tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67817033795360233872024-03-19T01:00:58.294-04:00The Artful Divafiber art, mixed media, art dolls, quilts, surface design, photographyThe Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.comBlogger979125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-33592027583331423252023-12-28T16:40:00.002-05:002023-12-28T16:40:39.946-05:00What if - Part 2<p style="text-align: center;">This piece turned out to be a lot of messy fun! Acrylics on stretched 20x20 canvas</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> WHAT IF...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5XgVZDLJLADqUjhdUll4MCevy8YMHkckNtJ66CisK7-5tM28LeYdXdWL76h4-EKasTK415u6qlU7R_Rxg5Xr0A83Ko7XIte0HrErCR8RvodDD7YbFf9MRBYAuX1kYXh1zgnLWgFdq-bXJmnk9zBYtYIIGXACfSDSV5ghvuw9fmikYslRy5lXXw30u8Y/s1916/What%20if.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1899" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5XgVZDLJLADqUjhdUll4MCevy8YMHkckNtJ66CisK7-5tM28LeYdXdWL76h4-EKasTK415u6qlU7R_Rxg5Xr0A83Ko7XIte0HrErCR8RvodDD7YbFf9MRBYAuX1kYXh1zgnLWgFdq-bXJmnk9zBYtYIIGXACfSDSV5ghvuw9fmikYslRy5lXXw30u8Y/w634-h640/What%20if.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><br /><p></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-45767748990474464562023-12-26T19:06:00.000-05:002023-12-26T19:06:02.108-05:00What if...<p> What if I mixed gel medium with acrylic paint(s) and applied it to the canvas with the back of a plastic spoon...flowers perhaps? This will require more experimentation.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8O0puFyYl1hDI8qiO95AfBSbpSNOFI-aTcBEU4W5TOuBOTIfwNVS06CcyE0amb9OOiXINOyOW0djlB5ZOwyOf-lFTFc-wuVkSCllQqbD661EfXuU8S6rB2oAY58PNJ-9lNozXnx0gxP00FDkq5O2er8gSr9RC_1DAG2omV-H1-F6i9I8KPD3NF5LwZ5U/s4032/IMG_4243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8O0puFyYl1hDI8qiO95AfBSbpSNOFI-aTcBEU4W5TOuBOTIfwNVS06CcyE0amb9OOiXINOyOW0djlB5ZOwyOf-lFTFc-wuVkSCllQqbD661EfXuU8S6rB2oAY58PNJ-9lNozXnx0gxP00FDkq5O2er8gSr9RC_1DAG2omV-H1-F6i9I8KPD3NF5LwZ5U/w480-h640/IMG_4243.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-62921650251885497052023-12-21T16:20:00.003-05:002023-12-21T16:20:42.875-05:00I should be inside painting...<p>Even though it’s cold and cloudy today, I prefer walking around Wildflower Lake to doing laps on an indoor track! In my defense, while walking around the lake, I was thinking about what more I could do on the painting sitting on my easel</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWhVdc_4jALRjBG_LeCibxfeh5A0M9MHYJV3nY3qcELKDPe3LlnSZTnFLaCI_RSJGJzX9zWqoxwoRAghQlgSWwk8PXDG0JKkKZ179AAL8GpdaeqY4tXwayAbHoqM8FQYkzZh2VgK0UbUumS7Z3MNE_fVjaRIJEXT1KrLlRDLrJLAPBtVzqqU79BO3IsE/s4032/wildflower1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWhVdc_4jALRjBG_LeCibxfeh5A0M9MHYJV3nY3qcELKDPe3LlnSZTnFLaCI_RSJGJzX9zWqoxwoRAghQlgSWwk8PXDG0JKkKZ179AAL8GpdaeqY4tXwayAbHoqM8FQYkzZh2VgK0UbUumS7Z3MNE_fVjaRIJEXT1KrLlRDLrJLAPBtVzqqU79BO3IsE/w480-h640/wildflower1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8SpkbtFvIMfeE44mZjkTmzhA_1uYFEAl98oL3kx4u7dv0oCGtLa1gPHJesHjo_ZTmbii4hbdbpfAX-QiJhqyB-tHL5FjnIHDM2DP94lCqcJF_tsNGl-7lyssCDLvPQIMWzIz8NsTcDsMOO8ds0jdgkuHyiXoK0ganrhyphenhyphenELYJymAZRMQcdhsV0bzRUyQ/s2535/wildflower2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="1744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8SpkbtFvIMfeE44mZjkTmzhA_1uYFEAl98oL3kx4u7dv0oCGtLa1gPHJesHjo_ZTmbii4hbdbpfAX-QiJhqyB-tHL5FjnIHDM2DP94lCqcJF_tsNGl-7lyssCDLvPQIMWzIz8NsTcDsMOO8ds0jdgkuHyiXoK0ganrhyphenhyphenELYJymAZRMQcdhsV0bzRUyQ/w440-h640/wildflower2.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdyW4lqctDll2Sox0mZKspQbu6F_KhYip_ZKw2z-ZBmHvl3tLX4TZeFw4rh05xf8jPutqHZgg8KFlVxwSKnQSuHeq79OeKNrE1_YKZxP1I4XVDUYFOTbXKrUWpbAtzjnXIDqdq6xNiuRd_4T83cAG_1mMvVxboVTXrC9KyQyBXOq3iMUOwl2nnFM7Ga0/s4032/wildflower3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdyW4lqctDll2Sox0mZKspQbu6F_KhYip_ZKw2z-ZBmHvl3tLX4TZeFw4rh05xf8jPutqHZgg8KFlVxwSKnQSuHeq79OeKNrE1_YKZxP1I4XVDUYFOTbXKrUWpbAtzjnXIDqdq6xNiuRd_4T83cAG_1mMvVxboVTXrC9KyQyBXOq3iMUOwl2nnFM7Ga0/w480-h640/wildflower3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-68494869101934314802023-12-19T15:12:00.000-05:002023-12-19T15:12:29.562-05:00Where Has the Time Gone?!<p> I just realized that it's been months since I posted. It's been a hectic time for me. I moved from sunny Florida to cold, cold Illinois. I'm finally settled in and beginning to create art once again.</p><p>I decided to paint over a painting that I had done years ago. I often do this because I like the texture it creates below a new artwork's surface.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dTZhSovVID8jRxz5kRDeHq97sJtm3i3aG6QCMybP9iuO6NDP0Wc_M2UaWs_UPhMbjthEYJJiXBPcWTx11ZCAZp1SH6nLKuI5kVHyE1v9beHVvpLyA06XRrG6P_PKMkrv8Lx7bHN65eOk5o7jKcQTxw_LvZywi8kXFyShPclpRjawk0XqKNK3X1Wo9Dc/s362/DSC_1863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dTZhSovVID8jRxz5kRDeHq97sJtm3i3aG6QCMybP9iuO6NDP0Wc_M2UaWs_UPhMbjthEYJJiXBPcWTx11ZCAZp1SH6nLKuI5kVHyE1v9beHVvpLyA06XRrG6P_PKMkrv8Lx7bHN65eOk5o7jKcQTxw_LvZywi8kXFyShPclpRjawk0XqKNK3X1Wo9Dc/w637-h640/DSC_1863.jpg" width="637" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">light coat of gesso over the painting and some acrylic paint over that</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnVdsDyv0CX1UhKg5Eb_mHsyf5FdTEMi0_qgQpkLOTsMZ4yJsPWNs_VZlxav004enzdXgsBjQlNu6KYJ4qwd_bJNZLPC9JHtBi02nMtAkXF-RIa_6VT2ofi6rbB-h336Ibrt6uwZjBH6SvUUOOhh1OPml1X_GVgh-vpxAts6HRK4dW4BNK4pVm1PLm8A/s4032/IMG_4211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnVdsDyv0CX1UhKg5Eb_mHsyf5FdTEMi0_qgQpkLOTsMZ4yJsPWNs_VZlxav004enzdXgsBjQlNu6KYJ4qwd_bJNZLPC9JHtBi02nMtAkXF-RIa_6VT2ofi6rbB-h336Ibrt6uwZjBH6SvUUOOhh1OPml1X_GVgh-vpxAts6HRK4dW4BNK4pVm1PLm8A/w480-h640/IMG_4211.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love creating drips with paint</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEY-tgdRxqiMVVeeK-sor1bMQTH8ESjoetWGrlxBOlfdbmIjRaOZ_CrS5nXPdvlY4lIrWzYLM5pxIcnkskY7q5TAkyA2hMCQQ-lpz3PMgnGyJL_o7nvv_UMp6JbaDoDt4asaeJFdqNZZEnI44pAZwow79Hix0ge0ylemVW9DgGvZM_JD1XfIl0Zqxfsg/s4032/IMG_4213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEY-tgdRxqiMVVeeK-sor1bMQTH8ESjoetWGrlxBOlfdbmIjRaOZ_CrS5nXPdvlY4lIrWzYLM5pxIcnkskY7q5TAkyA2hMCQQ-lpz3PMgnGyJL_o7nvv_UMp6JbaDoDt4asaeJFdqNZZEnI44pAZwow79Hix0ge0ylemVW9DgGvZM_JD1XfIl0Zqxfsg/w480-h640/IMG_4213.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcT8hk93wTG3yp6SQYzJaS7Nr-qrIHZJNsbQ2U5y_Bz-8ARqPLZnQwI6l28Z8r6FZPE2aOmMR0z0Z-BdJ0hCvsby1eiKA8sMC9mXhtHllbkQWOvHVPsp6PvVw-q3dwW5vHKKC6l6tYfdoPz0qy3hzuULnxP31GhPLtsNgGv-cN5bXpqxyPPxJqQ1ROjk/s4032/IMG_4214.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcT8hk93wTG3yp6SQYzJaS7Nr-qrIHZJNsbQ2U5y_Bz-8ARqPLZnQwI6l28Z8r6FZPE2aOmMR0z0Z-BdJ0hCvsby1eiKA8sMC9mXhtHllbkQWOvHVPsp6PvVw-q3dwW5vHKKC6l6tYfdoPz0qy3hzuULnxP31GhPLtsNgGv-cN5bXpqxyPPxJqQ1ROjk/w480-h640/IMG_4214.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>What comes next you may ask - the same question I asked myself. To be continued...</p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-28020833536676771342023-08-10T15:13:00.000-04:002023-08-10T15:13:34.190-04:00"Les trois derrière”<p>My daughter and I had a fantastic time on vacation in Quebec City and Montreal. We laughed a lot, ate a lot, climbed a zillion staircases, and slept a lot. We both enjoyed keeping track of our daily activities in the travel journals I made for us.</p><p>Inspiration is everywhere. I took many photographs, of course. The weather was perfect for outside dining. We took full advantage of that in both cities' many cafes and restaurants. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The inspiration for my 9x12 mixed media painting on wood panel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwncdLZqbHAkyAO-lvATcDJNHLdIP1sypCPn_WNqB8cXs7olxGFlacEsxAO324iKMFIPO26_GBtDNXHaZjJt-ekq-EeCm18mEW7YUCwVbBFOSaR4inPBLYUVkO9wil7yxwqM4cMcXr-fnMpEZV5KCH_ITQJSbvKyyuSwk_TSk2p2u4Ig2yqaT35npHi1k/s3020/IMG_3511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="3020" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwncdLZqbHAkyAO-lvATcDJNHLdIP1sypCPn_WNqB8cXs7olxGFlacEsxAO324iKMFIPO26_GBtDNXHaZjJt-ekq-EeCm18mEW7YUCwVbBFOSaR4inPBLYUVkO9wil7yxwqM4cMcXr-fnMpEZV5KCH_ITQJSbvKyyuSwk_TSk2p2u4Ig2yqaT35npHi1k/w640-h424/IMG_3511.