PAINTING A DAY GROUP

Pears II

2010-01-27T01:28:00.001+10:00

Acrylic on paper 15"x11" I painted this with liquid acrylics, in the manner of watercolour, and I had a ball..

Trio of pairs, oh no I mean pears!! :-p

2010-01-26T05:59:00.003+10:00

Liquid acrylic on paper, 15"x11"
Palette knives, fingers to blend, rigger for detail. Oh and a spray bottle.

Olde Quebec

2010-01-23T13:19:00.002+10:00

Acrylic on paper. 15"x11"

Snow scene (WIP)

2010-01-21T23:10:00.002+10:00

11"x15" acrylic on paper..

This is what I was playing with yesterday afternoon. It got too dark to paint last night, as Johanne hasn't daylight bulbs in the house.. I am looking forward to having a play some more later.. That post isn't dark like that in person. I will take another picture when I do some more.

I am just practicing my grasses in snow. If anyone has some decent photos I would love to see them.. :-)

Snowy Landscape 1st painting for 2010

2010-01-19T09:59:00.003+10:00

Acrylic on paper. 15"x11"

Tis half way through January, the Blog is officially open again!!!! Post your work!!

2010-01-14T08:08:00.001+10:00

What are you working on at present?? Post it for us to see, and if you have any ideas about a challenge put them here.. :-)

Well I did it, I finally set up my painting gear..

2010-01-14T08:03:00.002+10:00

I have to pack up each day, but what the heck I am painting..

Snow storm today

2009-12-28T04:07:00.004+10:00

Last night, we had freezing rain all night. I awoke to the rat-a-tap-tap of the ice pellets hitting my bedroom window. Wondered what the heck it was at first. It woke4 me a couple of times, but I drifted off easily enough again. By mid morning we had a snow storm. It was amazing, huge snow flakes, that by the end of the storm wee horizontal!!!! There was snow stuck to the side of the side of the 6 story apartment building across the road. cool!!!!!

Charcoal drawing of a walking trail in Dundas Ontario (wip)

2009-12-21T02:44:00.005+10:00

This is a work in progress, of a walking trail, a very special place to me.
I took the photo a month ago when the leaves were all but fallen. I am drawing in my 6"x8" sketch book. I really wish it was bigger. I may paint it, but I will draw it bigger before I do. Just need to finish this first. I will get back to it next week I hope.

The Challenges on the blog .....

2009-12-15T09:47:00.002+10:00

Hi all .....I don't think I will be joining in this time with the challenges .....I actually found that they were making me quite anxious the last time I was doing them ....especially when I didn't get working on it at the beginning of the week ....then I was rushing to get something/anything done just to show it......

I have also made up my mind to cut down drastically on my internet usage ..... I waste far too much time on it...... :(

I need to concentrate more on painting something that would be suitable to sell to the public. I have been caught out too often recently with nothing ready to replace something that sold. Last week I sold one in a local cafe and the manager said that he was taking over the shop attached to the cafe and did I have any more paintings that he could hang .... I had to get 2 finished and framed quickly and I took down two from my own walls to leave with him.

Then my friend who runs a B&B told me last night that she has sold one of my paintings ....of course I have nothing ready to replace it ..... it's just not good enough .....

So I am cutting down on all my internet usage .....emails etc ..... I shall still post at WetCanvas and have a laugh in the cafe but I really must try and only go there once a day ....maybe twice..... it's going to be difficult but I have to look on this art business as a job and try and make some money from it ..... I won't make any money sitting on my backside at the computer ..... I need to be at the easel .....

Happy Christmas and New Year everyone and Happy painting/drawing!

Get those brushed out, sharpen those pencils ... make ready!!!!!!

2009-12-14T12:00:00.002+10:00

Merry Christmas Ladies.

Please make ready for the new year. :-)) WE are coming back full swing. We will be drawing and painting, and we will resurrect our challenges.. Any ideas are more than welcome. We all need to really make this blog work in the new year, we need to help each other to get motivated and make art..

