tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22334373489034945462024-03-13T07:34:28.703-07:00Cherry Pie ButterflyJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395323995900153781noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233437348903494546.post-10279387367238436352013-04-11T20:27:00.001-07:002013-04-11T20:27:48.000-07:00Swan Collage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Joining in PPF after a bit of a hiatus!! </div>
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Playing with acrylic, collage, and oil pastels.</div>
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Hello!</div>
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It's been a while since I've posted.</div>
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I've been hibernating and processing quite a bit this past Fall/Winter.</div>
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Inspired by the hazy, misty blue Spring day</div>
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Aaah Spring!</div>
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I have always loved crayons but I have to tell you this is the most fun I've ever had with them!</div>
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Watching them drip and melt into each other....it's like a color waterfall!</div>
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In the piece below, I just kept adding pieces of crayon and heating sections at a time. </div>
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Here I combined collage, encaustic, oil sticks,acrylics and etching. </div>
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I had fun with taking close-ups this week and playing with a little digital editing....</div>
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</div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395323995900153781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233437348903494546.post-19501634234561321632012-05-07T07:43:00.000-07:002012-05-07T07:43:39.173-07:00Magical Monday<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 12px;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I painted at the beach last month...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">so much fun!!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I found myself painting the horizon</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">as I sat on the sand in front of the sky and the sea.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It felt so meditative.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I found these words that I wrote last year </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">while pondering at a California beach:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>the straight line where the sky and the sea meet</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>an illusion</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>but perhaps not</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>perhaps a clue as to how closely</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>the sky and sea ARE connected</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>the place where many an eye has stared</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>and contemplated</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>about the vastness of the world</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>and our lives</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>and about what's really out there-</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>the line of mystery</i></span></div>
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</div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395323995900153781noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233437348903494546.post-61594096149274176182012-05-03T20:45:00.003-07:002012-05-03T20:45:22.114-07:00Abstracts 6-10 of 101<br />
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My <a href="http://cherrypiebutterfly.blogspot.com/2012/04/101-abstracts.html" target="_blank">101 Abstracts</a> project is ongoing!</div>
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I'm still enjoying the process and trying not to focus on the outcome.<br />
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There's often a point in my painting when I wonder, "is it finished?"</div>
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I'm discovering that it's finished</div>
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when I reach the point of trying to "fix" something...</div>
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because then it's no longer about raw and unfiltered expression...</div>
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it's about trying to cover up that expression<br />
because I don't like it or don't think it looks good.</div>
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And there's something about honoring that part of me -</div>
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by voicing that expression</div>
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seeing it</div>
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letting it be seen</div>
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and all at the same time learning not to judge it or fix it.</div>
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I feel like something is opening up....</div>
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I've been playing with abstracts a lot lately.</div>
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all without thinking</div>
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just immersing myself in the moment...</div>
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splashing inks or squirting paints as another layer just to see where it lands....</div>
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scribbling a little crayon or oil pastel wherever I feel like.</div>
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I really do love this process!</div>
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Yep - that inner critic has me questioning it!</div>
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I recently had a little epiphany though</div>
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while at a painting retreat in Athens, GA </div>
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with a group of amazing women!</div>
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While we having a discussion about the inner critic messages we hear,</div>
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For me - moving the paint around </div>
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that doesn't want to contain itself!</div>
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No thinking - just feeling and expressing...</div>
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No destination - but instead purely journey.</div>
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It IS all about the process and just BEing.</div>
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So I'm kicking off my 101 Abstracts</div>
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to make space for this place I need to be right now</div>
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where I can tap into</div>
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that unbridled energy</div>