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My interpretation:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just having fun with it!!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqoE_fDCJOJutvqOHY-ToxDLvBWmOqGYaEx0RyzDqO5VoglvYB_HCTdc5eDeEFwGJXU7SIHBUMnbs-DHYa7XVjxdYfilvfucPEezks2YspE7uKjH9kQh6UpxdW-bbiEHI4CcDKQnL4Wrkca1wnKgYb5_HWjnrakYjU5vryEWstmR1qWN4FmReK-0k1c4/s2012/IMG_3690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1506" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqoE_fDCJOJutvqOHY-ToxDLvBWmOqGYaEx0RyzDqO5VoglvYB_HCTdc5eDeEFwGJXU7SIHBUMnbs-DHYa7XVjxdYfilvfucPEezks2YspE7uKjH9kQh6UpxdW-bbiEHI4CcDKQnL4Wrkca1wnKgYb5_HWjnrakYjU5vryEWstmR1qWN4FmReK-0k1c4/w480-h640/IMG_3690.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the background in acrylic paints</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdKWvk1ElEGZP5ZngXsLoVZp2xxOSFOFCv2zVsb0FFD-isB1oDh8BC0X5QzIWvlnZubzBiFYqBzZxqfSFe8_vYfkF4PNdPAXPqdwerTopAt7wCAC6O3Ccyp_hFx2G-7Pco2T-4pcvuBADEeTwSPSjxakRKBMQTgzeGT9LbcSMTlKHj3RTJlLYARZ8U-s/s2265/IMG_3676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1506" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqoE_fDCJOJutvqOHY-ToxDLvBWmOqGYaEx0RyzDqO5VoglvYB_HCTdc5eDeEFwGJXU7SIHBUMnbs-DHYa7XVjxdYfilvfucPEezks2YspE7uKjH9kQh6UpxdW-bbiEHI4CcDKQnL4Wrkca1wnKgYb5_HWjnrakYjU5vryEWstmR1qWN4FmReK-0k1c4/w480-h640/IMG_3690.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-81890771889568928062023-06-18T15:39:00.000-04:002023-06-18T15:39:40.890-04:00Solitude...<p>Lightning, thunder, rain, and gloomy skies today. Perfect time to work in the studio and finish a painting I started yesterday.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Finished work - oils on 20x20 gallery-wrapped canvas</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2If2z2u-6355nVeBml99HMKgCrvNUZInlt4UrIjx15NIcPmcFRWJXDURaUiaGdgkOZL6uZjSo4vtQbU6faEABZgqv-5qpzp1eAUonpQttqRVcruYqCOMbR-h4AqVkfjnt9aEv3zHaTGPliHEA39mXUj6mGQPyLK1cwszrwp_Nm2_g64JWmVHL5zc/s2029/Solitude.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2029" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2If2z2u-6355nVeBml99HMKgCrvNUZInlt4UrIjx15NIcPmcFRWJXDURaUiaGdgkOZL6uZjSo4vtQbU6faEABZgqv-5qpzp1eAUonpQttqRVcruYqCOMbR-h4AqVkfjnt9aEv3zHaTGPliHEA39mXUj6mGQPyLK1cwszrwp_Nm2_g64JWmVHL5zc/w640-h638/Solitude.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Quick pencil sketch over an acrylic-painted background</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2WXmAbSKghh-dDLD4I0dijwmBmqEtwfhfMNFRpd5Mbptr6Zp-3R_H7_L8CBW5bRTWPI4WfEsjlLpChmaZ_LCZIH5XqoJ8TS8x2I6zUT-VL08cGsYXK-_l6E7EI2HwZacUdSvPnJm-nZQr_l7P8hONCPQWAtaNCrg1jjyuv64tTGKmcmQlc7rIrh6/w480-h640/IMG_3254.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rather than using a rag, wipe the excess oil paint onto the background</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtkiPkUfVPQ6zlbG9-iYKvZwLn4SI2X6CGk5mc55EBrJGZgc8qdpL5bOvEOJObEMZdXcBNMIPsAefX9ljO7O18rYBqaWOZl6G3JEAIrJQWxhsn9ASooYsUab5qNkh_N5JPRJuhj39mBfngo4ZLgRAR4PX2Zz8JaGO6ctBbUXSS_M9oDz9RbSUDZDg/s4032/IMG_3256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtkiPkUfVPQ6zlbG9-iYKvZwLn4SI2X6CGk5mc55EBrJGZgc8qdpL5bOvEOJObEMZdXcBNMIPsAefX9ljO7O18rYBqaWOZl6G3JEAIrJQWxhsn9ASooYsUab5qNkh_N5JPRJuhj39mBfngo4ZLgRAR4PX2Zz8JaGO6ctBbUXSS_M9oDz9RbSUDZDg/w480-h640/IMG_3256.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lightened up the background by brushing over the wet paint with Gamsol and little white oil paint</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzcL9kx5QLIvt_d9dTqaW7ujzo7MBhlspHeedQw5cM2g_O2U_ylg_-CD-B1kAdjbmdm1z9ot0CvWlssOOpybDt5wvMHpCKom1t-WuKWZ2V07ccKJBO_MSJ6MbW9CNdWDbU3QRwUWZ0ZFx8m3O_WijrGKi7wj5XjwM2XkLQxMFsxooHz5RC7Mt-Rkp/s4032/IMG_3257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzcL9kx5QLIvt_d9dTqaW7ujzo7MBhlspHeedQw5cM2g_O2U_ylg_-CD-B1kAdjbmdm1z9ot0CvWlssOOpybDt5wvMHpCKom1t-WuKWZ2V07ccKJBO_MSJ6MbW9CNdWDbU3QRwUWZ0ZFx8m3O_WijrGKi7wj5XjwM2XkLQxMFsxooHz5RC7Mt-Rkp/w480-h640/IMG_3257.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Jennifer has never been outside the United States. We are very excited to take this trip together!</p><p>I always make a journal to take with me on my trips. This time, of course, I made two. (It's a surprise!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Jar6YpFBYH5ovWgUsr__w2zQexO12lBegauxhGI0LqiJ-ypML8K41UcEqsdqoRju_ywVv1o_9-czCJYqFsAI1gTYB6Nc4NQwYhQpjM11OKDwCyi7scS5jiQsLd9As87p7ENw83wrcL-Ib6lN4ZpuqwROXdYpRg1JL6Y_DhuYUxVuSy2rlM56yX6i/s3336/IMG_3151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="3336" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Jar6YpFBYH5ovWgUsr__w2zQexO12lBegauxhGI0LqiJ-ypML8K41UcEqsdqoRju_ywVv1o_9-czCJYqFsAI1gTYB6Nc4NQwYhQpjM11OKDwCyi7scS5jiQsLd9As87p7ENw83wrcL-Ib6lN4ZpuqwROXdYpRg1JL6Y_DhuYUxVuSy2rlM56yX6i/w640-h484/IMG_3151.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I challenged myself to make one signature comprised of (8) 7x10 pieces of 70lb. drawing paper. Each sheet was folded in half. I needed to make a tiny signature, number, date, and/or identify each "page" as a template to print on both sides of the paper. (I'm not happy unless I make things as difficult as possible!!). I did this in Photoshop - a slow printing process, but luckily it worked without any mishaps or wasted paper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qevt6Qg29IEs1dQV6xM_U9sGXxg-7D3JWXLH2u5eztmvtWYRlAXrdchDHJn5mA6Gzx6LO1fUxkspHlI4en_8IIo7QJ62CCfTc2AIeOtbMVimthRVdz_KgJl9pXe-oPLKc9jyyRUkwkdx7JhbZM4NnV0PXJKPKhcIWtASpNm2cupxKSz4pj1Qa35f/s4032/IMG_3112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qevt6Qg29IEs1dQV6xM_U9sGXxg-7D3JWXLH2u5eztmvtWYRlAXrdchDHJn5mA6Gzx6LO1fUxkspHlI4en_8IIo7QJ62CCfTc2AIeOtbMVimthRVdz_KgJl9pXe-oPLKc9jyyRUkwkdx7JhbZM4NnV0PXJKPKhcIWtASpNm2cupxKSz4pj1Qa35f/w480-h640/IMG_3112.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_FYItyV7NkSZno3GfheoNNoAKUGJRDYiGx-rjtJ0sAw2bwMqb5v3s9gfLsbIFR3P504eBtc6JAwl_1agyW_vM0W4_5KdnX087-FM2u81__l8dGltizgsbubQGsNel4B2dEpoenKWbB2x56vFw-1VeQlRQJ9WLnM9Uvh2QjHJRm_PaHAxOyqRL13W/s4032/IMG_3110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_FYItyV7NkSZno3GfheoNNoAKUGJRDYiGx-rjtJ0sAw2bwMqb5v3s9gfLsbIFR3P504eBtc6JAwl_1agyW_vM0W4_5KdnX087-FM2u81__l8dGltizgsbubQGsNel4B2dEpoenKWbB2x56vFw-1VeQlRQJ9WLnM9Uvh2QjHJRm_PaHAxOyqRL13W/w480-h640/IMG_3110.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">heavy paper with holes punched to use as a guide for punching holes in the signatures and covers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqvz6doVqRRXHn8KKnMNnKRsl4SWPBzY_qvZBkK_1a4dEJ_IFxhqjWKxCS2Nl4g6IvBeWVJWTMxbi_J9zAY3COvBnr8Sj5-hcs2CymJnXJ39Ipdum6wyGu6fYXg1rkaGJ1eDYMrMENdKlqAWuRZsQSASNlRsKN7T6mxrS_swjR5fIA_NK1tsL_9AQ/s4032/IMG_3109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqvz6doVqRRXHn8KKnMNnKRsl4SWPBzY_qvZBkK_1a4dEJ_IFxhqjWKxCS2Nl4g6IvBeWVJWTMxbi_J9zAY3COvBnr8Sj5-hcs2CymJnXJ39Ipdum6wyGu6fYXg1rkaGJ1eDYMrMENdKlqAWuRZsQSASNlRsKN7T6mxrS_swjR5fIA_NK1tsL_9AQ/w480-h640/IMG_3109.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These are the middle pages of the journal</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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glued down large strips of crushed tracing paper, newsprint as well as cheesecloth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBl-UJf216utwYhJmT0SAOTzaSQiP5LrntAo83ROIAYXMa8vCFyJgmRZtIUv0wrBEhc4rESBLo_W7ZKBfry6NjUt9x_Sg5dwn2ejwx2Vfd4Blbpw1tz4LZ6lUSBX6Gyzh89Y0ZbsmLhH9G929Mgng5H6yeJzWowjy7HGyImb6TJSCqODkb0jCuyo7z/s4032/IMG_3126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBl-UJf216utwYhJmT0SAOTzaSQiP5LrntAo83ROIAYXMa8vCFyJgmRZtIUv0wrBEhc4rESBLo_W7ZKBfry6NjUt9x_Sg5dwn2ejwx2Vfd4Blbpw1tz4LZ6lUSBX6Gyzh89Y0ZbsmLhH9G929Mgng5H6yeJzWowjy7HGyImb6TJSCqODkb0jCuyo7z/w640-h480/IMG_3126.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Addition of acrylic paint - mine is blue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHkutnt-M9aDLwKXMkIlRvivGQSSJW1NJ2VnmtvcVxUrPTRhK9A508MckwfKZn4t9sc1-csrphkPvV6nfpYMWzHTHGVxxrTYVE7v6hGio2o3xfEeQm6jn_9bK6zWimnnDgL6lnUdzoAKFqpWXzMDoLuVmaU-_BMSkACy7J_RDAczA3G08Jo8wOR96/s4032/IMG_3127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHkutnt-M9aDLwKXMkIlRvivGQSSJW1NJ2VnmtvcVxUrPTRhK9A508MckwfKZn4t9sc1-csrphkPvV6nfpYMWzHTHGVxxrTYVE7v6hGio2o3xfEeQm6jn_9bK6zWimnnDgL6lnUdzoAKFqpWXzMDoLuVmaU-_BMSkACy7J_RDAczA3G08Jo8wOR96/w640-h480/IMG_3127.