What say you? Who is In?

Annnd...back. :P

2009-12-13T13:57:00.000+10:00

Hi ladies. I've finally made the move back to Arkansas. We've been here a bit, but just got settled...well...almost settled. I'm now looking for work and getting ready to start on my Master's degree and we're staying with my husband's father until we are both gainfully employed. Buuut...we're here. :) So, things should slow down soon and I should be able to start drawing again. I've missed you ladies and I'm happy to be back. Now...to get JJ back...hehe

Went to visit fellow wcer's today.

2009-10-05T04:02:00.003+10:00

Pat took us to see Doug and Ruth. We had a nice visit. I posted some photo's on facebook if you are interested.

Hello from Wigan - Pemberton UK

2009-10-02T22:05:00.003+10:00

Hey guys,

What have you been doing? Any drawing and painting to post? It is training today, so plein air sketching is out of the question, and I have my kit sitting right beside me too..

Come on you lot get back to your sketching and post something..:)

Dust Storm

2009-09-23T12:18:00.002+10:00

Absolutely blows me away. I have never seen anything like it over the city before, well not this bad. It is oppressive. The red dust have blown up from Western Australia. I have to wear my mask, as I am wheezing.. :-(

Hey up everyone..

2009-09-20T20:34:00.001+10:00

It is far too quiet around here.... :)

What have you been painting? Drawing? Doing??

Okay...I am no good at this!

2009-09-08T00:19:00.003+10:00

There once was a fellow name Hugh
Who went to town on a mule
But it started raining and
The sky started falling so
He had to go home on a boat!

Me and my bright ideas...

2009-09-07T16:33:00.001+10:00

I can't think of a thing out of my limerick to paint. Help!

I can see one thing in Anne's and one thing in Ree's I would paint.

My feelings painting.....at last ....

2009-09-06T23:33:00.002+10:00

I love the color yellow and how it makes me feel so I had a quick search about it on the internet and found out a little more about it .....

Yellow symbolizes: wisdom, joy, happiness and intellectual energy.
Put some yellow in your life when you want clarity for decision-making, relief from 'burnout', panic, nervousness, exhaustion. It also aids sharper memory and concentration skills and gives protection from lethargy and depression during dull weather.
On the downside ......people lose their tempers more often in yellow rooms, and babies will cry more. It is the most difficult color for the eye to take in, so it can be overpowering if overused..... so I won't be painting a whole room yellow!!!

I saw a big yellow lily painting on Wetcanvas and I decided to paint myself a big yellow flower .....
30" X 28"

Here it is above my computer ....

THIS WEEKS CHALLENGE

2009-09-06T16:59:00.002+10:00

You must choose one word from the limerick you wrote and make a painting out of it.

Oh, and, I don't mean paint the word literally..:p

Post the painting Monday 14th.

Horrible Timing

2009-09-06T15:34:00.000+10:00

I'm so sorry I'm late on my limerick, ladies. It's been busy here. If it's not drunk friends taking my attention, it's packing up the house and taking care of dogs. I haven't really even been able to touch a pencil the last couple of days. I think I may have to take some time away to get things done here at the house. We're still waiting to find out when we're moving, and our kids are missing us like crazy (I'm missing them much more though). Once we get a date, it's probably only going to be about 2 weeks from the day we get hubby's orders. So, basically, we're trying to get everything packed and ready that we're not using or is not a necessity before we get the date. Plus, I"m looking to go back to college, so that's yet another thing I'm dealing with here (online since I don't have time to go to a traditional university). So, until everything slows down some, I think I need some time. Once we get moved and settled in our new house (halfway across the country), I can join back in, if you ladies are still happy to have me. :) Until then, I'm going to miss you all. If you need to chat, or just want to, JJ has my messenger info and I'd be happy to hear from you. :D

JJ's Limerick

2009-09-04T22:53:00.004+10:00

There was a lady named Anne

She was watching Ree climb a span

When Ree's pants split

Anne had a fit

and Ree's face went dead pan

My Limerick

2009-09-04T17:07:00.000+10:00

There once was a young man called Eddie
For fun ....he was ever ready!
He slipped on some ice
It didn't feel nice
Now Eddie isn't so steady!

