it, I have. The question is Where do I go from here?</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-63561357144434620072022-01-19T15:04:00.002-06:002022-01-24T19:16:45.383-06:00Art in Mind, Exploring Neuoggraphics and neurographica<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> The most exciting thing to me about neurographics is the way that they seamlessly connect art to the the way the neurons fire in our brains creating new pathways and having many mental and physical benefits. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was very interested and just had to try it right away.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is the first drawing, both before and after I began to add color.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiHJxP6CuGP9fsd3Z7-CBhYWV1aH6NWit1khNFUILeRE6VfJ798iUNH-Vnmk5PjE5czfFpwdFrcHwq-bSWW-90HvxxAXKyEf5z--YemWf1m6WFvbSYn5Op8ihaK0BF6iyiFxa58yLYBd33TWgBLW9aDAv1DZQc7S3da-eHAhyq4-9gK3QPRtlTW-JdvQ=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiHJxP6CuGP9fsd3Z7-CBhYWV1aH6NWit1khNFUILeRE6VfJ798iUNH-Vnmk5PjE5czfFpwdFrcHwq-bSWW-90HvxxAXKyEf5z--YemWf1m6WFvbSYn5Op8ihaK0BF6iyiFxa58yLYBd33TWgBLW9aDAv1DZQc7S3da-eHAhyq4-9gK3QPRtlTW-JdvQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first thing I noticed was that my pulse had slowed and my sleepless nights disappeared. I can't wait to see what happens next. The only down side I can see is that you can easily get obsessed by it because it feels so satisfying that you don't want to stop.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlaZRiETktyaWK7RljRfEqBntZwtri6W5Wp-s8gbpVDIhpV70S94v7JQXSNFy2im8g-Iaxyfm3aPS4DB4RTbZjAV7QBEjNTbL9mcwTfBjJyemm25JKbsJs1BwRNO6ujpNvFRSLXyTR0mDOfpBqaYAaDZ4_NriKjaSf12OBSQlOg4aJyg-i9C4frfBrVw=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlaZRiETktyaWK7RljRfEqBntZwtri6W5Wp-s8gbpVDIhpV70S94v7JQXSNFy2im8g-Iaxyfm3aPS4DB4RTbZjAV7QBEjNTbL9mcwTfBjJyemm25JKbsJs1BwRNO6ujpNvFRSLXyTR0mDOfpBqaYAaDZ4_NriKjaSf12OBSQlOg4aJyg-i9C4frfBrVw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I added color to a lot of the main colors and then began using smaller marks to connect each of the color areas to themselves and I can still see a lot that can do with it so please come back and follow my progress.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm0QfN7bK5_zhThaOeJFa2sTGDOntNcjTnHVG_QLMni9kckdGymRUV-AJhqlCCIZJ90FsY1J2A6zNiuZSHrqEu_CYDlg83NV9_QdBAlrroaKsklaDDAYnTgkp1as_2wZP7tkI5pf-WLnmmvIA97ecRC7gRqsKHEXNGt8b-XXW-qAq6GjVCRbraxCXZkA=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm0QfN7bK5_zhThaOeJFa2sTGDOntNcjTnHVG_QLMni9kckdGymRUV-AJhqlCCIZJ90FsY1J2A6zNiuZSHrqEu_CYDlg83NV9_QdBAlrroaKsklaDDAYnTgkp1as_2wZP7tkI5pf-WLnmmvIA97ecRC7gRqsKHEXNGt8b-XXW-qAq6GjVCRbraxCXZkA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the second drawing (still in progress) which I plan to keep working on in just neutral colors to see how it affects the drawing as well as how it affects me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wish you would join me so that you could experience for yourselves what this feels like.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-JqeMjePlH5g-zDugah7UosRb-6YMV7vav8B4GDNolBXtFyGkyV37Uq5467fOWH_vEAezYgzFxNGmiRF7QCtqKnxTNfH6eASBOv8Ye4EmzDD-UkqQkVOupLMpUHlyXUk6pWfBkk2SqOolfMUQHFw7Pie4cz9U7Keu3vDq_QPYBGYQ0PWszLFazQPY1Q=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-JqeMjePlH5g-zDugah7UosRb-6YMV7vav8B4GDNolBXtFyGkyV37Uq5467fOWH_vEAezYgzFxNGmiRF7QCtqKnxTNfH6eASBOv8Ye4EmzDD-UkqQkVOupLMpUHlyXUk6pWfBkk2SqOolfMUQHFw7Pie4cz9U7Keu3vDq_QPYBGYQ0PWszLFazQPY1Q=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The beginning and the end of drawing # 3.