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and see where it wants to take me!</div>
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I so enjoyed painting this...</div>
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the long blades of grass were my beginning inspiration</div>
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while the chirping birds were my company.</div>
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Lovely morning indeed!</div>
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(I've also started a 101 Abstracts project that I'm very excited about</div>
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and it's all about the process baby!!! More about this soon!)</div>
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Still going with the intuitive flow with the painting I started <a href="http://cherrypiebutterfly.blogspot.com/2012/03/moroccan-muse-part-ii.html" target="_blank">last week</a>....</div>
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a monkey's tail perhaps?</div>
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Next Friday, I will be in Georgia at a painting retreat with some of my online art tribe sisters - </div>
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a couple of beautiful artists who I had the pleasure of meeting at </div>
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the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Dirty%20Footprints%20Studio:%20This%20Is%20How%20I%20Make%20A%20Living%20From%20Being%20Me" target="_blank">Total Alignment</a> retreat last Fall</div>
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and two other incredibly inspiring women who I will finally meet in person!! </div>
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I'm just a wee bit EXCITED!</div>
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Happy PPF!<br />
Have a wonderful weekend!<br />
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Still playing with my Moroccan Muse....</div>
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(patterns inspired by some designs we found on dresses in my closet)</div>
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I love this bowl....the patterns, the colors, the shape.</div>
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For Christmas, my 13 year old daughter gave me a sketchbook which she decorated.</div>
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I got to see a side to her creativity I hadn't quite seen before...which makes it all the more special.</div>
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I've been keeping this sketchbook near my bed </div>
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Here are my first few entries...practicing face sketching.</div>
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The one on the right reminds me of a female Double Agent that you might see in a Spy movie.</div>
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I like that a softer more child-like face emerged.</div>
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My filter seems to turn off and my hand glides around the paper </div>
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At some point I switch to my right hand and work on the smaller details.</div>
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Happy 2012!!!</div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395323995900153781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233437348903494546.post-61007796798449533862011-11-16T16:14:00.001-08:002011-11-16T17:45:15.033-08:00Adding Layers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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which continued to transform.</div>
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Here's the latest bloom.</div>
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From there you were to draw a bigger circle around each of the three circles. </div>
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Then randomly select a color using watercolor, pastels, pencils, etc. and fill in one section at a time.</div>
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It was actually very interesting to see how different everyone's were from each other.</div>
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Mine reminds me of a retro 70's style</div>
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kinda like a spirograph!</div>
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I used colors I don't normally use.</div>
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Because frankly, these colors remind me of mustard and ketchup</div>
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I really liked the way the blues, greens and yellows mixed together.</div>
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I may try using just those three colors next time.</div>
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I had so much fun with the watercolor and ink yesterday, </div>
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I couldn't resist going and getting just a few more goodies...</div>
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Today's bliss was all about playing with color</div>
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Experimenting with watercolor and ink.</div>
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So much fun - I really want to do more!</div>
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I'm curious...what are your favorite ways to apply ink?</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://creativeeveryday.com/art-every-day-month"><img alt="" src="http://creativeeveryday.com/aedmlogored.gif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: silver; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: silver; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: silver; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: silver; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; cursor: move; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;" /></a></span></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395323995900153781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233437348903494546.post-17909846347124995782011-11-09T18:42:00.000-08:002011-11-09T20:33:55.111-08:00Poppy Garden<div>Last month I had the pleasure of participating in <a href="http://studiomargot.ro/workstop/the-poppy-spree">Studio Margot's Poppy Spree</a>! All month long the lovely Ms. Margot shared painting videos, poppy tidbits and her beautiful watercolors. Her love for poppies is contagious! I so enjoyed swishing watercolors around, experimenting with poppy blooms and checking out other fabulous artists' poppy paintings (at the<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/thepoppyspree/pool/"> Poppy Spree Flickr Pool</a>).</div><div><br /></div><div>It's never too late to join in the Poppy Fun - although the Spree is officially over, the videos and material will remain posted - it's guaranteed to put a smile on your face!</div><div><br /></div><div>For today's art project, a compilation of my poppies...