My Limerick! hehe!

2009-09-04T16:53:00.002+10:00

Come girls, where's your limericks???

Here's mine...

There was an old girl named Maree

Who decided to climb up a tree

She got half way there

But saw someone stare

Cos her pants were split to her knee

See, that wasn't so hard girls, so come on get your thinking caps on and have a go!!

Boat Painting

2009-08-31T08:21:00.005+10:00

This is what I have been working at these past few days and I think I am finished now ....I am getting tired looking at it anyway!!!!

A CHALLENGE with a difference

2009-08-30T22:40:00.002+10:00

Everybody please write a LIMERICK

You have until Friday.. :-))))

Charcoal drawings x2

2009-08-30T16:32:00.002+10:00

I drew these today at the market. The road took me 4 hours, and the waterfront took me 2 hours. They are both 12"x8.5"

3 Paintings for WDE this week

2009-08-30T01:37:00.007+10:00

Playing with my Charcoal pencils tonight. A bit of relaxation therapy :-))

2009-08-29T18:54:00.003+10:00

A3 charcoal pencils.

He is not the greatest looking rooster on the block, but he was fun to draw.

Paintings I have done at the Market II

2009-08-29T17:20:00.001+10:00

I could only upload 5 pictures so here are the rest.

Paintings I have done at the Market

2009-08-29T17:14:00.002+10:00

Most times I take my paints with me when I go to the market. I paint on 5"x7" gallery wrap canvas and sell them for $15.00 each.

This lot I did the last two times I went.. I have 4 market days left before I head overseas..

And I Really Have Been Drawing....

2009-08-27T21:48:00.007+10:00

I promise. :) Well, sketching really. While my hubby had me hanging out over the past weekend, I did some quickish sketches. That and while we were at the emergency room waiting to be seen for my hubby's newly fractured pinky toe. lol At home, I've been working on that giraffe, but it's not making me happy..so anyhow..I guess I should actually post some of the sketches. hehe

The hand was the first. I spent probably close to an hour and a half on it. I used my own hand for this..but added a bit more nail. No, it's not the best, but the light kept changing and started annoying me. lol

The foot came next. I was wearing socks and shoes, so I couldn't see my foot, and just kinda guessed where everything went. Looks a bit cartoonish to me. hehe

The face (or half a face) was last. This was done out of pure boredom while waiting for my husband to be called back by the doc.

Puppy in Colored Pencil

2009-08-26T11:04:00.002+10:00

1st or 2nd Colored Pencil I ever tried...Derwent Colorsoft on 10x14 Fabriano or something like that pastel paper. Takes a lot more patience than I thought and not as easy as pastel or even watercolor. The right eye does not have a white ring...flash from the camera I think...it is really the same color as the left eye.

Help needed with boat reflections ....

2009-08-25T19:50:00.004+10:00

I started this boat last week and I need help with what reflections I would see in the water if it was quite still. I only have a picture of the boat on dry land but it has to be in the water for the painting .....
Any other advice would be most welcome .....
Thanks gals .....
I have edited it to include the boat on dry land ....

I haven't been painting or drawing because I have been ......

2009-08-25T18:31:00.007+10:00

.....dancing at the Auld Lammas Fair yesterday and today ....for charity ....the local coastguards who depend on donations from the public.
Here are some pics .....I know y'all will want proof!!!

Elephant

2009-08-25T00:22:00.004+10:00

I drew this partly this afternoon, and this evening. It took me around 6 hours, no more. This is one of the pictures in the Drawing and Sketching Forum on Wet Canvas for this weeks drawing challenge

12"x17" Charcoal.