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jennifer's favorite color is green</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyc8UAeWLmMUuz1NRvKWU7dgFweujWEXa37AviCKf9_TpX4WYFLd1zorOKT4TvDO9v3O0vlm6_s46svqFmYtGvPCanP5gQBwz8ZE3vFOqhHIEaEs8s3C39Bbr8DE__b56Q-xdBsRTk5tstBIpCRkDn2pGH2AMzAYm7syMwoRcoKmn8qZyPA0L__GQj/s4032/IMG_3128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyc8UAeWLmMUuz1NRvKWU7dgFweujWEXa37AviCKf9_TpX4WYFLd1zorOKT4TvDO9v3O0vlm6_s46svqFmYtGvPCanP5gQBwz8ZE3vFOqhHIEaEs8s3C39Bbr8DE__b56Q-xdBsRTk5tstBIpCRkDn2pGH2AMzAYm7syMwoRcoKmn8qZyPA0L__GQj/w640-h480/IMG_3128.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After adhering silk to the back of the canvas (Wonder-Under), I trimmed the covers to 15.25" wide x 7.50" high; zig zagged stitch around all the edges; punched holes then hand-stitched the signature(s) to the cover(s); hand-sewed antique keys I had in my stash which look really cool as the journal closure; looped with 1.5 mm rattail cording</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Jar6YpFBYH5ovWgUsr__w2zQexO12lBegauxhGI0LqiJ-ypML8K41UcEqsdqoRju_ywVv1o_9-czCJYqFsAI1gTYB6Nc4NQwYhQpjM11OKDwCyi7scS5jiQsLd9As87p7ENw83wrcL-Ib6lN4ZpuqwROXdYpRg1JL6Y_DhuYUxVuSy2rlM56yX6i/s3336/IMG_3151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="3336" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Jar6YpFBYH5ovWgUsr__w2zQexO12lBegauxhGI0LqiJ-ypML8K41UcEqsdqoRju_ywVv1o_9-czCJYqFsAI1gTYB6Nc4NQwYhQpjM11OKDwCyi7scS5jiQsLd9As87p7ENw83wrcL-Ib6lN4ZpuqwROXdYpRg1JL6Y_DhuYUxVuSy2rlM56yX6i/w640-h484/IMG_3151.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-61948193656876431642023-06-02T13:03:00.000-04:002023-06-02T13:03:32.251-04:00Cherry Blossom Time<p>My dear granddaughter, Samantha, is a traveling surgical assistant. She's currently working in Olympia, WA. She's keeping me updated with photos of her weekend adventures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I absolutely love this photo of Samantha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoep0S_P0snPAotHEjgHn6_EAe0rovUARkEt_wT6mDWKTfDUT1HV5zTYMTCRh8RdStFdrfAqBAOdfp-D4ORxeIiLQrmNkUID-2qpBqhmm8erNWtSmeXTEITOozdhr4KoqyvghKYCR1kJK-GZ2lUWT9Yzw7yYxHueIk8KFUyG16SFZ8XbIEvWsZd7kS/s2264/IMG_3506%202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2264" data-original-width="1720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoep0S_P0snPAotHEjgHn6_EAe0rovUARkEt_wT6mDWKTfDUT1HV5zTYMTCRh8RdStFdrfAqBAOdfp-D4ORxeIiLQrmNkUID-2qpBqhmm8erNWtSmeXTEITOozdhr4KoqyvghKYCR1kJK-GZ2lUWT9Yzw7yYxHueIk8KFUyG16SFZ8XbIEvWsZd7kS/w486-h640/IMG_3506%202.heic" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I simply had to paint the scene! 6x8 canvas board (acrylics)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHKLccLJxs06TRHDSjP_Hp1t4dtd4L9clAwdeKrfJocst_jRNt11zSrdaX2lKiXNoMxfQBe7U626Jb9dpv4QVLhWBdFeURo3oBcaeaIytY984XL8oYub3EfioqgyslODj-SVG_ylJ4w5fR8B0tqZ8-HeQCGThxvAsWo62NL-2UzxQdk6cYn8Uee1s/s2066/IMG_3061%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2066" data-original-width="1517" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHKLccLJxs06TRHDSjP_Hp1t4dtd4L9clAwdeKrfJocst_jRNt11zSrdaX2lKiXNoMxfQBe7U626Jb9dpv4QVLhWBdFeURo3oBcaeaIytY984XL8oYub3EfioqgyslODj-SVG_ylJ4w5fR8B0tqZ8-HeQCGThxvAsWo62NL-2UzxQdk6cYn8Uee1s/w470-h640/IMG_3061%202.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEuaDtQVvbd6vB8s754rHdOnsWMHssI3kycWq7l_rQxOqomIAAp8Z8Mr5_vAvobgM-fhh7Pg2DZ9WSz4z6c6KA_gAuM8ssQ7jwwS9fXO6WEN5lmhAojBnJ2K2qAqM_pzcR7AgARm32SKybqAtlc_ljetHflj4EaPbpy9zz3mpIMvz9ZdU7_PbpEa8/s2237/IMG_3067%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2237" data-original-width="1828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEuaDtQVvbd6vB8s754rHdOnsWMHssI3kycWq7l_rQxOqomIAAp8Z8Mr5_vAvobgM-fhh7Pg2DZ9WSz4z6c6KA_gAuM8ssQ7jwwS9fXO6WEN5lmhAojBnJ2K2qAqM_pzcR7AgARm32SKybqAtlc_ljetHflj4EaPbpy9zz3mpIMvz9ZdU7_PbpEa8/w522-h640/IMG_3067%202.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her favorite color is purple so naturally, I chose to paint her jacket accordingly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC_ZUKTm1KtbDVfkvrPIAP417CjQOGM87Gup4Znm5oqsz8mOtzMw-wJvskXR5v3WfLrv_lSAVj5AZ_XE5OwszMBIv8g1vqLrPYC8BAxqG1N4rcyAYhVYPorQYoMj3hrNpH_-0x7OEXFI93RVgKxUFquvDgXdxMWUse5cO1d2l9gswUZUV5I82sYVd/s1457/Samantha%202023.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC_ZUKTm1KtbDVfkvrPIAP417CjQOGM87Gup4Znm5oqsz8mOtzMw-wJvskXR5v3WfLrv_lSAVj5AZ_XE5OwszMBIv8g1vqLrPYC8BAxqG1N4rcyAYhVYPorQYoMj3hrNpH_-0x7OEXFI93RVgKxUFquvDgXdxMWUse5cO1d2l9gswUZUV5I82sYVd/w474-h640/Samantha%202023.JPEG" width="474" /></a></div><br />The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-14004224421706574692023-03-16T17:14:00.001-04:002023-03-16T17:37:57.000-04:00Orchids in the Garden<p>Rather than paint from a photograph, I chose to paint from memory the orchids I saw on display during my recent visit to the Naples Botanical Gardens. It's doubtful a botanist would recognize these as orchids, but that's how I remember it!</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">9x12 oils on oiled canvas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTQ8ngkQP0ta2qdfgzjugipKsxYCn6SO0CgMBHGRQpy6FsRq5BW_DXPw4Gxd0JD7mV-d4K1fguiui-B6hEmvbR-ZkuFmSQSs79HyEMRQGaxeO_i2SJg9E49Ed2Jc9CenRIC30ydfde41q89bUgKd1gSVL8EmRUfEwfFJbPmyNjv3zyniE7Pb8Ex3s/s2180/Orchids%20in%20Botanical%20Gardens.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2180" data-original-width="1587" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTQ8ngkQP0ta2qdfgzjugipKsxYCn6SO0CgMBHGRQpy6FsRq5BW_DXPw4Gxd0JD7mV-d4K1fguiui-B6hEmvbR-ZkuFmSQSs79HyEMRQGaxeO_i2SJg9E49Ed2Jc9CenRIC30ydfde41q89bUgKd1gSVL8EmRUfEwfFJbPmyNjv3zyniE7Pb8Ex3s/w466-h640/Orchids%20in%20Botanical%20Gardens.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3LQq-3Oe2e-2yMtMtIPX2KZO0sFUlNXMT6C2pOVD2VZzOZv7rXknfQd90val_8ktf5lbEu4CAiOfiBWU0IOVMuPqK7QhPjF93VgiWVuCKDlcD1eGmfIHugA5D1KDgqYo63c_m5-yPInuAKfJ1WGD8BDc9MRSnuTsnoQ8kJkHIFhHfdg84sM8PjmN/s4032/IMG_2786.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3LQq-3Oe2e-2yMtMtIPX2KZO0sFUlNXMT6C2pOVD2VZzOZv7rXknfQd90val_8ktf5lbEu4CAiOfiBWU0IOVMuPqK7QhPjF93VgiWVuCKDlcD1eGmfIHugA5D1KDgqYo63c_m5-yPInuAKfJ1WGD8BDc9MRSnuTsnoQ8kJkHIFhHfdg84sM8PjmN/w480-h640/IMG_2786.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIIk43NgSbDUD-ugcWMdXG1354S4_PIJZA2bw8Iml9qnSrFkkc312xIOiQ_GpSVg1PcBSBfnNKJNZJp9hCWYGaSse-OFZX9rFL8tJtxyPDq1LCYJSS3Tfaw85_yyVo_gWb6hyiGAGFNhpvWh85coNtp6pCDjRD2iQthfs-pO0JgGB21poRhcrin-2/s4032/IMG_2788.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIIk43NgSbDUD-ugcWMdXG1354S4_PIJZA2bw8Iml9qnSrFkkc312xIOiQ_GpSVg1PcBSBfnNKJNZJp9hCWYGaSse-OFZX9rFL8tJtxyPDq1LCYJSS3Tfaw85_yyVo_gWb6hyiGAGFNhpvWh85coNtp6pCDjRD2iQthfs-pO0JgGB21poRhcrin-2/w480-h640/IMG_2788.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJ9mJnhQJpyr8iP9yuEZG4rQHe5ocHU43hxLdYUobibBQENp5lLfTxq5KFZXz7iFI9TCPS0a9u4-iS1MQOPYeC5EQY_lRzh4CrJ-l_lh_KpYOQfChLcjAbdxsXv_lDqz4_iqPS5_YPL9W3b4xY3kS45DK2tTh5-ul_cfCTjc415-S5PWxUsXgNeuM/s2180/Orchids%20in%20Botanical%20Gardens.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2180" data-original-width="1587" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJ9mJnhQJpyr8iP9yuEZG4rQHe5ocHU43hxLdYUobibBQENp5lLfTxq5KFZXz7iFI9TCPS0a9u4-iS1MQOPYeC5EQY_lRzh4CrJ-l_lh_KpYOQfChLcjAbdxsXv_lDqz4_iqPS5_YPL9W3b4xY3kS45DK2tTh5-ul_cfCTjc415-S5PWxUsXgNeuM/w466-h640/Orchids%20in%20Botanical%20Gardens.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><br />The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-10805497898849197202023-03-03T15:31:00.002-05:002023-03-03T15:31:23.882-05:00I Need a Hug...<p>It's been 9 months since my dear husband, Richard, passed away. I'm still struggling with my grief. I cried while I created this mixed-media piece. It helps to keep busy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9x12 mixed media on wood board (acrylics)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGaUQXIh_g-sCn9PJh3P0DP3KLBaxz0tpZJFMmupm6YDuBZZ5k68k2J3gn-a8xjCEdL71BCKGlgD9TFGw0N5TUlv2cV63akRa3UkVreW0df4UBhU3SpS26BLgGYvAIIxwLOjdqorZ9j1F-3KaHFVXyQRYqkrSizDvvMo5pV6FpnJFh6_xe0CtcrPl/s3600/The%20Hug.