What I've been working on.....

So, I'm on a roll now, creating my series "Angels of the Spring"  As with the previous painting, it is mixed media collage and encaustic.... actually, I've started another one today.... I'm one of those who likes to keep several projects going at once.

Here's the whole painting.... I loved playing with the found images when they showed up... like the arch. I hadn't seen it until I stood back, so with a little touch up I continued the straight line and accentuated lines that suggest stones or bricks.

 I love these flowers... they are all collaged from some fabulous papers. They just felt right around her neck.

 These are the pics of the crackle finish. I love the suggestion of age, then an application of hot bees wax (encaustic) gave it a mystical sheen.

 You can see the crackles really good here..... and up above.

And so, I started collaging layers of papers yesterday, then more layers of paint, stencils, etc.  I had a small Idea of where I was going....

 And here she is.... amidst ferns and fauna, my woodland nymph angel.  I did a little more on her after this picture. Actually, I painted her all COPPER! and she's beautiful!  I'll post more pictures tomorrow.

Angel of the Spring #2

This is Angel of the Spring #2. I'm still working on #1, but I'm so happy to have completed this one. I collaged and painted on a 16x20" wood cradleboard, such a delight to work on. Used lots of collage papers, acrylics, pencils and encaustic (100% natural honeycomb bee's wax).

A lovely morning - Life's a Beach

Oh how lovely! I took this morning off and spent a few wonderful hours at my favorite beach in my favorite van!  I've been so snowed under work and eBay listings, I was happy to get away for a few hours.

My Granddaughter Turned 20!!!!

How can that be! Just yesterday she was the cutest little thing, chubby, adorable feet. And, yesterday, she's a mature, beautiful, 20 year old! We went for a mile walk for her birthday, along the beautiful Santa Cruz Coast. Tomorrow, we'll have her, family, and her boyfriend for dinner.

So... I've been busting my you know what, selling stuff on eBay this week. Didn't have as much time for art work as I had hoped.  But here's a collage of Brit I did this afternoon. It doesn't look quite right. But I'm bushed. Don't know how to fix it.

Sweet blessings dear friends.....

It's kinda funny....

Well, I can hardly get into my little art studio! I've been furiously making mini albums, throwing scraps every which way, digging through papers and not putting them back... you know this hap-hazard style of creating, right?

So, I branched out onto my writing desk in the corner of my bedroom. I promised myself I would be tidy. What's up with this mess?? What's up with me?? Still messy. Laundry on chair needs to be folded.

It is kinda funny, don't you think?

A few pictures of this week's work....

I'm hosting a baby shower for a first time mom this Saturday. This was fun to create....
All of the papers I created myself on Photoshop. I also used an abundance of stickers from my stash. I think it's cute. Do you?

Newly listed on Etsy: Turning It Over Chunky Prayer Book

"TURNING IT OVER"

It's often hard to remember to do that!

Here is a sweet little chunk prayer book I recently made. It includes 8 pages, each with tucks and pockets filled with over 50 interactive Prayer Cards... lots of room for journaling your prayers. Each of the 50 Prayer Cards hold special affirmations. My favorite: 

"Hello, This is God. I will be handling all your problems today. 

I will not need your help, so have a good day."

Book is made from recycled toilet paper tubes! Spiral bound. A Neat and nifty way to pray. It measures about 3x5" with lots of tags and ribbons flowing over.