Playing with Watercolours

2009-08-24T23:35:00.004+10:00

Hi girls

I was just fiddling with my watercolours today, trying to get motivated, as I need to get painting again, even if it's only small...not very good, I'm afraid but at least I've started...;)

Watercolour on canvas panel 4" x 4"

The Last of the Summer Roses

2009-08-24T13:54:00.003+10:00

If you remember the sketch of the roses, this is where I was headed. I have a good bit of a fair way to go on backgrounds yet but I will get there slowly. Watercolour 19 x 27 cm.

Men on Stilts

2009-08-24T11:48:00.003+10:00

I was busy this morning...did this in the pastel forum...I was like Gee...why did I pick out the hardest one...I got very lazy on this one and rushed it through so it would be over with.

Lake View

2009-08-24T00:18:00.003+10:00

Landscapes are not my thing so I decided to do this one this week for the WDE. I always have problems with trees. 9x12 Pastel

Seagull on rocks..... finished

2009-08-22T20:21:00.002+10:00

A3 sketchbook charcoal

MY DRAWING!!!!!

2009-08-22T17:37:00.002+10:00

Just to let you see that I have been doing something ..... I am also working on a boat painting which is going very very slowly and I will post my feelings painting soon ......has anyone else posted their feelings paintings yet? ....no ....I didn't think so ..... hmmmmph ....

Seagull on rocks

2009-08-21T22:28:00.003+10:00

I drew this in my A3 sketchbook. Charcoal pencil, black and white for a couple of little touch-ups, and a willow charcoal stick.

This is a crop out of this weeks drawing challenge in the drawing forum.

Hiding From Death

2009-08-21T12:56:00.003+10:00

A happy little work of fiction. I have no idea how I came up with it, but it got stuck in my head and needed to come out. This is what I've been working on for a few days..probably took about 5 or 6 hours total. Odd, yes, but I hope you ladies like it. :)

Graphite on canson drawing paper 9x12

Last nights drawing with charcoal.

2009-08-21T12:38:00.003+10:00

I got itchy fingers, and I really needed to draw something, anything. So I went down to my studio, looking for my Conte sticks, I was sure I had several skin toned ones or the pastel pencils. Must have given them away as a gift, as they were still boxed. Never mind, I found my willow charcoal sticks, and my holder.

8"x12" on paper

My Painting for Today...Pelican

2009-08-21T11:13:00.003+10:00

Pastel...9X12 Wallis Trying to take a drab photo and turn it into a colorful but believeable painting.

Two paintings framed.....

2009-08-19T06:09:00.002+10:00

Here are 2 paintings I got framed for an exhibition starting on Wed .... each artist is allowed 2 paintings .....
I am still working om my feelings painting .... will post it soon.....

I'm Sorry Gals

2009-08-19T04:22:00.002+10:00

I've been kinda in a funk the last few days. My kids are on their way to Arkansas to stay with my parents, we're still trying to figure out when we're supposed to move, and I've been sleeping half my days away. I've not gotten anything at all drawn since they left, and honestly haven't had the concentration to do anything. I have ideas for things to draw, but can't seem to sit still long enough to draw them out, so I just write them down on paper to keep them fresh. It's so quiet in here since the kids left, and I think that's part of the problem...I'm not used to it. lol I'm going to make myself draw something...even if it's crappy...for the next few days. Hopefully, that'll pull me out of my funk. I just wanted you all to know that I haven't forgotten any of you, and I miss you all.

Hey Guys

2009-08-17T11:50:00.002+10:00

I am half back.....

I went to bed Friday sometime and only got up today (monday). I only got out of bed twice in that time, once to answer the phone to Ree, on Saturday night, (I forgot to take the phone to bed, but I was that sick I didn't care, and last night, my friend and neighbour Kim had cooked me a meal.. I couldn't eat it, it is in the fridge.

I am up to go get my paintings from the Ekka, and I have a Dr's appointment tonight. I am eating a bowl of porridge right now, help build me up a bit.. I feel awful still..

Painting for Today-Yokohama Beach, Oahu

2009-08-17T01:46:00.003+10:00

I did this one this morning. It is in pastel (Unison) of course. I almost ruined it by starting out with a brand (Mt Vision) I hate and everyone else seems to love but thank goodness I was able to salvage it with my Unisons.