</div><div><br /></div><div>(not quite sure how to improve the quality of the "full screen" display but working on it)</div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzPJIkBBzLL9fhADR1IncV7Z_VBG_2M4taIwxpHuUpBF1GfKQ5DP_dJScdko0CNc5CDWP6gS0ZU2kz-cK9yug' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76); line-height: 22px; font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;"><a href="http://creativeeveryday.com/art-every-day-month"><img alt="" src="http://creativeeveryday.com/aedmlogored.gif" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: silver; border-right-color: silver; border-bottom-color: silver; border-left-color: silver; " /></a></span></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395323995900153781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233437348903494546.post-31552196374276551332011-11-08T12:28:00.000-08:002011-11-08T13:20:05.316-08:00Playing Hooky!<div style="text-align: center;">Today my six year old son wasn't feeling his best.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So we stayed home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He made a treasure map.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EnTJ3Bsua2s/TrmRv0gykXI/AAAAAAAAAY4/tigvmFTMqSs/s320/IMG_0355.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672725456385905010" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Which led me to this treasure box</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vg1xu6Yf0dA/TrmSKLmKcFI/AAAAAAAAAZE/4Q69eWqn7EQ/s1600/IMG_0358.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vg1xu6Yf0dA/TrmSKLmKcFI/AAAAAAAAAZE/4Q69eWqn7EQ/s320/IMG_0358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672725909259055186" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I suggested we make collage trees.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CwSz4iAXClo/TrmS19picxI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/KNP_rGVCI3s/s1600/IMG_0393.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CwSz4iAXClo/TrmS19picxI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/KNP_rGVCI3s/s320/IMG_0393.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672726661429359378" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But he had a different idea in mind.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-maScnpPbqsQ/TrmTwKIH1iI/AAAAAAAAAZc/AGWvFMF7gXA/s1600/IMG_0398.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-maScnpPbqsQ/TrmTwKIH1iI/AAAAAAAAAZc/AGWvFMF7gXA/s320/IMG_0398.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672727661211276834" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qkP2fLl8A48/TrmUM0YHVSI/AAAAAAAAAZo/SASRnJAKMU0/s1600/IMG_0399.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qkP2fLl8A48/TrmUM0YHVSI/AAAAAAAAAZo/SASRnJAKMU0/s320/IMG_0399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672728153588978978" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out the electricity he drew!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mQ6ZboiJdog/TrmUt7JJ3AI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/Ml98aOvyq10/s1600/IMG_0403.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mQ6ZboiJdog/TrmUt7JJ3AI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/Ml98aOvyq10/s320/IMG_0403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672728722340961282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Onto painting...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the way a palette can look like a work of art in itself:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aYKXb1C0lVs/TrmUuDXsIfI/AAAAAAAAAaE/8xzwfUUhNJE/s1600/IMG_0389.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aYKXb1C0lVs/TrmUuDXsIfI/AAAAAAAAAaE/8xzwfUUhNJE/s320/IMG_0389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672728724549411314" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And lately I love playing with paint</div><div style="text-align: center;">creating something abstract</div><div style="text-align: center;">and taking a closer look at the details...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1rP_voHKiX0/TrmVzjicL_I/AAAAAAAAAaU/a765O4HHg-o/s320/IMG_0412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672729918595411954" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qV011ryp1u8/TrmVzQBN9BI/AAAAAAAAAaM/ks_F3HsG7gQ/s1600/IMG_0408.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qV011ryp1u8/TrmVzQBN9BI/AAAAAAAAAaM/ks_F3HsG7gQ/s320/IMG_0408.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672729913355793426" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U7dFggcPVPs/TrmY7LfisxI/AAAAAAAAAbI/B-6Rac2_yHw/s1600/IMG_0427.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U7dFggcPVPs/TrmY7LfisxI/AAAAAAAAAbI/B-6Rac2_yHw/s320/IMG_0427.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672733348114641682" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WfZS3f0wyvw/TrmXnCr0X1I/AAAAAAAAAak/Pv5i9MjlSVs/s1600/IMG_0432.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WfZS3f0wyvw/TrmXnCr0X1I/AAAAAAAAAak/Pv5i9MjlSVs/s320/IMG_0432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672731902641200978" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While we were creating our masterpieces</div><div style="text-align: center;">my son asked me,</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Mom, are you glad you stayed home to do this instead of going to work?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Come on - say it!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay, twist my arm!</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Yes, yes I am!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76); font-family: Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76); font-family: Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; "><a href="http://creativeeveryday.com/art-every-day-month"><img alt="" src="http://creativeeveryday.com/aedmlogored.gif" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: silver; border-right-color: silver; border-bottom-color: silver; border-left-color: silver; " /></a></span>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395323995900153781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233437348903494546.post-22609176109306782742011-11-07T13:30:00.000-08:002011-11-07T14:10:25.889-08:00Art Every Day Month<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I'm getting back into the blogging swing of things </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">by joining Art Every Day Month!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Have you heard of it? If not, check it out here...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76); font-family: Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><a href="http://creativeeveryday.com/art-every-day-month"><img alt="" src="http://creativeeveryday.com/aedmlogored.gif" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: silver; border-right-color: silver; border-bottom-color: silver; border-left-color: silver; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">Here is a painting I did this morning in an Intuitive Mixed Media Painting Class.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">It actually took two hours.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">It began with lightly adding tone to the blank paper with colored pencils.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">Next step was to lightly sketch a boat with a pen.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">From there we changed the sketch from a boat to a hat.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">And then back to a boat.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">(Making a boat out of a knit hat with a tie and fuzzy poms wasn't easy!)