After almost two months of sitting on my easel I finally finished the Kingfisher this past weekend. The sketch and the base Filling it in Look there is a bird And the bird has an eye The sign is made of wood The bird has some shadow and some highlight on the wood NO FISHING … Continue reading
Filed under National Wildlife Federation …
I finished a Painting (I’m shocked too)
On Thursday on In the Paint Box I actually showed painting technique (you can check out the replay on the Creative EdVentures Tab – I was able to record it on UStream). I had started a painting a while back but I have to be in the mood to paint and lately I have only … Continue reading
Work In Progress – My new painting
Yes on top of everything else I decided last week I wanted to paint. I decided to paint a Kingfisher, it is 11×14 canvas board. I forgot how much I miss painting and why I don’t paint as much as I use to (there is a lot of work involved in it.) Just started Little … Continue reading
Etsy Treasuries
In the past week I have had my work featured in several treasuries. If you have a moment and are looking for some fantastic Christmas Gifts that have proceeds going to a good cause, check out these great Treasuries! http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cd638bc91558eefaaf7e3c2/gifts-for-the-cause-charity-giving http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cdc2b6492826d911708d815/gulf-coast-relief-gift-guide-under-50 http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cddebee2df56d912ae6bdf3/gifts-that-give
Works in Progress (Quick Post)
I sent the box out this morning! It was such a relief to hand that box to the mail lady 🙂 Now I am back to working on ornaments. The star will have the Chinese Character for Love in the center and will be shiny. The tree will be more green and not so blue. … Continue reading
Wow! Wow! Wow!
This morning I woke up and was not going to turn on my computer (I saw a nap in my future, since my son woke up at 5:20am) so I checked my email on my phone. It said Etsy Transaction and I am reading and thought my account had been hacked and someone bought six … Continue reading
Thankful Thursday – Ornament Donation Breakdown
Instead of my normal Thankful Thursday post I am doing my donation list for my ornaments instead (I think very appropriate). So I have spent quite sometime thinking about the breakdown of each ornament (my goal is to have 5 of each, ambitious I know with two small children) and my reason why I chose … Continue reading
(Semi) Wordless Wednesday – Work in Progress
My angels (which will be pink and 50% will be donated to breast cancer awareness), the gingerbread man, snowman and my Happy Trees (my tribute to Bob Ross – lol). Crappy cell phone photo – yay! The holiday season is about giving so I plan on giving. I plan on each ornament having a charity … Continue reading
The Great Horned Owl Drawing – FINISHED!
I finished it last night during Monday Night Football (before the fourth quarter – 18 penalties, really, Green Bay?!?!) Anyways here are all the progression photos and the finished product that I entered into the Great Owl Challenge (the last competition I entered was five years ago, sad but true). The base Progress Starting to … Continue reading
WHOOO-WHOOO – Progress Photos New Crazy Drawing
After my meltdown during bath time last night, my son fell out of the tub (he is fine, he laughed) and my daughter dumped a half of bottle of aloe filled shampoo into the tub (my hands are still red and swollen – I am allergic to aloe). I decided that I needed to draw … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 