Friday Flip

Ahhh, the last Friday of summer break.  The teachers start back next week and the kiddos will be here the week after.  I am looking forward to seeing them but, this summer has been a restful and creative respite.  I've been able to work in my art journals almost daily and that has been delightful!!! Here is a flip through my journal to a couple of quick sketches. I will doodle or sketch while my family watches tv.  I have a hard time just sitting there, so this way I am in the same room but I'm still "doing" something.

Some times  it's a phrase from a song that keeps running through my head and I will sketch an image that helps me visualize my personal meaning.

Sometimes it is part of a verse from the bible.  It is fun to capture those random thoughts in a quick sketch.  I may go back and add color or just leave them.  Right now I'm not sure.

Thanks for stopping by, I'll talk to you again soon.

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.

Mixed Media Monday

Canvas #3 in my series on John chapter 15.

Abide: to continue, remain, persist, stay on. A reminder of God's unfailing and persistent love.

Media used were acrylic gesso, ink and paint, paper collage, water color pens, black sharpie and white paint pen and Archival ink.

Have a wonderful week! I'll talk to you again soon.



PS. I'm linking to Word Art Wednesday #142 anything goes.  Check them out!

Saturday Snapshot

A quick post today, I wanted to share a mixed media piece that I have been working on for a friend. A little something to encourage her through this rough patch.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope your weekend is filled with wonderful moments. I'm going to link this up to a challenge that is happening over at Simon says stamp, click on over and check out the artful work there!

I'll talk to you again soon.

Friday Flip

It's another Friday flip through my art journal.  Some random pages filled with doodles and snippets of phrases, songs and musings.

Can you find the bird house????

 Pages that remind me what a blessed life I have.

Playing with my travel water color set and fine tip black sharpie. Thanks for stopping by.  I'll talk to you again soon.

Mixed Media Monday

Here is the second of my little 5x5 canvas' focusing on verses from the book of John chapter 15.  These little mini canvas' have been so enjoyable to work on and have allowed me to be as bright and colorful as I want.

 

I used gesso, acrylic ink, random bits of paper, water color markers, back ground stamps, sharpies and a white paint pen.  So fun!  I hope your week is filled with LOVE:o)

I'll talk to you again soon!

PS: I am linking this up to a new challenge I found Word Art Wednesday check it out! It is very encouraging.