Christmas Cards

 

I started my 2023 Christmas cards recently, hoping to reduce the "deadline pressure" that I felt last year.  

I'm using all kinds of fun paper that I never had inspiration to use before.  This matching cardstock and decorative paper was part of a "grab bag" that I bought years ago.  Unfortunately, there wasn't enough of the card stock to make cards out of, but suddenly I had the idea to use them for trees! 

And Cars Too

Trucks Again?

I was looking at old truck drawings yesterday and the experience made me want to draw another. This first one isn't any less wonky than the old ones!,

First Snowdrop Sighting of 2023

 

The first snowdrop sighting is always a highlight of January.  I commemorated this year's first sighting in an older teeny tiny journal I found on the shelf.  I made this journal in one of Joanne Sharpe's classes and I added a little collage before painting the snowdrops.  Lots of fun!

Teeny Tiny Landscape Journal

I attended a live Watercolors Made Simple workshop and and was captivated by what Nicki was doing over the Christmas holidays.  She wanted to do something a little different and turned to making small watercolor journals.  They were beautiful and inspiring, so I decided  to do the same.

One of my favorite watercolor techniques is wet-on-wet landscapes, so I'm devoting an entire journal to doing them.

This one was inspired by this week's photo from the Creighton Online Spiritual Retreat I'm doing right now.  I can see there might be a lot of sunset paintings in this journal.

 

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

 

Memories of Winters in Palm Springs

 

We're not in Palm Springs this year, but during Vancouver's current cold snap, I have been fondly remembering our Christmases there.