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIzNbkj6nN3cJSciSkb7Xv2qbCw8_E2YmpMi9Jujb5RYuwB2cDYm8gUr84yk2GJI2zuhKOAKvGOoIayUyNvZSAcMFI3xx_OLVM1lbTCgZJQlLsSGG2Umb40wvsnSoG4phH_s9nTeCSBeabLg03bme5Xk--Wk_x2-Lp3jQ7IkHqDW-uE0Si2ilj2foWOg=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIzNbkj6nN3cJSciSkb7Xv2qbCw8_E2YmpMi9Jujb5RYuwB2cDYm8gUr84yk2GJI2zuhKOAKvGOoIayUyNvZSAcMFI3xx_OLVM1lbTCgZJQlLsSGG2Umb40wvsnSoG4phH_s9nTeCSBeabLg03bme5Xk--Wk_x2-Lp3jQ7IkHqDW-uE0Si2ilj2foWOg=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Come back again soon and see where it takes me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Julia</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These drawings came next:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgje9adbIQbqWL62UGdoBwF9Yzgddhkm1z0FapX3EgffVChfSYK5Y4hTZDLs-2g2-ckMfn4nERHvh7Qvn0CW3l1Y7WYoVXAeO9aa5DxHIVlhtqXVb2adJ1GoQzfVFHSHR3CmHVq-9c-9vBoRNooNnPrLDoN8LXtDA5kMdbNVaGDbq1viShaiRV5S8fY2w=s3393" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="3393" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgje9adbIQbqWL62UGdoBwF9Yzgddhkm1z0FapX3EgffVChfSYK5Y4hTZDLs-2g2-ckMfn4nERHvh7Qvn0CW3l1Y7WYoVXAeO9aa5DxHIVlhtqXVb2adJ1GoQzfVFHSHR3CmHVq-9c-9vBoRNooNnPrLDoN8LXtDA5kMdbNVaGDbq1viShaiRV5S8fY2w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I thought I'd try some with different colored markers and did this one (#4) plus several around the edges of letters that I was writing other artists to tell them about the health benefits of working in this way.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUxd9gHi5vqNq8FsF8cP5XJG_c3LKJGw3ktpfJnWo683VHIufGrYmBXQvU7OUmtr4EHELV0JLnbmCqd31rctHL-t9Arl5slXG_5o-WjoSzMWQ6HOJ_jUMJEw6XCBIbLliPhZIdtoqlD4Bnb9lvmXMdSrzoJrLp_9BuU3A7zac8My6UgnVUqsQqya3-Hg=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUxd9gHi5vqNq8FsF8cP5XJG_c3LKJGw3ktpfJnWo683VHIufGrYmBXQvU7OUmtr4EHELV0JLnbmCqd31rctHL-t9Arl5slXG_5o-WjoSzMWQ6HOJ_jUMJEw6XCBIbLliPhZIdtoqlD4Bnb9lvmXMdSrzoJrLp_9BuU3A7zac8My6UgnVUqsQqya3-Hg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This one was number 5 in the full drawing series. I find myself being drawn to doing them every day. As I said, the health benefits make them well worth the time you put into doing them.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM6Q6WPGoUvbnzp1ZcrF-JqTWJvYkzQZLR6k7KA1wf452eWS_mUXgk8eQFCEGBF98TgxMv5WjMNjDjTbudXwZZb3yBEA5sOdCtCk2qtai9u1ue9UjVcfVn3_aHkBSJx5DvoTZnxVYUDNt58LZGq5kRU1LRYDMaxSePbQrXViiijrT7eZvkjWQJG1CS5g=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM6Q6WPGoUvbnzp1ZcrF-JqTWJvYkzQZLR6k7KA1wf452eWS_mUXgk8eQFCEGBF98TgxMv5WjMNjDjTbudXwZZb3yBEA5sOdCtCk2qtai9u1ue9UjVcfVn3_aHkBSJx5DvoTZnxVYUDNt58LZGq5kRU1LRYDMaxSePbQrXViiijrT7eZvkjWQJG1CS5g=s320" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p>After I did this one I decided to do some detail views to see what effect some of the different color areas has on it.</p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzGzu_YSmVVgugMULqMQF445cbMwAoE1ZwYcl-fENgpIn8rRIDJUBC96lCH5dBqAR50d-QhB_X7tcNy-BZPys636PmGokh9hkGKyNe02oqXFp-AbM6ySiVU4AQGK0fqmr0wZ49reuX7cMQzjM8C9Io4wLF-3M677IJ6IVb_lDKwynZPo6_oEtsyGwmgQ=s3069" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3069" data-original-width="2061" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzGzu_YSmVVgugMULqMQF445cbMwAoE1ZwYcl-fENgpIn8rRIDJUBC96lCH5dBqAR50d-QhB_X7tcNy-BZPys636PmGokh9hkGKyNe02oqXFp-AbM6ySiVU4AQGK0fqmr0wZ49reuX7cMQzjM8C9Io4wLF-3M677IJ6IVb_lDKwynZPo6_oEtsyGwmgQ=s320" width="215" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had chosen these colors to represent a rocky shore and the grass beyond a winding stream.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgofNF4Vfs0wd4yYSoT5EO59Yymsqwyc0br7xj2sg3wCWIRZCc2F7QZlkdCXlpR-AFXyMKaKUV8frO3t_UXcsrj9IYZDwkTnS0Q3fgb0w8nea126kB0d6LGTcvGULrQktQ8DRvahS5p09p7STl3l-qM1HqKIT8HWcaoo-Huo_9hTCLPX3zCeFg4INuiw=s2044" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="1554" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgofNF4Vfs0wd4yYSoT5EO59Yymsqwyc0br7xj2sg3wCWIRZCc2F7QZlkdCXlpR-AFXyMKaKUV8frO3t_UXcsrj9IYZDwkTnS0Q3fgb0w8nea126kB0d6LGTcvGULrQktQ8DRvahS5p09p7STl3l-qM1HqKIT8HWcaoo-Huo_9hTCLPX3zCeFg4INuiw=s320" width="243" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-5303496164576377032022-01-17T14:08:00.000-06:002022-01-19T21:13:16.767-06:00The Road Ahead<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Before we can really move ahead we need to come to terms with what had been. I'm not the sort of person who likes loose ends. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I needed to work out something to do with the small works on paper from the mixed media project and the thought occurred to me "why not tear up the last of the paper projects and turn them into one larger and more complete work". </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So I began by tearing and sometimes cutting them up and applying them to a mixed media sketchbook page that I had started a collage and some drawing on. The adhesive that I am using is is Acrylic Gel Medium.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyFt9ceE2VPfbUTy55Slvjd97sE_hRoBoKXrLlsLsPICZhEXJWi3alnsMpWzE_zJYT7yjCkvaQ42QkqXd3YZZsiUqzSmAdxOI_Hayv5sNOYw3V2ElaUhFAEGea75hge2dt5r_hB16flm-9hKuOv3vgoUulXIJlQh7LwvoN-8JO14DPQIQxYeKJXoKE6w=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyFt9ceE2VPfbUTy55Slvjd97sE_hRoBoKXrLlsLsPICZhEXJWi3alnsMpWzE_zJYT7yjCkvaQ42QkqXd3YZZsiUqzSmAdxOI_Hayv5sNOYw3V2ElaUhFAEGea75hge2dt5r_hB16flm-9hKuOv3vgoUulXIJlQh7LwvoN-8JO14DPQIQxYeKJXoKE6w=s320" width="240"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWmRc-9TotqQ6YLg5O68Xg_RZjBe4en9529GevQyqxX5ixH4R3JUN3m-zjAmqHxcW6A4rx2ygdtk1J_TyubgnrKUA6dcevoolbBJewzae6egSwhHBuX65vAu0X5mg6vhGn3fC0wxI1hLXtuclp3S7lKjrjO7jdwc7ozM71RNeLulvcISqhjgRPLV-p8g=s4723" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4723" data-original-width="3386" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWmRc-9TotqQ6YLg5O68Xg_RZjBe4en9529GevQyqxX5ixH4R3JUN3m-zjAmqHxcW6A4rx2ygdtk1J_TyubgnrKUA6dcevoolbBJewzae6egSwhHBuX65vAu0X5mg6vhGn3fC0wxI1hLXtuclp3S7lKjrjO7jdwc7ozM71RNeLulvcISqhjgRPLV-p8g=s320" width="229"></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did stop to make notecards out of these last two before moving on as I was telling you about.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhWcge7keu609ha0OS0xD7J2vUQRn7VBZRGISn3ui-l_ACPYUuKFt3H_MiW_YvdPVjzkNVTnkTdic2uF_Dl3tGFFLJ0CE_DDc4aTweTdE3tQD0Q5vWNjBKyIV1wJqBBZPYENVgBYtcuB8UG-sbl9TRULZT8IAb1a1m8KcDqcQLRYgyPR0vs1pggWc37Q=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhWcge7keu609ha0OS0xD7J2vUQRn7VBZRGISn3ui-l_ACPYUuKFt3H_MiW_YvdPVjzkNVTnkTdic2uF_Dl3tGFFLJ0CE_DDc4aTweTdE3tQD0Q5vWNjBKyIV1wJqBBZPYENVgBYtcuB8UG-sbl9TRULZT8IAb1a1m8KcDqcQLRYgyPR0vs1pggWc37Q=s320" width="320"></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is more or less how it all looked at the start of the day.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNijpeNL4gfS7gsUsYIuLdUfG5cDjkBz0ACTH01PubktWA7T67FWQcMprAJJaXhAzj7HgdeSNhgQPefuWfZOLf4cFWul1N80qdYGtqf7VcPbK1USIRR0uygSiFCMGJ_u7cn9Xw5DSfn2z2E7wwJOQF_lsNGgkUSM8GOwlMx0LDn3M3U-aEnNHt3JMPzw=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2928" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNijpeNL4gfS7gsUsYIuLdUfG5cDjkBz0ACTH01PubktWA7T67FWQcMprAJJaXhAzj7HgdeSNhgQPefuWfZOLf4cFWul1N80qdYGtqf7VcPbK1USIRR0uygSiFCMGJ_u7cn9Xw5DSfn2z2E7wwJOQF_lsNGgkUSM8GOwlMx0LDn3M3U-aEnNHt3JMPzw=s320" width="229"></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And this is how it looked when I took my first break the next day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As you can see, a lot of things happened in between. Let me break it down for you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Filling Holes: The thicknesses of the papers that I had used varied widely. That meant there were fairly deep holes and cracks between some of the pieces. My workaround for that was acrylic paints in several colors and a palette knife to spread them into and across the gaps.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. Tone down the brightness of the sheet music to help it blend in and "play nice": This was accomplished by dipping a brush into water and turning some of the acrylic paint into light washes to lightly cover the sheet music.