Watercolor class

Did I enjoy Linda Lucas watercolor class???  Oh yes!  I love her work with flowers and she shared so many great ideas.  I have a lot to learn but this was great fun.  Unfortunately like so many in Florida, she is a 'snowbird' and won't be back until fall.  In the meantime, practice, practice, practice.

Earth Day Revisited with Strircles and Hybrid

Oh wow, this week I was stumped.  I tried not to peak but could see in random posts that some of you had done some spectacular things with this Challenge #68.
This has been one of those weeks.  I took out the neighbor's mail box trying to park in front of my house and then came in the house, grabbed a nutbar, chomped into it and broke a tooth.
Fixing it required a crown so I guess I will have to make do with current art supplies for a while.  Dentists aren't cheap.
Interesting, when I called to report to the Homeowners Assoc. that I had destroyed the mailbox, they said they were shocked that I was reporting it.  Most people drive off and pretend someone else did it.  No one had ever called in to report it if they had done it.  The damaged homeowner called.  Thanks Mom, you taught me well.
Back to the challenge.  I think I am stuck on Earth Day.  This is a good idea (I think) but the roots don't work.

Maui Memories

 Early in the week I was trying to practice some of Kathy Johnson"s suggestions with my "survivor jade" plant.  Then I was lucky enough to get into Linda Lucas watercolor class for this coming Saturday so decided I had better see what I could do with my washes and brushes and colors in anticipation.  I really didn't think or plan anything but like the primitive but happy result.  "Maui Memories"

Happy Paint Party Friday!

Earth Day Challenge

I have done very, VERY few mandalas in my tanglelife.  Actually, I can only remember one other.  I was wishing I had a compass when I discovered my apple corer...perfect!  I was off and running.  It took on a life of it's own.  Where does the butterfly fit in you ask???  I have no idea.  Perhaps it flew in and landed on my paper.  Whatever, I like it and this is my salute to Earth Day (aka Amanda Day).

Paint Party Friday Rookie

I am cautiously venturing into a new area of art this spring.  I enjoyed Traci Bautista's free tutorials in acrylic and have been playing with the ideas since.  I discovered Paint Party Friday months ago and have enjoyed seeing your wonderful work.  I hope with your help and ideas maybe my art will improve.
In the meantime, this is my first entry.

Laura's AurasChallenge #66

I have been battling with "Blogger" (again) this week so was late posting.  For whatever reason, when i tried to upload from iphoto, it was stuck at an upload from 10 days ago.  This has happened before and I have no idea what the problem is.  

Anyway, Laura is back, thankfully.  Little Artoo is home.  We all hope that he is perking up each day.  It is so difficult to think of a little one sick (and away from home).  I truly believe our home and bed are nurturing somehow.  I certainly hope so for Artoo.

To the post.  This was such fun.  I have admired "skinnystraycat" on Flickr for over a year.  She has gone "dark" but I still enjoy looking at her art posted ages ago.  So I took Twistee and Sooflowers and a few of my flowers and it took off from there.  Hope you like it!

Challenge #65 "Huggy Bear"

First of all, can you believe that this is the 65th Challenge???  It really is amazing to me.  And I didn't find it until somewhere around the 30th challenge.  Anyone in since the beginning?                                                                                       Once a month a pattern is selected randomly for us to incorporate in our entry.  This week it is 'Huggy Bear" by JJ LaBarbera.  As I fooled with this, I kept coming back to Sandra Strait's (Molossus) Steampunk patterns.  Don't as me how or why, I have no idea but that was on my mind.  So, knowing full well I can't really do justice Sandra's amazing patterns here is my "steampunk" version of Huggy Bear for the Challenge.