Art Journal Page

Here's the first page in an art journal constructed from a discarded book. It's nice to paint exclusively for the joy of it which is my goal for this book. I could see using some of the elements in a painting someday. I love pink!!

First attempt at assemblage

I admire the many artists out there producing spectacular assemblage pieces. Here's my first attempt. Perhaps with a bit more practice I'll create one for my etsy shop. This one found a home in my dining room for now. I'm really stuck on the many shades of blue for months now. I just can't seem to get enough. I've been devising a plan to change my living room color scheme over to blue from a cranberry red. It's quite challenging to accomplish this without changing everything at once.

Pincushions

My mom and sister are the recipients of these pincushions. They were fun and easy to make!

Here's a link to the pincushion tutorial:

http://whipup.net/2006/03/01/stickin-it-to-the-pincushion/

Sunrise

I'm an early riser and I must say it does have it's perks, like the sunrise today over Lake Winnebago. Stunning view but the temp was 1 above zero, lovely.

Happy Birthday!

Unbelievable! You're 50 years old today, happy birthday to you! Yes, that's me and my very significant other. Maybe we'll stay up past 9:00p.m., just for old times sake.

Pocketwatch Original

I took a few weeks off from painting to focus on cleaning the studio. I need a certain amount of order in my surroundings before I can get to the business of creating. I am not, by any definition of the word, a perfectionist when it comes to neatness. I do however, recognize the need to take action when my surroundings look like a scene from COPS when they bust a crack house. Too much stuff! I'm not one to hold on tight to material things. I'd much rather give away that which I don't use. Where then do all these things come from? It's a mystery to me.

I've finally finished the mixed media painting above and it's available here:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9951825

Computers......

I spent the majority of my day figuring out what computer component wasn't working preventing me access to the internet. One day and $100 later, I'm moving on.

Here's the front yard of our home under a new foot of snow. It's too cold to build a snowman. For those a little less snow savvy, it doesn't stick together at current temps.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Yeah, more snow. Gotta love it. Here's the view out my front door this morning.

Keep love center stage in everything you do today. I will!

Time piece

I've always had an affinity for pocket watches. Not for personal use, rather, nostalgic. My Grandfather carried one in the top bib of his Oshkosh b' Gosh overalls. He could sweep up a crying baby, sit them on his lap, and ever so gently place his pocket watch on their ear. Tick-tock, tick-tock. And then silence, always. Rhythm, everyone understands it.

So, this is the birth of a new painting. I'll transfer my feelings onto the canvas in some manner. If it was meant to be, the finished painting will hint at the above.

Song Sung Blue

Blue is how I feel today. Wisconsin winters are long when the sun doesn't make an appearance for weeks at a time. Today I yearn for spring. In time we'll hail it's slow arrival. I've noticed the days getting longer.

original posted above is up for grabs at:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9321252