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGaUQXIh_g-sCn9PJh3P0DP3KLBaxz0tpZJFMmupm6YDuBZZ5k68k2J3gn-a8xjCEdL71BCKGlgD9TFGw0N5TUlv2cV63akRa3UkVreW0df4UBhU3SpS26BLgGYvAIIxwLOjdqorZ9j1F-3KaHFVXyQRYqkrSizDvvMo5pV6FpnJFh6_xe0CtcrPl/w480-h640/The%20Hug.tif" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">inkjet transfer printed on deli paper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBotpswJQOvgN_LxEdK1zQyD2_FXDQax5lbshZ--LJu7HyTHmo7VUiDi26wDbSEU6_ymW4-l1PQ4paD5zcCyauGKuHyU-UuQU2qZ6USQYDsaf4PyzT3LJqbNTyQsPYZrj6H0tvP8zL3RuDkTkLB4XTDW-13FFPFj2uHdZuY_bM-ZuC347vnMsLcKjw/s3024/IMG_2729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="3024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBotpswJQOvgN_LxEdK1zQyD2_FXDQax5lbshZ--LJu7HyTHmo7VUiDi26wDbSEU6_ymW4-l1PQ4paD5zcCyauGKuHyU-UuQU2qZ6USQYDsaf4PyzT3LJqbNTyQsPYZrj6H0tvP8zL3RuDkTkLB4XTDW-13FFPFj2uHdZuY_bM-ZuC347vnMsLcKjw/w640-h213/IMG_2729.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-7773648978022736752023-02-06T16:52:00.000-05:002023-02-06T16:52:37.935-05:00"What Makes You Angry?"<p> "What Makes You Angry?" For me, it's mass shootings, violence, abuse, homelessness, liars, and politicians.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Finished Work (18x24 mixed media on stretch canvas)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEir4MRzxfeaEv8Hi_R7z_sCSCvPkg3Myum1LbIqAeVNVKXSrmxvzjZT6b3NMeOItH7z_dyYJIJai8qWIerrSFYU58MC_C-2YHS4356rZBbezY37IStYihzdUeFL1xxZWJ__zJb2zAFFclmBA3Cp9r7MrC1MY96vW2aO29yqZ4uR_Xw7EWNzuwT7uf/s1952/IMG_2644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="1444" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEir4MRzxfeaEv8Hi_R7z_sCSCvPkg3Myum1LbIqAeVNVKXSrmxvzjZT6b3NMeOItH7z_dyYJIJai8qWIerrSFYU58MC_C-2YHS4356rZBbezY37IStYihzdUeFL1xxZWJ__zJb2zAFFclmBA3Cp9r7MrC1MY96vW2aO29yqZ4uR_Xw7EWNzuwT7uf/w474-h640/IMG_2644.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charcoal sketch, acrylic background</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraxDPAuseSWlL7_M6cUxWmJA2wdDTtGsENAgQeboQavPvg3HYNW5GfVLMgj77zU5lUY8rOJmUcdLOFTvCUmRO2ue-IGK5N20k2a4zPRPO7YVlYXV4EdUvLiUZxqEsa5tPIrBBJt10frPdvrGOjtTaPdnm2xSKVo-4dQnunbEcrnjIy94F9Uw4P4z7/s4032/IMG_2631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraxDPAuseSWlL7_M6cUxWmJA2wdDTtGsENAgQeboQavPvg3HYNW5GfVLMgj77zU5lUY8rOJmUcdLOFTvCUmRO2ue-IGK5N20k2a4zPRPO7YVlYXV4EdUvLiUZxqEsa5tPIrBBJt10frPdvrGOjtTaPdnm2xSKVo-4dQnunbEcrnjIy94F9Uw4P4z7/w480-h640/IMG_2631.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">added collage; begin painting face in oils</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AIoG7tw6wIf07Hz1mvP5GzMDzVGdONaZ_NXMPAHH8TGYWCLG6sdRolIprJskOdbcko58Z7LhPQvtpB4PVefi2xyWrdrk29sdednPSaqEqAGDJhiuZ3fDuPKxoiWBQZJcwg-4y3YaWzawgwf31jDK8XOhf8fGiJhPvKgDLsMF2dLjtMup4HmBKEch/s4032/IMG_2637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AIoG7tw6wIf07Hz1mvP5GzMDzVGdONaZ_NXMPAHH8TGYWCLG6sdRolIprJskOdbcko58Z7LhPQvtpB4PVefi2xyWrdrk29sdednPSaqEqAGDJhiuZ3fDuPKxoiWBQZJcwg-4y3YaWzawgwf31jDK8XOhf8fGiJhPvKgDLsMF2dLjtMup4HmBKEch/w480-h640/IMG_2637.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDdl6nxeC6gPSp6ymUYvDYjYWVpX2RPdw22PmccJTaw2Ns6gWru4GdZTfEpQzX9jiWcDOxn0LeVnlvfbQgRdVKXEszOOe6hq3TlVqx3jPinHqlFEJLgI9PAsqRrPCqacfd0GhFdkI7fRmX9d_VahZgKtBE4Fur3Kzd_tGUe5IT_rfFoOoH903T4EJ/s4032/IMG_2642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDdl6nxeC6gPSp6ymUYvDYjYWVpX2RPdw22PmccJTaw2Ns6gWru4GdZTfEpQzX9jiWcDOxn0LeVnlvfbQgRdVKXEszOOe6hq3TlVqx3jPinHqlFEJLgI9PAsqRrPCqacfd0GhFdkI7fRmX9d_VahZgKtBE4Fur3Kzd_tGUe5IT_rfFoOoH903T4EJ/w480-h640/IMG_2642.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwRm98QyI737UR3AifZYH7meZU49RcE9W6iT7W8vPL5zTyIYPqXAWbdLh7u7c4hdTtpMuYTk1VbT7QO1YgymaxofcijEPJBwKMqODA1AOn8n7Vq8dtawhB95nBGLsotcQUaaiHlTh9gwaFoFkbAdF_a6ElV7z3LWybM4UXYNIvCGJnpGRtgMKLpxN/s1952/IMG_2644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="1444" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwRm98QyI737UR3AifZYH7meZU49RcE9W6iT7W8vPL5zTyIYPqXAWbdLh7u7c4hdTtpMuYTk1VbT7QO1YgymaxofcijEPJBwKMqODA1AOn8n7Vq8dtawhB95nBGLsotcQUaaiHlTh9gwaFoFkbAdF_a6ElV7z3LWybM4UXYNIvCGJnpGRtgMKLpxN/w473-h640/IMG_2644.jpg" width="473" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-29780252271718688542023-01-24T11:01:00.003-05:002023-01-25T11:25:01.062-05:00A Girl With No Name<p>I am experimenting with new (to me) painting supplies. Centurion primed linen 11x14 sheets by Creative Mark. Smudger brushes, Liquin Olepasto. This piece was inspired by Pamela Blaeis (Let's Face It 2023). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVr7OUuYFgeDKnBpzFrUK4kHNgDYq_M30JSM8j2IdlAjXyZ4OEh5HEXUCSbIE5s3Jo9dkYt-ZItvpRcyZ1YfvEXLYls2n67GvxGZt0zB9mBTtU7MFn3LycuDJIXfDDQgDfVnVCbtapmuVpFkceSw3osLqzGdMkzBmmLr2ZCYUL0ZYjqihd6-_QYyiw/s2380/IMG_2528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="1785" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVr7OUuYFgeDKnBpzFrUK4kHNgDYq_M30JSM8j2IdlAjXyZ4OEh5HEXUCSbIE5s3Jo9dkYt-ZItvpRcyZ1YfvEXLYls2n67GvxGZt0zB9mBTtU7MFn3LycuDJIXfDDQgDfVnVCbtapmuVpFkceSw3osLqzGdMkzBmmLr2ZCYUL0ZYjqihd6-_QYyiw/w480-h640/IMG_2528.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I taped the linen to hardboard - accounting for mat, the painting is 9x12 - oil on primed canvas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6dskYXvY3wv-Pi7nU9fKi5qFJB6HDLsxc-M6Ttt-2LN51aU2yDCE7oB8aAsD8wGWJSBK43kQnJDLUZvS63FY6i6TfgM2-7FBM9FE-fTlimDJLGlbVds2LnpuSFMJnd1UOXWr9SaxTwCnailL50flITxtrBJy84W-PHawT_ONwhB1UrDIg2415CBv/s2651/IMG_2521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2651" data-original-width="2524" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6dskYXvY3wv-Pi7nU9fKi5qFJB6HDLsxc-M6Ttt-2LN51aU2yDCE7oB8aAsD8wGWJSBK43kQnJDLUZvS63FY6i6TfgM2-7FBM9FE-fTlimDJLGlbVds2LnpuSFMJnd1UOXWr9SaxTwCnailL50flITxtrBJy84W-PHawT_ONwhB1UrDIg2415CBv/w610-h640/IMG_2521.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZEMEEZRJI7Qc_t1JLuNhYzMBBpFcBpO0A_ITgOGQSPd4XGPpDLT1LqhXWGBDM6Ne4exx5Hho8aicATgvad6MeKhkZ9EgyfrLgismeeYyc4Z-fZvBJndYQmWI1o6TZ8Kb0Kq3-qKk-uXGAP6uUEOxxgkKMGVvdWeLQLEYwVtbXKzM3sboeaCKFRZa/s4032/IMG_2523.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZEMEEZRJI7Qc_t1JLuNhYzMBBpFcBpO0A_ITgOGQSPd4XGPpDLT1LqhXWGBDM6Ne4exx5Hho8aicATgvad6MeKhkZ9EgyfrLgismeeYyc4Z-fZvBJndYQmWI1o6TZ8Kb0Kq3-qKk-uXGAP6uUEOxxgkKMGVvdWeLQLEYwVtbXKzM3sboeaCKFRZa/w480-h640/IMG_2523.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaX7fUNz0-eGKaekQaCJMX6jCBpWLl2N1s5w9dtRdHbJalmm391QaMPGIqTVud8I8jCD52uRssfWGcrZZUXu5xuLf5kM_aqEreFFdAxx8R9rwpQ0LudD2G9Ag8CPeaFvo0maT_TiTMd4WzmPafV4kv3ewC6c3KXjCeRKY9Wot2_i__l6AzOuzwCPSh/s4032/IMG_2525.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaX7fUNz0-eGKaekQaCJMX6jCBpWLl2N1s5w9dtRdHbJalmm391QaMPGIqTVud8I8jCD52uRssfWGcrZZUXu5xuLf5kM_aqEreFFdAxx8R9rwpQ0LudD2G9Ag8CPeaFvo0maT_TiTMd4WzmPafV4kv3ewC6c3KXjCeRKY9Wot2_i__l6AzOuzwCPSh/w480-h640/IMG_2525.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-74957999182872908092023-01-05T17:16:00.000-05:002023-01-05T17:16:18.874-05:00Small Works<p> I take a 4.5-mile walk in my neighborhood every morning. Lately, I've added to that and walked in one of several parks nearby in the afternoon. I used to push my husband in his wheelchair in these parks - boardwalks and/or paved paths - easy on me - he loved our little adventures!</p><p>Last week, I went to Freedom Park in Naples. It was a beautiful afternoon for a walk with inspiration everywhere I looked.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each painting is 4"x4" on stretched canvas, acrylics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLD0GxfNAxlIQ-SqG89PsWXeT47OXSD_y_owCWEXltY7fMu67v5PXx4TS0GOimcG52aGGmVIpWILOcF0ttqH--2p0zBNXz2H8yOWXHFkdOYnXToJiUpG5N2tp2FOBtG0eahbqTvMORdrWjeKAIIa2EKOhwhSxWD1KRz-bXbUFeVLanGRYXFZoUwcD/s1414/IMG_2461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLD0GxfNAxlIQ-SqG89PsWXeT47OXSD_y_owCWEXltY7fMu67v5PXx4TS0GOimcG52aGGmVIpWILOcF0ttqH--2p0zBNXz2H8yOWXHFkdOYnXToJiUpG5N2tp2FOBtG0eahbqTvMORdrWjeKAIIa2EKOhwhSxWD1KRz-bXbUFeVLanGRYXFZoUwcD/w640-h640/IMG_2461.