Hi Girls!

2009-08-15T23:03:00.002+10:00

Just checking in...

My Mum's home now and is much happier! She's eating better and learning to use the 'wheelie walker', although she cuts the corners a bit, lol... she's improving every day.

I'm doing OK, just a bit tired ... I don't get much time to myself to do any painting or drawing ATM but hopefully that will change as I get into a routine, with Mum. ;)

JJ isn't feeling the best ATM either, it seems this virus thingy she had, has come back and she has spent all today in bed trying to shake it off :(

So, no market tomorrow as she feels too sick... (((HUGS))) JJ

My Painting for Today...A Cow

2009-08-15T11:41:00.002+10:00

I haven't painted in a week. Deicded to get out the watercolors this morning and paint something. Landscapes aren't my thing...I never do good on them. I prefer to paint animals, people, etc.

Latest Painting WIP

2009-08-14T21:30:00.003+10:00

This is what I am working on at present. It is 14"x28" Acrylic. I have to put in all the sea foam now, and that will take time.. I started it Thursday I think, I worked on it al little last night, and a couple of hours tonight.

Another 3 hours, and I am brat. It is midnite..

Daily Drawing Challenges

2009-08-14T20:37:00.002+10:00

...are on hold for a bit.

Charity is moving house.

Ree is tied up with her Mum.

Anne is tied up with commissions.

Linda??

Fookie??

Colleen??

Me? I am sick, still.

How about, everyone doing a drawing a week for the next week. I proper drawing, not a sketch.
Draw anything you wish. A portrait, a still life, fauna, just make it interesting and a complete drawing.

Pay particular attention to your values.

You have a week from today.

Have fun..

I played with this painting

2009-08-14T10:23:00.002+10:00

I hated the ocean, really hated it, it made me nauseous, so I added colour to it.

It sold today ....

2009-08-13T02:04:00.004+10:00

Some of you may remember this painting that I posted in the blog a while back ...it sold today ...someone bought it as a wedding present for a friend ..... and the shop owners wouldn't take any commission for it as it was religious (they would be a very religious couple)....they said I could put a little something into one of the charity boxes ....

I sold a painting at the Royal Queensland Show Exhibition.

2009-08-11T21:07:00.003+10:00

I entered three paintings into the "Ekka" The show runs until next Saturday. I went in to look at the artwork today, and discovered this painting had sold. The other two paintings I entered are Golden Girl, My Sunflower, and Flying, the yacht painting with the coloured spinnakers. This one that sold, was Emotions II Acrylic on canvas. 24"x24"

There had to have been in an excess of 1000 paintings in there. In the watercolour section, first prize was won by a varnished watercolour glued to a black canvas. It was of a varigated leafy plant. Name escapes me at present.

Another first prize in the open section, was another varnished watercolour.

A charcoal, with yellow cp of a Grader, one the drawing section.

I can't remember what won the acrylics now.

No photographs today ....

2009-08-11T21:00:00.002+10:00

I can't charge camera's battery as my son borrowed my charger recently ...I have ordered one from the internet ....so hopefully it will arrive soon .....
but I am working on the "feelings painting" ..... and it is a big one too .....

Todays Painting 09/08/09

2009-08-10T22:12:00.003+10:00

12"x24" acrylic on canvas

The Sunday market 09.08.09

2009-08-10T21:16:00.004+10:00

And Here It Is...

2009-08-10T12:03:00.003+10:00

Ok, so here's my something leafy. It took probably 10 hours altogether. I hope you gals like it. Yes, it's completely odd, but it just kinda came out in a "my mind's blank" sketching session. lol It looks a tad different in real life, but that's as close as I could get in my paint program. Let me know what you all think. :)

This is graphite on canson drawing paper. 9x12 and it fills the entire page.