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Throw in a twist: I often listen to art videos and tutorials - face it kids, none of us know everything. What I learned today is about a type of painting called Neurogenic or Neurographic art that has the ability to create more neurogenic pathways in the brain and cause neurons to fire more often which is helpful for pain relief, emotional and physical healing. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even though I'd found these on You tube the ideas behind is seemed sound and I said "that's for me!" Right away I grabbed a black permanent marker and a liner brush with white paint and worked in a lot of those lines over the piece I'd been working on and I think it improved thing quite a bit. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm very excited about the direction this piece is going it. I just haven't decided whether of not it's finished yet. What do you think?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'd love it if you left a comment or followed the blog. It gives it more weight and meaning for all of us. Most of all KEEP CREATING, don't let anyone or anything stand between you and your quest for a better life.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everyone has the right to " Paint Yourself Happy"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Come back and join me next time. Thanks!</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-83337479587477520562022-01-14T16:32:00.000-06:002022-01-14T16:32:09.735-06:00Gallery in a Box<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I have a couple of special boxes at my house that I keep various sizes of paintings in. Each year I pull them out and decide what I want to do with them. Today it was for the smallest art pieces.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlmJLFJyzlqeXhpM9R_G1NzAS1j9uT20XTgwDkegYcG-Cx7Hm6GM1uzbBHhkgB5kQo_52zooTLfjY6s3XrH_QQi1mW1K1D_ae9pA7Oc4DnU-ZCPQMqHudIp7qQ4yYi29iZyE44oerXMkoKvZ1taLC6hkHpZ1nSEbS-_zh_sUpNH-Z0kteqGdSQOpRlLA=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlmJLFJyzlqeXhpM9R_G1NzAS1j9uT20XTgwDkegYcG-Cx7Hm6GM1uzbBHhkgB5kQo_52zooTLfjY6s3XrH_QQi1mW1K1D_ae9pA7Oc4DnU-ZCPQMqHudIp7qQ4yYi29iZyE44oerXMkoKvZ1taLC6hkHpZ1nSEbS-_zh_sUpNH-Z0kteqGdSQOpRlLA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started out by looking at the frames that I had on hand and putting the paintings in them that fit. They seemed to look pretty nice. Don't you think so?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMDXX_5N6ZjChdEAF64FFMAhD4AZsy5dVHt08hQCd_Y72nrnY9m5L5nE625eDoP_NXtN53F55llOL3LToK-ns3zkb2qdc5nJAkjargyKmZr2U1QNJIXsXNzEhCg_UB579yVsBvBG3MsqxsJl-5WpR_d8hWiG_MQi_S7wF0G_Aab2dMBP5XpT4of3Po5w=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMDXX_5N6ZjChdEAF64FFMAhD4AZsy5dVHt08hQCd_Y72nrnY9m5L5nE625eDoP_NXtN53F55llOL3LToK-ns3zkb2qdc5nJAkjargyKmZr2U1QNJIXsXNzEhCg_UB579yVsBvBG3MsqxsJl-5WpR_d8hWiG_MQi_S7wF0G_Aab2dMBP5XpT4of3Po5w=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNlqMvMiQWCXR3cnWMw71iOdGe4b6kNP2djadl9BoKCcl2dIRGPnKVwM9hU5JP3h0ChcFdzPHXFGv5qhqzIi6zOHoBG3ghhkc_6l-rK-po_tG-4SkMxarsvDSCBUmrGG3fL7NBBayevZw1VOSQLBaXh-6vyBm6OHDEerF1JE2o6S0_4RlfevOGZ2Uqbg=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNlqMvMiQWCXR3cnWMw71iOdGe4b6kNP2djadl9BoKCcl2dIRGPnKVwM9hU5JP3h0ChcFdzPHXFGv5qhqzIi6zOHoBG3ghhkc_6l-rK-po_tG-4SkMxarsvDSCBUmrGG3fL7NBBayevZw1VOSQLBaXh-6vyBm6OHDEerF1JE2o6S0_4RlfevOGZ2Uqbg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now it's just a matter of deciding what needs repair and what simply needs to be maintained. Others could be sanded off, painted over or simply added to and finished.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think I'll be cutting up some of the paper ones and making them into note cards. It's just a matter of deciding which ones.