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwXt6PTzp0nYCylT0MJYH0A6nVH66QyMIDGgjizxMbnEySUdk03x7MeOluZBnrbIGDXC_rw6sRFlYDiGMS-oUr7kHM0VRcGPz9NweJZNVlw1Dl1O33FpXd6jRBbw7W1I4H4WxBszGy8636np1c4vacQGglejesB4jHhY9QawOkCfHa2J3CAo_HwVn/s1901/IMG_2463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="1901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwXt6PTzp0nYCylT0MJYH0A6nVH66QyMIDGgjizxMbnEySUdk03x7MeOluZBnrbIGDXC_rw6sRFlYDiGMS-oUr7kHM0VRcGPz9NweJZNVlw1Dl1O33FpXd6jRBbw7W1I4H4WxBszGy8636np1c4vacQGglejesB4jHhY9QawOkCfHa2J3CAo_HwVn/w640-h640/IMG_2463.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-36472280280805192032022-12-23T16:18:00.000-05:002022-12-23T16:18:29.556-05:00Abstract Forest<p> I've been working on this piece off and on - mostly off! I decided to go in the direction of abstraction.</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">18x24 oil on stretched canvas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAkO26Dq6b2YDcV8kU2pW-2v5fUSBk6xw6taI--b6cQz_VTqf8PyWcjHOzPeKaCe3CdWg-5ykZQgKkkVzQxfB9fw6mOa0xQBt4ThgxCaRjbUb6pyvc1ySDEEtiVvPManIM5_xLVHqFGtLnKF5PYRdEL5C_9Y1xKDjl1_nk3OORjUbSk3v7ahQJDcb/s2422/IMG_2421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2422" data-original-width="1782" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAkO26Dq6b2YDcV8kU2pW-2v5fUSBk6xw6taI--b6cQz_VTqf8PyWcjHOzPeKaCe3CdWg-5ykZQgKkkVzQxfB9fw6mOa0xQBt4ThgxCaRjbUb6pyvc1ySDEEtiVvPManIM5_xLVHqFGtLnKF5PYRdEL5C_9Y1xKDjl1_nk3OORjUbSk3v7ahQJDcb/w470-h640/IMG_2421.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><br /><p></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-69989747293686783492022-12-12T15:35:00.003-05:002022-12-12T15:35:42.746-05:00And So It Begins...<p>A friend of mine has a summer home in NC. She took a photo of the forest outside her home and shared the picture with me. I loved it. Luckily for me, she is happy for me to try my hand at painting the scene.</p><p>Today, I stopped procrastinating and began blocking in the background on this 18x24 stretched canvas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Suzanne's photo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebZYDcPqD72DyJ9S8vwELsf9MWDtSRKwpFXnXw2P7k0xBqJJQ1ar4pjqz7Xz2KvtoYQ8mwbWRL7L4_XIm092j9wqjP5HgydojvZbYp1gGEPHzCo7GC068I4ZrvcLhlM0jlTVNF2P-n-N4_KHJH4Sada5pDyIWCTg5jTMv16hvucAjTc3mpVMTgqJg/s2667/Suzanne's%20Forest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebZYDcPqD72DyJ9S8vwELsf9MWDtSRKwpFXnXw2P7k0xBqJJQ1ar4pjqz7Xz2KvtoYQ8mwbWRL7L4_XIm092j9wqjP5HgydojvZbYp1gGEPHzCo7GC068I4ZrvcLhlM0jlTVNF2P-n-N4_KHJH4Sada5pDyIWCTg5jTMv16hvucAjTc3mpVMTgqJg/w480-h640/Suzanne's%20Forest.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blocking in color</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSS4UjRBhULz4ytpKoENx4D9iqI5mwZCVhlg4QRaBmg1qRi7wzbMGYt7cDuaKsA_uhRWn9EZgFcSF1ns08aLQtxKTVR2ldNNX5R-s5kOM0DVBeA9RlR_OyI3PO4O-ODH8LhsZlit3DSFcsl0TQL96ISfMqIVmnkHyk4VVcrc9Y1btD16uZ53dRqFu/s3290/IMG_2388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3290" data-original-width="2683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSS4UjRBhULz4ytpKoENx4D9iqI5mwZCVhlg4QRaBmg1qRi7wzbMGYt7cDuaKsA_uhRWn9EZgFcSF1ns08aLQtxKTVR2ldNNX5R-s5kOM0DVBeA9RlR_OyI3PO4O-ODH8LhsZlit3DSFcsl0TQL96ISfMqIVmnkHyk4VVcrc9Y1btD16uZ53dRqFu/w522-h640/IMG_2388.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-10263554019280948112022-11-10T16:46:00.000-05:002022-11-10T16:46:24.699-05:00Stacked<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Taking a break from portraits to work on still-life paintings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2198" data-original-width="2173" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIHnMGALlGxrrEhR81ol3u_7_S497O1Dze1QLkDKi3mQwBQ8PEj_5z7N1yb2dwpJAQhb-wYCuEOcVz2ee2Rpi3rUFUMdMCMOjcLTTJkXxccELmbeO2lTxbKvvfJnKX42YjIdKu3j9ap-pK-zSlOwIFJ-KV52OripRxzwN1ihqHORfv99yLuQFInYr/w316-h320/IMG_2128.jpg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;" width="316" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quick sketch - textured gesso - 20x20 oil painting on stretched canvas </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAngysY6jj01l_M1XrExlpyyO5oggvkZ-zAsspxQzv3gB1nLSn6TWzgVIURm7qc1SI3MsYpDv6rDZfFh3Rs5fYoeTQipEDYgbCIB4SO1ieLSKFETe5XSm5YqM22Ys642hkAQWtY1XW4hMXISceqlDrOhmccB-Yes1E4rT_aZCaDqWgcjog_7zdUdpA/s4032/IMG_2115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAngysY6jj01l_M1XrExlpyyO5oggvkZ-zAsspxQzv3gB1nLSn6TWzgVIURm7qc1SI3MsYpDv6rDZfFh3Rs5fYoeTQipEDYgbCIB4SO1ieLSKFETe5XSm5YqM22Ys642hkAQWtY1XW4hMXISceqlDrOhmccB-Yes1E4rT_aZCaDqWgcjog_7zdUdpA/w480-h640/IMG_2115.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Building up color</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyxAnhvUQexkFKrtIU2U-YdEXIC6B1-kBz_gFqjmUpVmU1kBnpxRuilyizHzB3bTREw1ymWUNhFwE8RozbZ5TtorJyQqRep2O_3ffcvJ1_B6DnPXy8Fk9nL6h0_Ib1E72j4QBUXi8wQ6KKL3NZAkSlifhdwDifjMuJ98ZL6lG-TzX7T6f72rHZI-J/s4032/IMG_2117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyxAnhvUQexkFKrtIU2U-YdEXIC6B1-kBz_gFqjmUpVmU1kBnpxRuilyizHzB3bTREw1ymWUNhFwE8RozbZ5TtorJyQqRep2O_3ffcvJ1_B6DnPXy8Fk9nL6h0_Ib1E72j4QBUXi8wQ6KKL3NZAkSlifhdwDifjMuJ98ZL6lG-TzX7T6f72rHZI-J/w480-h640/IMG_2117.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Finished work</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIHnMGALlGxrrEhR81ol3u_7_S497O1Dze1QLkDKi3mQwBQ8PEj_5z7N1yb2dwpJAQhb-wYCuEOcVz2ee2Rpi3rUFUMdMCMOjcLTTJkXxccELmbeO2lTxbKvvfJnKX42YjIdKu3j9ap-pK-zSlOwIFJ-KV52OripRxzwN1ihqHORfv99yLuQFInYr/s2198/IMG_2128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2198" data-original-width="2173" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIHnMGALlGxrrEhR81ol3u_7_S497O1Dze1QLkDKi3mQwBQ8PEj_5z7N1yb2dwpJAQhb-wYCuEOcVz2ee2Rpi3rUFUMdMCMOjcLTTJkXxccELmbeO2lTxbKvvfJnKX42YjIdKu3j9ap-pK-zSlOwIFJ-KV52OripRxzwN1ihqHORfv99yLuQFInYr/w632-h640/IMG_2128.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-31990711151279210352022-11-07T15:05:00.000-05:002022-11-07T15:05:36.278-05:00It Must Have Been the Avocado!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">This happened when I painted with no real plan while listening to “Night On Bald Mountain” by Mussorgsky and “Cello Concerto No. 1” by Shostakovich - I had my work apron on and still managed to get paint all over myself. I finally had to stop. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I ate an avocado for lunch…maybe it was messing with the right side of my brain! If you look closely, you can see that I actually painted over an existing work of mine.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">202x20 stretched canvas - oil paints</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgfKSjsJbUym_nCUe22F5zEtLN8g-nJ8kj__S-YTOjAkEFYvKOvqq5AwP7gkCIyiUz8oMJg07LhC-XMzLMK_Gcs6TSWiiHtPuC1UU4N0flUvXFva9N4qOpkizAMJoG9Jkz6_2ysMsAwp_yp0K51JZ2Q00Ngo7ScgtdTpsARlVAWQfwzrpT80Lkng7/s4032/IMG_2103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgfKSjsJbUym_nCUe22F5zEtLN8g-nJ8kj__S-YTOjAkEFYvKOvqq5AwP7gkCIyiUz8oMJg07LhC-XMzLMK_Gcs6TSWiiHtPuC1UU4N0flUvXFva9N4qOpkizAMJoG9Jkz6_2ysMsAwp_yp0K51JZ2Q00Ngo7ScgtdTpsARlVAWQfwzrpT80Lkng7/w480-h640/IMG_2103.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finished work - need a title...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMHhrai0JH9OMPw38tibAGMQMP9CNWux_UZklkr0f0fgXQF3GtMhi1Ijgzeev_-cBiLI0ySiePFjVhJuq15-4atQd_PsVDGhU2LTY-6liqNwKreC9NKykVfjADV9fH0jaupE1OxqOPmn_AF7pXzzY1VA0Y3aJZDhb75CVcyIzefSbxMXtDGaDnNvc/s2368/IMG_2105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2368" data-original-width="2217" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMHhrai0JH9OMPw38tibAGMQMP9CNWux_UZklkr0f0fgXQF3GtMhi1Ijgzeev_-cBiLI0ySiePFjVhJuq15-4atQd_PsVDGhU2LTY-6liqNwKreC9NKykVfjADV9fH0jaupE1OxqOPmn_AF7pXzzY1VA0Y3aJZDhb75CVcyIzefSbxMXtDGaDnNvc/w600-h640/IMG_2105.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-74253508301939319582022-10-31T16:44:00.001-04:002022-10-31T16:44:37.364-04:00Nature Maid - Rebirth<p style="text-align: center;">“Nature Maid - Rebirth” art doll created using Hurricane Ian debris and some found objects. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TT2lBYtEJoWk0VGzIPTEh5ANNH5qF4xaonOtwFamxR4dDVRijY1zIeMME3AF8hgsXWStyd-7h3AKW-QVuBce3Sk-rIB9CRAZmmXemhDsrYs4LArW9PaxiV7f7Px1oSLYjXA1U-e1GKza8Bv15EF0YJvLNux3qCPR5ecVzYsijf9q3UO6Grn4b8bv/s3665/Naure-Maid.