Girl with an Attitude

Girl with an Attitude

Royal Wedding

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

collage

collage (n.) an art form in which bits of objects, as newspaper, cloth, pressed flowers, etc. are pasted together on a surface in incongruous relationship for their symbolic or suggestive effect.

-- Webster's New World Dictionary

art journal page

I did this art journal page for a swap.  So much fun to do art journal pages.  If you've never tried one I encourage you to try.  They are fun and there is no wrong way to do a page.  It is your art and an excellent media to try new things and just have fun playing.

art journal page

Art Journal Swap Page

She Art canvas

I've been doing some art on canvas to hang in my house. I did this 5x7 canvas based on a Christy Tomlinson posting I saw.  I was very pleased how it turned out and will hang it with my other CT inspired canvas. I made some changes to suit my tastes.

Iris

I took this picture yesterday at the WRAL azalea gardens.  I thought the yellow Iris was so beautiful.  Most of the azalea's were gone but some of the other flowers were beginning to bloom.  It was a beautiful day and a very pleasant walk.

Poppies

This is the front of a greeting card that I made for a "Poppy" challenge on PAO.  Today's the last day and I wanted to get it posted before the deadline. I may have to mail this one to myself.  I was very pleased with the final card.

Poppies challenge

Poppies journal page for PAO challenge.

Silly Hat

PAO had a challenge for a "Silly Hat".  I just had to play with this one for fun.  Think it will find a home with an earlier piece named "Birdsong".  I love to do challenge's because it makes me think outside the box.

Quote

"You are an extraordinary woman.
How can you expect anything ordinary to happen to you"

Louisa May Alcott

Spring Canvas Dreams

I had so much fun doing this canvas.  My inspiration was Christy Tomlinson.  I used watercolor on canvas, shaded with pan pastels, cut up various patterned paper scraps, vintage buttons and doodled with pens.  This one will find a place on my wall.  I was very pleased with the final canvas.

Memories

I just finished this journal page for an art journal swap.  I layered book pages, vintage music pages, paper tape, stamps, and used various stencils and glimmer mists to achieve the layered/collaged effect.

Springtime Memories

Azalea

Azalea

Iris

Des Fleurs

Created for a challenge and to honor spring.  Just a fun, quick little journal page.

Deb's Hibiscus

My friend Deb posted a picture of a hibiscus in her Hawaiian flower garden.  I immediately knew that I had to paint that flower on canvas.  This one's for you Deb!

Quilt

I love to quilt and plan to do more in the coming days.  This is a quilt that I made for my granddaughter.  The block on the right has her name and birth date.  The motif in the center is of flowers and birds.  She decided to hang it over her bed.  

Spring

I used to paint in oils and this  is one of my favorites.  It always reminds me of spring and brings back many memories. Oils allow you to create such depth and shading, but take so much longer to dry.  Whenever I look at this piece and some of the others I painted I think maybe I should pull out the oils and give them another try.

The Queen

Another table scraps art challenge.  So much fun!  Black pastel paper, pan pastels, water color, scrap fabric, stickles and free motion quilting on the sewing machine.

Cape Lookout

I love lighthouses.  There is just something about them that has always fascinated me.  This water color is of Cape Lookout.  It is on an island off the NC coast and the only access is by boat.   As a child, I spent many weekends at Cape Lookout.  We would go and stay days at a time.  It was so much fun and I have such wonderful memories.

Poppies

I've been having a lot of  fun with poppies lately.   Here is a journal page I did today using some fabric scraps from my friend Tammy.  Thanks so much.

The Girl

A fun sketch of features.

Last night the moon was the closest to the earth that it had been in 20 years.  Took this shot just as it was showing above the trees.  When it first came up, it was a beautiful red/orange color.

Paisley Zentangles

I love to doodle, so zentangles are a perfect outlet.  You can keep them black/white as this one is, or color in the designs.  They are just fun and relaxing.

Romance

Another journal page inspired by Donna Downey.  This one titled "Romance" is done on canvas.  I used the gel medium transfer technique, painted, flowers, ribbon and other pieces for dimension.  I really enjoy working on the canvas.