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXsODWH_1mIInluO1Wyp97Dj8T8TydHAzUHDSP0V6IG7OuPVFclN3tbFRmo6XsfToo51aAx5r5-lInsBBnHnXMh3jQ9sY48q-YdufbT-Sv1pYeGpSOZvqB6SB5wseDmMQHpM7I0PHuFcGvS0GDjpMVJKe0-RQUW5t7zCcOiSH7NeNub6ui234pBlfdkA=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXsODWH_1mIInluO1Wyp97Dj8T8TydHAzUHDSP0V6IG7OuPVFclN3tbFRmo6XsfToo51aAx5r5-lInsBBnHnXMh3jQ9sY48q-YdufbT-Sv1pYeGpSOZvqB6SB5wseDmMQHpM7I0PHuFcGvS0GDjpMVJKe0-RQUW5t7zCcOiSH7NeNub6ui234pBlfdkA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBE80K8vdnUJx4lLd2qf71RkVGMnf5jXoqP1XQtzJ4hnJA-9aLdkbvtwhaEoJwWNqdW0mR6u7x_eikZm5a-UeVv2uAIsDkAvvlixKLixQ7HRK_gKfKEZOFkWE3MMBI7URjlV0ERviflOeyZ_J8S4dQLLAtk_2M3OdZGsbwI-TozqQQ9ikaVIvPSbDzBQ=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBE80K8vdnUJx4lLd2qf71RkVGMnf5jXoqP1XQtzJ4hnJA-9aLdkbvtwhaEoJwWNqdW0mR6u7x_eikZm5a-UeVv2uAIsDkAvvlixKLixQ7HRK_gKfKEZOFkWE3MMBI7URjlV0ERviflOeyZ_J8S4dQLLAtk_2M3OdZGsbwI-TozqQQ9ikaVIvPSbDzBQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I got the photos in the wrong order here but I'm pretty sure you can tell which is the whole collage and which is the set of notecards. I liked the composition on the cards better. What did you think?</p><p>Be sure to leave your comments below, thanks. </p><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-85229607499122837742022-01-13T15:24:00.006-06:002022-01-13T15:24:57.041-06:00And The Beat Goes On<span style="font-family: verdana;">Hello Again,</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Every time I planned to wrap up that last project I found myself grabbing more materials and continuing with the mixed media. I'm enjoying it so much I think</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll just ride it out.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHn4SjyXIh_MA8Rnp8met-YWMLQi5eTAv52n_ojSkQaWLb8QZR3qGby7ROL5qSqxBAwjsFA9ATaGymo1GhfnqRKb_QhveTD65Ud_8A3i4WoyX2VxTVPAD2Fn71_IYETZwf63hK-HWoiRu_xvkbtXTQUhzbwBXpQtSkyGRgfNoWhML8_ilfnUoynj1GyA=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHn4SjyXIh_MA8Rnp8met-YWMLQi5eTAv52n_ojSkQaWLb8QZR3qGby7ROL5qSqxBAwjsFA9ATaGymo1GhfnqRKb_QhveTD65Ud_8A3i4WoyX2VxTVPAD2Fn71_IYETZwf63hK-HWoiRu_xvkbtXTQUhzbwBXpQtSkyGRgfNoWhML8_ilfnUoynj1GyA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At this point they're just for my own pleasure as I enjoy watching them change step by step.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzi4b5zLgZc-aJj5jpYM_KqpBk-OQIQ3el0Y8WOnkabKxaoy1FmxH6gl0-oYaTLNoPiwLP1jmmAfKbki2fa-AZd4nV9swlAADqWcsfWHkeQ9kciFMFiUtE1HrJPrlzC4uYA8JkGxwHO5w2r8v7D_Mhm8ChbVUOfrAX9siZHI4m8AtdrfMyQacKmD_7AQ=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzi4b5zLgZc-aJj5jpYM_KqpBk-OQIQ3el0Y8WOnkabKxaoy1FmxH6gl0-oYaTLNoPiwLP1jmmAfKbki2fa-AZd4nV9swlAADqWcsfWHkeQ9kciFMFiUtE1HrJPrlzC4uYA8JkGxwHO5w2r8v7D_Mhm8ChbVUOfrAX9siZHI4m8AtdrfMyQacKmD_7AQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I thought you'd enjoy watching the process evolve. feel free to comment when you feel I've gone too far. I never know when to quit.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2tH19S_7qF0-NMtaFHg222jJA6ZCGgO3DgQjpWAa2sbctgtKpSxZRl5dWKX8wbxgXDUKM-1QsqSp9pvsVVHVrCtOjaoL4Qtb4dxfJCjnAtZoCbvWXz4ts4_Qfra9oSfrZLPy--5fI7ufvOAG1IIIxqQz9qvP8oItz69NL8rchb-OabiUO20XPOoPaBQ=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2tH19S_7qF0-NMtaFHg222jJA6ZCGgO3DgQjpWAa2sbctgtKpSxZRl5dWKX8wbxgXDUKM-1QsqSp9pvsVVHVrCtOjaoL4Qtb4dxfJCjnAtZoCbvWXz4ts4_Qfra9oSfrZLPy--5fI7ufvOAG1IIIxqQz9qvP8oItz69NL8rchb-OabiUO20XPOoPaBQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">What's new on your creative journey? Have there been any surprises on the way? Feel free to comment and share.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGRGLWb8UwGTGWVlN_1Fj9xy8lZxEjqBWp7aAnv6U2_e5Uj33YxWfZCE_0qeptPqhu4XadziGXtq6dT00nQC0Vy-7SI20-raZWGZbOQAR5nkoTDq0zZoeoj2lYqgrLxNj0kpJa5e6KNZLNFbCFZ7hPA14drTplJAnlVDLxFG56xPYDQPW5s5eLQw6clw=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGRGLWb8UwGTGWVlN_1Fj9xy8lZxEjqBWp7aAnv6U2_e5Uj33YxWfZCE_0qeptPqhu4XadziGXtq6dT00nQC0Vy-7SI20-raZWGZbOQAR5nkoTDq0zZoeoj2lYqgrLxNj0kpJa5e6KNZLNFbCFZ7hPA14drTplJAnlVDLxFG56xPYDQPW5s5eLQw6clw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This little canvas went through a few last changes before I considered it finished.