What's New?

I went to visit my mother in the care home,

and bought some new toys.  One is a "magic pencil" with multiple colours of lead.  More about that later.

And it snowed again.  Thankfully, that was last week and the sun is out this week.

Another Agapanthus Cluster

Card, 4 1/2 x 6 1/8"

White embossing on gelli print

I made this card smaller than the last one using this stamp.  I did manage to fit the same quote and brush lettering inside, though.

Negative Painting Exercises

These are more exercise from "Loosening Up Your Watercolours" with Joanne Boon Thomas on ArtTutor.

Value Studies

Joanne Boon Thomas teaches a few courses on ArtTutor.  These are value studies from "Loosening Up Your Watercolours".

Sketching at the ATC Swap

Winter Berries

More fun with Joanne Thomas Boon.

Cornflower

I'm having a bit of fun with a new teacher, Joanne Boon Thomas, on ArtTutor.

Valentine's Flowers

Divine Intervention and Dogs

ATC, Ink on Gelli Print

Two of the February prompts for our Artist Trading Card group are divine intervention and dogs.  I thought that putting those together would be impossible, until I found this quote on a site dedicated to the funny things that kids say.

Now, if I can just get through the ice and snow to the swap...

I do hope that I can, because our special guests this month are members from the Vancouver Urban Sketching group.  I've been thinking about joining them.

Snow Days!

Vancouver was enjoying a warm winter until February arrived.  It was a chance for me to learn how to draw and paint snow.   

 

The first 4" (10 cm) turned out to be just the beginning...

I was beginning to wonder where we were going to put it all.

After a bright sunny day, it began to retreat.

It started again, and after another few inches it turned to rain.  Freezing temperatures are forecast to make a skating rink out of the slushy mess.  And so our late winter continues.

Citroen 2CV

 Janice knows that if she posts a photo of an old car on her blog, that I will draw it.

Happy Valentine's Day!

The background for my calligraphy was done by drawing a heart on plastic with a Tombow Marker.  I spritzed it with water before printing it on the paper.

My Office

Waiting Room Sketch

New Slippers

Urban Sketching at the Public Library

The shelves are actually full of books, but I don't have the patience to draw them all.

A Couple of Random Pages

New Sketchbook

7 x 7"

I made this sketchbook from poster board.  It isn't quite as thick as watercolor paper; we'll see if it makes a firm enough surface for sketching.  The cover is folded in towards the centre making it  double thickness, so if it isn't thick enough I can put another piece of cardboard inside the fold.

Inside, Japanese Double Pamphlet

Agapanthus Cluster

5" x 7" Birthday Card

Stamp by Stampendous on Gelli Print

and on the inside:

If You Lose a Sock

The Neighbours' House Gets a New Roof...

...and I get a new purse.

Urban Sketching

There is a big shoe and purse in our local fashion mall.  It is currently decorated for Chinese New Year.