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3665" data-original-width="2162" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TT2lBYtEJoWk0VGzIPTEh5ANNH5qF4xaonOtwFamxR4dDVRijY1zIeMME3AF8hgsXWStyd-7h3AKW-QVuBce3Sk-rIB9CRAZmmXemhDsrYs4LArW9PaxiV7f7Px1oSLYjXA1U-e1GKza8Bv15EF0YJvLNux3qCPR5ecVzYsijf9q3UO6Grn4b8bv/w378-h640/Naure-Maid.JPG" width="378" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Acorn caps make neat little breasts and a hat! Apoxy Sculpt stamped with REBIRTH - adhered to the forearms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUulfkughT8cRDZHWgQW6OV6Zmw-rjM0Mt1c2jAspwU9Yh6JYliF52LpGPojK78G5HKxdobK-1l4UBiiQSBWIBtUwCTLd9fP7tKcdwDRjV3X_ZYh0LYov0maBwCg0gWVIWV4NnI4YoyDsThjp2scHqdW8D_iHbiqVTLdBIdAgSXRlwk5UAXtrHVbrV/s4032/Naure-Maid-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUulfkughT8cRDZHWgQW6OV6Zmw-rjM0Mt1c2jAspwU9Yh6JYliF52LpGPojK78G5HKxdobK-1l4UBiiQSBWIBtUwCTLd9fP7tKcdwDRjV3X_ZYh0LYov0maBwCg0gWVIWV4NnI4YoyDsThjp2scHqdW8D_iHbiqVTLdBIdAgSXRlwk5UAXtrHVbrV/w640-h480/Naure-Maid-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Piece together found twigs - tape and paper clay are used to keep twigs together</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81q5re4np5oTkmLQFVzFwsxGCYPLKlxHBbsZiOGfQViGXSNYo9__1uJtgZULIYYr_IBM3sT5wLzzKFHlxPFZ5FM6TlOAEVd0YXHnxaXlyWTIYxg6CC4Lm-gkQ7SO_InLnBZQnN0qyuOn3dPoeRVyN37G8zXa_FNgg3dipQYI-viyhuti03XJNt-Lo/s4032/IMG_1989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81q5re4np5oTkmLQFVzFwsxGCYPLKlxHBbsZiOGfQViGXSNYo9__1uJtgZULIYYr_IBM3sT5wLzzKFHlxPFZ5FM6TlOAEVd0YXHnxaXlyWTIYxg6CC4Lm-gkQ7SO_InLnBZQnN0qyuOn3dPoeRVyN37G8zXa_FNgg3dipQYI-viyhuti03XJNt-Lo/w480-h640/IMG_1989.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paper Clay "skirt" - Apoxy Sculpt to create head, face, neck, hands, and forearms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZTz7fkKcdW5gMZfVCnoR6SY9H8tRpVdUuLfkdTxNynlIOHHXbps5x7EMwKqe4YvnBpbnXoVTHRCq0zRIWpPcwyFIEy-9aQkuvgdZfWcJ3_K3JGm2DfNLdaVY5dDNXmGa7L4QGu_4P7_WEttETmdppxI81mi5uWYYgUCo7FfOG6Zpxqu5sSJTXcH0/s4032/IMG_2051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZTz7fkKcdW5gMZfVCnoR6SY9H8tRpVdUuLfkdTxNynlIOHHXbps5x7EMwKqe4YvnBpbnXoVTHRCq0zRIWpPcwyFIEy-9aQkuvgdZfWcJ3_K3JGm2DfNLdaVY5dDNXmGa7L4QGu_4P7_WEttETmdppxI81mi5uWYYgUCo7FfOG6Zpxqu5sSJTXcH0/w480-h640/IMG_2051.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Stain added to accentuate the features</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CYIl4tA3n5Mdc4eKS5GA1KcHT01eR4snqvWEHRGVN_neaa1jyd7ThvANzufOdj8FMgJ5S7ycdy5zi7eeOY7DTPoF3utluRyoey4ZMenFgdq6w4k7lo4LUXEJ9YPMrLqgu4-PAUnn45jZbWPGUN6ERikLGcoykvxgwydIL1Hjx_mSb8b--1Q_Kk1B/s4032/IMG_2053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CYIl4tA3n5Mdc4eKS5GA1KcHT01eR4snqvWEHRGVN_neaa1jyd7ThvANzufOdj8FMgJ5S7ycdy5zi7eeOY7DTPoF3utluRyoey4ZMenFgdq6w4k7lo4LUXEJ9YPMrLqgu4-PAUnn45jZbWPGUN6ERikLGcoykvxgwydIL1Hjx_mSb8b--1Q_Kk1B/w480-h640/IMG_2053.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Wrapped yarn around figure - adhered with Liquitex Matte Medium</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8UHnQYYWHUkex-eYmtUeyy6fsJdxzKurWy_mEO26nu3olcC2q8wZEfB8hUFs1ksjXyFJmD8ZQrLm6W16tu68gAdOqJvOfHhgtG-lEc9EeXqjjrkEKmt8GrLMAKEGDvcGH2xoIjA8UxXMLvNeyzmdR7zAKiXmDwLlvFfDbEfl28VW8UL0GSbhw9qu/s4032/IMG_2055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8UHnQYYWHUkex-eYmtUeyy6fsJdxzKurWy_mEO26nu3olcC2q8wZEfB8hUFs1ksjXyFJmD8ZQrLm6W16tu68gAdOqJvOfHhgtG-lEc9EeXqjjrkEKmt8GrLMAKEGDvcGH2xoIjA8UxXMLvNeyzmdR7zAKiXmDwLlvFfDbEfl28VW8UL0GSbhw9qu/w480-h640/IMG_2055.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-21351385402775845412022-10-25T12:03:00.000-04:002022-10-25T12:03:42.604-04:00Handmade Book<p style="text-align: justify;">A friend asked me to make a journal as a gift for her husband's upcoming 70th birthday. We discussed a few ideas. The paper had to be cut to size. Almost every journal I have made for myself or as a gift was something I just created on the fly. A commission was a whole new experience. I have never glued separate sheets of paper to create a book block. I used the double fan perfect spine technique. I made two. One was for practice; the other was the "real" thing!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUJGkDoiCVDI1kwr8oe4oaQkYnF4MwgsY9iOCy2jRnPOXbfCUw8PWW23XM1SH3UmhMo3uhFdjmOZLDuAwivqsx9--w68huDM10xdgj8tNBKyKX_SPhu07eKNzVXETYUln07O7r5ujiMFSJ6U3Jg2S8mUPpB9B0bLvie3OeV0F-AcThcQGFC2_O8WO/s4032/IMG_1908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUJGkDoiCVDI1kwr8oe4oaQkYnF4MwgsY9iOCy2jRnPOXbfCUw8PWW23XM1SH3UmhMo3uhFdjmOZLDuAwivqsx9--w68huDM10xdgj8tNBKyKX_SPhu07eKNzVXETYUln07O7r5ujiMFSJ6U3Jg2S8mUPpB9B0bLvie3OeV0F-AcThcQGFC2_O8WO/w640-h480/IMG_1908.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I'm not sure why I felt the need to build my own book press, but I did it anyway. Trip to the hardware store for carriage bolts, washers, and drillbit; another stop at a craft store for 2 12x12 boards. Drilling the holes was a challenge since I recently had carpal tunnel surgery and was not to lift anything weighty with my right hand. I taped the boards together so the holes would match - trouble with that was the drillbit kept getting stuck in the wood - royal frustration! (I can just picture my brothers laughing their heads off.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNzXOJiC1Boz1yElhVvtiIfiuHI3ehmFpXEpPv6jOEO0id8deZlVv8jxe9L2TxIYVk8jBPKmWGKPyxejAulY6c6jlP6lkLRlH-5OmPwBU5COC-KAMpsMETil8krB3W_BWGmIO8Mvp7y8ztn0JhesktjvuKj2iNuEC0uQzhKZNwhnck8qaT99V6WBr/s4032/IMG_1921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNzXOJiC1Boz1yElhVvtiIfiuHI3ehmFpXEpPv6jOEO0id8deZlVv8jxe9L2TxIYVk8jBPKmWGKPyxejAulY6c6jlP6lkLRlH-5OmPwBU5COC-KAMpsMETil8krB3W_BWGmIO8Mvp7y8ztn0JhesktjvuKj2iNuEC0uQzhKZNwhnck8qaT99V6WBr/w480-h640/IMG_1921.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Tada!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdOWnCCV9nGwrZPTwVTO5GVeKBCUEI64-K3jHEumJOCfIRo-5lusGSn6LQBQDIkoMxZ4pGYpMfcGDCO9OVz0q9X8R06I2ZdjnFxmSOzigwJwdXvzN9Riq6AQmHSHPKzBqSsPeNlhIuTCRPqLb9ACQOlb9pEEKl8VJL56NhYvNrSRuTDHhlu4HNCpJ/s4032/IMG_1922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdOWnCCV9nGwrZPTwVTO5GVeKBCUEI64-K3jHEumJOCfIRo-5lusGSn6LQBQDIkoMxZ4pGYpMfcGDCO9OVz0q9X8R06I2ZdjnFxmSOzigwJwdXvzN9Riq6AQmHSHPKzBqSsPeNlhIuTCRPqLb9ACQOlb9pEEKl8VJL56NhYvNrSRuTDHhlu4HNCpJ/w480-h640/IMG_1922.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My friend's husband has a small guitar that he likes - obviously, he loves music...a couple song titles brought tears to my friend's eyes so, of course, these elements had to be included in the overall design of the book cover. I also added his initials to the design. I worked it out in Photoshop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYK0KekhtHf0Mt-GfOgJG35m4scH-imuKJ69rOdv6e_UvUcrhve2HvArQHHbx-y-lrIN5e3YpRgBtPIAmn_cK2LLNNV6QleC8iwK40kRqi2oVzWtDYVsJW0U2j27Vos5Qfh36pMvlE4qURdVHNK8nTbKUugp9ZIE-nplFELJhqReyt1qan7atyxjd/s2992/Guitar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYK0KekhtHf0Mt-GfOgJG35m4scH-imuKJ69rOdv6e_UvUcrhve2HvArQHHbx-y-lrIN5e3YpRgBtPIAmn_cK2LLNNV6QleC8iwK40kRqi2oVzWtDYVsJW0U2j27Vos5Qfh36pMvlE4qURdVHNK8nTbKUugp9ZIE-nplFELJhqReyt1qan7atyxjd/w640-h640/Guitar.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the finished book - she's happy. I'm happy. Now let's just hope he's happy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAOiZcF7m5ThMYClTfVSWilIV1So0dZPjXVBQ2XugPEzrjIkGR3mHYfg-CBpnplHAmu2wQnXHv-mUfdZf_F2tWnw0yOfNS4KTFo71ikcFzNTea1fUba4MX1AZC5_jvGvEA_8txDHmzIjx6eghXG3byDmk4mGR11bFNIXWjsRrKj6AAv4s8-qO1OVi/s3029/IMG_1971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3029" data-original-width="2303" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAOiZcF7m5ThMYClTfVSWilIV1So0dZPjXVBQ2XugPEzrjIkGR3mHYfg-CBpnplHAmu2wQnXHv-mUfdZf_F2tWnw0yOfNS4KTFo71ikcFzNTea1fUba4MX1AZC5_jvGvEA_8txDHmzIjx6eghXG3byDmk4mGR11bFNIXWjsRrKj6AAv4s8-qO1OVi/w486-h640/IMG_1971.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-7130440362383852662022-09-14T16:01:00.000-04:002022-09-14T16:01:16.786-04:00Somewhere in Croatia<p></p><div style="text-align: left;">I finished this work this afternoon. You can see the progression below. I had difficulty deciding how to add the script to the sign over the door. It's not perfect - but after all, it's not a photograph, it's a painting!