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjatL30qHY1HEYQP2scbLEL80pCXfL3jYht8uhh584jV4e24ToRT5LnBLY6h9-uGKtqBkoDoe_91HHHVBEH45XocQcpsbTx9AvIxVD1CDwbWXe-33WNRaQcjyyTTQtb_A1mePTOXdlY-b55qOpid4jRPkoR5GnATlzqywPnX9bgaSFK5-moO_uniYtmHg=s4731" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4731" data-original-width="3382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjatL30qHY1HEYQP2scbLEL80pCXfL3jYht8uhh584jV4e24ToRT5LnBLY6h9-uGKtqBkoDoe_91HHHVBEH45XocQcpsbTx9AvIxVD1CDwbWXe-33WNRaQcjyyTTQtb_A1mePTOXdlY-b55qOpid4jRPkoR5GnATlzqywPnX9bgaSFK5-moO_uniYtmHg=s320" width="229" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Actually I just looked at it from a different angle and considered it finished. Before I went back to the rest of them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbxS6XB0qm-gtpVwxmWi6TypzcQbaxl5Te2O9iPbcIPd1109EUZzusV9W9Ve0DX4uL_ROJ5S4-EhNj-cm0BtUnmhjZ5BGlxtsa0feV2RguHuT2teCMB2mRltaXN26J7cd0SC62AUVtD62Ad_xFb-fWx7a-50I2jGHc8nXynbxCcGj6HGLq15fhIQ0O1A=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbxS6XB0qm-gtpVwxmWi6TypzcQbaxl5Te2O9iPbcIPd1109EUZzusV9W9Ve0DX4uL_ROJ5S4-EhNj-cm0BtUnmhjZ5BGlxtsa0feV2RguHuT2teCMB2mRltaXN26J7cd0SC62AUVtD62Ad_xFb-fWx7a-50I2jGHc8nXynbxCcGj6HGLq15fhIQ0O1A=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This one is my new favorite so I glued it onto a card and wrote to another artist friend of mine.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">And even it went through some last minute changes on it's way out the door.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihM-oqC3XwoScGiwI0Z7x78CFJEcigvaiZjCtezcvoJePTHnv8RJNsNHgjy6cht5NKkl6OnyH7mi5v0-DY47GyqiQr7WvSlGmzQeohVNjLRymlnnTt3SABtMRke9n8veTyvyllHXbz32-9_THFzK4NoR6W3a095LrLbnBxcal-vttmVJ23NWGs8F-g1Q=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihM-oqC3XwoScGiwI0Z7x78CFJEcigvaiZjCtezcvoJePTHnv8RJNsNHgjy6cht5NKkl6OnyH7mi5v0-DY47GyqiQr7WvSlGmzQeohVNjLRymlnnTt3SABtMRke9n8veTyvyllHXbz32-9_THFzK4NoR6W3a095LrLbnBxcal-vttmVJ23NWGs8F-g1Q=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After that, I couldn't resist getting back to the rest of them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvbrqY6p8Ef0N9pRraLNEQ0h1_vMKkfxguOPRIzAR9LChr4Bic2licx3FhVYWf6jFHXeGfS2bsJJZzRxNEhIlaVSj9xjAgTttXEq1X7hU3MIL53QaYkih84t1EZ-ZB0K3I0WvUgR2aJCNBGHlVZvxMv8dUz8_rz3wyN4xy_5piSyW40OrAsxBToMezpA=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvbrqY6p8Ef0N9pRraLNEQ0h1_vMKkfxguOPRIzAR9LChr4Bic2licx3FhVYWf6jFHXeGfS2bsJJZzRxNEhIlaVSj9xjAgTttXEq1X7hU3MIL53QaYkih84t1EZ-ZB0K3I0WvUgR2aJCNBGHlVZvxMv8dUz8_rz3wyN4xy_5piSyW40OrAsxBToMezpA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm not sure which version of this one I like best. What do you think.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy1kul7odjYnoeN5aYFBK6HF7ZcWAiD4vC8Dq1gfDuR8FdrpjiGsjbosSvpVsBOR3xL8aOCrVVZLOAElf4cVUEGycr99geKOcRrB9fh-tiBpME-IJRol4UoxTnK1-P0C4JTV35i_uK1ZKbmlo7VLPop7OMdEXWb9SHHFZyFDD1UoRHESZv_r5TyX7XlQ=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy1kul7odjYnoeN5aYFBK6HF7ZcWAiD4vC8Dq1gfDuR8FdrpjiGsjbosSvpVsBOR3xL8aOCrVVZLOAElf4cVUEGycr99geKOcRrB9fh-tiBpME-IJRol4UoxTnK1-P0C4JTV35i_uK1ZKbmlo7VLPop7OMdEXWb9SHHFZyFDD1UoRHESZv_r5TyX7XlQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This small canvas panel was a nice opportunity to to use some of my smallest palette knives.