Sketching for painting

2009-08-09T15:34:00.003+10:00

Not acceptable as a contribution to the drawing challenge I know. I have been concentrating on composition of late and watercolour techniques (as always) and my sketching has been directed towards that end. I find it useful to make a simple sketch , or often, more than one, until I feel that I have the right composition for me. it also helps me focus and think about what I want to do in the painting, the technique to use, the values, what mood I want to express etc. So this is an example of the kind of sketching I indulge in. I admit it is not a pretty sight but for me, very useful. This is the result of 2 days work, not continuously, but interspersed with other projects, gardening, walks and many cups of tea. Now to paint it! Therein lies the problem. If only it will turn out the way I picture it!

My Something Leafy

2009-08-09T14:57:00.002+10:00

Ok, I promise I'm working on the something leafy thing. It's taking awhile because it's in graphite, but once I'm done, I'll upload it. Just wanted to let you all know that I'm actually doing some of the stuff on here. I would have been done the other day, but I didn't like how it came out, so I refuse to post it. lol Hopefully, it'll be done in the next day or so. It's all out of my head, but it's a lot of fun to work on so far. :)

My painting Sketch and reshoot of Pastel Plant

2009-08-09T05:38:00.002+10:00

here's the plant redo. It isn't over until/unless it leaves the house so I may add more depth in the future.

Then my painting, which is just a sketch looking to make a larger painting with more staffing. I have such trouble with perspective so that's why I did this. I can't say that I learned a thing with this exercise so I think I really did it just to wet the brushes. Didn't take care with the palette either. Me bad. Comment if you choose to, because I will be interested.

DRAWING CHALLENGE DAY 59 (9 Aug 09)

2009-08-09T04:59:00.001+10:00

This must be my last day ....surely .... and then you will all be back to more interesting suggestions .... hahaha ....so for the second day in a row ..... just draw something .....the main thing is that you do draw .... :)

Today's drawing

2009-08-09T04:56:00.002+10:00

My first time using compressed charcoal .... so I drew my camera .... about 3" X 4"

Painting Challenge

2009-08-09T01:38:00.005+10:00

Tiger Lilies are my favorite flower. I have wild ones planted in a lot of different areas around my home that I transplanted from an old farmhouse in the country. The colors in this look better in real life...I could not get photo shop to adjust the colors or contrasts the way they look in the original painting. This is pastel on dark gray colorfix paper.

Post from REE

2009-08-08T20:42:00.003+10:00

Hey guys, I can't post, as I don't have the internet at present. I changed internet providers, and I have to have a new modem, for the new provider. They told me I had to wait 5 working days, I did at last Wednesday, so I am hoping the modem will be here on Tuesday.

Miss you guys Ree

Painting 8/8/09

2009-08-08T18:25:00.003+10:00

Double Island Point. The reference photo was taken when I went to Double Island Point with Les and the kids about 5 years ago. I painted Tania a picture from the top of the Sand Blow, and this picture is from the very tip of the point on the right hand side.12"x16" canvas Acrylics.

DRAWING CHALLENGE DAY 58 (8 Aug 09)

2009-08-08T06:52:00.001+10:00

Free day .....draw whatever you feel like .....Yay! ....I love free days!!

Eclipses are not easy .....

2009-08-08T02:07:00.004+10:00

I had painted a Guinness glass + tin whistle earlier in the week so I thought I'd try and do a Guinness glass in pastels and practice my eclipses .....
I will show both ....

The leafy thing ....

2009-08-07T23:07:00.001+10:00

Pastel sticks about 6" X 8"

Painting Challenge (flower/s or something leafy) week ending 7 August '09

2009-08-07T20:40:00.003+10:00

My little bonsai peach tree heralding spring in the tropics.

Twin Ghost Gums.

2009-08-07T16:38:00.004+10:00

I wish I could get a proper photo of this, this one is a little washed out, as is all my photos of my acrylic paintings.. I also wish i had taken a photo of the sky before painting over it, I was really pleased with the sky, then I covered it up.. :0 12"x16" Gallery wrap canvas.

How's this Fookie?