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">Then my favorite part - the watercolors.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">I don't think it's finished.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">Or maybe it is.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">I learned a lesson in patience though</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, 'Geneva CE', lucida, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#4c4c4c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">and giving myself room to explore the small spaces.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V0CtQJLdThc/TrhOoU0u0bI/AAAAAAAAAYs/Flr5ncKAang/s1600/IMG_0343.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V0CtQJLdThc/TrhOoU0u0bI/AAAAAAAAAYs/Flr5ncKAang/s320/IMG_0343.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672370185364754866" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Later at a Peacock Park</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I spotted this feather </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">floating serenely in the pond</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">while the pond serenely reflected </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">the clouds floating in the sky.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--QQvSC5S_0U/TrhOn5-AKVI/AAAAAAAAAYg/c8nvTTnEzw8/s1600/IMG_0305.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--QQvSC5S_0U/TrhOn5-AKVI/AAAAAAAAAYg/c8nvTTnEzw8/s320/IMG_0305.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672370178155882834" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Arting!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395323995900153781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233437348903494546.post-918653077866913562011-08-11T17:21:00.000-07:002011-08-11T18:42:15.692-07:00Owls and Faces<div>My owls now have faces although they are still works in progress! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>(I've been taking Juliette Crane's fabulous <a href="http://juliettecrane.com/ecourse/index.shtml">How to Paint an Owl E-course</a>.) </div><div>
<br /></div><div>They need some more tweaking and then I'll move on to finishing up the background scenes.</div>
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<br /></div><div>After I painted my purple owl, I decided it looks like she has curlers in her hair and pearls around her neck. So I'm thinking I need to gussy her up a little more so that she can go have a night out on the town! What do you think?</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>This week I've also been participating in Carla Sonheim's 101 Faces! </div><div>She provides us fun little assignments based on different techniques and media.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(84, 84, 84); line-height: 15px; font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://carlasonheim.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/online-classes-summer-art-camp-series/"><img src="http://carlasonheim.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/summerbug1501.jpg?w=150&h=150" class="alignnone" width="150" height="150" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 106, 128); border-right-color: rgb(0, 106, 128); border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 106, 128); border-left-color: rgb(0, 106, 128); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></a></span></div><div> </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Here are a couple of quick non-dominant pen sketches of live people! Don't I have a handsome husband? Heehee....</div><div>
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<br />And here are some watercolor "shapes" outlined in pencil and embellished with pencil and more watercolor. Mine come complete with buckteeth, spiked hair and ample noses!
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<br /></div>Here are a few that my 12 year old daughter painted... I am in love with her expressiveness! Check out the peace sign glasses!
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<br /></div><div>Hope you all have a wonderful week! I look forward to seeing all of your goodies!</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy PPF!!</div><div>
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<br /></div></div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395323995900153781noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233437348903494546.post-49234018188925895562011-07-29T08:43:00.000-07:002011-07-29T11:57:13.438-07:00PPF - First layer of Owls<div style="text-align: center;">Have I mentioned how much FUN Juliette Crane's How to Paint an Owl workshop is?</div><div style="text-align: center;">This week we started on the first layer of our owls.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next week we'll add more details like the eyes!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are two that I started.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uPxhrGT9gnI/TjLbqJt8m3I/AAAAAAAAAU0/JLUV_aeS6FQ/s1600/IMG_0266.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uPxhrGT9gnI/TjLbqJt8m3I/AAAAAAAAAU0/JLUV_aeS6FQ/s400/IMG_0266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634807601003535218" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-84bplkfov30/TjLa3n6dtGI/AAAAAAAAAUs/m7VeV2F6RLo/s1600/IMG_0269.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-84bplkfov30/TjLa3n6dtGI/AAAAAAAAAUs/m7VeV2F6RLo/s400/IMG_0269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634806732935771234" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Actually I didn't get as much painting done as I wanted</div><div style="text-align: center;">because we've been playing with our new puppy Jetson</div><div style="text-align: center;">- who we fell in love with at the shelter </div><div style="text-align: center;">and just had to bring him back with us to his forever home!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think he is adorable and the sweetest thing ever!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h50OPTi8eBg/TjLgGBCrDwI/AAAAAAAAAU8/lTPXSYfsAiU/s400/IMG_20110729_111511-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634812477757394690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Psst....one last thing....do you know about Fearless Painting? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "> I was introduced to it almost a year ago. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "> It is amazing and is sooo much more than about painting. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">It will stir up something inside of you that is truly profound! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Check out the <a href="http://www.dirtyfootprints-studio.com/2011/07/fearless-painting-crash-course.html">Fearless Painting Crash Course video</a> with Connie Hozvicka at Dirty Footprints Studio </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">AND </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">her new <a href="http://www.dirtyfootprints-studio.com/p/total-alignment.html">Total Alignment</a> series that starts next week. <--- It's free - a gift of love from Connie!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Happy PPF!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/kristindudish/PPF/BlogButton4120.jpg" /></a></span></span></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395323995900153781noreply@blogger.com21