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSByqi61n0uyvyKw1o_gYjVyd84DTV-TDH--hk-bMJUCFu7By-AZbUSJPYut_oNioFh_A0EPP8lT8kxkXFY2ve9EU2q-1xbmf_O4v_VcCJ-R80VKERcs8Ryu5-wu837-wj6w1PHh3i12QFgGpUKlcoxMTwPo4OmAukby3BQcppM9RkOFsGEP-NalT0GQ=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSByqi61n0uyvyKw1o_gYjVyd84DTV-TDH--hk-bMJUCFu7By-AZbUSJPYut_oNioFh_A0EPP8lT8kxkXFY2ve9EU2q-1xbmf_O4v_VcCJ-R80VKERcs8Ryu5-wu837-wj6w1PHh3i12QFgGpUKlcoxMTwPo4OmAukby3BQcppM9RkOFsGEP-NalT0GQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This one was kind of bright and fun and will probably be glued to a card to another painting friend. we love challenging each other on our way to either "real" art or commercial success and of course we're all aware that there comes a time to make a choice. I plan to have some fun before I get there. How about you?</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghzaIBgM6N1S0d-DoxFdMisF3vYCjdwgEZfEFHEHYd1ZQMBzS3IezbAS5fDZacZ81ki0KT-mCaRnmNfxsayzhxFbUkWhINB5_v_otyEvSVoQBY0mCHeM-cQiyFjRAe-W7EyUEiavNzMMO2rsG4Dr0Zb3S_CRmPXc9RbnbeI7kmCxomnV_2yOgFIlnItA=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghzaIBgM6N1S0d-DoxFdMisF3vYCjdwgEZfEFHEHYd1ZQMBzS3IezbAS5fDZacZ81ki0KT-mCaRnmNfxsayzhxFbUkWhINB5_v_otyEvSVoQBY0mCHeM-cQiyFjRAe-W7EyUEiavNzMMO2rsG4Dr0Zb3S_CRmPXc9RbnbeI7kmCxomnV_2yOgFIlnItA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's so easy to get carried away on these. Luckily no one seems to mind.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3aisC4JSN04zdyX5MoalIBCyP4I70NfM90Bo15nW6cNc-i43oeysBQvLncYb6t0kqvN6VG7_zmtRzrQZB7MEkVAq2_Hpm-YYHgZNcu6Mh8AisIv7bCL3zc_S-eG7d5J4TaAqh1NcS6kg7vG7G3vW_xFlFcoe_gOXlksJqNVYkxmMPJBIguZxrskc_7g=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3aisC4JSN04zdyX5MoalIBCyP4I70NfM90Bo15nW6cNc-i43oeysBQvLncYb6t0kqvN6VG7_zmtRzrQZB7MEkVAq2_Hpm-YYHgZNcu6Mh8AisIv7bCL3zc_S-eG7d5J4TaAqh1NcS6kg7vG7G3vW_xFlFcoe_gOXlksJqNVYkxmMPJBIguZxrskc_7g=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, this has been fun and there's still a small stack of them for another time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAEltZozNSfLRRmG2Z8NHA0Jn1Ft2feXnEhxGXJGulZEFM1gZkK3bLf2JRtDKjhfQpcUf4POsHRdr4Fmlcv5lMMVao2iR_fsLhmDIiJDF4U3ms0__E24g5AEl-5BnRSj4zGXzCsCMSUGkNYnmfYLcI4SXulXiYJHCriVFF9qfEz6SinfOz1eiUyT2zYQ=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAEltZozNSfLRRmG2Z8NHA0Jn1Ft2feXnEhxGXJGulZEFM1gZkK3bLf2JRtDKjhfQpcUf4POsHRdr4Fmlcv5lMMVao2iR_fsLhmDIiJDF4U3ms0__E24g5AEl-5BnRSj4zGXzCsCMSUGkNYnmfYLcI4SXulXiYJHCriVFF9qfEz6SinfOz1eiUyT2zYQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'll save these three (or more) they're on paper so I may cut them into more to save for a rainy day. (or a snowstorm) you never know what to expect these days.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keep on painting, it will make you feel better,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Julia</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-58763975978159799482022-01-11T22:47:00.001-06:002022-01-12T13:21:17.003-06:00Here We Go Again<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for following me so far. This is my usual method of working until inspiration strikes. I hope you're not getting tired of reading about it. You never know when another project will pop up so keep checking to see when the next inspiration strikes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oh well, Here's where it went today.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimJLzi5WWCdWAbRH52gGXLbuFuoDIXABknBqrV4JdsK1GaA0VWC2kdBaG5hK7UhlF4td2PysnF8KuuIG0o8rvoGWvSjQPfFz2vUi3UCnbVVMZMFn_nuOc35BAwCph-sLhrWyzXqKAPmBAUtHZVHTf5cLh5aCgBdKD5nav8ZJJq9ki8p9NL_IYBJxjhXA=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimJLzi5WWCdWAbRH52gGXLbuFuoDIXABknBqrV4JdsK1GaA0VWC2kdBaG5hK7UhlF4td2PysnF8KuuIG0o8rvoGWvSjQPfFz2vUi3UCnbVVMZMFn_nuOc35BAwCph-sLhrWyzXqKAPmBAUtHZVHTf5cLh5aCgBdKD5nav8ZJJq9ki8p9NL_IYBJxjhXA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">One painting is on a small canvas. I'd added some collaged bits of sheet music to it. They were about painting, making things and blue sky. At that point I began to paint bits of blue sky and clouds on it.