Friday Flip

Here we are at another Friday.  The weeks seem to be flying by.  The students start back full time on Monday.  I've been busy getting ready for them and haven't had much time in my creative space.  Here is a quick flip into one of my art journals. A work in progress.

It started out as a basic journal entry on top of a randomly painted page.   I wasn't satisfied with it so I decided to paint over most of it and started a sketch of a face.  I hope to get back to finish it one of these days.  Sometimes I get a little stuck with what to do next or I think "is this how I want something to look"?  It has helped to give myself permission to paint over a piece I'm not sure about and start over.  There are times I do, more than once and that's ok.  I'm not going for perfect and the process is what is most important.

Thanks for stopping by today, hope it's a great one!

Mixed Media Monday

I worked up the courage to use a bigger canvas this time and paint a bigger girl face.  I created this canvas for the granddaughter of some friends of ours.  She is getting ready to go back home after spending the summer with her grandparents.  I wanted to remind her of all the things she learned this summer and how much her Savior and family loves her.

I hope your week is filled with joy and happiness.  I'll talk to you again soon.


P.S. I'm linking up to the Word art Wednesday challenge. Head over and take a look at all the art.

Friday Flip

It's the first Friday in August. My summer break is over and in just a couple of short days I will be back in the library preparing for another school year.  This summer has been filled with fun "arting" activities and I've been able to do a little something everyday.  I hope I can keep it up once the busyness of the school year starts.  Here is a quick flip through my art journal.

Some doodles with colored pencils and black pen.

A page from an online workshop that I did for most of the summer.

More practice, next focus... lettering I've got to work on those crazy lines.  Does your writing tend of creep up at a slant?  Mine does, gotta work on that:o)

Thanks for being here.  I'll talk to you again soon.

Friday Flip

Hi, another Friday and another chance to flip through my art journals to share some of my work, the good, the bad and the happy accidents.  I've been trying to get myself comfortable with doing quick sketches in my little journal with just a pencil and whatever happens to be lying around on my desk or floating through my brain at the time.  I feel really self-conscience sitting in a public place sketching, so I've been pushing my self a little at a time.

And my newest leap into my personal scary place... faces! I took a quick little  downloaded workshop by Jane Davenport (here). She is really fun to watch and makes you feel like you can do art.  

I think they are getting better.  Their expressions are not as "scary" as my first attempts.

Thanks for stopping by, Happy 4th of July!!! I'll talk to you again soon.