my new favorite shirt

I made this design a while ago, but I just turned it into my new favorite t shirt from society 6.

Don't ya love it? Get one of your own here 

feather queen

Feathers - A painting

Well I've finally finished my second large canvas that I started during Bloom True in October. You can see my other big painting here. This canvas hangs in my hallway, and its the first time I've really painted a piece of art to hang in my home. As you can see from the evolution below, the first feathers were there quite a while ago, either hanging from the top or the bottom. 

a mermaid from my sketchbook

These days I am trying to keep afloat in the Photoshop Elements class I am taking. It is a great class, but very technical and lots of info!
This week is also the end of the Daring Adventures in Paint class I have been taking. I've started three canvas's and I need to figure out my plan for them, and what direction I want them to go. '
I feel like I am closing in on my final layers in my 2nd big canvas that I started during the Bloom True class I took last year.
And when I have some spare time, I am still loving my Jane Davenport, I Heart Drawing class.

a teabag lady

For play this week I painted this little african lady on a teabag and did some messy stitching in her hair.
And just for fun, here she is in black and white.

Stars

The weather has been beautiful here, so I've been taking time to enjoy that. I've been battling with a flu. I've been painting one of my big canvas's from Bloom True, hoping to finish that up soon. Basically, just been busy.
Here is a little lady from my sketchbook.

Feathers in her hair

orchid

I'm not very good at titling my work, and I'm not sure what to call these little ladies I am playing with these days. I have been working on book text out of a flower book, so for now I shall name them based on the flower of the page.
So this little lady is orchid. Her headdress is made out of one of my favorite patterns, Fossil.

flowers in your hair

This is messier/looser than my normal style. It was quickly drawn on my ipad. But I'm quite happy with it.

desert flower

Ahh...you know that sweet, sweet feeling when what you're doing makes your heart come alive?

One of the things I've been working on lately is Jane Davenport's I heart drawing class and attempting to learn to draw the figure. There is so, so much info in the class - just not enough hours in the day! This African lady was my first play at drawing a figure. I printed off some of my patterns to use as the "fabrics" for her dress and headdress. I am quite smitten with her!

continuing to play

 I am continuing to play, and not overthink it, and just make some art. I am quite happy with how this piece ended up.

a beautiful thing is never perfect

I've often felt as if I need to wait to make the paintings I have in my head until I am "more talented", or "a better painter", or the ever elusive - when I have more time. Lately I've come to realize I'm never going to be able to perfectly make the images in my head come to life in paint, and especially if I'm not practicing! So instead of saving my "painting ideas" for the perfect time, when I am magically incredibly talented, I am just going to start.

 So here's a little painted lady on a little piece of wood. I cant quite decided if I am going to add any words or anything else, so for now, it's finished.

• A beautiful thing is never perfect. ~Egyptian Proverb

african lady painting

Today I just needed to play, so I painted this little African lady on a book page. I hope to paint some more little African ladies soon.

a simple face

paper dolls

I was inspired by the idea of using paper and stitching to make some whimsical little people by the class Paper Art Personalities: Creating People in Collage, Paper and Stitch. Honestly, I was more inspired by the idea of the class than the class itself, so I just went with the idea of playing with paper dolls and did it my way.

It was fun to play with something completely different. 

the finished face

Well after months, I've finished one of the canvases I started during Bloom True.


 

And here are some of the photos I took along the way, showing the transformation.

 

more african inspired sketches

I am still spending my free time sketching whimsical African ladies.

 

 

I will probably draw them digitally soon, maybe to create some card sets. I'm not too sure, but they are making me very happy.

 

On to Christmas shopping, baking, and wrapping! 

African Lady

 

 My heart is in Africa, and these days, Africa is calling my name very loudly. I've been doodling lots of African style ladies, but I'm really happy with this one. I haven't decided yet what to do with her. For now, I just enjoy looking at her.

 

 

and the painting continues

Well I'm back at it. Only working on my face painting right now. Life seems too busy these days, and trying to finish two awesome paintings at a time seems way too ambitious.

Still a long way from done, but she's moving in the right direction.

Bloom True....continued

Well my paintings are still a long way from finished, but that's ok. This week I didn't have much time as I prepare to head off to New York City for some food, shopping, and hockey, but I did work on my face painting a bit. She is still a long way from complete, but I'm very happy with her and where she is headed.