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbHDqHPzjhnfSRu30QCpbbyHIAO0uze53Z8Qg67mvA8BrxvdHHfe4sSxhaXsvWo_l69TZmtPF6eEOrdyh6u0RxKTX6ZEtNC1aibW_2c_T5WGIVZXkSaoi9pU4uQxFC0NULh6_Kn_nWOU5Bjf5Qx6r7MqMDSKv-f2SuAx8QVc7divfh59c8x3uSWMcpgg=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbHDqHPzjhnfSRu30QCpbbyHIAO0uze53Z8Qg67mvA8BrxvdHHfe4sSxhaXsvWo_l69TZmtPF6eEOrdyh6u0RxKTX6ZEtNC1aibW_2c_T5WGIVZXkSaoi9pU4uQxFC0NULh6_Kn_nWOU5Bjf5Qx6r7MqMDSKv-f2SuAx8QVc7divfh59c8x3uSWMcpgg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeaBQbYn7lXcZllQusmMJK9psjSIoxlpwflGpmEbz7nOk39Z3oDdiDHdFByFFGqin-S1dofWglSaUav-R2MmzJVJBc6KviZVIxzmhp0Sq84hFRq5RuICWLHKzqwSyPsmuBKy3I1o_Kn-BBffKkHZlQrbRpEs1LMGu5w8TKi3Og2x579CSnXXIWzKoe6A=s4096" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeaBQbYn7lXcZllQusmMJK9psjSIoxlpwflGpmEbz7nOk39Z3oDdiDHdFByFFGqin-S1dofWglSaUav-R2MmzJVJBc6KviZVIxzmhp0Sq84hFRq5RuICWLHKzqwSyPsmuBKy3I1o_Kn-BBffKkHZlQrbRpEs1LMGu5w8TKi3Og2x579CSnXXIWzKoe6A=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the one I mentioned in the last post, mentioning that it probably should have been left alone because it was fine as it was.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's an easy mistake to make. One of the hardest things as an artist is knowing where to stop.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggvbXXat29dNCvNRA-refWM4WyQaPeLjHW74JAOilkmzRzI3HNxgzO6ASgFDEZ7R3T4phdi-Knfngnhjs6dBXOlrQXdOBJoj2G2fiKqRTUTa7EFi6YTtFodUjtzprIWd-3iOo1sBVAQ4r1DbS8Q-8jpTLIxhq3YcO7ZM0lYqVOrpcl2H3L8reNMzivXw=s3756" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="3756" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggvbXXat29dNCvNRA-refWM4WyQaPeLjHW74JAOilkmzRzI3HNxgzO6ASgFDEZ7R3T4phdi-Knfngnhjs6dBXOlrQXdOBJoj2G2fiKqRTUTa7EFi6YTtFodUjtzprIWd-3iOo1sBVAQ4r1DbS8Q-8jpTLIxhq3YcO7ZM0lYqVOrpcl2H3L8reNMzivXw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This last piece is on a scrap of heavy duty watercolor paper. It looks interesting so I can't wait to see where it goes next.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Speaking of not knowing where to quit. I went back to work on that canvas again on Wednesday and am not sure what to think of it now so I've hung it over one of the desks so I can think it over a bit.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqSMAw3fmNBu9fd8CAXLgliYkRnTYU2VOT20W4Ctt9ci4siJRkZtDUhcLLMH8Wr1zJfH-mvqtV5lLP-CpoLNtBMa-IYrjUZmjNtRPMquFlhtrU5sl3vbXUDwIgsa7n4zjAA9bg4z0XGC-5gi3xieQNnsXGC9DUxQy_klE2LGIIiW45Lxcfr-To6Igh1Q=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqSMAw3fmNBu9fd8CAXLgliYkRnTYU2VOT20W4Ctt9ci4siJRkZtDUhcLLMH8Wr1zJfH-mvqtV5lLP-CpoLNtBMa-IYrjUZmjNtRPMquFlhtrU5sl3vbXUDwIgsa7n4zjAA9bg4z0XGC-5gi3xieQNnsXGC9DUxQy_klE2LGIIiW45Lxcfr-To6Igh1Q=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've titled it "The Nature of Art and Music" Because the sheet music scraps have messages about blue skies, making things and painting. So I tried to include elements of each.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you're curious too. Come back and see how the others go.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Don't Forget to Paint Yourself Happy,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Julia</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579653110217418252.post-49775363377605910632022-01-11T11:47:00.001-06:002022-01-11T21:44:22.543-06:00More ProjectsAs I finish each of the small paintings a toss a few things into the mix.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></div><div>As you can see, at this point I added a large canvas and a couple works on paper.</div><div>I wasn't sure where to go with them all I added bits of collage and stencil.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></div><div>I followed that with more paints and I'm beginning to like the look of one of them. I'm just not sure what to do with it.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">As long as you're here, feel free to pop into the next post and see where it goes next.</span><br></div><div>Thanks so much for joining me.</div><div>Julia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0