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Finished work</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmp8eTD1bEjBgbET4cEZqWo0iS4ZOezefE6_NvvBekPxZHMZJO34C8_oKKAcUZ0OXNfemCxEsETDsU6rGz40pBJ7CzFEZh-XaYR1hO8S8rvJYBOcMX_7tH7p8UdVyk6nDQoUBslCOdVHBQqxFzzTyUgBJh7xtLf0ZeSbDqUEY93Q1HQuoGaLDdyLR/s2402/IMG_1814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="2380" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmp8eTD1bEjBgbET4cEZqWo0iS4ZOezefE6_NvvBekPxZHMZJO34C8_oKKAcUZ0OXNfemCxEsETDsU6rGz40pBJ7CzFEZh-XaYR1hO8S8rvJYBOcMX_7tH7p8UdVyk6nDQoUBslCOdVHBQqxFzzTyUgBJh7xtLf0ZeSbDqUEY93Q1HQuoGaLDdyLR/w634-h640/IMG_1814.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqqYkpH0Advc_nZGMFECwgEaxNqgAunnaRuq0KPvz4fmyMDSU8dhoRdVZ8EXNLK-EohISzLPd80eKqGtcv1bTxj5tY_yeusixe_ud_RqhzfgaAActAniFJiXB4jcc5YU_mzTtgfFe_QoNNvV_-Xe7zk94KvydMt6XFtXJtsC8a70wcdf_xwWkaNVL/s4032/IMG_1776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmp8eTD1bEjBgbET4cEZqWo0iS4ZOezefE6_NvvBekPxZHMZJO34C8_oKKAcUZ0OXNfemCxEsETDsU6rGz40pBJ7CzFEZh-XaYR1hO8S8rvJYBOcMX_7tH7p8UdVyk6nDQoUBslCOdVHBQqxFzzTyUgBJh7xtLf0ZeSbDqUEY93Q1HQuoGaLDdyLR/s2402/IMG_1814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="2380" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmp8eTD1bEjBgbET4cEZqWo0iS4ZOezefE6_NvvBekPxZHMZJO34C8_oKKAcUZ0OXNfemCxEsETDsU6rGz40pBJ7CzFEZh-XaYR1hO8S8rvJYBOcMX_7tH7p8UdVyk6nDQoUBslCOdVHBQqxFzzTyUgBJh7xtLf0ZeSbDqUEY93Q1HQuoGaLDdyLR/w634-h640/IMG_1814.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-69235432019462444422022-09-05T19:31:00.000-04:002022-09-05T19:31:05.067-04:00The Blue Door<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 2009 I took my husband on a tour of Croatia to celebrate his 75th birthday. At that time, I was still using a "real" camera. (A few years later, I purchased an iPhone - tossed my digital camera, and never looked back!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I remember taking architecture photos - we were on a walking tour - I took pictures of the architecture of every bit that "fit" my criteria! I'm not exactly sure where we were, but I know I took this photo somewhere in Croatia!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've wanted to paint this particular scene for quite some time. I tend to not want to buy new supplies but make do with what I have. Thus, a rectangular photo had to be drawn on a square canvas. The challenge begins!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakkUQCPVOC7d4nFb6TvcoovwZzS5NrpH6SsaXlqTkgmlDeRoLxFXikBu72oksU0taWWDBDemFnvrdRJWuQfq5nfJ8kfDBRXYflzNAW7hnK2rABQ76jMoJpgCv_8pGheeHe9UN3SDdsJTBttwufYRS1o1hVdwcMILqW16BMomfS4wzmxKXGdVwFj2f/s1764/doors002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1764" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakkUQCPVOC7d4nFb6TvcoovwZzS5NrpH6SsaXlqTkgmlDeRoLxFXikBu72oksU0taWWDBDemFnvrdRJWuQfq5nfJ8kfDBRXYflzNAW7hnK2rABQ76jMoJpgCv_8pGheeHe9UN3SDdsJTBttwufYRS1o1hVdwcMILqW16BMomfS4wzmxKXGdVwFj2f/w424-h640/doors002.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">charcoal sketch on canvas painted with acrylic background</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3BjiaP40F240c5GNyMFbaSFQTRTloCe6pRvgdykMkQASWJaCRrvM4NjeSol0d2G1CBGC5S6-Hj6MFpf3ifHDtrfbTsmEHRPtJvLcnrDEV6X7GG0PtPPZmId-7Z8EDA8cxAY5-Ch6yVleQ6M5fErOwVAHVGNgV7mtJArbHqTyyeTVWM9MPDGhNWre/s4032/IMG_1770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3BjiaP40F240c5GNyMFbaSFQTRTloCe6pRvgdykMkQASWJaCRrvM4NjeSol0d2G1CBGC5S6-Hj6MFpf3ifHDtrfbTsmEHRPtJvLcnrDEV6X7GG0PtPPZmId-7Z8EDA8cxAY5-Ch6yVleQ6M5fErOwVAHVGNgV7mtJArbHqTyyeTVWM9MPDGhNWre/w480-h640/IMG_1770.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Tomorrow I plan to take brush in hand and have a go - wish me luck!</p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-65100191640987048852022-08-16T14:09:00.001-04:002022-08-16T14:09:48.303-04:00Sunset Landscape<p> I tried my hand at painting the sunset landscape I took a photo of at Corkscrew Sanctuary last week.</p><div><div>It needs work, but I have to step away from it for a while. I might put a wash of a medium color over the top to tone it all down - but I need to wait for what I’ve done so far to dry.</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">acrylic background</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ayg6fBPhjT338Apns0DrrtA9BPeXL_1mY8q87_r8VWAKayZeAkntG7ZYH2QZ0ugXJDL_iKmNq6aUzlRJygQRsXYNnoNqj8LgqoDZ525Lds8qfaSW65jNhyS6dNL41E9u2_b6MTI9wZoSJ--i5liRXUOkuG2QIe4Z46ENRnc6BrZxA9UpYAh0W2NB/s3848/IMG_1585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3848" data-original-width="2886" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ayg6fBPhjT338Apns0DrrtA9BPeXL_1mY8q87_r8VWAKayZeAkntG7ZYH2QZ0ugXJDL_iKmNq6aUzlRJygQRsXYNnoNqj8LgqoDZ525Lds8qfaSW65jNhyS6dNL41E9u2_b6MTI9wZoSJ--i5liRXUOkuG2QIe4Z46ENRnc6BrZxA9UpYAh0W2NB/w480-h640/IMG_1585.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">oil paints</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjHu04BEfWPo3ax3wkC057Kf1jZaLuchetZiG4N2KWbvk_VFzEvl39GKsQl8CvB4w-MhzXcaU9Pb-OiVW8a8DaqTs-geusBDyyp3Qf17vdc4Izg5BHm8gkyZ4wMYDgXHa-cJJnbfbYW-avM4A00MSumwQAfUT4OBVqP-yajr3GRF5EMICZ6lLjDWD/s3841/IMG_1596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3841" data-original-width="2881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjHu04BEfWPo3ax3wkC057Kf1jZaLuchetZiG4N2KWbvk_VFzEvl39GKsQl8CvB4w-MhzXcaU9Pb-OiVW8a8DaqTs-geusBDyyp3Qf17vdc4Izg5BHm8gkyZ4wMYDgXHa-cJJnbfbYW-avM4A00MSumwQAfUT4OBVqP-yajr3GRF5EMICZ6lLjDWD/w480-h640/IMG_1596.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It needs work, but I have to step away from it for a while. I might put a wash of a medium color over the top to tone it all down - but I need to wait for what I’ve done so far to dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45yYNzZkolDWW_JxFVsl9LlAdKfGeXzGZgbdOi7_e5czcInWb4tLY841KxYvoDiL8MUdDXK_nyuV-tUlNY_DJ2sgmq3mIiSVRhdS8djHp1vTL1qQyN48_1XIL15C3dpe6ZzckszI792zM_x_2HCgWl5cjKLttbTECl0PVYQtQQ1TZeC5wpdVlQf1v/s2808/IMG_1598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2808" data-original-width="2181" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45yYNzZkolDWW_JxFVsl9LlAdKfGeXzGZgbdOi7_e5czcInWb4tLY841KxYvoDiL8MUdDXK_nyuV-tUlNY_DJ2sgmq3mIiSVRhdS8djHp1vTL1qQyN48_1XIL15C3dpe6ZzckszI792zM_x_2HCgWl5cjKLttbTECl0PVYQtQQ1TZeC5wpdVlQf1v/w498-h640/IMG_1598.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">original photo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SnuKMU6j4mPurQd_yiBKCxHElLla2U417LD6zXEDcDiK2NTFK4B93jkkTHeQXfA65e0QRvrfKINbgYmodf1J_en6ryE-OBrJBu3a0ZpQBC_BSYBlSrJddzX93_kxXG2k-OmNuIn0lkVuEphHV7hGV1pu882zjfn-uCxYhkDZKZuSKZykaeT2Tk6H/s6000/Lanscape.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SnuKMU6j4mPurQd_yiBKCxHElLla2U417LD6zXEDcDiK2NTFK4B93jkkTHeQXfA65e0QRvrfKINbgYmodf1J_en6ryE-OBrJBu3a0ZpQBC_BSYBlSrJddzX93_kxXG2k-OmNuIn0lkVuEphHV7hGV1pu882zjfn-uCxYhkDZKZuSKZykaeT2Tk6H/w512-h640/Lanscape.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-8783314810684360572022-08-13T14:00:00.000-04:002022-08-13T14:00:11.376-04:00"Moon" walk<p>Two photos - the same moon - were taken approximately 25 minutes apart. I love my morning walks, especially when the moon is shining bright.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyyjz80iWuo8p1uXQ6RI4N351H7-UUDq6BM7ej2hMhyOhAa0bpDnHZyE9NsPyvVMG5I3PGeJOUpVAMriJOGrEyogmxNG47Is2XGf7EsYji3WE6R2FV9MLQAmnBCOvgWdf0CXQrSWP_DA6oxF-ROcG4y-Jvo96j16RedNtyrO0t7fDJfiJHKOBqTfV/s1668/IMG_1580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="1668" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyyjz80iWuo8p1uXQ6RI4N351H7-UUDq6BM7ej2hMhyOhAa0bpDnHZyE9NsPyvVMG5I3PGeJOUpVAMriJOGrEyogmxNG47Is2XGf7EsYji3WE6R2FV9MLQAmnBCOvgWdf0CXQrSWP_DA6oxF-ROcG4y-Jvo96j16RedNtyrO0t7fDJfiJHKOBqTfV/w640-h640/IMG_1580.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WAvsOn5e9YyqWsssHOIHTmjQcGu_5t0CY82MxhabujRmQf7ubBUbJYXNcqBYYRw_QfWnntvXv9UAOean0WFk1HdDCT0nG5vBYlJs0NrCeHXd_04npOTx5TL0qOBS9ijkZTgNfh2PkCW9Ic9KEwaUnd8cw-ZLuSp2aLnOBg5nC1pb_J8EEZgElOQq/s1428/IMG_1582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1428" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WAvsOn5e9YyqWsssHOIHTmjQcGu_5t0CY82MxhabujRmQf7ubBUbJYXNcqBYYRw_QfWnntvXv9UAOean0WFk1HdDCT0nG5vBYlJs0NrCeHXd_04npOTx5TL0qOBS9ijkZTgNfh2PkCW9Ic9KEwaUnd8cw-ZLuSp2aLnOBg5nC1pb_J8EEZgElOQq/w640-h640/IMG_1582.