Let's Inspire each other to be Creative

nice doodling thenewme.

79 cent bottles of acrylics are preblended and do NOT have much pigment.. but are just fine for paint and goes.

a pea sized amount of acrylic paint in a tube, blended with a medium and water will cover a huge area.  It's quite fun to put four small amounts of different color on a plastic plate (or similar) and just experiment.. the color can be glossy with the addition of gel like medium.. opaque mixed with white, grey and black or rather clear.

I have a large box of saved oil paints.. my next project.  i don't have a lot of experience with oils  i did make some paintings but they could have been better.. I think i'll take a you tube class.

It sure is fun to see everyone's pictures.

that is a gorgeous weed Lisa! 

 my place is covered with 12 inch high little plants with white clusters on top.  We always have a weed in bloom.  I did see the most gorgeous tree   We have a nonstop flutter of small butterflies that hang out.  I rarely have my camera.

We do have a gorgeous tree bark mushroom on a small trunk .  I'll take a photo of it.. I've been looking for morels for 2 years now and haven't seen one.  we have a huge stand of walnuts.. and i think they like oak forest.  We have had very few mushrooms.. had a lot more at the old place including an area of sometimes morels.

peace and love, apple - ..... Mary Magdalen
Diagnosis: 4/10/2008, IDC, 5cm, Stage IV, Grade 3, 4/9 nodes, mets, ER+, HER2+

Hey all....haven't posted since I left for AZ the end of Feb. Tomorrow morning we are returning and should take us 3 days to get home. This was a beautiful place to paint. The cactus are in bloom and I did about 6 watercolors which I'll share after I get my act together in a couple of weeks. Also I have to get 3 paintings in for a juried exhibit by April 6th. That makes me nervous. I like to take my time but had no idea the info had to be in this early. I also was unable to get the internet until 3 days ago so it'sbeen nice reading all the posts.

Artsee

Unfortunately the painting is half cut off. It has some great cactus pedals on the right side. It's size is 20X26. Yes, Sun....it is layers upon layers. It took about three days. I also did the cactus after the bloom and they have wonderful 'pods' on them.It was too hot to do the plein air. The paint would dry too fast so I took the picture and used a hair dryer when I needed it. Every once in a while I'd run outside and take a close look and go back in and continue.It was a nice change to paint a different view of nature.

Thank you guys for the kind words. Happy Easter!!!!

If you go to my facebook you will see the whole painting. (Evelyn Grasse) I'll be your freind.:)

Desert plants are so interesting to see..all year they go through changes..I especially love the Jade plants when they bloom...

PS. Artsee, I sent a friend request on facebook.

hi all .. i stumbled across a stunning watercolor for 25 bucks at an estate sale.  The artist is still living and his works sell for between 1100 and 2500 bucks.  i love dirty sales.

I am getting closer toward setting up my studio.. just have about 100 plants to plant.  I stumbled across the marvelously creative little body of work.

check it out.  http://laughingsquid.com/airplane-lavatory-self-portraits-in-the-flemish-style/

I am taking one of my rooms and turning into an arts and crafts room slowly but surely.

I am setting up tables and such. I would like to make things and  sell at craft fairs. I can use the extra money. I have worked paycheck to paycheck all my life and I would like some extra now.

Artsee what a beautiful painting!

My chemo inspired cup

A treat for seeing the doctors today, I stop and smell the roses

I will look into it.

oops sent the wrong collage..I do the photography and make the collages..