2009-08-07T14:35:00.001+10:00

Eclipse

2009-08-07T10:06:00.003+10:00

Okay...I only did 1 eclipse in this maybe 2 and not good ones either. Darn JJ...I wish I was talented enough to pull this off...I am going to keep practicing...

DRAWING CHALLENGE DAY 57 (7 AUG 09)

2009-08-07T07:32:00.003+10:00

Ok ....I can't let the week go by without having the dreaded eclipse drawing now can I?
So find something with an eclipse and draw it....simple!
WHEN IS MY WEEK UP?

Something with 2 lines and something I have wanted to draw.

2009-08-07T06:46:00.004+10:00

I have decided to just do quick sketches from now on. I was spending too much time trying to get the shading right but all I want from this daily drawing exercise is to help me get the right shape for when I am doing a painting.
I don't want to go the route that Graphite artists go and have to spend 30+ hours on one little drawing. I want to paint.
...so what do you think these are?
Sorry ...the lighting is bad ...I took the pics at night ....

Painting 06/08/09 Uluru (Ayers Rock, and a Ghost Gum)

2009-08-06T20:22:00.004+10:00

12"x16" canvas - acrylic

DRAWING CHALLENGE DAY 56 6/8/09 Whatever I felt like... Annes Challenge

2009-08-06T14:03:00.006+10:00

I am thinking of painting this scene, with a better foreground of course. I want to paint the tree, as a Ghost Gum. The rock is supposed to be Uluru Nice video on that link. I got a bit carried away with the texture at the top of the rock, but some photo's do show the top jagged like this. I guess it just depends on where you are standing when you take the photo..

This Week's Painting Challenge 5 August-12 August

2009-08-06T12:47:00.003+10:00

JJ asked me to post this here today. I'm still working on last week's, but we can all think about what to paint while finishing, right? :) So, I had a flash of inspiration. I did some looking online because I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out what a fun painting challenge would be...so here it is.

Paint Your Feelings...that's right..I said paint your feelings. lol Sounds difficult to me, but I found a site that can help with the colors for feelings...http://listorganizer.com/oddsends.htm ... This sounded like fun to me, and I hope you ladies have fun with it. This can be done in any style, in any medium.

This needs to be posted by 12 August.

Whatever I Felt Like

2009-08-06T11:34:00.003+10:00

While waiting for the batteries to charge in my camera so I could take a picture of the pencil I thought well I may as well not waste time and find something to draw or paint. I really wasn't in the mood to paint or draw really but I looked at the wallpaper on my computer screen and thought why not draw that...so here it is a beach scene from my computer wallpaper.

2 Straight Lines

2009-08-06T11:31:00.002+10:00

Here is the 2 straight lines with no ruler...looking around for something to draw and thought why not a pencil.

Drawings

2009-08-06T02:38:00.003+10:00

I don't really make a drawing a day, and I have been here stealing and commenting on the stuff you do. So I thought I would make a post showing you want I have been working on during the month of July. These are all Pastels, on Laid finish paper, or in the case of the Style of Lucien Freud it is Bristol smooth. The Freud Style has been worked on since this photo, and it needs more.

I'm looking to stylize portraits, and that's what these 2 are. If you would care to show reactions, I would appreciate it. The dog is a cute picture I saw on the internet and I thought I might gift the owner, but I've decided I will not give away my work anymore. The plant is from a photo, and I wish I had it in person because this is an example of when from life is better. I see that I need to give the inside stalks more depth (lower value). I love drawing plants.

DRAWING CHALLENGE DAY 56 (6 Aug 09)

2009-08-06T01:58:00.002+10:00

I can't think ....I'm going out soon to a 50th birthday party meal and linedance .....I won't be back till late .....I haven't even done a drawing for today ....so the challenge is simple ....just draw something that you really want to draw .....

Something Special

2009-08-05T17:03:00.003+10:00

Somebody will recognise this. :-)

This is a very special gift in two ways. One, the person who gave it to me is a very good friend, of long standing, and I treasure her friendship, secondly, when she found this gorgeous little elephant brooch, she looked on the back of it. There on the top right, was a copyright mark, and smack bang in the middle of that mark, were the initials JJ. It was made for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The elephant has two beautiful ruby red eyes. My favourite colour!!! This is one of my most treasured possessions..