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-42737351617245538522022-08-12T16:55:00.000-04:002022-08-12T16:55:00.241-04:00Corkscrew Sanctuary Adventure<div class="separator"> Two friends and I drove out to Corkscrew Sanctuary last night. We were on the hunt for the Super Moon. It rained late in the afternoon, but lucky for us it stopped before we got to the sanctuary. The rain cooled things off a bit - it's very damp in the swamp. There are two boardwalks - 2.5 miles and 1 mile. We chose the long route. Once the sun goes down, it's really dark in there. The tree cover was so dense, that we knew it would be impossible to see the Super Moon inside the sanctuary. We got a glimpse of it on the drive home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunset</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjq6YymO3lXX2NFCZz3Rb_2qMllWtpv62_Srq4zBtzStcH2ap17xU1CckTGwJxmzNOLaB2Ht6EzSLDHKCqnxKa2F2v9AqhiUnCFWSLiL7oUQCIct22EtG7V3_O9mJWHLpfHIdQcUkcZQXHWyghL5WOZry88qLGUf2KpZ-YAyAb1HA7DUSPHr46E7N/s3762/IMG_1564%209.23.58%20AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3762" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjq6YymO3lXX2NFCZz3Rb_2qMllWtpv62_Srq4zBtzStcH2ap17xU1CckTGwJxmzNOLaB2Ht6EzSLDHKCqnxKa2F2v9AqhiUnCFWSLiL7oUQCIct22EtG7V3_O9mJWHLpfHIdQcUkcZQXHWyghL5WOZry88qLGUf2KpZ-YAyAb1HA7DUSPHr46E7N/w514-h640/IMG_1564%209.23.58%20AM.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Annona glabra (tropical fruit) and its foliage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzSvEuslNdY3ZYfw-IlHVFmMFjmMw83EYDf76nN4TTaaTNrpLqR3POhIyuK8r0VjODOJnyizC_MFLu31WYjTk1zTEpALhXlf0PrqnlPWrimSV5SsmwpvkcSMaq11pGS282DjdHK4OxfCgcnkpWdTNlTNkkDSa_OAyo7N-fqZk9myLDHO1l1ZN5RAa/s4032/IMG_1565%209.23.58%20AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzSvEuslNdY3ZYfw-IlHVFmMFjmMw83EYDf76nN4TTaaTNrpLqR3POhIyuK8r0VjODOJnyizC_MFLu31WYjTk1zTEpALhXlf0PrqnlPWrimSV5SsmwpvkcSMaq11pGS282DjdHK4OxfCgcnkpWdTNlTNkkDSa_OAyo7N-fqZk9myLDHO1l1ZN5RAa/w480-h640/IMG_1565%209.23.58%20AM.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29jUUVj4D7ArpaDe6jIRanNYUJOLxLe7qm7U-hPstQC8a2ukKd_Vo0h3_5NSTmdQni_m9MpLzL4ea7bdELUCiJkTg-XWJcriS_WJ_alyTrXPyZ7b_XUDh6AaYAmGbUHljPxzWH6m2xJ4vAz0KneZnixQUAHSCZpZWk3gucxT4eZ12AN3dlfm7DV8f/s4032/IMG_1568%209.23.58%20AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29jUUVj4D7ArpaDe6jIRanNYUJOLxLe7qm7U-hPstQC8a2ukKd_Vo0h3_5NSTmdQni_m9MpLzL4ea7bdELUCiJkTg-XWJcriS_WJ_alyTrXPyZ7b_XUDh6AaYAmGbUHljPxzWH6m2xJ4vAz0KneZnixQUAHSCZpZWk3gucxT4eZ12AN3dlfm7DV8f/w480-h640/IMG_1568%209.23.58%20AM.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Reflection in the murky water of a large tree, its canopy, and the sky is my favorite photo of our adventure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lzhUU409t3KzjGNDi9KwXA_RhEs0_ogldJQcJnBTMH_7-buV90F7M0gvn4DVer240EoxunORspOqSWurDxftGLHe2e4y3bI-RGmy0CrE8evwCPeyx2GRs4Z_mikVXIcMeooKW4zSTmzEEcoOFGaMzFz5g2gGSr1UKGgZPbvmS-0uYx0KxrumFxE6/s4032/IMG_1566%209.23.58%20AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lzhUU409t3KzjGNDi9KwXA_RhEs0_ogldJQcJnBTMH_7-buV90F7M0gvn4DVer240EoxunORspOqSWurDxftGLHe2e4y3bI-RGmy0CrE8evwCPeyx2GRs4Z_mikVXIcMeooKW4zSTmzEEcoOFGaMzFz5g2gGSr1UKGgZPbvmS-0uYx0KxrumFxE6/w480-h640/IMG_1566%209.23.58%20AM.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the drive home, I managed to take a photo of the Super Moon while I was sitting in the backseat of my friend's car. It was cloudy, but still...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgz5ZVXuyKkWfT8QgrZIhtwZK8Zseu_Cg5-5DaQJVZRJ6n6a_-BS1fEj90xTJstXHWL9f6R2ye3UwJKP61AHNUXdW3BAzBMBU8TMktJIE_lXWBAn4OqLzviSsVXXb77ga54wLgUEFs764ybu9Yx1xHgEItEcMhr5ENiAXL2j5j00EhtuFnuGM-dRgS/s1362/IMG_1570%209.23.58%20AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgz5ZVXuyKkWfT8QgrZIhtwZK8Zseu_Cg5-5DaQJVZRJ6n6a_-BS1fEj90xTJstXHWL9f6R2ye3UwJKP61AHNUXdW3BAzBMBU8TMktJIE_lXWBAn4OqLzviSsVXXb77ga54wLgUEFs764ybu9Yx1xHgEItEcMhr5ENiAXL2j5j00EhtuFnuGM-dRgS/w640-h640/IMG_1570%209.23.58%20AM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781703379536023387.post-11019566264467743262022-08-02T11:59:00.001-04:002022-08-02T11:59:41.511-04:00Three Daisies<p> A week ago, I created acrylic backgrounds on several stretched canvases. This one is 9x12. I was feeling a little down this morning. I love daisies they are such happy, cheerful flowers. I felt lighter once I got started and am happy with how it turned out.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Finished work</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYL_Vxz8yddg26-7nUqQnjMykGdCR4Ss37QzZ_UhMvoKp7lMRtDhUxh8zboGqYPzHraDhhIA7TUSNADzmX3f_T_JbQVF9uFfDGHfWW7QgmnlRgEf4XpqT_4ygx1jUHG1mbKPcz729bxA13kOlNxXTiwcxarVGeWlcN1dEFxZURJnyd7dSdwffj-pG/s2290/IMG_1541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2290" data-original-width="1735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYL_Vxz8yddg26-7nUqQnjMykGdCR4Ss37QzZ_UhMvoKp7lMRtDhUxh8zboGqYPzHraDhhIA7TUSNADzmX3f_T_JbQVF9uFfDGHfWW7QgmnlRgEf4XpqT_4ygx1jUHG1mbKPcz729bxA13kOlNxXTiwcxarVGeWlcN1dEFxZURJnyd7dSdwffj-pG/w484-h640/IMG_1541.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quick sketch in charcoal</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUA3wbGmY0dHfvD2dNQx4c7hT_1s1Wt-1IOwFnDZxfNDZsa5wTu1JfG8qzBJyMxbEenfjyjsB4KeVX5hiCNQJa9KprIbQ6V-1ghtHuu7-S-Y239vqb6uHLJSW7MrBdJOrrWrD4O2ffPVw9Spw8NUAfWn05EWbD7t0oUTcQTIUU3DyuR9cbT3g4eWg/s2695/IMG_1538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="2003" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUA3wbGmY0dHfvD2dNQx4c7hT_1s1Wt-1IOwFnDZxfNDZsa5wTu1JfG8qzBJyMxbEenfjyjsB4KeVX5hiCNQJa9KprIbQ6V-1ghtHuu7-S-Y239vqb6uHLJSW7MrBdJOrrWrD4O2ffPVw9Spw8NUAfWn05EWbD7t0oUTcQTIUU3DyuR9cbT3g4eWg/w476-h640/IMG_1538.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Filling in flowers with acrylic paint which I mixed myself</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90rirChcx4Qnhnpm3P87PHktIg3yboOqXICMioszkhJjV7zl0lLGBmCRzore8u5wHbTTScejbMicCO194miQjIkYXojbHaG1j9WAF4rK02460luPGH8ZqsROvdPnlK53hU3Shy2DcriDkkKVzt7W2JCO2iaKTykpvP3pTu4J6vMsnCIeiKmYzcmMF/s2605/IMG_1539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2605" data-original-width="1949" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90rirChcx4Qnhnpm3P87PHktIg3yboOqXICMioszkhJjV7zl0lLGBmCRzore8u5wHbTTScejbMicCO194miQjIkYXojbHaG1j9WAF4rK02460luPGH8ZqsROvdPnlK53hU3Shy2DcriDkkKVzt7W2JCO2iaKTykpvP3pTu4J6vMsnCIeiKmYzcmMF/w478-h640/IMG_1539.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Added highlights to glass container</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bVRQ53N0jIgQoDAnyateV-pQK-4d16gSfZC3qj2bEjRyM6L9CU2y51KD-lQHR7sDQkHSEJcfb_ecy7ytUmx-Z8WWk0K0SaHhgaD0oEY5EIUBAAf40a5uxN9qx8yL0Ktyj-xoCMOm9saI06S2hXHIE8aQm3DQsJw5knh9jVgQm_x8-8XQbEjOpJP6/s2737/IMG_1540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2737" data-original-width="2060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bVRQ53N0jIgQoDAnyateV-pQK-4d16gSfZC3qj2bEjRyM6L9CU2y51KD-lQHR7sDQkHSEJcfb_ecy7ytUmx-Z8WWk0K0SaHhgaD0oEY5EIUBAAf40a5uxN9qx8yL0Ktyj-xoCMOm9saI06S2hXHIE8aQm3DQsJw5knh9jVgQm_x8-8XQbEjOpJP6/w482-h640/IMG_1540.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Vignette created by rubbing Derwent Intense Block on edge of canvas then smudging with wet fingers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOz2TdA1eLE3UAXWUjSEU_MueVzJ9Y0LERNBrp1uBXTU2vVr5qnwC7LJEnXUYC-Ypgium8iuPjlvBMBCWruuYu0REDpDnUrrTG4HMZQV0TueCb9wMVgAadZb_NJfRn0upBGOstpTlo-15gbfsU-Ti17TuiY9KPvoUY_VcDAIVaFETq9PgcdJeuojI/s2290/IMG_1541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2290" data-original-width="1735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOz2TdA1eLE3UAXWUjSEU_MueVzJ9Y0LERNBrp1uBXTU2vVr5qnwC7LJEnXUYC-Ypgium8iuPjlvBMBCWruuYu0REDpDnUrrTG4HMZQV0TueCb9wMVgAadZb_NJfRn0upBGOstpTlo-15gbfsU-Ti17TuiY9KPvoUY_VcDAIVaFETq9PgcdJeuojI/w484-h640/IMG_1541.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Artful Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.com2