Gessoed men outlined in Pitt pen.

Pennants and postage stickers

Drawing in some of the men's coats. These were done in color pencils

A page on the brown side

Little drawings and pennant throughout

P journal started probably 7 years back

Today and tomorrow March 12&13 2013

We will be having Visual Journaling tomorrow night Join me for some easy fun! 4:30 pm bring black (micron or pitt type) pens and a black (dy) stamp pad.

Tomorrow Studio Play @ Spokane Art Supply on Monroe 5:30pm
Clear Granular and glass bead gel!

GLITTER

Fun with Carmen's Veranda Stamps and Lots of glitter!

I am liking how she was turning out so i added a bit more.

Here the OLD FRESHMAN art project.....collage on half a face then you fill in by drawing the remaining bits in. I did this with pen

Albuquerque bound!

Heading to Albuquerque. I hope to see some of you there....if not ,stayed tuned for pictures and posts all weekend!

mono prints to @Visual Journals 5:30pm

Hey Kids....tomorrow Visual Journaling we will be doing Mono prints with all kinds of goodies....come join us Bring a Gelli Plate if you have one and retarder if you have some.....otherwise I have other items for you to play with don't forget your journals! 5:30 DT on Monroe....

More of the same girl done different.

Coloring in with copic and pitt pens.

A rough pen sketch in black

More warm up watercolor

Another doodle page..... maybe some zentangle on top. This started with watercolor then pencils and pitt opens were added....more to come

Simple designs

Sitting watching TV I tend to draw simple designs over watercolor or acrylic backgrounds......it clears my head. This journal is one I started without really looking at the paper. It is technically just sketch paper thin and not really made for any type of water media. Oh well, it is really wrinkled, I will just iron it flat later!

Today in CDA @ Creative Element 4:30

Today we will be using oil pastel both water soluble types and the regular super cheap ones with gesso overlays......fun fun! BRING Scissors and your journal!!!!!!
Join us at Creative Element today for more Visual Journaling 4:30pm call 208-667-0813 if you have questions

Final color

Green centers.....this is a great way to check out color combos for other artwork!

Layering in Black

and light blue

Copic still shows through

More oil color

Pink, turquoise, BTW I am rubbing these in with my fingers

Overlay with oil pastels

So, a while back I scribbled all over this page with a maroon Copic  marker then a pink, then a green and so on ....I was really cleaning off my pens. While I was watching TV I got out the Portfolio oil Pastels and started in with circles a bit of white, some purple.....

Dark darks make it pop.

There .....that is enough white for the moment . Now for some darks also using Portfolio water soluable oil pastels.

New page started in pastel,ink,stamps and pens. I think it needs some white

From a landscape journal that must be named.

Watercolor over Pastel

The beginning of a quickly painted face. The first layer was done in pastel. Watercolored over the top. I think this is where I am leaving it....at the moment.
I could come back to it a year from now and change my mind.

MIXED MEDIA /stamp club WED Feb 20th 2013

Join us for a CRAZY play night with Acrylic mediums and fluid acrylics......5:30 pm Bring Brushes and stencils of your own.....I will bring the paints and mediums..... Bring your journal if you have one or start a new magazine journal tonight! Come on out and get rid of your cabin fever.

Another class in Albuquerque

Besides the Class I am doing at China Phoenix2 ( which only has a few more spots call this week if you are serious) I am teaching a Carmen's card Class at the SHOW

More classes with Mary Jo McGraw during the Rubber Stamp Convention in Albuquerque. Sun. March 10 from noon to 2:30 at the show. "Day of the Dead Glitterfest" making lots of cards with Carmen's Veranda's "day of the dead images" and a TON of glitter. Cost $25, contact elainemadrid@att.net to reserve your spot. Limited to 12.

2 layers smooth

smoother

One Layer

Set the pastel

Recolor over the Pan Pastel with alcohol markers to set the pastel. You will notice it is not as streaky. Repeating this process creates a smoother finish. Wipe your markers off on scrap paper as you go.

Cover over

Here I recoated the face with Pan Pastel. I went over even the eyebrows & lips with the fleshy tones.

coloring with markers then PAN PASTEL

There are times I do not like the sureaky look of markers over a magazine or collage page....Pan Pastels can help even it out.

The twins

This page waiting for a new saint

Working on a newer Saint.....this is on kraft paper

one more

HAPPY HAPPY

Happy Valentine Day to you all!

Crackle paste TODay at STUDIO PLAY Feb 13 2013

Join us today in Spokane for STUDIO PLAY our Mixed Media basics class......every month we explore a different media in acrylic or how to use other media such as graphite with acrylic. Come and PLAY! only $10 call today 509-327-6622

Crackle paste drying for tomorrow's STUDIO PLAY ....only $10 5:30 pm Wed Feb 13 2013 Join Us call for info 500/327/6622

Visual Journaling today at Creative Element 4:30pm

Join our little group of avid journalers! I have a little Valentine project for you so bring scissors!

This is one of the Saints I am working on ST Pink........

This WEEK Feb 11-15 2013

Can you believe it ........Valentine week already!

 Feb 12 Tomorrow at Creative element Visual Journaling @4:30 a cute valentine project for your Journal come and join us....bring scissors!

On Wed Feb 13th Studio Play Downtown at SAS on Monroe Crackle Paste with watercolor.....you will make a crackle initial for only $10 we start at 5:30!

Oh and Customer Appreciation day at both Stores on Feb 14th. Come in for some SWEET TREATS and great deals

 ( look for RED)!

encaustic collage

Two mixed media pieces that I don't think I have shown.

more journal pages

I am going back and drawing or collaging over these pages. You get the resisted background from using spray paint as a base then painting over it with very wet acrylic.

Don't ask

Pages I touched last night