A4 Sketchbook. Graphite.

Quick Update

2009-08-05T14:22:00.002+10:00

Just figured I'd show you guys my update on the roadrunner. :) I still have a LOT to go, but I'm learning a lot about cars. hahaha

DRAWING CHALLENGE DAY 55 (5 Aug 09)

2009-08-05T06:53:00.002+10:00

Crikey!! ....nearly forgot .....I am running out of ideas ....
Draw something that's in your house or garden but it has to have at least 2 long straight lines in it and you have to draw the lines without using a ruler .....I hope that makes sense ....it's late ....I am tired .....

Something Easy!

2009-08-04T23:19:00.002+10:00

Pastel pencils. 5"x7" Bockingford watercolour paper cp This was a heap of fun!!!!!

OUT OF THE BLUE

2009-08-04T22:16:00.002+10:00

12"x16" double wrap canvas. Acrylic. This one is destined for the Market.. C&C most welcomed..

Something easy .....

2009-08-04T21:51:00.003+10:00

An apple should be easy right? .....not so easy at all .... pastel pencils 4" X 3"

Something pretty....

2009-08-04T21:49:00.003+10:00

A brooch ....unfortunately I wasn't able to show its prettiness ....about 2" X 2" ....it's come out sideways again!

My Easiest thing to Draw

2009-08-04T11:35:00.002+10:00

This was definately the easiest thing to draw. I did it in Nupastel and it took me about 10 minutes. Infact all 3 of my drawings were done in about an hour...I wanted to catch up. I love sketching in pastel. It is so easy and quick. A few blobs of color a little blending and you are done. My favorite thing to wear also...one of my slippers I have had for about 3 years or so.

My most Gorgeous Thing

2009-08-04T11:32:00.002+10:00

This one I did in colored pencil...it is a Dream Catcher...a gift from my youngest son. Why I think it is so gorgeous plus I do love Indian things.

Book

2009-08-04T11:31:00.002+10:00

I made my book a simple one...one of my sketch books...no title to have to write.

DRAWING CHALLENGE DAY 54 (4 Aug 09)

2009-08-04T07:37:00.002+10:00

Find something in your house or garden that you think would be very easy to draw and .....draw it ..... just keeping things simple as some of us (including me!) are behind!!

Hi Everyone!

2009-08-03T22:10:00.003+10:00

Oops... I hit 'enter' instead of 'backspace' in the title box and it published!!

I'm not thinking straight ATM LOL

I'm just checking in as I've haven't commented on your work lately...reason being, I have my 90 year old mother in hospital. I've been visiting her every day for the past week. She has heart problems and is very tired, sleeping most of the time.

When she eventually goes home she will need to have Home Care come and shower her daily etc....she not happy with that at all, but the only other alternative is full time care in a nursing home! Mum's very independent and stubborn! ;)

My brother (her carer ATM) and I are trying to work out the best care for her and it's been very stressful for both of us and for Mum, too!

I'm so sorry, girls for not keeping up with the blog activities. Hopefully, all will be back to normal very soon...:)

DRAWING CHALLENGE DAY 51 (02-08-09)

2009-08-03T22:03:00.003+10:00

Well it is actually the 3rd here now. I slept all day today, felt lousy. A4 sketchbook graphite.

This is a little book Tania gave me for my birthday. It is called, A Little Book of Sentiments For a Special Mother.

Car Update

2009-08-03T13:45:00.002+10:00

Here's the update on this. I promise I HAVE been drawing. lol I think the shading still needs to go a bit darker, but I want to get all the pieces in place before I do that. :)

DRAWING CHALLENGE DAY 52 (3 August 2009)

2009-08-03T03:16:00.001+10:00

Find something that you think is really pretty in your house and draw it ..... I know you are all gorgeous but no self portraits allowed!!!