MaryJo McGraw

Join me today @Creative  Element in CDA 4:30 pm for a fun afternoon with gouache. Bring a brayer and a paintbrush and your journal! a couple of Gellis from the weekend

So you know how I make the masks out of magazine pages? well this was fun....did my mask then sprayed with Dylusions sprays in teal and magenta colors, then blotted with the preceding page in my journal. That gave me a great solid image from the spray that stayed on the vinyl mask.....so FUN!

While I have hit this snag.........enjoy a few old pictures I wanted to show you some of the Gelli Prints from the weekend.....hopefully by the morning.

Having a little time relaxing in the hotel and getting ready for the rest of my classes at frenzy stamper this weekend

more from Salt Lake

Salt Lake has a much nicer airport these days

Sitting in the airport waiting.....

Join us for a coffee flavored evening of mixed media fun Wed June 19 5:30pm at Spokane Art Supply....Bring any brown colored pens pencils and chalks....I have an easy coffee/tea cup collage project and we will discuss value in browns as well as textures....

The Secret Blog is keeping me on my toes with more drawing than I have done in a long while......this week I am heading to Scottsdale. This will be my first trip in a long while  so I am getting some blog stuff done ahead of time and I am going to use the scheduling options for my later posts this week. Besides packing and making notes for classes I still need many more drawings  for the blogs.  Call Frenzy Stamper 480-946-0007  and join us this week for 2 days of journal fun and the incredible GELLI PLATE class. You do get a bonus when you sign up ! http://frenzystamper.blogspot.com/ Just some sketches in the Saints journal. I do need to add more of these since charcoal & pencil work so well on Kraft paper.

Getting ready for Scottsdale..........packing will begin this weekend! Going through older journals thinking about making changes. 

I had this folder from one of our old cruises and started using it for my 6X6 stencils and smaller templates. It worked so well I ordered a black PROfolio  for my larger stencils. The plastic sleeves are perfect for keeping them in some type of order.

Today at CREATIVE Element /Visual journaling in CDA Idaho we will be working on little houses Bring your scissors and black pens....I will bring the paint and paper!

Join me for a free for all of fun when we play Studio Play Mash up. I have leftovers from several Studio Plays so first come first serve to to a few of the fun mediums you may have missed! Including crackle paste, molding paste, micaceous iron oxide and more plus many wet choices. Don't bring a thing just come and play for only $10

Colored Pencil & black sharpie on Kraft Bee paper.....On the Secret Blog next month we are into Colored Pencil  Join in now!

Here are 2 more Gelli Prints I added color to Lots happening this week  Studio Play at SAS on Wednesday June 12th 2013 5:30pm Visual Journaling at Creative Element on Thursday June 13th 2013 4:30pm I am heading to Frenzy Stamper in less than 2 weeks and if  you are in the Phoenix Scottsdale area there is a fun bonus that goes along with class. You need to call Debbie to get in on that SECRET! Call today 480-946-0007 The classes in Scottsdale June 21st & 22nd  Enhance your Style Journal with Very special Guest MaryJo McGraw 10-2pm each day $85. J une 23rd Bring on the Gelli with MaryJo 10-3pm $50. Here are 2 more Gelli Prints I added color to

Well, I have loads of Gelli Plate Pieces to sort through, colorize and make additional drawings on. Here are just 2 that I worked on this morning. The 2 big rings are colored with Copic markers the spirals colored in the same way. Shaded with charcoal and graphite. O stamped in vintage red stamp pad from the 70's Before Copics After Copics

More More More Gelli....I am hoping to get back to the Gelli Plate this weekend and hopefully adding a project to the original Secret blog. NEW SECRET Bloggers head on over for a sweet bird project beginning today. You can sign up for either or both blogs today( look to the left hand column) and get started with us!

Tonight we PLAY with colored pencils and more .....so bring what you have and I will bring the rest.Bring along your art related questions too! I have some new pencils to show you and we will be chatting about VALUE again. Come and join us @ Spokane Art Supply 5:30pm call if you need details 509-327-6622 These are updated pages from my saints journal which I will bring tonight along with a couple more.

Thanks to all of you who have joined........ You can join anytime...... this week we are working on graphite sketching and shading We have Visual Journaling this Wed June 5th at 5:30 pm so bring a journal and join us.......This week I am bringing stencils and colored pencils and we will continue our discussion on value. If you can bring your regular and colored pencils and of course your journals!

So many thing coming up soon....heading to Scottsdale in 3 weeks, Chris Cozen will be at the store at the end of the month and the NEW SECRET BLOG  has begun........You can join either Blog at anytime see the column to the left for more info on either or both! Going through the studio looking at old journals with a new camera

Here is a retro picture of Debbie and myself....DANG what year was this? 2 Great classes in Scottsdale this month so if you are in the area don't miss the fun we are having at Frenzy Stamper!I will be bringing a Trunk Show from Gourmet Rubber Stamps (loads of stencils from Gourmet and Judikins) For info on the classes and  to reserve a spot give Debbie a call 480-946-0007 BLOG:    www.frenzystamper.blogspot.com